6 days til Christmas...Santa's on his way!

Christmas is a comin' . . . Are you ready?! I am. Battled the holiday crowds and got some hardcore shopping done this past weekend.

But even more importantly than your Christmas prep, are you excited? Can you remember the first Christmas morning when--instead of bolting out of bed at the crack of dawn--you decided the hell with it, I'm going to sleep in? And you did. And miraculously enough, the packages were still there when you finally awoke.

Between your mid-teenage years, and the age at which you have children of your own, there is a significant let-down around Christmas time. The holidays will always hold a special place in my heart. And who doesn't love giving gifts, getting gifts, and eating lots of delicious desserts? But it just ain't the same...