| Ringing sleigh bells and fresh evergreen smells...and for | | | | subscription to National Geographic for my sister |
| most people, this means hell. It's that time of year again | | | | Suzy-maybe she would find a boyfriend if her nose |
| and you know what that means- spending time with | | | | wasn't always buried in a book. A gift certificate for a |
| loved ones, drinking eggnog, and most | | | | massage for Mom-I think her back's been hurting her |
| importantly-shopping! I can't wait! | | | | from carrying all that laundry. And for my dad (drum |
| My family's schedule during Christmas usually consists | | | | roll please)-a bra! Ok, ok, I know what you're thinking - |
| of sitting in traffic on the way to the mall, standing in | | | | "He's so crazy!" - But hear me out. |
| lines, and fighting with mobs of disgruntled shoppers in | | | | My dad likes cars. Actually, scratch that. My dad |
| efforts to purchase that "perfect" present. I know, I | | | | LOVES cars. My mom is always saying that his |
| love it too! Unfortunately, my generation has been | | | | Corvette is his mistress and he would sleep with it too |
| cursed with the gift of the internet and we do our | | | | if the bed were big enough. He takes it to car shows, |
| shopping from a computer at home. We always get | | | | rally meet-ups, and the track. But last time I was driving |
| the shaft. | | | | with him, we turned onto a street that was under |
| It's hard to explain, but I have this extraordinary talent | | | | construction and he almost had a heart attack. Now let |
| for finding that perfect gift. I guess it all started when I | | | | me tell you, the second he started rolling down the |
| was born. I was too young to remember, but my | | | | street and those pebbles started splashing up onto his |
| parents love telling the story. They were in | | | | front end, he started letting out words that I hadn't |
| college-studying, learning, probably protesting | | | | heard since that time I tried to see if his new laptop |
| something-when my mom went to the doctor and | | | | floated - it didn't. |
| found out she was pregnant. You wouldn't believe | | | | I shared the gift idea with my Mom and she thought it |
| how surprised my dad was when she told him! She | | | | was swell. And as much as I wanted to spend time in |
| gave him such a great gift-me! He responded with | | | | lines, traffic, and crowded stores, my mom thought we |
| something like, "Oh perfect!" and "This is just what we | | | | should check out car bras online first. It turned out that |
| need right now." Anyway, I guess my talent comes | | | | we found an awesome automotive accessory site |
| from the fact that I was the perfect gift. | | | | that had a huge selection of car bras, free shipping, |
| But enough about me, let's get back to Christmas. A | | | | and great customer service to answer all of our |
| new baseball hat and jersey for my younger | | | | questions. Man, this internet is taking all the fun out of |
| brother-Timmy really loves those Yankees. A year's | | | | holiday shopping. |