Out of an abundance of caution, we celebrated Christmas Eve outdoors this year. The kids joined us at our new home where we set up a temporary firepit just outside the house. There we enjoyed take-out Chinese food by the warmth of the fire. It was no less enjoyable than years past and perhaps even more so on a certain level. We certainly have a lot to be thankful for and our camping-like setting only minimized the distractions of modern life allowing us to focus more on each other.