The Christmas Season & Spirit

This past weekend Elaine and I decorated the house for Christmas, including trimming the ole tree. We had a terrific time. I vowed weeks ago that I would jump into the Christmas spirit and season with both feet (I have been known to be bit Grinchy in the past). So far so good, and I am enjoying it. The Christmas music is already starting to wear thin though, so I'll need to keep that on the DL as much as possible. I'm too much of a musical snob to listen to the same flipping Christmas carols over and over for a month. At least I'm self-aware. I'm also trying very hard not to act like this is my last Christmas, because it isn't. It would be easy I think for me to feel sorry for myself act that way, but I genuinely don't feel that this is my last. I think I'm going to be fighting cancer for some time to come, but I also think I'm going to win. This is uncharacteristically optimistic for me, but as the over-used cliche goes: it is what it is. In any even, our Christmas is off and running, and I'm feeling pretty good about the whole thing.