So since I am SO totally excited about Christmas this year (a little more than normal and I do not know why) I thought I would add a little countdown clock to my profile, so I can keep track of how many more days!
I am putting up my tree in just 13 days! I bought a new tree last week. I upgraded from a 7ft to a 7 1/2ft tree. I honestly thought I had a 6ft tree, so that is why I wanted a bigger one. I had my heart set on a 9ft pre-lit from Costco, but in the end I saved about $200 by getting the 7 1/2 pre-lit tree from Fred Meyer instead. I'm pretty sure that this new tree is a lot fuller than my last one, so it should work out great.
I finished about 90% of my Christmas shopping tonight! I have a few gifts to pick up after work tomorrow and then I will just have my dads left. Those always seem like the hardest gifts to buy. I have bought for 14 people and I have spent less than $175! I am trying to scale back a little this year. We own a home this time around and besides ourselves we have not one, but two animals to support and in the end it's just not necessary to spend a fortune. I mean Christmas is not about the gifts anyway, right? They are just the cherry on top of the very special day.
It looks as if Alex will be working on Chirstmas Eve most likely until about 6pm, so we'll probably be seeing his family that evening and then heading to Tacoma on Christmas morning. It's always tricky when you try to squeeze three families into one holiday and not hurt any feelings. This will be our 4th Christmas together and we've worked it out thus far, so I hope everyone can be understanding and continue to know we are doing the best that we can.
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