Hooray it's 2006, Happy Christmas, and Fabu Birthdays to Many!

Let's just say I'm a teensy bit behind in the updating portion of the program. So, allow me to sort of catch up.

Happy birthday to my darling Christelicious, my little pumpernickel. One day soon, you will surely receive your birthday and Christelmas presents that I've been collecting through the year. I adore you more than is allowable by law, and I intend to love you even more in the future. (Though, I'm fairly sure it would cause total molecular breakdown due to its intensity.)

Happy birthday to my dear nephew Jacob. He is now, GASP, a teenager. And is the same age that his mother and I were when we met one another the first time. We didn't become verybestfriends until the next year, but ohmyDAMN do I feel old. Jacob is a wonderfully sharp and absolutely hilarious person, and I'm blessed to have him in my life. There is NOTHING funnier than a 13 year old boy who has the same sense of humor as one's verybestfriend. Trust me on this one. (Just as an example, he once told me that his superhero, named CheeseMan!, was one intimidating dude. And, all of CheeseMan!'s enemies? Well, they're lactose intolerant.)

Happy birthday to my little nephews Jude and Simon. You two are far too adorable and I wish you'd stop that before my heart just bursts open with luuuuuuuuhhhhhhhv! Just kidding. Keep being ridiculously adorable, and I'm looking forward to playing with you both next time I come to see my VBF.

Happy birthday to my brother. There are NO WORDS. You make me proud to be your family.

Happy birthday to my Matt. Really, there are no words here, either. You are one of the best people I've ever known.

Merry, merry Christmas to all of you who come by and read. I appreciate every one of you. (And trust me, if you're lurking, I have NO IDEA who you are or where you are what you're doing reading my blog. But thank you for doing so.) I hope it was a season of hope and happiness for you and your families.

Goodgollymissmolly, it's 2006. (And I'm apparently a rock singer from the 50's.) May it be replete with health, joy, and the abiding knowledge that you are positively a-dored by the creator of the universe. (Who said to tell you hi. Really.)

Look for more-often updates and remember to love yourselves.