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We went to Staten Island yesterday for Thanksgiving. Yes, I know the actual Turkey Day is on Thursday, but this is the nature of the world of marriages and divorces, extended families and close friends: you get to eat Turkey. A lot. Or you get to open presents under a series of Christmas trees, dotted across the landscape (or even the country). Here in NJ, down in NY, out to Colorado. From this Thanksgiving through to New Year’s, I will be all over the map (with a conference trip thrown in there for good measure).

This holiday season feels even more important to me. Perhaps it’s being newly married, perhaps because as we get older, illness and change mark our families in new ways. I can’t seem to come up with a gift idea for my parents because all the things I want: the economy to turn around, everyone to be healthy aren’t things you can easily get — not even on the internet. I guess that means we’re growing up and growing older — although I have to admit I still get excited when I see wrapped packages.

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