I was surprised when my friend asked me to go carolling with him and some church members during the holiday season.
I was entirely hesitant about going, but he said that he would make us some hot chocolate and Christmas cookies.
It honestly was difficult to pass up on his hot chocolate and Christmas cookies, because they were really good. He has some kind of secret family recipe and I honestly have never tasted such good cookies, and the hot chocolate was to die for. So I told him I would go but if I got too cold, I would want to get out of the frigid weather and go have some of those treats he was talking about. He said that his wife would have the fireplace going with the perfect temperature control settings so that we could warm up by the fireplace and sip on some homemade hot chocolate. I agreed and we went carolling for quite some time. Eventually, it was getting way too cold for me. He saw that I was feeling uncomfortable and said that we could go if I wanted, and I shook my head in agreement that it was time. We said our goodbyes to the church members and they continued to go carolling door to door. I have to admit, it was a good time, I was just too frosty out there after about an hour. So it was exactly as my buddy promised, we were able to warm up by the fireplace and my buddy’s wife brought out the hot chocolate and Christmas cookies. It was such a nice reward after braving the cold weather.