I’m so excited! For the first time EVER in my life, I am DONE with Christmas shopping early. I am overjoyed by this. I normally despise Christmas. I hate the stress of last minute purchases, the stress of trying to figure out what someone would like and the throng crowds in the stores. But Mike and I have managed to successfully avoid all of that. MUCH of the credit has to go to Mike for finding killer, and time-barred, deals that forced us to get rolling earlier than we normally would.

I may actually decorate the house for Christmas this year. I don’t think I’ll mind all the lights, tinsel, and pine incense (just keep the animated Santas away from me. I don’t care how happy I am about Christmas - there is no way I will ever like those creepy things). I know this makes Mike really happy, too. I tend to get him down this time of year with my incessant bitching about the holiday season. I’m glad I’m not going to ruin it for him for once.