My Christmas wish list

It's the day before Christmas... did you get me what i wanted?

Living in America this year, I have become more aware of things I would like to have… or perhaps things I don’t have… or things I don’t have that others do have… or just how comfortable & entertaining life could be…

I find myself envious of others often.

And for perhaps the first time in my life I desire things.

I come home and I see the big screen tv in the apartment above us. I see cars drive by, much nicer than mine. We go to homes, that our homes:big, filled with fun things.

Or maybe it is all the advertising on tv… and online now too.

Sure, I’d love a nice big flat-screen tv… HD… y’know I’d probably settle for a tv with a remote that worked… and cable.

But I don’t really need cable… and we won’t be here long enough to justify buying a new tv (The tv we have was donated to us).

So, what do I actually really want?

1.     A cord for our digital frame (or maybe just a enw one, might be just as cheap)

2.     A nice robe
(I know… but I can’t walk around with my blanket anymore… maybe a snuggie would be ok, but it seems so commercial)

3.     Photo calendar

4.     Corduroy pants. (brown preferably… maybe black or tan)

5.     Chuck

6.     Scrubs season 6

7.     Seinfeld Season 3

8.     A X-box Kinnect or a PS3 or a wii – I think in that order… though not sure if I really want it

9.     New jeans

10. Books

a.     Coming Back Stronger

b.     Sacred Parenting

c.      It all goes Back in the Box

d.     Grace-based Parenting

e.     Ancient Words, changing worlds

11. Photo book/mug/etc

12. Family ties seasons 1-4?

Of course I may rather take

1.     Soo to be happy, encouraged & rested

2.     someone to baby-sit so I can take Soo out on a date

3.     time alone to read & write

4.     opportunity to go to Indy or Chicago to get some good food

5.     a Purdue championship

6.     be able to get all my pictures off my old computers… and be able to print them off

Some of my friends make all their gifts... i think that may be the way to go. Especially getting gifts for a spouse, when you share the same bank account... and it is much more meaningful than giving a check... 

and gift- buying is so complicated... who do i buy for? if i buy something for someone and they don't get anything for me, they feel guilty- or at least i do when someone does for me... then it becomes about obligation...

Reality is though, i do like buying gifts for others... i just like getting good deals... and i want to get the perfect gift... which makes it stressful...

Our first Christmas as a family - i want it to be a good one... we'll see how it turns out.

Merry Christmas!