Claire had promised to make an appearance at the big, community Christmas party, and though it meant she had a lot of ways which she'd had to divide her attention over the weekend, she was enjoying every minute of it. Holidays had always been a little lonely, growing up, though her mom had always done her best. Even now, she couldn't help but miss her mom--but she was choosing to count her blessings instead of fixating on the things she missed.
She'd found a nice sweater, and let her hair down, and headed down to the pub to see if people were starting to arrive.