how is it already christmas eve

i can't believe it is already christmas eve ... well in a few hours it will be ... it seems like the years just speed by faster and faster.  i remember when i would count down the days until christmas ... the days dragged on and took such a loooooooooong time to come ... it's so funny because logically i know that the days aren't any more or less and time is a relative entity but there are still only 24 hours in a day ... wow ... this is going to be my first christmas i am alone... my wee one is away at her father's and despite some good friends who have invited me (sometimes out of pity but all out of kindness) to join with them on the day ... it's just another day and somewhere inside i am okay with that ... it's kind of like home is where you make it and family is who you make important and holidays happen with the people you care about; not on a particular date, really, but in a particular spirit and celebration that can occur whenever it manifests ...