An (Un)Romantic Valentine

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Valentine’s Day was pretty uneventful this year, as stark contrast from prior years. When my husband and I were dating, we would make it into a special day or evening. He would bring home flowers, a card, chocolates…. We would brave the traffic on the streets and the crowds in the restaurants, have a nice meal and end the evening with a nice movie. More

When Christmas Isn’t Celebrated on Christmas

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Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year.  I start celebrating, so to speak, the day after Thanksgiving.  If my husband only knew how many times I’ve sang Charles’ Brown’s song Please Come Home for Christmas.  I love that song, especially the first four words, “Bells will be ringing….” which I sing over and over and for some reason and continue to find amusing. : ) More