December is Social Butterfly Season

At the risk of seeming pretentious, I've got to say, there is nothing better than having a calendar full of events to look forward to!

I currently have tickets to Garth Brooks, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, A Christmas Carol (Theater Memphis) and The Singing Christmas Tree posted on my fridge. This does not consider the Orpheum Theater tickets I gave to a friend when I realized it was on the same night as the kiddo's Christmas Concert Dinner, nor the tickets for that.

My season looks a little something like this:
This Weekend:
Breakfast with Santa
Southaven Christmas Parade
Next Week:
Tina's Birthday Celebration
Barbara's Holiday Party
Jana's Holiday Party
Company Christmas Party
Kiera's Choral Christmas Dinner
Week of the 12th:
The Singing Christmas Tree
Vanessa's Ugly Sweater Party
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Week of the 19th:
Garth in Nashville
Peter Pan at Playhouse
A Christmas Carol
...and this little event called Christmas

In addition to all this, the kiddo wants to have an end-of-the-year sleepover, I need to work in my annual girls' Christmas dinner/movie and the annual La Baguette trip.

Throw into this mix the fact that Melissa went to the doctor Wednesday and was told she probably wouldn't make it to her due date (the 10th), and you've got one chaotic season!

While others are spending their season in the stores, elbow to elbow with angry shoppers, fighting for the last of this season's hot item, I relish in the fact that my Christmas shopping is 100% done. My presents are wrapped and under the tree, the decorations are all up, it's easy, breezy, beautiful from here out. Aside from the Christmas cards (my boyfriend has been kind enough to agree to design), the to-do list is filled with only the things I want to do--the things I look forward to doing. I don't mind the holiday rush, but I want the rush to be on my terms.

I hope that each of you receives the kind of peace the finds you doing only the things you want to do this season.
As the saying goes, Merry Christmas.

More to come...if I can find the time. ;)

B.
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 One of my Christmas Favorites: