Xmas Eve 2007 Stylee

So another Xmas is here to present itself its whole joyous demeanor. Yay. Songs are played all over the radio, malls turn into a greater hell and traffic becomes enveloped with stupidity. I thank Al Gore greatly for inventing the Internet. Click shopping is so much more fun.

So onto the preparations: I call bro and clarify “so, we dont actually buy xmas gifts for each other…right?”…he responds with a “correct”. This is good, as that knocks him off the list, as well as his wife and my other bro and girlfriend. So the list is: Mom, Dad, the niece and the girl.

As for the Niece, this is fairly simple, as i must remaing the uncle who continues his stint of providing her with the most hip n trendy shoes ever seen on a 3 yr old. Last year it was Puma Speedcats; this year i was stumped and all the normal stores had crap. Thank god for friends with great ideas. I set stage for the friend about how i’m the cool uncle with the cool shoe gifts…she successfully came thru with a set of kick ass Adidas w overnite shipping (of course i’m a last minute shopper). Hi5 to her!!!

Now onto the parents..hmm…they are a tough one as they really do have everything you can imagine, in triplicate. I racked n racked my brain, dwindling on iPod stuff and fitness things. But i wasnt happy with the thoughts so far. I get this random IM from the gift helping savior friend…”think your parents would like this?”… If you could nail an idea right on the head, she had done just that! Adopt an olive tree in Italy and reap its press results. Unique, classy and a gift that keeps giving! wow…everyone needs a gift friend like i have! =)

So, niece, Mom and Dad all checked off the list! Thus leaving the girl.

This at first was a difficult task, not knowing how i should proceed or what entirely she has as this is a new relationship. Especially after her comment “you were very creative about my bday present …now i had to remain creative in the xmas gift! I had recently scored a set of Salomon skis for her for dirt cheap and this set the pace. i’ll complete her package with Marker bindings and Salomon poles…done. still no Ummph to the gifts- i added another gift right off the bat (it has to remain hush as she still hasnt received it yet). I also debated adding bling to the theme…i had to commit. Then bam–idea hits: what’s skiing without a little ice? I know she didnt have any earrings that were iced, so i helped out that dept.

So again i didnt participate in the house decorations *phew* as 2 ginormous trees arent exactly what i have in mind as fun. But damn does a finished 13+ ft tree look hot in the living room:

Also, as tradition has it…i successfully mounted my mother’s lighted front porch reindeer in typical doggy style fashion(teeheehee):

Xmas eve consisted of my usual. No brothers present…me mom n dad hitting up church w/ the niece…everyone at church thinking the kid is mine (for the 2nd year in a row now)…then dinner at the parents , all the while being interrupted by passing by friends that were dropping off gifts. I have a buffer for all this. its called RumNog! While i didnt get trashed off the eggnog yet (prolly xmas nite i will) i have some ammo in stock:

Anyways, it’s late and i think Santa skipped over my place because i’m awake in my thome alone on Xmas eve =/ awwwwww…

So i await what yonder light serves…i’ll report back. Merry Christmas!