Thursday, December 15, 2011

i'm not completely failing, right?

so we got our tree this week.  yay!  but... i still feel like a christmas 2011 failure.

i have no idea what i'm getting sam for christmas & we don't even know exactly what we're getting parker.  shouldn't i have christmas lists up the wahoo by now?  i find that i get most excited for christmas when i have great gift ideas for people.  when i have all these fun surprises up my sleeve for the big day & i'm just super excited for it to come already so i can watch their faces as they see how awesome & thoughtful i am.  {yeah i know, it's all about me!}

but... this year?  i got nothin.

also?  i haven't taken parker to sit on santa's lap {you want me to wait in line how long??} & i haven't watched a single christmas classic.  i haven't baked any christmas goodies, we didn't get christmas cards out, my holiday crafts are laying around half finished & parker needs a christmas suit.  obviously.  we didn't go to any christmas parades, parker didn't perform in any christmas pageants & i didn't go caroling at an old folks home.

so you know what i have to do, right?  yup.  make a christmas bucket list.  it means i have just over a week to kick my christmas season into high gear & get some christmas spirit up in here.

here goes:

•  christmas shop for sam & parker.
•  get parker a christmas outfit.
•  get parker's picture with santa.
•  finish my holiday projects.
•  bake something delicious & give it away.
•  watch my christmas favorites {including but not limited to:  a christmas story, the nativity, charlie brown christmas, muppet christmas carol, how the grinch stole christmas {the old school cartoon one.  obviously.}, & elf.}
•  drive around & admire houses who go way too overboard with their christmas decor.

that should suffice.

but don't get me wrong... i have been listening to christmas music non-stop, i've drank my weight in peppermint hot chocolate & we got together with friends to make gingerbread houses this week.  so all isn't lost.  i just like to go pretty all-out, ya know?  i mean c'mon... it's CHRISTMAS!  it's only the best holiday of the entire year.  so, no big deal.

lastly, i am kinda excited about one little thing.  this little blog has officially reached 1,000 followers!  it's like an early christmas present.  so none of ya'll go unfollowing today, ya hear?  i want to do something fun to celebrate.  perhaps a giveaway sponsored by yours truly?  stay tuned.

until then, just enjoy the lights on my little christmas tree.  who finally got put up halfway into the month.  that means it should be good til... say, mid january, right??  i'm sure sam would love that.

26 comments:

  1. Ha! This post made me chuckle. I think we all have our "dragging our feet" moments with the holidays. Your tree picture is gorgeous -- just dripping with colorful ornaments and the lighting is so pretty! I need to take one like that of our tree, except...oops...we haven't been watering it so it's sorta dying. :)

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  2. not every year can be a huge year when it comes to Christmas so don't beat yourself up over it :) Just start fresh in 2012!

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  3. that sounds like our Christmas last year! We didn't even take the boys to see Santa! We MUST do it this year or I'll feel like a total Mommy-fail for sure. Hope you get that bucket list checked off!

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  4. this post made me giggle...your tree is gorgeous. :)

    www.modernsuburbanites.blogspot.com

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  5. Driving around to check out decorations is so fun! That is something I miss this year. Gorgeous tree!

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  6. BEAUTIFUL tree! I'm a big fan of multi-colored lights myself. And you've got plenty of time to jam all that stuff in before the big day--good luck! :)

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  7. omg i am right there with ya, girl! so far, all i have for my husband is a pair of old navy flannel pijama pants with bears on them (?) and a giant box of bandaids from costco...laaaaaaaame. i need to get SERIOUS this weekend.

    i can't wait to see parker's santa pictures! he is such a riot and so handsome!


    and your tree? is gorrrrrrgeous!

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  8. We were late with the tree also, but did manage to get it up last weekend. I am right there with you on the gifts, I am so behind and am lacking inspiration! Here's to getting our butts in gear and checking our lists off!!

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  9. Oh, and very pretty tree! Tell Sam he did well!!

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  10. In th end, things will mend. merry christmas..

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  11. I've been feeling the same way this year for Christmas! I started Christmas shopping REALLY early like I always do, but the lack of snow here in MN-- and I mean NOOO snow-- is just weird and I'm really having trouble getting into the spirit without it. Lets get in the Christmas spirit right NOW! I'm stealing some of your bucket list ideas ;) Gotta do it big!

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  12. Your tree is gorgeous! Simplifying is good - all the glitz is not the meaning of Christmas anyways...

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  13. Goodness! You sure do have a lot of ornaments. Your tree looks great! Also, congrats on 1,000 followers! That's really exciting.

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  14. i can relate to this post...but i love the pic of your super cute tree!! :)

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  15. Ha, we don't even have a child keeping us busy and we still didn't get our tree up until just this week. I think just getting the tree up is a good mood-setter though, it definitely got me going on my other winter-time adventures.

    -Sara-

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  16. It's okay, you still have time!! I have been trying to do all-things-Christmas this year and I still feel like I need MORE! Oh and by the way, I don't have a clue what I'm getting Philip for Christmas... or Bennett. Darn it. I need some good ideas. And fast!

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  17. your tree is gorgeous!! i decorated for christmas WAY to early and now i am almost christmased out! haha!

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  18. As long as your lugging peppermint flavored water retention, I think you're good. That stuff screams festive yo.

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  19. Your tree is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!! And you are not a failure. You are doing great!

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  20. I am in love with your tree so pretty! This post was cute, I am right there with you I didn't start feeling in the Christmas spirit until last week and usually I am over the moon with excitement.

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  21. Woah! Beautiful tree! It makes mine look very sad haha! I don't think we're dragging feet this year, we only have a few more presents to buy and basically everything is wrapped too. I just have a few more things to wrap Christmas eve and tada! I even finished writing the boys names on their stockings well in advanced!

    Last year was a drag my feet year, to the extent that I attempted to write Nolan's name on his stocking Christmas EVE! Obviously, that didn't go over too well. I destroyed it and it wasn't dry in time for Santa to stuff. Womp womp :( lmao

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  22. Although I haven't mailed the Christmas cards yet, or done any {successful} Christmas baking!!!

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  23. Congrats on getting 1000 followers! That seems like SO many to me! :)

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  24. Doesn't it feel like Christmas totally just snuck up this year? either we are all so much busier (probably totally your case with your new business), or it really came sooner this year! ha ha! I am SOOOO unprepared!
    ♥ Kyna

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