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This year again I am enjoying the bliss of being married to a Jewish man at Christmas. Having one entire side of the family that I don't have to buy gifts for or arrange holiday visits with, really takes a lot of the stress out of the season. We still put up lights and decorate a tree, because these are traditions I grew up with and I enjoy them, but how much I choose to do for the holiday is mostly driven by my own desires and preferences rather than a sense of obligation to others. If I choose not to bake shortbread or put up a tree or cook a turkey, that is fine with My Sweetie. The season is still a busy one as I do run a mail order business and it is the season on giving, but it is so nice to know that I can focus on getting the orders shipped rather than spending all my spare time in the mall battling crowds to find the perfect gift for a relative-by-marriage I see maybe once a year. I had a taste of all that Christmas stress and panic when I was married to my first husband, so it makes me grateful every year that the love of my life is easy to care for in December.