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HAPPY NEW YEAR

And What Happened to 2023?

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Stephanie Mason-Teague
Jan 06, 2024
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Weird.

That was the first response that came to mind when I was asked, “How was your Christmas?” For the first time in thirty years, we spent Christmas with just the two of us. It felt a little contrived … kind of like spraying fake snow on your windowpanes in Florida.

Christmas in Florida is definitely strange, and most of our Christmas rituals are a lit…

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