Article by Marie "Under the Mistletoe" Sarkisian

Three more days until Christmas! (Or is it two? Do you count the current day? Even if it's early in the morning?) If I wake up 3 more times, it will be Christmas morning. (There!)

Everyone may be tight on money this year, but we certainly aren't tight on holiday cheer! I fount it rather difficult to get "into the holiday spirit" last 2 years, being in South Florida in my own apartment. Yes, I threw small holiday parties for my friends, but it didn't feel official. But there's something about this year.

Maybe it's the trip Royce and I took to New York this December. It was chilly, we got to see the Rockefeller Center tree, and enjoyed a Christmas party at Big Kev's house.

Maybe I'm in the Christmas spirit because I got picked to be on the holiday party planning committee at work. We did throw one kickass Mexican Christmas party this year, which mariachis and margaritas and everything!

Maybe it was the Secret Santas? Or the decorations? Or the blizzard that just blew through? I've been enjoying seeing the before and after pictures and videos people have been tweeting and posting.

Or maybe it's just because I'm listening to old-timey Christmas songs on my XM channel 4? Whatever it was that put me into the mood, I'm grateful for it. This has been one HECK of a December.

What a fantastic exit to the 00's decade.

Happy Holidays everyone,
HippoJuiceMarie