What do I want for Christmas?

Original Post Date: December 19, 2007

What do I want for Christmas? Sheesh, I don't know. My brother asked me this last night, and I was stumped. I don't know what I want. Everything that I have wanted during the year, and could afford, I have already bought. I don't wait for my birthday or Christmas. (Mainly because my birthday is in March, less than 3 months after Christmas.)

So, what do I want? How about Peace on Earth, Goodwill towards Men. Hmmm...that's what everyone wants. What about a Son-in-Law for my mom? I have to be careful about that wish these days. My sister could fulfill that one and not me. I'd ask Santa for a boyfriend, but that just sounds so utterly pathetic coming from me, and I'm doing really good about not dwelling on my single status.

I really want this new Nikon camera that is very expensive. And technically, I could use my bonus from work to buy that. But I don't NEED the camera...mine works. And I really should put that bonus towards my credit card bill. I'm still unburying myself from my 8 months of unemployment. But the camera is super nice. ACK!!! I hate asked for money, though. It seems so impersonal. And I just feel obligated to put it towards my student loan.

What do I want for Christmas? Current mood: jedi
What do I want for Christmas? Sheesh, I don't know. My brother asked me this last night, and I was stumped. I don't know what I want. Everything that I have wanted during the year, and could afford, I have already bought. I don't wait for my birthday or Christmas. (Mainly because my birthday is in March, less than 3 months after Christmas.)
So, what do I want? How about Peace on Earth, Goodwill towards Men. Hmmm...that's what everyone wants. What about a Son-in-Law for my mom? I have to be careful about that wish these days. My sister could fulfill that one and not me. I'd ask Santa for a boyfriend, but that just sounds so utterly pathetic coming from me, and I'm doing really good about not dwelling on my single status.
I really want this new Nikon camera that is very expensive. And technically, I could use my bonus from work to buy that. But I don't NEED the camera...mine works. And I really should put that bonus towards my credit card bill. I'm still unburying myself from my 8 months of unemployment. But the camera is super nice. ACK!!! I hate asked for money, though. It seems so impersonal. And I just feel obligated to put it towards my student loan.
I finally told my brother that a gift card to one of the 3 places where I spend the most money: Kohls, Moroni Books, and the movie theater. Or a gift certificate to the Denver Center. There's nothing better than the gift of theatre! Seriously.

You know, when I was a kid, I always had a list a mile long of stuff I wanted for Christmas. It gets harder when you're older. You really do have to weigh want vs. need, and you can buy stuff for yourself whenever you want. So when someone asks you what you want for Christmas, your best answer is "Duuuuh....I dunno. Harsher punishment for parole violators...and world peace?"

So with 5 days left until Christmas...just give me something you think I might like and should be able to use. I don't need any trinkets or something that I'll have to dust. I just cleaned a bunch of the old crap out of my room and I don't need anymore for awhile. But I really have wanted a Cabbage Patch Kid with dark brown (YARN) hair and blue eyes since I was a kid. Hmmmm......

MERRY CHRISTMAS, Y'ALL!!!

PS. On a side note, I'm not going to complain about gas prices anymore. I just figured out that I paid 16 cents an ounce for my hot chocolate from the coffee shop next door. Gas is about 2 cents an ounce. GOSH!!!