Obligatory Holiday Post

I had actually intended to write this yesterday, but never got around to it. It still applies. The question I had planned to open with was:

How many of you woke up yesterday and thought "Hey wow, this is Christmas Eve!"

Christmas Eve. It stills has a magical quality to it. Even though we're not children anymore, just realizing that the day is Christmas Eve kinda lightens the heart. You go through the day just a tad more relaxed, a little happier, a bit more musical. Yes, musical. Don't you find yourself humming carols and Christmas songs all day? Doesn't "Frosty the Snowman" leap to the front of your thoughts more than it did on December 23rd?

Now it's Christmas Day (and almost over, at that). There's a certain amount of magic here too, but not the same as yesterday. It must be the anticipation of Santa Claus coming that night. Or maybe it's just the fact that most people know that it's really the last day of the holiday season. Whatever. I love Christmas Eve. The holidays to me are more an attitude, a chance to be a bit child-like. 

So I hope that you have had a good holiday season and a Merry Christmas. I hope that you can carry a bit of this magic through the New Year with you. I know I'm going to re-dedicate myself to it.