December 2006. This special month… the start of winter for the north hemisphere, the start of the big celebration of the Holy birth for Christians all over the world has come.

This year I am ready to celebrate Christmas as much as I can. It is my first Christmas after the divorce and all this sense of freedom I have inside me have made me to see again this celebration with the eyes of a small kid.

Last Christmas I lived the worst Christmas of my life. I lived in a house I couldn't accept anymore. I didn't touch the Christmas tree… I didn't place any ball on it. It was something I did not like because I had already taken my decision and waited just the typical break up of my marriage from the court. The worst of all was the day of Christmas. I was alone… the first Christmas of my life that I had to spend it alone.

The difficult season has passed. This year I live in a home I like… it is my place, I feel well in it. I work a lot, I could not find enough free time but my home is full with my kids, my cats and the small sharpei puppy dog.

This Christmas one of my best friends, Angela, one of my angels has chosen me to be the First of Honor at her wedding. It is a great honor and I feel really blessed to be the person which will join Angela and her mate, Chrisostomos to a new life.

This ceremony is special and needs preparation from me and from the couple… so… I was ready for Shopping Therapy. My God… I like so much to spend time shopping around... specially during Christmas time.

Saturday morning I called Yiota, my aunt, and I gave the order… Let's spend the day doing Christmas shopping at The Mall, a new shopping canter in Athens .

The day was sunny and a lot of people enjoyed shopping everywhere. We started buying a new Christmas tree for my new home. I bought a small but very beautiful tree, an artificial one. I don't like to have a real tree inside my home. I could not accept the fact that I will celebrate Christmas with a tree which will die at my living room.

We spent all day searching for my new heels which will accompany my dress at the wedding ceremony and the necessary parse of course. We went at The Mall midday and we left after the close of shops at evening. Tired but happy we came back at our homes tired but happy.

This Christmas season has started for my family so well. We are ready for the celebration of Love. We will continue the decoration for the following weekends and I have not finished with my shopping therapy. I need more… more…therapy.

What about you?