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Christmas already!

The weather has finally taken a turn and it is beginning to feel much more like fall. I guess that has sparked a little seasonal spirit within! I am jumping straight toward Christmas. I just placed an order for my Advent Calendar that I have been eyeing for two years. We began the tradition last year of doing one family activity each day of December. Now we'll have the official calendar to hold the evening's delights. I can't wait. I've even begun making the gift lists. Pretty good for a die hard procrastinator! The biggest challenge is accomplishing gift buying without the knowledge of my budget minded husband. He tries to be a snoop and know what he is getting. I am pretty good at surprising him or at least getting him things he didn't even know he wanted :) I am just not so good at keeping secrets. Consequently, he often knows his gifts before Christmas. Perhaps I'll hold out this year.
I do love Christmas!

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Anonymous said…
Hi Kara, I just had to comment on this one. Chris is a snoop when it comes to Christmas. We never put names on the gift packages and we always used a code to know whos gift was whos. It does not matter how hard I tried to be creative and secretive, he would always find out before Christmas. He reminds me of my dad, he was the same way. Good Luck to you and have fun trying.

Talk soon,
October 17, 2012 at 11:16 AM
Kara said…
Sadly, I am the same way. I hate surprises. My sisters and I knew most of our gifts before Christmas as well. Our parents tried it all.
He rarely finds out what he is getting, but he is good at bugging me. That wears me down and given the fact that I love to surprise people and am giddy with excitment myself, I don't stand a chance! :)
October 17, 2012 at 2:41 PM
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