Let it be Christmas!

I can't believe it's only 3 days til Christmas!

We're leaving tomorrow for North Carolina to spend the holidays with my Mom's parents and family - my Meme and Papa. I love going there! Since each side of my family lives so far away from each other, we alternate years. For instance, this year we went to Thanksgiving with to my Grandfather in Alabama and next year we'll go there for Christmas, and go to NC for Thanksgiving - make sense? Point being, I won't be blogging again until after Sunday, so MERRY CHRISTMAS a few days early!

I just love Christmas! I am truly one of those people who would rather give than receive. Now don't get me wrong I'm a big fan of getting gifts, but there is just something about seeing the expression of a gift recipient that makes Christmas special for me.

Going along with that, I don't make out a Christmas list - much to the dismay of my family - because I would rather get something that that person saw, thought of me and wanted me to have. I usually cave and rattle off about 3 things that I would enjoy but I'd much rather be surprised. Yes, this leads to some "out there" gifts, but it's fun. This year I'm particularly excited because I got my Dad tickets to see the Eagles. He's been a fan since he was a little boy but has never seen them live - something I've been told you have to do in your life. He has no idea, so I'm most excited about that gift this Christmas! Mom is a different story. She's not your typical woman - doesn't really care about jewelry, doesn't think she needs anything, etc. - so she's hard to shop for. She's more than happy just having me home for the holidays. However, this year I got her a hand painted picture frame and had it personalized with our last name and the year. With that I also got her a package for us to go get a family portrait made, since the last one we had made was when I was 8! I've changed a little since then, so it's time to update! I think she's going to be excited! These are their main gifts, i.e the non-asked for gifts and I can't wait!!!

Didn't mean to bore you with my Christmas shopping - I'm just so ready for Christmas I'm getting ready to bust and I had to tell someone!!! But back to the main purpose of this post:

Merry Christmas Blogging Friends!!