Every year I write a special holiday letter to friends and family. This year, I’m also sharing it with you.

Christmas Card 2008

It’s been a rough last few weeks since returning from my weekend in Southern California, mainly because of a flu or something like it that simply would not completely go away. It has finally fully resolved itself, although I’m still taking the daily Claritin®-D and the Mucinex® to be on the safe side.  Being ill has completely messed up my normal wake/sleep cycles, and usually the only way to reset it is to do an all-nighter and then force myself to bed at a “normal” hour at the end of the night.

I’m both looking forward and not looking forward to Thanksgiving this year—or even to the holidays in general, for that matter. I enjoy the holiday atmosphere, and will especially get to enjoy it in places like Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, and Busch Gardens Tampa, but I will be spending the holidays—for the most part—alone. Just like I did last year. 

What I am looking forward to is Vee’s visit to here in Florida in a few (hopefully short) months. Not having to be alone, but being with someone I love dearly, is the closest thing to heaven for me.