All I Want For Christmas...

It’s that time of year again…


Yep, Christmas is right around the corner and I’m once again looking at the cost of shipping because none of my family lives anywhere near me (with the exception of eldest my step-brother and his family). So all of my presents have to be bought, wrapped, covered in bubble wrap, packed away in an appropriate box for shipping and then sent… all in time to get there for the big day!

This is also the reason I tell most people who want to get me something… just get me a gift card. Don’t worry about something that’s going to cost you another $10 in shipping. Because I care like that. Now, this never stops me from buying an actual gift and then spending the money for shipping… because I love finding gifts for people. I love getting the perfect gift – even if I think it’s the perfect gift, but the other person doesn’t... because I care like that.

So… since I’ve told anyone who asked that I’d prefer a gift card to an actual present, here are some things I want, but know I won’t be getting (because you’re kind of the first to hear about them).

A new fleece jacket from Columbia

I have a Columbia Fleece jacket… in fact, I’m wearing it as I type this… but it’s getting a bit ratty… I’ve had it for at least seven years. The elbows are wearing thin, it’s no longer all that soft, a hole has formed in the left pocket… it is in a state of disrepair.

The Lyda Teapot

It’s just so cute! And it’s fairly inexpensive… so I might go buy it for myself and save anyone else the trouble.

Shoes

I’m super tough on shoes…I find one pair that I love and I wear them until they are dead. That being said, I live in my work shoes, so I’m in serious need of a new pair (My purple alligator pumps don’t go with most of my outfits) and these adorable black pumps from forever21 are just too cute with their little bows! I might actually wear a skirt occasionally to show them off – yeah, probably not. And then there’s the running shoes. I think this is one of the reasons I have an aversion to working out… my running shoes are pretty mangled. I really need to invest in a new pair of those. And if they look adorable, that’s even better.

A pair of comfy leather chairs

They’re from Ikea, so for leather, they’re actually pretty decently priced… and they’re oh so comfy! And, they’ll go fantastically in our new apartment!

The complete series of Robin Hood.

It’s on sale at Amazon right now… and British TV is always so expensive in the states and I’d probably trade my eyeteeth for it at this price, but Earl and I promised that we wouldn’t buy any TV series before we bought the complete series of Farscape… So I’m sitting on my hands (not literally of course) and praying that the price doesn’t skyrocket again before I can get my hands on it.



This beautiful purple flower ring

I’m not even going to tell you the price, because it’s more than I’d ever spend on myself… let alone let someone else spend on me. All I’m going to say is that it’s from Tiffany Co.

And of course there are a bajillion novels on my list of must reads and a dozen or more movies that I could also throw on here… but I don’t want to bore you with all of that… because let’s face it, with the books alone, we’d be here until next Christmas if I detailed them all.

And then of course, I’d love to land an agent for Christmas… but I’m not going to get my hopes up. I’m not sure that Santa is in that racket.