The not so fun stuff:
- Made the obligatory trip (ok, trips!) to the store to buy last minute items. Yes, they have nicely accomplished the task of burying of my Christmas budget. So glad I can put a giant checkmark next to that one!
- Started a sewing project that won't get done until way after the holidays. I think this has happened before...
- Began wrapping presents. Shane is so much better at this task than me (which really means he is better and more willing; I'm all for buying, not so much for wrapping.)
- Had the discussion of what gets wrapped and what doesn't. I would wrap (ok, volunteer Shane to wrap) almost everything, even stuff from The Big Guy, but he likes stuff set out. We compromise after a while. It's fun.
- Returned some stuff that I'd bought just days before, either because I messed up or it was suddenly less expensive. Seriously, I probably spend more gas driving back and forth than I save in getting deals.
- Visited Temple Square to see the lights. No, I don't have a toothache. Just couldn't round up a hat for myself.
They thought they needed to touch the water in the reflecting pool. Kids and water, I swear!
- Celebrated two work Christmas parties with much food and (non-alcoholic) drink.
- Sent Christmas cards to many people I love. I've even received a few back. Just so you know: if you ever send me a picture with your Christmas card, I will save it forever in a photo album. I like to watch people and their families grow over the years.
- Listened to many, many hours of Christmas music. I will miss it when it goes away next week.
- Sat and enjoyed the lights on the banister over the stairs. I've been decorating with the same garland for my entire married life. (I think that's a good thing.)
- We used to only have a Christmas tree downstairs until 2 years ago when I found a group of three little trees (I got them on Christmas Eve at Joann's for $6. Score!) So now I have Christmas upstairs and downstairs. This makes me really happy.
- Lamented the fact that it's almost here, and therefore almost over. I get sad when Christmas is over. It's still a little bit magical. Everyone stops thinking about themselves so much and reaches out to others. I love it.
- And, completely unrelated, I'm can't wait for Sherlock Holmes to come out. You had me at Rachel McAdams and Jude Law......
2 comments:
Cute pictures! So we have the same debate. Lane says wrap and I had my presents set out. However, in recent years I discovered that every time "santa" just set out the presents, he felt lazy and really he would have wrapped but he felt lazy.
When I was growing up, gifts from Santa were never wrapped. I was telling this to a lady from my ward the other day, and she thought that was crazy. When my dad re-married, Santa started wrapping gifts at my dad's house, and I thought that was weird.
Now that I have my own kids, Santa wraps things that wrap easily and leaved overly large or strangely shaped items unwrapped.
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