Twas the Night before Christmas . . .

And all through the house, I’m sitting here at my computer, using my mouse . . .

Okay, that’s as far as I’m taking the rhyming this evening. Jeff’s flight has been delayed about seven hours, so I’m posting while I wait to hear that he’s getting close to LAX. Winter storms effect us all – even in Los Angeles.

This has been a Christmas of firsts for me. First Christmas without snow. First Christmas in California.

And I was thinking tonight about what I’m grateful for . . . first, for a sweet little brother who braved the madness of the airports this season to be with his sister. I am so blessed to have my brother! I’m grateful for my family too. My mom has called several times today. So has my sister and I got to talk to my niece, who at seven, is the embodiment of Christmas enthusiasm.

I am also thinking of my friends here. My roomie who called from her home to wish me well. My beautiful friend who met me for lunch to give me all the herbs and detox info I need for releasing all the old energy from her intuitive healer (if that isn’t an L.A. sentence – I don’t know what is! But it works). And for my friend Jason, who, invited me over to his home to spend Christmas Eve with him, his mother and friends. He opened his home, had gifts made out for me and for Labrador (a man after my heart – through Betty’s!), shared a wonderful Christmas dinner and an evening of laughter. It was such a fun night. To open up his home and share his family meant the world (it’s no surprise he is a Cancer – which was one of the first things I asked after the first time we hung out and got along so well). What wonderful friends I have been blessed with in L.A.

That’s all for now. I have to walk Labrador and head out to LAX shortly. I hope you all had a beautiful Holiday with your friends and family. I am so grateful for mine! This is the latest I’ve been up in months!

Merry Christmas!!

(Oh – and this morning was the MOST stunning sunrise I’ve seen in L.A. So I went up on the roof and watched the sun rise for about twenty minutes. . . here are some of the pictures. GORGEOUS. I was truly in awe).

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