A very merry Christmas...
Here is a recap of my Christmas...
I woke up at 8:45 still not in the Christmas spirit. I called my brother and woke him up (keep in mind it was 11:45 on the east coast where he is.) Talked to him while I opened some presents. For the most part I got some really cool gifts, including a 30Gb Ipod, a Yankee clock, a Yankee piggie bank, the Red Sox/Yankees rivalry chess set, and a blender.
For the most part this was great stuff. However one of the problems of having divorced parents is that you usually end up with some duplication in gifts. This year, I got two blenders and two MP3 players. The blenders are no big deal since I can return one with out a problem. The mp3 players are a different story. First of all, when asked by all parties involved what I wanted for Christmas, my response was an MP3 player with a minimum of 20 Gb's to hold my extensive music collection. (Whats the point of an MP3 player if you can't store your entire library on it?) Well I kept stressing the capacity I needed. So my mom sent me a 30 Gb Ipod that is engraved with my name and nickname on it. She went above and beyond and I love it. My dad and my stepmother on the other hand got me a 1 Gb (yes that is "one" not a typo) Sony MP3 player. Don't get me wrong, had my mom not sent me an Ipod, I would have kept the one from my dad. But now I have a dilemma. How do I tell them that I need to return it without hurting their feelings? I just need to be honest I guess and tell them that I am returning the only one that can be returned.
Oh well, back to my new Christmas ritual, watching my favorite movie, Gone With the Wind. I'll post some pictures of my haul later...
I woke up at 8:45 still not in the Christmas spirit. I called my brother and woke him up (keep in mind it was 11:45 on the east coast where he is.) Talked to him while I opened some presents. For the most part I got some really cool gifts, including a 30Gb Ipod, a Yankee clock, a Yankee piggie bank, the Red Sox/Yankees rivalry chess set, and a blender.
For the most part this was great stuff. However one of the problems of having divorced parents is that you usually end up with some duplication in gifts. This year, I got two blenders and two MP3 players. The blenders are no big deal since I can return one with out a problem. The mp3 players are a different story. First of all, when asked by all parties involved what I wanted for Christmas, my response was an MP3 player with a minimum of 20 Gb's to hold my extensive music collection. (Whats the point of an MP3 player if you can't store your entire library on it?) Well I kept stressing the capacity I needed. So my mom sent me a 30 Gb Ipod that is engraved with my name and nickname on it. She went above and beyond and I love it. My dad and my stepmother on the other hand got me a 1 Gb (yes that is "one" not a typo) Sony MP3 player. Don't get me wrong, had my mom not sent me an Ipod, I would have kept the one from my dad. But now I have a dilemma. How do I tell them that I need to return it without hurting their feelings? I just need to be honest I guess and tell them that I am returning the only one that can be returned.
Oh well, back to my new Christmas ritual, watching my favorite movie, Gone With the Wind. I'll post some pictures of my haul later...
posted by Shannon @ 9:50 PM
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