The Inevitable

Was on my way to a meeting, stopped by a McDonald's for some hot chocolate, when I heard the sound of the inevitable. Yes, Virginia, it's almost Christmas!!

Christmas is definitely one of my favorite seasons. Never mind the mad scramble for gifts a day or two before the 25th. Never mind the traffic. Never mind the almost customary opinion pieces about how Christmas is becoming more commercialized every year. Never mind all that! Christmas is fun!

I love the Christmas lunches and dinners hastily thrown in between parties and programs. I love the mad rush to connect with all the people in your carelist. I love hunting down that one perfect gift with half the city prowling the stores with you. I love most of all, wrapping those gifts in shiny, beautiful paper.

This Christmas is destined to be even more special. For one, we would have moved into our new home then, and while decorating it for the holidays would definitely be a tad too late, I am excited to welcome the new year amidst the smell of freshly painted walls. And of course, our little Baby S can now appreciate all those little bright lights. And I am pretty sure that she would love opening presents. Here she is in her Christmas frocks: her mom just got too excited! :)