"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" performed by Judy Garland

There are many versions of this song, but in my opinion, you can't beat the original. This has been my favorite Christmas song this year. It has been hard to get in the Christmas spirit without my husband around, but I am "muddling through somehow." The thing I love about this song is the sense of hope for the future, that in time things will be good again. That is what is getting me through right now.

Merry Christmas!

Week in Review (Dec. 12-16

Monday — Was 15 minutes late to work because it took me 40 minutes to get through downtown Tampa (a distance of less than two miles). Did I mention that I was actually running 10 minutes ahead of schedule that morning and was excited to get to the office early to get the work week underway. Didn’t happen.

Downtown Tampa as viewed from our boat on the Hillsborough River.

Tuesday — Bad day all around. More traffic woes on my way in (car had slammed into a pole on the other side of the road and everyone had to slow down to gawk at it), couldn’t get the copy for the parents’ newsletter right, and Western Union rejected my money transfer to my hubby because they didn’t believe I was me (wasting a good hour of my day). The bright spot in that mess was attending my three-year-old’s Christmas program and watching her sing “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.”

Wednesday — Much better day. Got to work early, banged out a press release and finally got the copy for that newsletter straightened out.

Thursday —Best day of the week, by far. Finished copy for another newsletter, went on a Hillsborough River cruise with my fellow UT Public Information peeps (so fun) and had a blast playing with my three-year-old in the evening.

Friday — Decent day. First one in the office this morning, talked to a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient this afternoon, and have been noshing on all the yummy vendor holiday swag we’ve been getting at the office this week (thank God for Ghirardelli gift baskets). Not to mention it is FRIDAY!

Discovered this week: ABC’s Revenge. All the episodes are up online right now and it is such good guilty pleasure fun. Check it out.

Plans for the weekend: Two words. Christmas. Shopping. (Haven’t even started so I will be out with the crazies tomorrow, babies in tow!)

What are you doing this weekend?