Mama, I'm coming home.

Tomorrow morning at the crack of dawn, me and the Steve are homeward bound. Short and sweet visit, 24-27th. Excited to hug my family, eat Nana's food, and sit under Mom's tree(s). I'll miss the Pops, but grateful for the time I had with him over the Turkey holiday.

Though I'm feeling pretty ambivalent about my birthday, this looks pretty promising: CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I'm happy to announce that 2010 could be the year when you become a more expert communicator. It's not that you do a bad job now; it's just that there is always room for improvement, and this will be an excellent time to attend to that. Life will be bringing you an abundance of experiences that will help you learn to listen better, cultivate more tact, read people's body language like a pro, andconsistently speak about the elusive truth with language that's both kind and effective. (Rob Brezsny horoscopes)

Better communication? Elusive truths? Yeah, I'm definitely into more of that.
Bring it on 2010.
I'm ready.

whoa.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In his book The Way of Transition, William Bridges defines the "neutral zone" as "that in-between time, after you've let go of your old life and before you have fully discovered and incorporated your new life." Sound familiar? Maybe the neutral zone where you're currently simmering isn't as dramatic as that -- maybe you haven't been stripped of every single certainty and you're not wandering in limbo. But I suspect you have at least let go of one aspect of your old familiar rhythm and have yet to ease into the one that'll be familiar in the future. My advice? Don't rush it. Get all you can out of this unique and educational time in the neutral zone.