Happy Holidays.....I think...

In all honesty, I am not in the spirit this year...... too busy dreaming of a life in the tropics, far from all this limiting snow and unreasonable commerce that both drive the season. At 10.25% sales tax.... its hard to buy milk.....

My thoughts are drifting to another time and place, when snow was fun and only limited getting to school, and that was good news. Where you put on snow-pants and went outside until your mittens were frozen blocks and your mom was yelling to get inside before you got frostbite. That was the life.

Lately I feel overwhelmed by my age, and by the inertia of just getting through the days. It seems as though life isn't really ours to live anymore. But instead completely navigated and controlled by our occupations. My job runs my life, and my husbands job runs his, and my friends.... when did we all convert from working-to-live to living-to-work. Its something I told myself I would never do, and here I am.

So.... as I sit at my desk today looking out on a frozen harbor and snow crippling the city... I have Jimmy Buffett playing ever so quietly on my computer... trying to reason with this hurricane season, and hoping to find a little holiday cheer. After all, December 25th is Jimmy's Birthday, so if for nothing else, happy birthday Mr Buffett.... and thanks for getting me through this day.

Happy Holidays everyone. I hope I am able to travel through the mess and see some of you soon.
Love,
Cyn