"You know," said Astrid, after taking a moment to consider it, "I've never thought of it that way, but you're right. Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, all about togetherness. But, then again, we just had Groundhog's Day, and that's just about watching a large rodent come out of a hole and thinking he can predict the weather."

But you kind of had to admire its straightforwardness, as far as holidays went.