Christmas shopping, special treasures :) Twas the evening before Christmas eve! :)

TWAS THE EVENING BEFORE CHRISTMAS EVE!!! :) Happy Christmas Shopping saturday!!! :) oh my! :) Christmas shopping wild!!! :) my mom and i enjoyed an awesome time shopping today, at the dollar tree! :) i finished up my Christmas shopping! :) i bought 3 more mini trees, to make some awesome cool lottery tickets/gift cards trees, plus i bought some awesome wrapping paper, gifts, treasures, and goodies :) absolutely rocked it!!! with the shopping experience! :) we went around 11:30am, it wasn't that busy :) they added some new items :) it was nice browsing around, and finishing up some Christmas shopping :) i bought some nice decorative gift bags :) my mom bought some nice items too :) We're gearing up for Christmas Eve, and Christmas holiday!!! :) It's gonna snow here on Christmas Eve, and Christmas day! :) We're so very happy, excited, and thrilled! :) The spirit of the season is all around! :) my mom and dad went back to the dollar tree this afternoon, they had a few more items to get :) my dad's gonna be going in to deliver pizza's, but has Christmas eve off :) We're gonna be going to visit my brother Charlie and Barbara, and also having foods, snacks, and drinks tomorrow evening : )Celebrating Christmas Eve! :) my family and i are thinking of you all, our dear friends, and so happy and excited, to celebrate with you all :) We recieved wonderfully heart warming, and very special Christmas gifts, and treasures :) Awww! :) i have some wonderful pictures of our trees, and from Jenn and family's Christmas cookies party, including the huge rose light in our city :) Lots of wonderful holiday cheer all around :) i'm wrapping presents, putting together gift bags :) i'm so happy and pumped up!!! :) Holly and i are watching the Ravens football game, an going to watch the holiday classic, National Lampoon's, Christmas vacation! :) it's one of our favorites! :) There's so many great things going on, and many special memories being made :) blueberry iced coffee CHEERS!!! :) is everyone ready for Christmas Eve and Holiday! :) Here comes Santa Claus! :) woot!!! :) rockin around, the Christmas tree! :) We love you and your family's, our wonderful angel friends :) Tonight, the Christmas movie night party is on!! : )Woot!! :)

Hi angel friends! :) sending lots and lots of love, and our most warmest friendship hugs :) my family and i hope everyone is doing well, and enjoying a wonderful day :) it's the evening before Christmas Eve!!! :) We hope everyone is keeping warm, and enjoying your favorite wholesome and heart warming Christmas festivities, and traditions :) it's a wonderful time in the season :) lots of great preparations, for Christmas Eve, and Holiday :) my family and i are so happy and excited! :) we love sharing in, and celebrating these wonderful times, with you and your family's :) There's a magical spirit in the air, as Christmas holiday approaches :) We love the weekends, and we've got lots of festivities going on :) As we all get ready to gather with our loved ones, celebrating Christmas, we're with eachother in spirit :)

Thank you angel friends, so very much, for your wonderfully heart warming comments, on our baking friday journal :) We're so happy, and delighted that everyone enjoyed our adventure, and pictures :) awww! :) That warms our hearts, and makes us smile :) we love the holiday baking season :) my sister Lisa is planning some baking, for tomorrow :) we're all getting ready for a big Christmas Eve, and holiday :) it's gonna be snowing here on Christmas eve, and into Christmas holiday :) we could recieve about 1 to 4 inches of snowfall :) it would be amazing to wake up to a winter wonderland on Christmas :) We're loving the season, and cherishing all of the great memories being made :)

