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DARREN
Merry Christmas! I'm feeling it for the first time since the holiday season started. Christmas gifts have been sent out, including a large box to Crystal, and an envelope to her father. I fill the trunk and back seat of my SUV with packages and treats for Cheyenne and my friends who will be joining us at the lodge. It's all decked out and ready to go; my staff spent the morning cooking, cleaning, trimming the tree, and making it as much like the Christmases of my youth as they could.
I'm psyched. This is going to be awesome. It'll be a steady forty degrees all day according to the weather reports, the roasts have come out perfectly, the tree is trimmed, and all my trail cameras are in place, the footage ready to share. And, best of all, in spite of everything, Cheyenne is besi
