lwb - my next house will definately have a fireplace. I just love the ambiance.. I put up some of my x-mas decorations today as well. I really do love this time of year.
Husband - I know how you feel. I think a lot of us have probably had opporunities or yearnings to have an A (or just that connected feeling) but just don't have it in us to betray our spouses. That's the difference...