You'd think, being a Ju and all, that I wouldn't need to venture out into the insanity of last-minute Christmas shopping. You would think that, and you would be terribly, terribly wrong. See, it's true that, what with being a Ju and all, I don't have a huge list of family members for whom to buy gifts, and I don't even have a huge number of friends with whom I exchange gifts. But what I do have is a small, select group of people and animals for whom I buy gifts at this time of year, including a family member with a Christmas-y birthday. What I also have is a tendency to (a) procrastinate, and (2) underestimate how long it will take me to do the shopping for them, so I inevitably end up in the midst of shopping mayhem on December 24th. Which is where I am headed now. At 1 p.m. On Christmas Eve.
Wish me luck. And goodwill toward men bad drivers the other stragglers.
I was at the largest one in the state yesterday; today is for wrapping. I hope your feet feel better at the end of the day than mine did last night.
Posted by: Linkmeister on December 24, 2004 01:08 PMI envy you. We left UT early Wed. and got to MS mid-Fri. Ye. We were flying (well, and driving). Happy happy. Be safe.
Posted by: shelley (not so cynical) on December 24, 2004 05:21 PMI went out later than you. Of course, I only had one thing to get and I one place to get it ...
Posted by: Polerand on December 24, 2004 05:32 PMAh...I DID most of my shopping early. I have learned from the past to get a series of small gifts for people and add if I see something just right for them while out shopping. And, to buy gender neutral, impersonal yet thoughtful gifts in case people stop by...oh yes and make sure they are things I might like (just in case).
Posted by: sally on December 25, 2004 02:10 AMnote for next year: on our way home from Haverhill (Dec.22) we stopped at the outlets in KITTERY...it was EMPTY!! Its almost an hour north for you, but great deals and an unexplainable ghost town. Go figure.
Posted by: Lily on December 28, 2004 12:57 PM