I can’t believe that it is already mid-December. Time really does seem to fly by. This time next week I’ll be on a place to Tokyo.

This will be the very first “Chrismakkuh” (my hubby is Jewish) that my husband and I share as a married couple. This will also be the first holiday season that we won’t be spending with our friends and family. It will be a whole new experience.

I’ve been thinking back to when I was small and my mom and I used to bake all sorts of goodies for Christmas.  I remember waking up in the middle of the night and sneaking half way down the stairs to see if there was anything in the stockings. Then I would venture further to see if anything was under the tree.  I definitely miss being that carefree.

But, this year my husband and I are giving each other a great present and taking a well deserved vacation. We will always have next year to do all the traditional things…maybe next year we’ll even have our very own home to decorate and a real tree to put up.