After her father was laid off from Boeing, Emily wasn't expecting much for Christmas. Just to see the worried look on her parent's faces ease for a few hours would have been enough of a gift for her.
During dinner one night, Emily asked about getting a Christmas tree, but her father looked sad, and her mother shook her head no.
On Christmas morning, Emily woke up early like she did when she was a child and was surprised to find a fully decorated tree in the living room.
The rest of the day was pretty cool too. Her father was pleased with the pen and pencil set that Emily gave him and her mother loved the knitted scarf.
All in all, the Christmas of 1972 wasn't so bad, even if it did rain most of the day.
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