I’ve been at home chez mom for a couple days now. Long enough to graze through the piles of Christmas mail her post box throws up every day. Inspired, and somewhat envious of my mother’s extensive non-digital network that can still use a pen, I’ve drafted my own Holiday Letter for next year.

Dear Person I Never Hear From Except At Christmas,

Insert: Witty non-denominational holiday greeting. Yaay! Day/s off work!  Insert: Topical weather reference.  Plane landed despite the blizzard! Stuck in snowbank with new leather boots! But isn’t it lovely, all this white stuff.

Insert: Image of happiness. I don’t have children to photograph in matching red turtlenecks, so you’re going to have to enjoy this picture of me in my new heather-grey cashmere sweater (thanks, Bloomingdales pre-sale sale) and my dog. Except little woof woof isn’t a real dog, since I’m allergic to those too.

Recap of 2011.  This has been a great year. Thanks for asking last Christmas. I’ve discovered two new sushi places in my neighborhood. One of them, Sushi Suki, now refers to me as “Two Alaska Roool?” In fact, that’s my new name, but you can just call me ‘Two-A’ for short.

I would love to tell you about all the incredible things I’ve accomplished this year, oh yah, but I don’t have any kids.

But I do have a new green/philanthropic/adrenaline-inducing hobby: (Insert Hobby).

Vacation.  Central Park is my backyard, so I don’t need to go on vacation. Really. That’s so 2010.  

Well, that’s about it. I have to go plan next year’s resolutions now:

1. Get Kids
2. Get Hobby
3. Vacation
4. Buy new Sweater for Xmas Photo

Hope your house is radiating brightness with all those holiday lights.

Love (sitting on Santa’s lap),

Two-A.

© Annatonic 2010