Happy holidays to YOU

I don't actually celebrate Christmas - you may have realized this by now. I am a Nice Jewish Girl - it comes with the territory. But I do have an awful lot of friends who celebrate Christmas. I grew up in the Southern United States, so this also comes with the territory. I also know a buttload of Christmas songs, and I inexplicably own a Santa hat with my name on it.

I really like the holiday season, though. I like decorations and fake snow and salvation army santas, and I like buying presents for people I love. Unlike some people I know, I don't mind being wished a "Merry Christmas" at checkout, because it's the season of love and joy and I'm sure the girl at the register is actually cynical enough 90% of the time without me lecturing her on being politically correct and doesn't need to be screamed at: HANUKKAH, I CELEBRATE HANUKKAH. I like gingerbread and candy canes and the Hershey Kiss varieties you can only find for about six weeks between Thanksgiving and the first week of January.

(Except the Cherry Cordial variety. Gross.)

So, blog readers, although I don't celebrate it, I would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas full of love and light and family, and a happy new year as well. (I do celebrate New Years, in case you are wondering)

My plans tomorrow? I'm going to go see True Grit with my family, and then will probably eat some variety of Asian cuisine. (Chinese is traditional, but we prefer Japanese and Thai.)

Here's a picture of me/A Nice Jewish Girl in a santa hat:

(My webcam mirrors everything. The lettering really does go in the right direction)