As the holiday season is starting, I am reminded of the many reasons that I love this time of year. Snow, presents, not sweating every time I walk outside, using my 4 wheel drive, eating cookies, and trying to find gifts perfect for each individual that I love. But here’s the thing….one of my dear dear friends once told me that giving gifts when forced (such as at christmas) is not natural. There’s nothing unforced about a white elephant gift exchange..and I have been invited to at least 4 this year, and I’m sure more opportunities will arise. I think attending one such party could potentially be entertaining, especially with people I’m close to. I really wish, however, that there were more entertaining holiday traditions we could visit for no other reason than just mixing it up a bit. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. I’m afraid that I don’t have too many ceramic chickens, dead goldfish in candle gelatin, live lobsters, chuck norris autobiographies, or record collections laying around my house to give out….I’d give the door that fell off my house if I could wrap it.
amyrenee said,
December 7, 2007 at 6:17 am
please. i’d give the devil cat if i could wrap her. hey, now that i think of that…
jer.harder said,
December 7, 2007 at 4:28 pm
I would like to continue a tradition that I started when I lived in California. I would get as many of my friends that had christmas trees together for a beach fire. The last year that I was there we burnt 6 trees at once, with the aid of 5 gallons of gas. The fire was breathe taking and fast. All told, we where there 45 minutes start to finish. I say tree burning at Kennedy’s place on January 5th.
sherri said,
December 15, 2007 at 7:09 pm
I agree, and I think white elephant has been overdone, we must come up with a better alternative next year.
jer.harder said,
December 17, 2007 at 9:32 pm
I think it is sad to see someone with such good things to say, sit in silence.
jer.harder said,
December 21, 2007 at 7:59 pm
still nothing?
jer.harder said,
December 21, 2007 at 7:59 pm
still nothing?