Hasta la Vista

Each and every year, it’s the same. The moment we wake up on December 26th, my husband starts itching to get all of the Christmas stuff down. By midday, all of our holiday decor is off the walls, the ornaments have been stripped, and the trees have been taken out to the curb. We spend another couple of hours sweeping and vacuuming up needles, and then breathe a sigh of relief as everything looks fresh and new once again. I both loathe it and love it. While there’s a big part of me that would like to just take another day to relax, there’s something lovely about not having to dread the task of getting everything cleaned up…. because the...