I'll Be Home for Christmas

I can't remember the last time I was home for Christmas week. (Actually, that's not true. It was 1999. And I know that because I went to see The Talented Mr. Ripley in Framingham with Farrah on Christmas Day. So let me start over.)

It's been a long time since I was home for Christmas week. Most years since I was a wee tot I have spent it in Florida with my family. That one time, in 1999, I didn't have off from work, so I stayed in Boston. It was also the year I went to my last Matzo Ball. So lame. But this year, by choice, I'm staying in Boston. I'm going to have a vacation at home. And I'm really looking forward to it.

How will I spend the week? Well, for one thing, I'm not going to the Matzo Ball, even though Christmas Eve is now apparently "Jewish Valentine's Day." Whatever. Instead, I have plans to see a movie and go for Chinese food on Christmas day, the "traditional" Jewish way to spend the holiday. I may come into work one afternoon just to clean up and get organized (we're off all week). And I may go to lunch with some friends who are working. Oh, and I'll probably see a few movies. But other than that, I'm an open book. I may just buy my Hanukkah present — a new computer — and set it up. I will likely clean my apartment again, maybe do some more purging. Maybe I'll take a road trip all the way out to Framingham or Burlington to brave the "after Christmas sale" shoppers. Oh, the options. I sort of like knowing I have a week ahead of me with nothing to do, really, and all the time in the world to do it.

Maybe it'll actually snow next week. Finally. That would actually be nice. If it does, I promise I won't complain about being in Boston in the cold instead of in sunny Florida. I'll be sleeping in my own bed, hanging in my own apartment, sleeping late, coming and going as I please, running errands if I need to, and just doing my own thing, and that's more exciting to me this year than getting a tan — not that I ever do.

So, as I begin a well-deserved week off, I just wanted to tell y'all that I'll still be here and blogging all week — though likely not as frequently. If you're looking for something fun to read, you can count on me to deliver when I can. Have a good one!