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Uncategorized | December 19, 2011

3 Weekend Christmas Goals…

Happy Monday! Can you believe Christmas is almost here? This month seems to be going by so fast and I’m running out of time to get everything accomplished. We had three goals for this weekend: 1. wrap all the presents, 2. do some Christmas baking, and 3. finish shopping for gifts.

Goal #1 accomplished! I love wrapping presents. We cut back on gifts big time this year so it was fairly easy!
Goal #2? Big fat fail. I didn’t bake a single thing. I didn’t even buy ingredients to make anything. But that doesn’t mean we didn’t enjoy some yummy cookies, courtesy of Oreo. 
And goal #3? I went shopping with my mom….but didn’t buy any gifts. Fail. I did manage to buy a cute hat for myself though….does that count?
Have you finished your Christmas shopping and wrapping? What about baking? Please tell me I’m not the only one behind this year!

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Comments

  1. Natalie says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:04 pm

    You are not alone! I have one more present to buy, wrapping to do, and I just got the ingredients for baking yesterday.

  2. Leah says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:05 pm

    Sounds like you still had a great weekend!! Happy Monday!

  3. Holly says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    I'm unusually ahead this year and that makes me think something is wrong with me haha. I'm typically scrambling down the last minute. I do have some DIY gifts to finish up but that's about it.

    Oh and a hat for yourself totally counts ๐Ÿ™‚

  4. Chelsea @ {twotwentyone} says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:40 pm

    I've been terrible about getting Christmas stuff done this year. I still need to make 3 Christmas gifts this week.

  5. Katie says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:55 pm

    I wanted to get all my wrapping done too but I failed-wah. I hate to wrap! and oreos? good anytime ๐Ÿ™‚ make sure you enter my giveaway girl!

    xoxo

  6. natasha {schue love} says

    December 19, 2011 at 3:56 pm

    We're still working on Christmas shopping…SO bad!! But I did get to bake this weekend! Haha!

  7. Just a Jersey Girl says

    December 19, 2011 at 4:03 pm

    We're not doing much for Christmas this year, but I want to pick up some little gifts for family and I haven't even started yet. I also haven't baked a thing. Wednesday is my only day off so I guess I'll be going to the mall to do some shopping

  8. erin vancura says

    December 19, 2011 at 5:00 pm

    hey wrapping is done! so that's a great start ๐Ÿ™‚ and not baking is probably for the best. . i mean baking = lots of eating ๐Ÿ™‚

  9. jill says

    December 19, 2011 at 5:07 pm

    doesn't everyone want to be done shopping and wrapping early, but finally finishes on christmas eve? that's how i roll anyway…however, my baking i done and eaten and i'm not making any more.

  10. lori says

    December 19, 2011 at 5:25 pm

    i thought i was doing good because i finished my shopping and wrapping early… however, i am WAY behind in the baking department… and i am hosting a christmas party wednesday… i better stop blogging now and head to the grocery store!

    good luck catching up ๐Ÿ™‚

  11. MJ @ Teaching in Heels says

    December 19, 2011 at 6:08 pm

    I was going to bake cookies too…oh well! ๐Ÿ™‚

  12. meghan says

    December 19, 2011 at 8:35 pm

    I'm done shopping but haven't started wrapping. I'll have to wait until i go up to Chattanooga to get my sister to help me. She always enjoys that part so much.

  13. Married...with a Pup says

    December 19, 2011 at 10:43 pm

    Definitely WAY behind this year as well!!! This month does seem to be flying by.

  14. Jordan Streetman says

    December 20, 2011 at 1:46 am

    Well, we win some and we lose some ๐Ÿ™‚ You wrapping looks great though, you don't even want to see the disaster that under my tree. ha!

  15. bev says

    December 20, 2011 at 3:52 am

    You did fine…and we had fun!

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