November starts with my birthday and then Thanksgiving. Then come the holiday parties culminating with the Christmas Eve Carol service. The next morning there are presents under the tree..... kids screaming and tearing wrappings...... throwing bows all over the house.....you know the drill!
But I would not have it any other way!
It is also that time of year when I get documents out to all my traveling clients (lucky them) going to Europe, South America, Africa and SE Asia. It has taken months of planning to get these folks off on their holiday trips to places near and far. And just when you t...hink they are happily on their way, a huge snowstorm muddies the waters with cancelled flights or traffic on the highways that impede getting to check in with the necessary 3 hour window. What would my life be like without some kind of crisis just before the 25th of December?
Wouldn't it be nice if I could be sitting on my upstairs patio at Cavas Wine Lodge in Mendoza, Argentina, sipping a glass of Malbec....or back in Chile walking on the Balmaceda Glacier just outside of Puerto Natales, Chile. On the other hand....wouldn't it be lovely if I could be enjoying the Christmas Markets of Germany or Austria...or even skiing down a wide open slope of one of Switzerland or France's ski towns. Imagine coming back inside to a warm fire and a huge mug of hot Swiss chocolate. Imagine a wonderful holiday boy choir in a cathedral in London....or watching Kris Kringle come to visit the small children in Eastern Europe with a big walking stick in his hand to punish those children who had been bad. Better than that would be to attend the "Misa de Gallo" (Mass when the cock crows) in Spain or South America then come home to a fabulous feast and presents. It would be nice to be able to "beam yourself up" to all parts of the world during this season to see how others enjoy.
In the northern USA....snow means a beautiful holiday scene typical of a holiday card but too cold to go out for anything but a sleigh ride. In Florida, it could be cold, it could be warm...so warm that if you are lucky you can play a short round of golf before the huge Christmas Dinner.
In the end, it is a time of giving. After all the stress and strain of getting clients off on their wonderful holidays, buying and shipping presents and holiday cards to all parts of the globe, cooking and contributing to all the wonderful parties and perhaps enjoying a little too much of the cheer....what could be better than a wonderful holiday....wherever you are....with good friends and family.
I LOVE CHRISTMAS/I HATE CHRISTMAS.......BUT MOSTLY....IT IS MY FAVORITE TIME OF THE YEAR!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU AND YOURS AND MAY YOUR NEW YEAR BE HAPPY AND FILLED WITH HAPPINESS AND JOY!
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