My thoughts on Xmas, my 2014 resolutions...plus, kids say the darndest things, a lovely viewer, and I WANT MORE SNOW!

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I wish Christmas could last forever. Not the day, but the lead up. The magic, the anticipation, the Christmas songs that play 24/7 on the radio, the Christmas ads with Santa, the wrapping (even tho I hate it) bc it's a sign something big is coming. And mostly, the hope. The extra patience or slightly boosted joy people have. The world is just kinder, softer I find, at Christmas. And yet the minute it hits midnight on 26th, it's yanked out from under you so quickly you get whiplash. Decorations come down, music stops, and in a flash, what you've spent months preparing for, is swiftly over. I find it unpleasant and jarring.

My 2014 resolutions include:

1. Workout regularly

2. Be more patient

3. Stop over scheduling

4. Love me more

That last one I think we all could do with a little more of. There's too much negative self talk. I do it too. These rezzies will be no easy task. Add discipline to that list.

Joe and I will mark our 1st wedding anniversary on 4-13-13. (What's the 1st anniversary, paper?) A local Philly wedding magazine picked us, along w four other couples, to be featured in their Spring Philadelphia Weddings issue. What luck! How fun. I still can't believe I'm married. It's such a blessing in my life. Joe is the best part of me. hands down.

So my niece Sloane who is 8yrs old was the true highlight of my holiday. (Btw she went bananas for her Berkshire blanket throws and her purple Polaroid instamatic) She is my heart. My shadow. I helped raise her that first year. Now 8 yrs later, dang if she doesn't say the darndest things. When asked what she would do with a bazillion dollars, she replied:

1. Buy a trampoline bed

2. But pixie dust so that I could fly

3. Donate the rest to charity

By the way I'm pretty sure she would want me to tell you that when she grows up, she wants to be...a babysitter. And at 8yrs old, she already has invented a word I love. Hilare. Short for, hilarious.

In other news, a viewer named Stephanie R. of West Babylon, NY sent me something I want to share. She knows I collect ladybugs. These are three ladybug "Milagros" (miracles). I grew up partially in Mexico so Milagros are close to my heart. They carry your prayers of petition and gratitude to the saints and angels. Stephanie, your gift and letter touched me. Folks, what are your hopes and prayers for 2014?

And finally...

I WANT MORE SNOW!! bring it on, c'mon. This weekend, after setting record lows last week in Philly, it's supposed to be in the fifties. What gives! Wish I lived in ski town. Wish I worked the ski lift. No strike that. Wish I worked at the little fondue joint in town. All clad in log cabin wood and alpine Swiss miss accents. And I'd have a dog. And I'd wear my Chubaka fur boots and Pom Pom hats 24/7. And...Ok nuff dreaming.