2010...soo much more room for activities!

Soo, it's been exactly TWO months since my last post...but for those of you who know me, I have never been good at being on time. Besides, they always says it's better to be late then never to have arrived!
Needless to say, this fall absolutely got away from me...I seriously can't believe that it's T-minus 31 days til it's time to say deuces to 2009 and shake hands with 2010. It's crazy how when you turn the calender to the 1st of January you think, "Hmm...there is so much more room (or time) for activities", yet when it comes down to it, there never are enough days or enough time to get everything done. Things happen that you don't expect, things happen that you do expect and at some point Kanye finds a new way to shock us all....or not shock us, whatever works.
I must say that this Holiday season is going to be quite a stroll for me. I will, of course, plan on over-decorating for Christmas, making delicious cookies and putting Elf and Christmas Vacation on repeat...but I feel as though I will be holding off on requests to Santa more then I ever have before. After a year of many hellos and some hard goodbyes, the only thing I really want for Christmas is...everything that I already have. I have found that where I am in life, I get by with a little help from my friends (and family), and that I feel pretty damn complete. I think all too often during the "run-people-over-for-a-XBOX 360" season, people focus on the wants and the needs, and while giving gifts gives a great satisfaction, I feel like the best present I ever have recieved is realization (and it was FREE!). 2009 has allowed me to truely reflect and look around to see all that I do have. And to be honest, I am happier then a clam.
So I guess after all of this, I am just saying...the holidays are at the end of the year so people can look back at the whole year and reflect...so please, be merry for the good, the bad and the unexpected. One thing is for sure, everything happens for a reason and (even though I am never on time) life always finds a way of being right where you need it to be. So if you can realize that, then you have it made, my friend.