My adult life is plauged by the Winter gauntlet I must somehow endure in an already bleak time of the year. Of course, the usual nightmares of Thanksgiving, Christmas(FOUR CELEBRATIONS FOR EACH), and New Year's take center stage. Sprinkled throughout are birthdays (with HUGE gatherings) for my wife, daughter, and the handful of friend's I genuinely love. My wedding anniversary also falls smack in the middle, with my wife usually insisting we celebrate by going to a music concert and a fancy ballroom dinner
I've been spoiled by the recent years of pandemic induced cancellations, and I'm pretty sure I can never go back to Christmas again. And maybe the rest of them as well!
