December 12, 2008
Just Random!
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It’s official, I’m a procrastinator! Here it is December 12th and I still haven’t bought any presents for my wife!
The other problem is that for other members of the family we are doing more of a homemade Christmas and I haven’t made those items yet. Frankly, I’m running out of time!
Thankfully my wife finally got me a list of things to look at getting for her. I struggle without a list honestly. Then I at least have an idea of the type of stuff she would want. There have been some years in our 6 years of marriage that I have really failed when it comes to gift giving, and I’m hoping not to repeat that again!
I remember one year we had all of our shopping done in October. Man that was great. I should really get back into that habit!
November 5, 2008
Just Random!
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I know I wrote about this awhile ago, but now that it’s November, I’m really starting to think more and more about possibly doing some Christmas photo cards as gifts this year.
It would sort of go along with my wife and I’s theme of doing a homemade Christmas this year. Christmas cards are nice and really do give more of a person touch to Christmas, which is why we thought about doing a homemade Christmas.
Some of our ideas: I might make a duct tape wallet for my Dad and one of my brothers, and my wife has a few ideas that she’s working on as well. All going with the homemade idea!
I also know that I’ve talked about VistaPrint before, and right now they have a special going on for Christmas photo cards. A lot of the designs are half off! And besides, if you’re really going to do Christmas photo cards you’ll want to get them done early so that people at least get them before Christmas!
If you’ve never ordered anything from VistaPrint before, it’s really quite easy. They have a lot of predefined templates you can use to make things even easier for you. So if you haven’t, check out there site and see what they can do for you!
October 3, 2008
Just Random!
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I know it’s a little early and all, but sometimes I like to do all of my Christmas shopping in October or early November just so I don’t have to worry about it. Is anyone else this way?
Anyway, I’ve been trying to think of something that I could get for my wife. I’ve tried all sorts of things but I’ve found that I’m not really the best gift-giver. It seems like most of the things that I give her end up disappearing after a few months, just cause they never get worn or used.
Well, what about an Omega constellation by Omega watches? You can see the picture of the one I think she’s like in this post.
These are really nice watches! The only problem for me is that they are a little pricey! But if I had the money, I think this is one that I would consider getting for her.
That’s one of the great things about watch sites like The Watchery: they have a huge selection of all sorts of watches so you’re bound to find something you like, and something within your price range. So if Omega isn’t your thing, you can always check out what else they have and get your gift anyway!
October 1, 2008
Random Reviews
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Wow, I can’t believe that today is already the first day of October! A good sign that the holiday season is coming is that last night my wife picked up a Halloween costume for our 2 year old.
Have you ever sent out holiday photo cards before? Honestly, I’ve never been one to do it, but I know that a lot of families do. In fact, each year my wife and i talk about doing it, so maybe this will be the year that we’ll actually get around to doing it for real!
Well, the good thing is that there are plenty of services online that can help you get this sort of thing done. One of those services is VistaPrint. And right now VistaPrint is having a sale so you can get your holiday photo cards done early this year!
The deal is that they are offering 10 free holiday cards. All you have to do is use the code XmasFree at checkout and you’ll get the discount.
Just as a side note, they have a lot of other deals going on right now, too. You can get discounts on a lot of their business printing services such as car door magnets, t-shirts, and anything else. So check them out!
December 20, 2007
Random Gripings
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So I hear that a lot of stores out there aren’t allowing their employees to say “Merry Christmas” to their customers because they might offend someone that isn’t Christian or it just isn’t politically correct. I know that this has been going on for a number of years, but I didn’t have this blog before now so I can finally speak my opinion on it.
This is ridiculous. I’m seriously so sick of this stupid “politically correct” stuff. Is every one out there just waiting to be offended so they can whine about it? If someone walked up to me and said “Happy Hannukah” would I get all offended and start to cry that I’m not Jewish, so why would someone wish me a happy Jewish holiday? NO! I’d just be polite and say “Thanks, same to you!”
I just don’t understand the whole thing. Historically and currently we have been a predominantly Christian nation, that’s why we take Christmas as a Federal Holiday. If I lived in the Middle East I would expect they do the same thing for their religious holidays. Same thing if I was in China or Japan. But for some reason here in the US we have to try to appease every single person that walks through our doors. So when does this mean that we lose our own identity?
Is anyone else with me on this? If so, I hope you’ll happily wish everyone you see a Merry Christmas and not worry about them getting offended. That’s their choice, and most people wouldn’t be offended anyway.
