Showing posts with label Christmas shopping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas shopping. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Two More Sleeps!

Only two more sleeps until Christmas, and we're totally prepared! Went out for one last shopping spree at the mall, this time for Nicholas. So nice to just stroll through the shop, absorb all the craziness, and just look at all the goodies, picking out special things for my man that hold some meaning to him. I stopped in for lunch, and had myself a "wee tea" with fancy sandwiches and even a scone with devonshire cream and preserves and a steaming pot of hot tea. Lovely treat.
Even better, when I returned home, my husband had cleaned the entire house from top to bottom! I hate cleaning...in fact, I'm quite bad at ever getting to it. That's not to say my house is a pig sty...we don't leave junk like old food or dirty laundry laying around...it might just get a little dusty. So nice to not have to do it all myself, especially after the two days baking in the kitchen this past weekend.
Today is my parents 39th wedding anniversary, and I think that's amazing. So many people get divorced! There aren't that many marriages out there that will make it that far - some will give up, some will become fed up, some will fail. But, it gives hope to all that relationships really can last that long, even despite the ups and downs, the arguments, the pain that comes with living together and dealing with all that life throws at you...it gives hope to me, when all around me people are throwing relationships in the dumpster like it was last night's leftovers.
Way to go Mom and Dad. Thanks for showing us a good example and giving me something to strive me in the early years of my marriage!

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Christmas Shopping!

Phew! We spent 8 hours today combing the downtown centre, the mall, and several grocery stores for everything we could possibly need for Christmas. I'm realizing how many baked goods I now have to make, because I've bought all the ingredients. Even the rum! I always feel awkward buying liquor...I don't drink it, so I still feel like a child trying to get away with something naughty when I go in a liquor store.
Tomorrow I will finally roll out the gingerbread dough I made last week, and I decided to treat myself with some homemade granola as well! Then perhaps the meat pies...
So much!
It was nice getting in the Christmas spirit today, wandering through the stores with their (rather tacky and materialistic) holiday decor, but there's nothing like coming home to my Charlie Brown Christmas tree and some quality Christmas music! A humble, homemade Christmas: that's what I like.
All the best to all of you as your prepare for the holiday season!