Like now, I just feel so overwhelmed with how much you guys love me and how sweet you are. I'm crying like an idiot but I'm really happy."Allie leaned...over and gave Sarah a kiss on her moist cheek."We all get that way from time to time," Allie whispered. "Now you just lay down and get some sleep, knowing we love you."Shelly had moved behind Sarah and was gently kneading the muscles in her lower back."I really love you guys," Sarah murmured, already half to sleep again."And we love you,. The cloudy, foggy, snowy, wintry sky had given way to the warm, clear skies of Florida. Looking out the left side of his sleigh, he could see a scattering of ships in the ocean.Santa always enjoyed his Christmas visit to Florida. After hours upon hours of slogging through the snow and slush of the northeast and midwest, he would finally get the chance to defrost. He began in Key West and worked his way upstate quickly and methodically.The homes in Florida were different than most of those on. “I trust your judgment on diners, Pete!” I grinned. “We’d need to meet around 7:00am so that I can be to karate at 10:00am. I’ll either miss some breakfasts or guys’ nights when I’m in Indianapolis, but that won’t be an issue a year from now.”“I like this,” Kurt said. “It’ll be good for all of us.”“Looks like they’re ready for Chris and Cindi to make their entrance,” Dave said.Chris’ brother announced the couple and they walked in to loud cheering and applause, and took their places at the head. " The bear sits down I notice his collar and tell Stacy, "I'm going to look at the tag on his collar."Stacy worries, "Ben are you sure you want to get that close to him?"I wisecrack, "He's safer than most women I know."She complains, "I sure hope you aren't including me in that group."I don't answer but think to myself that she's number two in the group. I walk up to the bear and say, "I'm just going to look at your collar."I reach down, look at the tag and it says, 'Wojtek III Iranian Brown.