Happy Chanukah, Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Festivus, Happy Winter Solstice....enjoy whatever it is that you are celebrating! And I'd like to add --- Hooray, the Transit Strike is Over!!!!
Sam and I have decided to celebrate in typical New York Jew fashion. Tomorrow, we are going to see a movie (Memoirs of a Geisha) and will be ordering in Chinese Food (or maybe Thai). Sam and I weren't together last year at this time. I was visiting my grandma and Sam was getting really drunk with his friends on Christmas eve. I'm ecstatic that we are together. We are enjoying our time off this weekend. Sam has been playing video games and I have been relaxing and did some walking around the neighborhood this afternoon. New York is treating us to above average weather - the high today was 55!!! We're not getting a White Christmas, but I'd take somewhat warm over miserably cold anyday.
So my co-workers and myself did our Mitzvah's for the year this past week. As a Hospice Social Worker, I work with patients who will be dying in the near future. One of my newest cases is a 39-year old woman who is dying of cancer, leaving behind her six children. Because of her illness, Christmas wasn't going to happen for her family this year. My Hospice Team donated gifts, food and money so that I could purchase gifts for the children. We also had a Christmas tree with all the trimmings donated. And we got a gift card for a grocery store for the family. I got to play Mrs. Claus yesterday and deliver all of the presents to the family. Whether they appreciate it or not (and I hope they do), it made all of us feel really good about it. This holiday season has renewed my faith in the common man due to all of the wonderful donations from co-workers, churches and Eckerds! I look forward to a better New Year!
I (and Sam) wish the world (this includes our friends and family) Peace, Prosperity, Good Health, Good Wishes, etc. for the Holiday Season and the New Year!!!
Love to you All!
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