i'm supposed to be packing to leave at 5am tomorrow... flying to my parent's place for a superquick christmas visit. but, i hate packing. so i made a list instead!
these are the 10 best christmas movies as determined my me. (they are MY favourites. of course they don't include some 'classics'.)
and be forewarned ~ i'm totally gonna cheat.
1. mickey's christmas carol - my very favourite christmas movie EVER. hands down. i can recite the entire thing. oh, and JIMINY!!
2. home alone & home alone 2 (see, cheating.) - classics. but only the first 2. any others are an abomination.
3. miracle on 34th street - both the 1947 and 1994 versions. different movies but equally great. tear up every time.
4. elf - this is hubby's tradition. has to watch it every year. it is great though.
5. the santa clause - i LOVE this movie. it's magical.
6. the grinch - again, with the magic and the feels.
7. the bishop's wife / the preacher's wife - (still cheating.) TOTALLY different movies but both great.
8. a charlie brown christmas - love when they all gather around the paino and "ooh-ooh-ooh" the carols. and the tree! iconic.
9. rudolph the red-nosed reindeer - c'mon.
10. frosty the snowman - ditto. (and karen ftw.)
honourable mention: the night they saved christmas - i watched this as a kid once or twice and never forgot it. i thought it was so magical. then i watched it as an adult.... supercheesy 80's movie, but i still kind of love it.
now go ahead and tell me about all the ones i left off my list...
The Christmas season is coming... soon! I am always a last minute person (not just for buying gifts!) so I've started to think about what to give each person on my list. (I ALMOST wish people would stop getting married and having kids ~ the list is always expanding!!)
I've always thought that a gift says not only a lot about you but also what you think about the person you are giving it to. I don't have a problem, per se, with giving or recieving gift cards/certificates (especially from a favourite store) but... I don't think it's "impersonal" as everyone says or "thoughtless" but it seems to say "I don't know you very well". (BTW, If anyone wants to get me some gc's, I wouldn't mind both Lululemon and Chapters!! haha)
Anyway, I'm trying to think of some inspired gift giving ideas... I have some people who are quite difficult. (as in, I don't "know" them very well and don't want to give them gift cards!)
I've only come up with one so far but it could work for more than one person. I have decided, in the spirit of giving, to share it with readers so that you may use it too, if you wish.
I like to call it "The Uplifting Book". I have a feeling that it would be best given to the women in your lives ~ wives, sisters, mothers, daughters, friends, etc.
Buy one of those books with blank pages (one would call it a journal...) ~ something with an inspirational quotes on the cover. Chapters/Indigo has some nice ones. You know ~ the ones that say "dance like no ones watching..." On the inside cover, write your Merry Christmas/Happy Ramadan/Channukah/Kwanza/whatever message. The next page, the purpose of the book ~ which is to fill its blank pages with things you find uplifting. Suggest things that can fill it with ~ quotes, memories, lists of top 5's (favourite places to go, songs, smells, etc.), "what matters most to me", "nice things people have said about me" (you can fill in)... Whatever you can think of. I think it's also sweet to randomly open to a page and make a template for one of those ideas... Do several. (The books I'm thinking of are pretty thick anyway).
And, if you WANT to give a gift certificate... put it inside the book!
So.... what do you think would make a great, thoughtful gift? Reply please!
