"Christmas is not a time nor a season but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be penteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas."

We have a secret.

One of the fun things about living so far away is that we only have to tell people what we want to tell them. We could lie about all sorts of things, and people probably would never find out. Yes, in a weird, twisted way, I think that’s kind of fun.

No, John is not pregnant.

But we did put up our Christmas tree this weekend.

I came home on Thursday from a trip to Zurich, and Tommy Tree was up.

Fine, full disclosure, our Christmas tree is decorated AND we’re done with all of our Christmas shopping. AND we listened to Christmas carols while decorating this weekend. AND I already ordered our Christmas cards.

Exhale. And now admit you’re just a little bit jealous.