Christmas 2018
It's just after 10:00am on Christmas morning. Jimmy and I are sitting in the living room watching the Today show relaxing after a long day yesterday, Christmas Eve. We hosted the family Christmas party this year. Jimmy's brothers and sisters (and their families) gather together on Christmas Eve every year. Every year, as people get married, have babies, the crowd gets bigger. We take turns hosting. We haven't hosted in a few years; other siblings were taking our turn because they didn't feel we were up to it. They were right, we weren't. We weren't really up to it this year, either, but I felt compelled anyway. I don't know, I think somewhere in the back of my mind, I wonder if this will be my last Christmas. My doctors tell me that I have years left yet, but with a terminal illness, you can't help but wonder. Anyway, I felt that I needed to host this year. We started preparing a few weeks ago. I'm not gonna lie --...