I am wearing a big shiny gold ribbon from my secret santa gift in my hair and a big bright red turtleneck sweater (that doesn't do as much as I'd hoped to hide the extra surface area under my chin) and I sang along, albeit quietly, to the Christmas song on the bus this morning. Oh, and I got a note in the mail from my mom and gifts from two of my bestest friends.

Christmas has already begun. I'm just waiting to take time off next week to share it with my family.