Christmas Recap

The holidays have a way of stitching together memories you don’t plan for. Last Christmas, I carried a different version of myself into the season. A year later, I found myself holding up a green juice and feeling grateful for the progress of being 20 pounds lighter.

Mark Edgington with Green Juice

This Christmas started with family. I went to my in-laws’ house and brought my mom with me. Holidays are better when the people you care about are in the room, laughing at the same stories, reaching for seconds, and sharing the same table.

The next morning, we took a walk and passed an enormous tree that the gulf coast is known for. Later, we went to our friend’s daughter’s circus performance. It was bright, bold, fearless, and full of joy.

It was a Christmas in Florida sunshine, with green juice, feeling fit, grateful, and surrounded by family. That’s enough of a story for me.

— Mark Edgington

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