It's that time again. You know the one, the one where most Americans are running around getting their last-minute gifts and figuring out what they will be doing on Tuesday.

For me, this isn't any exception. With the number of hours I work between my two jobs, I have scarcely found the time to finish my Christmas shopping. Don't tell my mother and sister this, but I have yet to find something for them. At least, working my second job at a large, local department store affords me a small shopping discount.

This weekend will be an interesting one because I have to work all weekend long, go out with a friend and her brothers tomorrow night. And most of all, on Christmas Eve I have to get myself ready for my 9 a.m. flight on Christmas Day to Chicago. Keep in mind,this will be with a minimal amount of preparation.

Posted by
John Rossomando

But it will be nice seeing my sister and my future brother-in-law, not to mention it will be the first Christmas that I will have spent in Chicago since I was 10 years old. I was born there, having only moved to this area when I was 11. (That was at Christmastime too. Here's a word of advice NEVER, NEVER move at Christmas because it can be a real headache, especially for your kids if you have them.)