Merry Christmas!

It's that time of year again when thoughts go to the holiday season.

Having spent my youth in northern New Jersey it's still a bit tough to feel in the holiday spirit here in South Carolina. Especially when the temperatures are unusually warm for this time of year.

Don't get me wrong. I do not miss dealing with the freezing temperatures and snow that inevitably turns to brown/black slush and creates black ice which makes driving hazardous. So I have no reason to complain about the 70 degree (F) temps we have had the last couple days. In fact it was so warm today when I went to Starbucks for my usual Saturday morning post work-out coffee I ordered an iced coffee drink and sat inside because it was air conditioned! Ok, so maybe since it had rained earlier in the morning I didn't want to sit in a wet seat outside the store, but you get the picture. I can't help but wonder if we will be getting hit with some cold weather in the next few days, just to "mess with us"!

As 2006 comes to a close I cannot help but start to get excited about my 2007 travels and I'm happy to say those travels start with a trip to Tucson to visit some of my favorite people...Ken, Lisa, Sara and Allison. I can't think of a better way to start the year off and celebrate my birthday.

Here's to a very Merry Christmas!