A holiday gift guide wouldn’t be complete without sharing what I asked Santa for Christmas. The other day I was thinking back to Christmas as a kid. How my parents would give my sister and me a catalog from Toys-R-Us (before the internet) and I would circle everything. Of course, I didn’t get everything that I wanted. I probably forgot what I circled by the time Christmas morning rolled around, or even when it was time to write my list to Santa. But as a kid, my wants were endless. Now as an adult it becomes harder to think about what you want. I can easily go out and purchase everything on my list. And my presents are fewer than as a kid. I get one gift from Santa, one gift from my parents, and one gift from my sister and brother-in-law. And I am perfectly happy with it. Christmas becomes more about memories and spending time with family than it does about gifts as you get older. As much as I miss the excitement of presents as a child, I think Christmas holds more meaning as an adult. With that being said, I am not one to pass on receiving a gift. So here is my Christmas list this year. All I want for Christmas is you…. (more…)

Santa Clause is coming to town! In a little over a week, the jolly old Saint Nick will slide down our chimneys to leave presents under the tree and in the stockings hung by the fireplace. As a Christmas Day tradition my family, before laying eyes on the tree, will open our stockings first to see what Santa left us. As a kid, we used to get all sorts of toys in our stockings. As a teenager, it was usually a CD. Now it’s filled with gift cards or one item like lipstick, underwear, etc. One thing that has always been constant is M&Ms in the candy cane container. If you are still looking for stocking stuffer ideas to gift this year, I have gathered a few ideas for men and women. (more…)