After waiting patiently behind many children and babies, I finally had my chance to sit on Santa’s lap.

I knew this was the real Santa because when I got close enough to him, I pulled on his beard and confirmed it was real!

He also had a twinkle in his eye, a belly like a bowl full of jelly and a sack full of cute little toy dogs with Santa hats on them. I received a cute little stuffed dog because I’ve been nice all year…and rarely naughty ;-).

Loni Stark is an artist at Atelier Stark, self-professed foodie, and adventure travel seeker who has a lifelong passion for technology’s impact on business and creativity. She collaborates with Clinton Stark on video projects for Atelier Stark Films. It’s been said her laugh can be heard from San Jose all the way up to the Golden Gate Bridge. She makes no claims to super powers, although sushi is definitely her Kryptonite.