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How to holiday somewhere warm
It made me 
"We have reservations at the Key West Bed and Breakfast over Christmas!"
How I did it: Last Christmas was the first one without my mother (dang, this year of firsts is hard!) and I didn't realize until driving to Christmas Eve dinner how hard it was all going to be. Needless to say, it was a complete disaster. Lots of crying. Lots of staring out at the skyline wondering when she was going to get here.
After the holidays, I realized I needed to make plans for Christmas 2010 before I was caught off guard again and it seemed the perfect time to plan a trip somewhere warm for the holidays. Something I've always wanted to do and certainly, something that would disrupt the traditions enough to allow some space for healing. Maybe Christmas 2011 will be easier in Pittsburgh.
