CHRISTMAS- part eight


my roommate and i put up christmas lights in our home today and it somehow managed to make the ugly old place feel a little more like christmas.

as i looked around my shabby old apartment, i realized that i am living in a charlie brown christmas this year. with high hopes of making something truly spectacular out of my christmas, all i've managed to do is conjure up some christmas cheer equivalent to charlie brown's tree.

but as i sat admiring my humble decorations, i also recognized another charlie brown parallel to my 2007 christmas season. you remember at the end, when charlie gets his small tree he's joined by all of his friends who gather around him and join in song! this year i have been surrounded by some of the best friends a girl could ever hope for. friends who have been so supportive- i've been so lucky.

so who cares that i am poorer than a church mouse, i've got my amazing friends singing in a half circle around my christmas tree this year!