I get my Christmas after all.

[bktheirregular]

Word came from the Senior Partners: this time, I can take my Christmas break in New York. I just have to be cautious about my days in the future, and next year and going forward, I can't take both weeks bracketing New Year's.

And my old habit of getting the Christmas tickets far in advance to take advantage of lower prices? That's out, too, because the vacation calendars for the end of the year don't get posted until late October, early November.

That's life, I guess.