Santa Baby

Remember when you believed in Santa? My sister and I forced my brother to "believe" until he was like 16 years old, because we knew if Santa brought Kyle presents, he would have to bring us presents too! We were so tricky!

Well times have changed, and now I'm Santa. I will shop the best deals, get my daughter the coolest and most high tech gadgets, spend an obscene amount of money, and then let this fictional character take credit for all my hard work. Damn you Santa, damn you. Being the procrastinator that I am, I had not done a lot of Christmas shopping up until yesterday. I purchased a few items for Gwen (like 10) and then got all the fancy wrapping paper, bows etc. I spent yesterday afternoon tackling some of my gift wrapping, and I must say, I'm pretty impressed with the results.

Here's a look at the supplies

and the finished product

a few cute ornaments that I just had to purchase for the hubs

and the result of a long day of shopping with the little one

We didn't even make it through the door. She was out as soon as I sat her on the floor. Shopping is hard work! My next challenge, BLACK FRIDAY! Needless to say, Gwen will not be attending. She will be home with nana while her crazy mom goes shopping at 3 am!

PS- please notice the nasty stain on the carpet behind Gwen. Yes this is what old cruddy carpet looks like. The reason we will soon be getting new carpet for our living room! YAY!! Merry Christmas to ME!