Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Christmas Shopping Blues
It is that time of the year again. Time to battle the crowds at the mall, agonize over what to buy for your family and generally (in my case) get grumpy about the whole situation. First of all, my parents are impossible to shop for. They have no hobbies, or very few hobbies that aren't very stuff intensive (for example, my dad is a soccer referee, you can only buy so many yellow jerseys!). My sister isn't that hard to buy for because she is a college kid so she always needs something. And this year I thought---thought- that dh and I made a deal to make each other little stockings with lots of small goodies in them. $50 limit. We don't really celebrate Christmas since we are Muslim, but it is part of my culture as an American and my family is Christian, so I still like the traditions like giving presents, eating cookies, and so on. Anyways, back to me and dh's deal with the stockings. I spent 5 hours last night finding cute things for him and today he says, why don't you just pick whatever you want out and that will be your present from me. NOOOOOOOO!!!!! I want him to pick something. Is that too much? I don't really want anything, I just want something thoughtful from him. I can't even think of something that I want for myself?????? Ah well, there are still a few days left, maybe we can work something out. Also, I have Christmas depression from getting in a huge fight with my sister over the phone yesterday, but that is a whole other story. Salaams!
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