Today was kind of “second Christmas” because today was the day I FaceTimed with my family and we all opened each other’s gifts. To cut down on cost, since the family is already large, and has grown, we do a Secret Santa gift exchange. I got Lena this year, and she...

Merry Christmas, everyone. I hope your day today was wonderful. Mine was. Truly. I miss my family terribly, but I was still able to connect with them over all the distance. And, it’s wonderful to spend Christmas in your own home. I love traveling, too. I love both. We...

Merry Christmas Eve!!! Christmas manages to sneak up on me every year, but this year in particular it really did. It’s usually the trip up north to see family that makes it start to set in, but we’re not able to do that this year, so I didn’t get that prompt....