i am just not that kind of girl ... or am i ????

i was on facebook the other day and a friend of mine made the comment that there was nothing that would ever entice her enough to head out in the early hours of the morning on the friday after thanksgiving in order to get the best deal on any given item. i commented back to her that i totally agreed ~ however ~ there might be a couple of things that could entice me enough to actually get out there on black friday: 1) if i were going to be given all the money in the world ~ or if i could have all the money that i ever wanted or needed, then i am sure that would be enticement enough to get me out there shopping with all the rest of the shopoholics, or 2) if i were granted a 30 day funfilled vacation on necker island with matt lauer, then YES, most definitely YES i would get out there on the friday after thanksgiving to shop ~ because as any of my friends know ~ i would do ANYTHNG for matt lauer!! :) he is sort of one of my obsessions ~ but that is a story for another blog !!


but just look at him ~ sigh ~ he is a hottie!!



ok, ok, back to my thoughts of shopping !



i don't know that there is anything that i need badly enough to get me up at any hours of the night/morning to shop for christmas. i just don't see the "rush" in it that people say they get ~ but to each his own. i am sure that people don't get the "rush" like i do for matt so i agree it is a personal preference.


actually, this year, i am shocked that i had most of my shopping done before thanksgiving! that typically never happens and for some reason i am ahead of the game this year and i actually feel great about it. typically i am one of those people who, during the week of christmas, is shopping around looking for things that are just not available anymore because they are all sold out. but this year ~ i am not sure what got into me ~ but something did ~ and i have "wii rock band" for my oldest son, a "wii" guitar for my second son, an american girl doll for my daughter and various other wii games ~ nintendo ds games ~ leapster games ~ classic scabble ~ doll accessories ~ books ~ legos ~ play doh ~ underwear ~ YEP ~ my kids are all taken care of and it isn't even december !! yeah me!!


the rest of my family ~ well that is another story. they are never as easy as my children are. although, i do have a great gift idea for my girlfriends ~ i hope they like what i give them ! it is nothing super great ~ but i know that it is a perfect "me" gift and i hope they like it!


that is really my favorite part of the holiday ~ doing special things for people i love. i sort of like to think that i don't save up all my love for christmas day ~ i want to spread it around all through the year ~ but at christmastime i like to share the love even more!!


happy shopping !! i hope you can find what you are looking for this holiday season!!