(December 17, 2010 at 5:01 am)lilyannerose Wrote:(December 15, 2010 at 12:11 pm)Lethe Wrote: First non-Christmas this year, family's strapped for cash. My mother thought I'd be disappointed, but I'm honestly just looking forward to sleeping in. No war for me, I'm like Switzerland... or the moon.
We're rethinking the holidays given the current economy. We've put an absolute limit on spending for gifts. We sat down and talked about it and realized we couldn't remember most of what we received as gifts last year. So we've decided on a day of food and drink, we're pooling $$ for an outrageous bottle of champagne because a part of the holiday is decadence, putting together a good dinner and snack menu and calling it a day.
I have to admit I'm liking not doing it this year! I hate shopping for me much less for someone else.
Good thinking! I always like seeing the face of someone who just got the perfect gift, and the challenge is tempting. But this year, I'm barely keeping my head above water.
