Tis The Season

Okay, so it's almost Christmas .. and you think I've done my shopping yet? Yeah right. You can guarantee I'll have presents for everyone but I can't guarantee there will be much thought put into any of them! Going shopping in Halifax is an act of war. You really have to put your mind elsewhere and stand your ground! I guess it's like that in every city across the country this time of year, but in Halifax, if you're really lucky - you get to hear not only christmas carols, but carols done either in a traditional celtic bagpipe/fiddle rendition OR a good ol' Christmas standard sung by the beloved Rankin family. Fortunately in this day and age, there is the wonders of the iPod that allow you to completely block everybody out of your listening range - so you can't hear them wimper when you manage to grab the last hoodie in American Eagle that is "the perfect shade of yellow" that their sister would just DIE to have -- too bad lady, the sob story doesn't work on me when I'm groovin' to J.T's Sexy Ladies at the clearance rack! Try the GAP.

The hard part is walking by these "Christmas Deals" and thinking wow, even though that would look great in MY place, I have to put myself out of the purchase and buy it for somebody else. So, that's the funny thing about this holiday if you ask me - I have an inner struggle with myself at most times to use my credit card on something I need (i.e. a winter jacket) so I'll go around in layered sweaters and a vest to keep warm in the frigid minus 5 weather (take that, Jen) - but come christmas time, I'll rack up the visa bill for presents to give people I only see once a year! So, the moral of this story is - in the future, no inner struggle - just buy the dam jacket!

And Merry Christmas to One and All!!