I always wanted to be that mom. You know the one. She decorates the house and the yard at the holidays. She buys the gifts and wraps them early, beautifully and thoughtfully. She bakes cookies and makes candies for her neighbors and friends. And never shows up empty handed at someone's house. Unfortunately, I am not that mom. I am the other mother. The one who madly rushes around the day before for the tree, the presents and the wrapping paper. The one who slaps it all together in the wee hours with Christmas morning hours away. The one who has no idea where the menorah is and if we have candles so I buy more every year and then suddenly discover we have 400 already. So I was pleased as punch with myself ths year when the Simon kids, my kids, Geni and I baked cookies. Yes they were the 'mix out of the bag' kind. And yes the frosting came in a can, but it's a start. And although most people do not equate margaritas with the holidays, they were a necessity.
Bonnie Berry is an Austin based child, family and wedding photographer.
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