Christmas is my favorite holiday. And no, not only because I get gifts! I do also love giving gifts. But its also more than that too. I think it’s just the spirit of the holiday, and all the lights and decorations. Plus… you really get to celebrate for a whole month! And of course I can’t leave out the Christian aspect of it being the time to celebrate the birth of Jesus! what is greater than that?

But on the gift giving side… I came to a realization today… people’s gifts really reflect their own personalities more than those of who they’re giving the gift to! See, I try to tailor the gift to the person and what they like. A lot of people aren’t like that, they get what suits their taste. I think I’ve known that to a certain extent but it really just hit me today when I’m looking at the baby gifts I got from work associates. (which by the way is it selfish of me to wonder why my Christmas gifts are for the baby? I’m already going to be sacrificing enough here, now I have to sacrifice my own gifts too?? LOL! but honestly, I do think these are great gifts and I’m very greatful for them, as I could probably get more use out of these gifts than whatever they would have gotten for me) But here are the most adorable gifts ever!

J’s favorite brand is Lucky Jeans, so she got this adorable outfit in that brand. The shorts shown from the back because the cute little daisy flowers on the rear pockets. Her  outfit choices are very… high maintenance I guess I would say But she did also get me a really nice necklace and bracelet set for me from Macy’s. (below)

This Dress, I am absolutely in LOVE with! It’s the cutest Ever. And I’m not a “princessey” type person, no rhinestones for me either, but I am IN LOVE!

adorable right?? She also got this onesie:

A is definitely a very Trendy person, one of the most trendy in our office. and she got this from a little fashion boutique.  She actually just won “best dressed” in our fun office awards we all voted on- dont ask why that was a category please… actually it was J’s idea, she INSISTED on the category… (the lucky brand girl… if that explains anything…)

and then see how the personality changes from above to below…

a cute little sweater, and blanket and pic frame. The sweater choice is definitely more conservative, but just as adorable as the other outfits. This is from the boss and his wife.

So if that doesn’t prove how people’s personalities effect the gifts they give, I don’t know what does! haha.

Interesting Fact!:

I was just reading the “Maroon & Gold Review” which is the Central Michigan University Alumni newsletter, which I receive. And turns out that the book is actually about the author John Grogan (which if anyone read the book they may know, I have not read it yet but know it’s coming out as a movie this Christmas). And not only is it about this John Grogan guy, but he graduated from CMU in ‘79! And here I thought the only famous people from CMU was the carpenter on the TLC show “Trading Spaces” and “The Little People” star Amy (forgot her last name), which is also on TLC. I mean, I’m sure there are others but I’m not aware of them so this was pretty exciting and interesting news lol. Or maybe I’m just really tired and think it’s more exciting than it is….? HAha

RIA assigned me the letter S. Here are rules for the game:

You leave a comment on this post, and I’ll assign you a letter. You write about ten things you love that begin with your assigned letter, and post it at your place. When people comment on your list, you give them a letter, and the chain continues on and on.

10 things I love, all starting with the letter S

1. SUNSHINE! you gotta love a nice sunny day, right?

2. Snowball, one of my rabbits.

3. Santa! It’s Christmas Time and you gotta love a jolly ol’ guy who brings you presents.

4. Sugar! I LOVE Love LOVE candy! Can’t keep me away from anything sweet!

5. Sandals- I love being able to throw on a pair of shoes quickly as I run out the door. Who has time to tie laces? (and with this pregnant belly it’s getting harder and harder to do that! haha)

6. Sky Blue- blue is my favorite color, and sky blue is even prettier

7. Stickers- dont ask me why, but ever since I was little I’ve been fascinated with stickers.

8. Scrapbooking! Why didn’t I think of this one sooner?? It’s only my favorite activity

9. Swimming. I love the water, I am a Pisces!

10. and last but not least… Surprises!! as long as they’re good surprises and I don’t know it’s coming. If I know someone has something for me I dont like that part and not knowing what it is, but just showing up with something nice, it’s the best!

anyone else want a letter??

A Work in Progress

I’m Back from vacation! And what a great vacation it was!!! maybe I’ll write about it sometime this week. I’m catching up on missed blogs and see that my friend Ria “dared” me to do this Irish test, actually she more-or-less demaded that I do it haha. Now I AM Irish, And proud to be too, but do I know a lot of Irish/Ireland history? History is definitely not my best subject!  Just to put that out there…Here are my results:

You scored 64 Common Sense, 51 Irish Facts, and 79 Irish Soul!

Well, you have the soul of a true Fenian, but not quite the knowledge. Pop a Guinness, grab a book and read up a bit. We can have you pissing green, speaking Gaelic and singing the rebel tunes in no time.