On the last Sunday of Advent many of us look around and see Christmas decorations everywhere and hear Christmas music on the radio, and then it hits you - Oh NO! You haven’t bought any Christmas presents and you start to get that nervous feeling in your belly. I’m not one of those overly enthusiastic people who start shopping for Christmas presents in the middle of August and then tell everyone at Thanksgiving that “I’m already done with all of my Christmas shopping.” To all you early shoppers out there…GOOD FOR YOU! Why don’t you head off to the North Pole? Santa needs more elves like you. Just leave the rest of us procrastinators here in Lateville!
If you’re like me, I start thinking about Christmas shopping around the end of November. And by that I mean that I think to myself I will start asking my family for their lists earlier this year. As December rolls around I still feel good because I have some lists and there is still plenty of time to get my shopping done by Christmas. Then it happens! Some weird time warp envelopes me and the next thing I know there are only a few shopping days left. With a heartless swoosh the three first weeks in December just disappeared without any warning and I am left with one measly week try to find those cool, hip, fun, and extraordinary presents for family and friends. I know what you’re thingking…there’s always gift cards, right? But who wants to be the gift card guy? “Merry Christmas; I didn’t feel like trying to figure out a good gift for you so take this card and be gone now!” No, I don’t want to be THAT guy. So here I am with only 1 week left and I am typing away…wasting even more time, aarrgh! What am I doing?? I need to get out there and shop for those perfect presents. Wish me luck!