I sat in the Old Navy dressing room waiting for Devora to show me her new sweater and the clerk looked at my sad little face and said, “You okay?” “Sure.” “Your Christmas shopping going okay?” Pause. “Sure.” I didn’t know what to say. I didn’t have the energy to explain that I do not celebrate Christmas. No big deal right?

Then, I started yelling to Devora from my comfy seat with my head leaning against the wall and sighing about the Chanukah bash at KJ and how I wanted to bring three people, my sisters and such. When the clerk heard me mention “Chanukah” her eyebrows shot up and then I could tell she felt kind of sheepish about assuming that I was “Christmas” shopping. From now on, I’m sure she’ll be asking how everyone’s HOLIDAY shopping is going. 😉