Boyfriend and I bought a Christmas tree today. Not a fake one like we had talked about. All the fake trees were so uninspiring. Instead we ended up with a nice Christmas-tree-scented real one. For those who have a fake tree but want the smell of a real one, I found that these candles are the most real scented ones out there. Anyway, we still have to decorate the tree, but I’m just psyched that there is a real live tree in our living room. Not thrilled that I had to go to four stores before I found a stand for the thing, but that’s what we get for waiting so long. Oh well. We have one now, that’s the important thing.
My Christmas post is done. I changed the date on it to the 25th, so it will be the top post on here until then. I put my blog address in my holiday cards, so I expect people will be checking it out. I wanted the “brag letter” to be easily accessible. You can see last year’s post here.
What I’m not thrilled about is this cold that I seem to be getting. I sneezed quite a bit yesterday, and now it seems that my nose is running. Where it’s going is beyond me, but this is not good. I will not be sick for the holidays. I will not be sick for the holidays. This will not happen.
I did get all my packages and cards mailed out today. Boyfriend mailed out the few that he had. We went to the little contract post office at the convenience store, because we didn’t want to be at the post office all day. I had 1 box, 4 bubble envelopes, 1 international letter to mail, and 28 regular first class stamps to buy. I knew what I had, what I wanted and was organized giving it to the clerk to process. Boyfriend had 4 letters, all going certified return receipt. Then he decided that 1 had to be there by Wednesday at the latest, so he waffles back and forth while the clerk tries to explain Express Mail and Priority Mail to him. He opts for (I think) Express. Then he decides that 2 of the letters can go in the same express package, since they are going to the same address. Mind you, while we were waiting in line I feverishly filled out the certified and return receipt forms for all 4 letters. Then, for the other two, for two different addressees at the same address, were as I filled out, but he had to make sure he explored all the options before sending them as he originally decided. When we got to the counter, there was no one in line behind us. By the time we left, there was a line snaking its way around the convenience store. Boyfriend said, “Chaos, mayhem and destruction. My day is complete!”
The decongestant that I took a while ago seems to be kicking in a bit, so I’m going to wrap this up, have some dessert, and get cracking on Boyfriend’s stocking. It’s cut and pinned, now I just need to sew it. By hand, since I don’t have access to a sewing machine. We’ll see if it actually holds anything.
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kirsten,
I so fill your pain. the last two weekends have been go go go. The sad part is we are still not done. The girls and i still have to get stuff for Master and we have to get a few more things for the youngest daughter. It looks like another busy weekend next week. *sighs*
I have a sweing machine. It’s old and not in the best condition but i am sure we could arange time if you would like to come a sew His stocking here. Let me know ok?
Hope to see you this thursday.
farie – Considering the time left until Christmas, I’m just gonna go for sewing it by hand. At this late hour it’s probably best to do it that way rather than to make plans and risk having them fall through. Thanks for the offer, though.
See you Thursday, hopefully!