holiday magic: it's real

Yesterday, I'm quite serious, the full magical force of the holiday season was in effect.  Here's how I know.

First of all, I was able to contend with crowds, parking lots, and Trader Joe's on the third shopping day before Christmas without losing my cool for one second.  Not for one second.  Instead I spent the whole time smiling at strangers. Now that's some serious magic.  

Second, there was the moment I walked out of PetCo with a bag of presents for Mr Burns and wondered at all the other adults lined up at the edge of the sidewalk, some with phones, faces tilted to the sky. Then I joined them and there we were, all of us, like kids, staring up at a huge rainbow, delighted.

But third and BEST of all, very very best, was that the holiday party I attended last night included a strolling Magician.  A Magician! 

The great thing about Christmas and rainbows and magicians is that they make marveling children of us all.  And that right there: that's magic.

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