Friday, December 26, 2008

A Holiday Recap

It was a good day yesterday. I like a low keyed holiday, I really do. I had a great dinner with friends and best of all, NO INSANE EXCHANGE OF GIFTS!. There is something to be said about having a meal with friends and it being a no present type of thing. The two friends who were supposedly giving gifts did, but they were very small items (the scarf) and some soap I like. Nor did said friends seem upset that I did not have anything to give back to them.

I did end up with a couple nice presents, the new scarf, a calender, a couple bottle of cheer, a gift card and an unexpected $50 check from my uncle. I deposited the check to my account and promptly sent him a thank you note.

I decided that my holiday presents to myself this year will be

1) A new DVD player

2) A new feather bed (provided I can find one under $85).

3) A $30 Shopping Spree at IKEA.

I usually meet up with some friends at IKEA on New Years day to wander the store and we have lunch in their cafe. I need a few little things for the kitchen and I can probably find them at IKEA.

My DVD player has been on it's last legs for over a year and I cross my fingers and pray each time I put a DVD in that the machine will "boot up" and play. For $30 I can find a suitable replacement. Since my TV/DVD watching season has arrived, I would really like to have a DVD player that works.

Hopefully, you had a nice day with family and friends!

3 comments:

FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com said...

Good call with the new feather bed and IKEA thing

About the DVD player - do you have a laptop? You can hook it up to your TV I think with an adapter if you're techy...

I may gift myself with a Shuffle this year.

Fabulously Broke in the City
Just a girl trying to find a balance between being a Shopaholic and a Saver...

undercover vixen said...

it's these things that make me go hmmm.. u had a post before about someone who was in febt but buying all these things and it drove u crazy... but here u are, fresh from banruptcy, large amount of debt and uncertain emplyment future... why do you need ALL these things RIGHT NOW.... it's xmas yes. Treat yourself, ok. but PICK ONE ITEM!

undercover vixen said...

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