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When Holidays Work
1. A close friend with whom I have no friction is here for a 5-day visit.
2. This close friend is a floral designer (and straight!) and schlepped 3 dozen flowers on the plane with him to decorate the Thanksgiving table.
3. It’s 75 degrees and sunny in Los Angeles, but chilly enough in the evening to feel like autumn.
4. Everyone in my immediate circle is in relative good health.
5. Earlier this week, I got a holiday bargain, enabling me to completely side step Black Friday and still feel satisfied.
6. Food shopping, DONE. Kabocha squash and fennel soup, DONE. What’s left is cooking the fun stuff.
7. I’m feeling relaxed enough about my to-do’s that I’m heading to the movies.
8. The ballet studio I go to is open on Thanksgiving. More exercise, more food.
9. No recent dating mishaps to angst over. Haven’t been on Match.com for a week.
(Photo: Elliott Erwitt, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon, 1986. Magnum Photos.)
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