On Christmas Eve, I was all dressed up: a warm knitted sweater, a red mini-skirt, an elegant fur vest, and my perfect Mary Jane shoes for the special night.

I had just received an early Christmas present--a brand-new tablet.

Excited, I went to show it all off in the backyard where the pool was, silent and full.

It was too fast. One wrong step, one loss of balance, and Splash!

Me, my entire outfit, and the tablet ended up in the water.

The tablet didn't survive.

The clothes were completely soaked.

The mini-skirt stuck to me, the sweater became heavy, the vest turned into a Christmas sponge.

I stood there laughing, wet from head to toe, thinking that this had been the most unexpected--and most aquatic--Christmas ever.