Rain Rain Stay Away.

After a day and a half of severe weather forecasts and a flash flood warning... 

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it looks like the rain is still off shore.  

*whew*

Don't get me wrong, I don't mind the rain, but I just hope it stays away (for a bit tomorrow) for my walk from car to office (and back) and my dinner with the girls tomorrow night.  

PS. How cute are the tights and the boots!

Dear Santa,

While Mother and I were at the mall I took a break to write a letter to Santa.  

As part of its "Believe"campaign, Macy's stores around the nation have desks, stationary, and mailboxes so people can write and mail letters to Santa.  For each letter written, Macy's has pledged to donate $1 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, up to $1 Million.  *yeah, $1 was donated today* 

Holiday Lights

Because we love the Holidays so much, the Mister took me out for a special date night to look at the holiday lights and displays around town. 

{A pretty pink tree @ the "Pink Hotel"}

{Sand (yes, that's really sand) sculptures @ the Sheaton}

{A beautiful and incredibly tall tree @ the Parc Hotel}

After walking through a few hotels we decided to see the Honolulu City Lights display.  

{The Mister - making sure the Grinch doesn't steal Christmas} 

{getting a scare from an abominable snowman}

{the Mister loved the train, unfortunately it was too late for a ride}

What a great time! I hope everyone else is enjoying the Holiday Season! 

Decorate the House (**check**)

This weekend I spent some quality time watching a few of the Hallmark Channel's Holiday Movies, and decorating the house: I dressed 2 small trees, put out a few of our favorite holiday decorations, and even decorated not one... but TWO wreaths.   

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I am particularly proud of this of this wreath because for a year (maybe even two) it had been sitting bare, still in the a box, and on my craft "to do" list... until yesterday.  

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Armed with my hot glue gun, I used a box of round red ornaments, a bushel of (fake) "holiday flower," and some ribbon from one of the Mister's birthday presents to decorate the (thankfully, pre-lit) wreath.  

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Order Holiday Cards (**check**)

I am pleased to report that our 2010 holiday cards have been ordered! Whoo hoo! 

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. . .  and I am super excited to report that all 50 cards were FREE (total savings of $104.50!) courtesy of Shutterfly!  After posting about Shutterfly's awesome holiday cards and blogger promo (and, of course, sending a link of the post back to Shutterfly) I was promptly emailed a promo code for 50 folded or flat 5x7 stationery cards!  Yeah! 

Tis the Season... of Giving

I love finding the perfect present for my friends and family.  It brings me a great deal of joy to know I can give someone a gift that will bring a smile to their face and make them happy.

To bring holiday cheer to local children, my office is supporting an organization called the Children's Alliance of Hawaii.  We have a Christmas tree in our main lobby with the names and holiday wishes of children.  Although some of the children are asking for MP3 players and "skinny jeans" others are asking for such simple things as a backpack, a book, shoes, and art supplies.  

The "angel"I selected is a little girl who wants a book or a game; I'm getting  her both.  It may not be much, but through a simple gift, it makes me happy to know that I am able to bring some holiday cheer to a child who may not otherwise have had any presents or a tree to put them under.  

Christmas Countdown!

Today is the first day of December and the countdown to Christmas has officially begun!  

Last night I was super excited when I realized that I had finished almost all of our holiday shopping before December!  That excitement was short lived: I realized that the Mister and I still had to work on our holiday cards!!
And then... 50 Free Holiday Cards? *Whaa? Really* -Can you imagine how super happy I was to learn about a blogger deal from, your friends and mine, Shutterfly!  The good people at Shutterfly are asking bloggers to do what they do best: blog (about their favorite holiday cards)!
But now the problem is... which Shutterfly card to choose? After looking through the holiday card selection there are SO many great cards to choose from; here are just a few of my faves:

I'm super excited for the Mister to help me choose our 2010 holiday card (I already picked the picture)! 

PS. to the other bloggers who haven't made your holiday cards yet, check out this deal: what an amazing offer!