Happy Christmas Eve to everyone!

This has always been one of my favorite days of the year. Our family celebrated Christmas in a very, very secular way (Hanukkah, when we were observant, was the "religious" holiday at this time of year). Starting when I was about 7 years old, my family has always gone out to a fancy dinner on Christmas Eve. We started at Ron of Japan (a local Benihana-type place perfect for a 7 year old and a 4 year old) and steadily moved up to fancier and fancier places throughout the years.

I love this tradtion...it's a wonderful reminder that the holiday season - no matter what holidays you celebrate - is really about your family and loved ones. It's extremely relaxing (especially if you're going to cook elaborately on Christmas Day), and always festive. M and I have decided to carry on this tradtion in our family; and though the past few years we've been to the same restaurant on Christmas eve, tonight we're going to dinner at La Folie, a fancy French restaurant that's doing a 5-course Christmas Eve extravaganza meal. We're very excited. I will give a full report tomorrow.

Of course, it's not hard to get excited about anything and everything when we leave for Miami the day! after! tomorrow!

And just to be all cheesy about it, today's "Song 'O Cheer" is Will Smith's "Miami." Just for fun.

PS: Also cheer-inducing? I got my Uggs!!! (In the Sand color.) And they're actually cute on me! Yay!!!