Swing of things...

Well, it was a seemingly long but productive road trip. Saw family, made paltry sums of money, mission accomplished. And now we are on to December and the freakin' holidays. I used to love Christmas. When I was young my family was big and we spent every holiday together in a family vacation house at Stinson Beach in California. Then my relatives decided to start dying one by one and now Christmas is just me, Sharon, and the folks. Grateful for what I have, but still, I do miss the BIG Christmas thing. Every year it gets a little weirder and mostly I'm just glad when it's over.

This year, the holidays also mean that Sharon and I are quickly approaching our one year mark in Durham. Damn, it goes by quick. I'm still staring at boxes in the garage and most mornings I wake up and and still think it's a trip that I live here. Mostly though, the year has been great. We've met some great people and I've had time to open up my creative side and get the muse to speak to me again. Life is good.