Merry Cheery

So it is finally officially "Christmastime," and I say "officially," because I have smelled a pine tree, bought some presents, watched A Charlie Brown Christmas, and freaked out about the apparent no-time feeling that everyone gets around this time of year.

Geoff and I went with Bon (my mom) to get her tree, and it was so freezing, my toes almost fell off, but it was still lots of fun, and my boyfriend-the-lumberjack cut it down and (literally) threw it over his shoulder and brought it into the house. We left it, twinkling with lights, star slightly askew, and I felt an overwhelming feeling to stay at my mom's and bake and decorate, but I am a grown-up now so back to Stamford we went, though not without our own plans to decorate and get festive.

I feel very good about the holidays this year, especially because it will be my first actual vacation from work. Geoff and I will be tasting freedom from Monday, December 24th to Tuesday, January 1st. I am so looking forward to this, that I have to keep reminding myself that it's happening to get me through the weeks.

Because all I really want to be doing right now is watching National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation or the My So-Called Life holiday episode, baking cookies, writing out cards and wrapping up gifts.