The Nature of Giving Gifts...to yourself

Hola!  It's Thursday...I'm so glad that this week is going by so quickly.  I went to bake Christmas cookies last night and realized that I didn't have any butter, FAIL.  I had just gotten home from a trip to Target too (where I spent a fortune buying wrapping paper, ribbons, bows, Christmas tags, candy, and stocking stuffers for Vinnie and Erin's stockings), DOUBLE FAIL.  So not only was I disappointed but Vinnie was also extremely disappointed because I had hyped up the wonderful Christmas cookies that I was about to bake for him while he was at work.  Bummer!  I did at least get some present wrapping done though.  Vinnie is now extremely curious as to what the huge present sitting by the tree with his name on it is.  He's also extremely curious as to where I hid that bad boy (I am verrrrry sneaky)!

I have to work all day and all night tomorrow (suck it Friday) but my parents are coming into town on Saturday to visit for the day and I can't wait!  I love when they come to visit.  I haven't had time to clean up our apartment this week though so I'm not looking forward to waking up early on Saturday to clean before they get here.  I hate having people come visit a dirty apartment so I know I'm going to be on my hands and knees cleaning every corner of our place.  Vinnie and I are heading to Winter Wonderfest at Navy Pier tonight.  I bought tickets on Groupon of course.  I'm gonna be like a little kid in a candy store.  I cannot contain my excitement!

Although I am having a pretty great day today, we all know I, like everyone else, tend to have pretty awful days every once in a while.  Today I found an awesome website that will surely make you feel better about yourself if you feel like you are having a bad day.  Seriously, I laughed so hard.  I am definitely keeping this for a rainy day.

19 People Who are Having a Way Worse Day than You (number 5 and number 12...I die)

Now, I have something serious to talk about.  I love buying Christmas presents.  It makes my heart happy.  I ponder ideas about what to get my family and friends for weeks before it is officially Christmas shopping season.  But, it never fails, that while I'm out at the mall shopping or searching the good ol' internet for presents, I find something that I really, really want, but I think "No, no I need to be shopping for everyone else and not for myself".  I know this is the season for giving and all, but is it ok to buy yourself Christmas presents too?  I mean it's not like I'm going to wrap them up and put them under the tree with the label - 'To: Tarah, From: Tarah...Merry Christmas!'  I've been doing really good this year, but yesterday I just couldn't help but go and look at the Express website.  It was probably the Express Text that I got, giving me a coupon code (they get me everytime).  There were sales and discount codes and I just couldn't help myself.  Before I knew it I clicked on the 'Add to Cart' button 4 different times and then I 'Proceeded to Checkout'.  Whoops!  Looks like I won't have to worry about getting presents I don't want this year.  Tarah always knows what Tarah wants for Christmas.  

Oh yes...it will be a Merry Christmas indeed.

XO. Tarah