{"id":13806,"date":"2010-12-16T07:15:23","date_gmt":"2010-12-16T14:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=13806"},"modified":"2010-12-16T07:15:23","modified_gmt":"2010-12-16T14:15:23","slug":"its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/13806\/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas-2\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s beginning to look a lot like Christmas&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; which brings a groan from the deepest depths of my soul. I&#8217;m not holly jolly Christmas type. The hustle and bustle part of this season can put me in a funk. I used  to wonder about that, but now I think it might be because I already have  all I want for Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>I do look forward to my own little family&#8217;s one Christmas tradition that isn&#8217;t pillaged by the outside world: Our Christmas Eve dinner of duck served with a changing assortment of side dishes and always a cordial glass worth of wine for the almost-of-age among us. It&#8217;s a time for us to slow down and reflect and love each other, and for each of us it&#8217;s become our favorite part of the holiday.<\/p>\n<p>This is an amazing band from Cincinnati- Over The Rhine. This song is for those of us who dread the holidays but have learned how to live through them by creating our own traditions and finding our own way to be happy. Sing it, sister.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XyK7iXVhLEs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; which brings a groan from the deepest depths of my soul. I&#8217;m not holly jolly Christmas type. The hustle and bustle part of this season can put me in a funk. I used to wonder about that, but now I think it might be because I already have all I want for Christmas. 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