December is finally in full swing!  A couple of weeks without snowflaking-it-up in the kingdom of sweets and my Christmas spirit went into hiding.  Now it’s back and ready to go Secret Santa shopping with a vanilla chai in one hand and a gingerbread man in the other.  Man, do I love the holidays.  And there’s nothing like a trip to Boston Opera House and a Christmas party with good friends (knit headwear not optional) to get you in the tree-trimming mood.  Sidenote: Does anyone else find keeping close friends outside the ballet crucial to preserving your insanity?  Discuss.