So did everyone survive the holidays? I did, but barely. It seems impossible, but I actually feel fatter, broker AND more tired. And I have tons of stuff that I have no idea how I am going to unload. I mean, I love my grandmother, but did she really think that I NEEDED a wooden box with Santa and his reindeer on it? Okay, well it was actually for Ben, but let's not split hairs.I made an amateur mistake during the first night of festivities. My high school friends and I and our families had our annual holiday bash the night before Xmas eve. It was the first night of a marathon of social events. And I drank too much on the FIRST night. So that ruined the drinking for the remainder of the holiday season. And I had a ruthless hangover the next day. And let me tell you, at the age of 38 there is no GOOD excuse for a hangover. What are you going to say "I had NO idea that if I drank too much I would feel bad the next day"? This was our first year celebrating Chanukkah and Xmas (aka National Consumer Celebration Day) when they actually overlapped. By the final night of feasting I thought I would turn into Jabba the Hut. And I went to all this trouble picking presents for Ben and all he really wanted was an empty box with wrapping paper. He's not even one year old and he already thinks I don't understand him. So here's to having survived another holiday season. I hope yours was as dysfunctional as mine. And I hope you were able to hold your liquor better.