Hello All and happy Fall! I Can't believe the leaves are already changing but it's beautiful. This is my favorite time of year. Even though I'm enjoying this season, my thoughts are already turning to Christmas. Not in any sort of religious or spiritual sense unfortunately but rather in the form of a Christmas wish list. Some members of my family are asking for my list, in some cases threatening to get me something I don't want if I don't come up with a list soon :)So, I starting thinking about what new gadgets and toys that I wanted this year and feeling like I was going to totally blow this Christmas on a bunch of crap that I don't even need. I had all this floating in the back of my mind as I was getting in bed this afternoon to take a nap. As I pulled back the sheets, it occurred to me what I should put on my Christmas list. SHEETS!
My sheets are really old and worn but I'm too cheap to get new ones. Then, as I was trying to go to sleep, I thought of an old Carrie Bradshaw moment. The episode where her shoes get stolen at a baby shower and she gets her friend to replace them by registering for them. Really, I only vaguely remember the episode but she says something about all the people she has bought wedding and baby gifts for but what about single people? When do we get loot? That's right, Christmas.
My Christmas list this year is going to look more like a home warming registry than a Christmas list. I'm planning to buy a house in the next year and will need lots of house-y things. Instead of getting DVD's and junk I don't get, I'm asking for flatware, sheets and dinnerware.
When I proposed this idea to my mother and said the phrase, "since I'm obviously not getting married," and she freaked out. I had to amend to, "anytime soon." Despite that, she thought it was a good idea and I'm pretty excited. I think I might actually march myself into target or bed bath and beyond, get one of those scanners and walk around the store zapping stuff. It's like getting married without the dress or cake or groom for that matter ;) So excited!
