The Price of Procrastination...

Every year I tell myself I won't wait till the last minute to do my Christmas shopping. That this year, it'll be different. I'll make my lists and do all my shopping online so I can avoid the crowds and lines at the malls, but it never turns out that way. It's always, oh I'll do it next weekend, and then the next weekend after that until the entirely too predictable event occurs: it's the weekend before Christmas. So this past weekend I was forced finally from necessity to brave the malls with all their overly large decorations, brass band CDs playing carols over the loud speakers, and throngs of other fellow procrastinators frantically dashing from store to store.

But after two days of some pretty hardcore shopping (for a guy mind you), I managed to make a considerable dent into my list. I got stuff my sister, her hubby, my brother, most of my friends, and my niece. I have a few others, but I think my sister has got me covered on the majority of them. I even managed to get a few nice things for myself, which always helps ease the pain (and cost) of spreading Christmas cheer. One good thing about procrastinating till the last minute is 50% off all holiday decorations, which means I got enough lights for my little condo for just eight measly bucks. Kinda scary, but the lights have chemicals on them that are known carcinogens. They were probably made in China. Happy holidays.