Random Thursday: Christmas Wishes

Wow! I am so off this week! 

My hubs was out of town early monday morning until late on Tuesday night. I took advantage of the alone time and tried to get a bunch of stuff done. Yep, that's right i did not really relax. I did an insane amount of laundry, prepard meals for the week and packed a few boxes while also getting donations ready (again)! Needless to say, my mind has not been on Christmas AT. ALL. 

I even got an email from my sister asking what we wanted for Christmas... i quickly gave standard answers like clothes and gift cards .... but here are some more specifics. Thank goodness for Random Thursday! 

Here's this weeks topic:

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Gift Cards

For the future home....

And for the wardrobe...

A Hulu and/or a a Netflix gift card wouldnt be that bad either! 

(When we move to this next apartment, we will be ditching Direct TV! Hello Roku!)

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A New Fabric Shower Cap

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I love the one i have and can't find one here in the US that i have to have. Maybe my sister will read my blog and maybe purchase a cool/cute one for me again! 

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Size 7.5 please! 

Any color, but i sure do love these beauties! 

And some more wardrobe ideas on my Christmas wish list! 

Source: cindycook10.polyvore.com via Simone on Pinterest

Love this sweater and the bag isnt bad either! 

Source: polyvore.com via Simone on Pinterest

I love the sweater and the belt combo! Must do this! 

I am sure i could add to this list, but that's enough for now.... 

Oh and did i mention that a moving fairy would be nice too! 

A Little Cheer

It's been way more about packing and boxes lately than it has been about Christmas,

but tonight, i changed that a bit by finishing up our Christmas card on Shutterfly! 

I have always loved their cards and I cannot wait to receive these! 

Photo Card

View the entire collection of cards.

Hope you enjoy your holiday season! Consider this your Christmas card from this blog too! 

A Holiday Noticed

warning: This post is a bit of a rant on Black Friday Campers, but it turns out pretty good in the end. 

thank·ful   [thangk-fuhl]  adjective

feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.

  

OK, so then what does grateful mean?

grate·ful   [greyt-fuhl]  adjective

1. warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.

2. expressing or actuated by gratitude: a grateful letter.

3. pleasing to the mind or senses; agreeable or welcome; refreshing: a grateful breeze.

So much of thanksgiving seems to be overlooked these days. Can you believe that people started camping out for Black Friday sales on Monday morning? Um hello!?! Are you gonna leave your post to celebrate the NATIONAL holiday tomorrow? Or just celebrate the holiday from your tent on the sidewalk!?! Or better yet just skip the holiday altogether?

That makes me wonder and frustrates me a bit too! I don't think a good deal is worth camping out for, fighting for in a store, or sleeping on a cold, hard sidewalk for. This is my opinion and it may upset you, but I feel that a NATIONAL holiday is meant to be spent actually celebrating what the holiday was intended for. In this case the holiday is thanksgiving, a time when we express our gratitude and thankfulness. The above mentioned definitions clearly state that it is a time "accentuated by gratitude." So, does one who sits on a sidewalk waiting for a store to open have a life accentuated by gratitude? It seems like it would be the contrary. It would be a life accentuated by greed and want.

These are the thoughts that run through my head as we head into yet another holiday where the news porters are quick to report on the shopping trends that we as Americans have.

So with all that said, I am thankful for much and I am striving to live a life "accentuated by gratitude."

Happy Thanksgiving Eve!

 

All definitions were found on Dictionary.com