Monday, December 22, 2008

Dinners, Shopping and Gift Wrap

Christmas is almost here and I am not quite sure how I feel about it.
I love giving gifts but usually spend too much money. I can't help myself. I want to give those that I care about nice gifts. I am sure most would appreciate a Snickers bar but I like buying things. Santa takes care of my boys but I find myself buying things I know they like. Do they need that extra Wii game? Probably not. Do I buy my wife that extra pair of gloves? Of course I do...even if the ones I got her last year still look new.
Its the time for giving right? If I can't spend it on the ones I love, who can I spend it on?
I will just think of myself as Patriotic and that I am helping the economy!

We had my wife's family over yesterday for our early Christmas eve dinner. My wife made great dinner of Prime Rib, creamed spinach and rice pilaf....yumm. Best part: we have a whole prime rib left over. Oh you bet I am picking up some rolls tonight and having a prime rib sandwich for dinner. Chase that bad boy down with a Black & Tan (Guiness and Bass Ale) and I am wearing a shit eating grin all night! Oh wait, there is football on tonight too....this is what I think heaven is like.

I am the worst wrapper in the world. I get the item completely covered but anything resembling style gets nowhere near the gifts I wrap. And is it me, or is packaging getting weird now? If you buy a sweater or shirt you can use a normal box...but, if you buy some sort of toy...forget it! You have angles all over the place and I barely passed geometry! All I can say is, I am glad Costco sells tape by the dozen.

2 comments:

CKD said...

Hey Mo! Hope you are feeling better!!!!

jnnut said...

Merry Christmas to you and your family! Thank my boys & me for the inputs we give w/Mattel when we're on the panel to toy test their new toys & their packaging. I was one of the many moms who said interesting packing goes a long way and it's great for marketing off toys to sell! Sorry about that!
Thank goodness for the abundance of tape at costco for sure! Can't say I can't wrap odd sizes. Didn't you ever learn to fold origami? That should've honed your skills w/paper folding/wrapping! J/K