This morning, we had a sweet new day, rising and shining :) it was very chilly, and was icy in our area this morning. i bundled up for my nature walk, and put lots of goodies in our backyard, for our nature friends :) there was a sheet of ice on the ground, and on our trees. wow! it turned to regular rain, as the morning went on. we were gearing up, to go Christmas shopping :) we're putting finishing touches on our Christmas shopping preparations :) it's so much fun, and a great joy, all of the wonderful excitement, as Christmas holiday approaches :) it was a nice relaxing, and peaceful morning :) i enjoyed some nice time here on DS, writing to friends :) i had my Christmas shopping list, and of course, with it being Christmas, i checked my list twice! :) Christmas time smiles :) i felt very focused, and ready for some great christmas shopping :)

my mom and i got ready to shop, around mid-morning :) my dad usually shops with us, but Taylynn didn't want to shop, so we came up with idea, for my mom and i to get a ride to the store from my dad, and then later on, could pick up my mom and i :) Kayla is at her bf's house today. We enjoyed a nice car ride over to the dollar tree store :) my dad dropped us off near the entrance :) my mom and i walked into the store, and got some shopping baskets :) We began to Christmas shop! :) we were finding some great gifts, including some more toys for the kids :) they have a toy train set, i bought for Mikey and Hunter, and i also got some action figures for the kids, and bought some candies too :) i bought some more gifts, and my mom was finding some great items too :) it wasn't that busy at the dollar tree :) my mom and i were doing great :) i bought some gift bags, plus wrapping paper, and bought 3 more mini Christmas trees, to put together some awesome lottery tickets/gift card trees :) i'm so happy and excited :)

We browsed around a lot, and were getting lots of nice items :) there was a festive spirit in the store :) We continued to shop around, i bought a tin of cookies, and other gifts too :) i also said, "mom, pick out anything on this aisle you'd like", and she picked out a bottle of buble bath :) i'm gonna put it in the gift bag for her :) my mom and i finished up shopping, and went to the checkout :) they had 3 checkouts open :) my mom and i checked out together, helping eachother, we did really good, and i felt very confident in the dollar tree store today :) i'm so happy and excited, for how well it went :) my mom called my dad, when we were all set, and went outside to wait for my dad :) he picked us up, and brought us home :) my mom and dad went back out to shop at the dollar tree :) i'm so happy and excited about the nice Christmas gifts, and wrapping paper/gift bags i got :) i'm putting together lottery tickets/gift cards trees, and also gonna surprise my mom, by putting her lottery tickets Christmas wreathe on our Christmas tree in our living room :) i'm wrapping gifts, and getting everything set :) it's awesome, and so much fun! :) my mom and sister Lisa may go out to shop tomorrow at walmart early :) i'm thinking of going with them to browse around, just incase i need to get another gift or two, but i'm fairly sure, i'm all set, and got really nice gifts for my family :) my family and i would love to take this time, to share with everyone, about some very special Christmas gifts we recieved :)

Merry Christmas Wishes, sent with lots and lots of love, from all around the world! :) awww! :) my family and i are so very happy and excited! :) We recieved beautifully heart warming, and very special Christmas gifts, and treasures :) awww! :) We're so happy, thankful, and blessed, to have you all in our lives, and to be able to share in, and celebrate, the wonderful holiday season with you and your family's :) my family and i are so excited, and thrilled, about the Christmas season, and all of the wonderfully heart-felt, and heart warming memories being made :) We love our very special tradition ,of displaying our beautiful Christmas cards, gifts, and treasures :) on Christmas eve, we love to display all of our Christmas cards, on our living room wall :) it's become a wonderful part of our Christmas eve celebrations :) my family and i feel the wonderful warmth of friendship love, and joy in our hearts, from you and your family's :) We thank you all so very much! : )We deeply appreciate everyone's kindness, and generousity, with all of the love of our hearts :) We're so happy, and delighted to share with everyone, about these very special Christmas gifts, and treasures we recieved :)

Holly and i had a very special time, on thursday night, opening our Christmas treasures packages we sent eachother :) Holly and i each put a nice cozy fireplace setting on our computers, on the youtube site, virtual fireplace, it has a Christmas tree, a fireplace, and christmas lights :) Holly loves her Christmas gifts :) awww! :) i was sharing with my mom, and Lisa, as Holly and i opened our treasures packages :) Holly sent us some wonderful Christmas treasures too :) Holly sent us, 2 beautiful Merry Christmas cards :) awww! :) on the front of the cards, there's lovely Christmas scenes :) inside the cards, Holly wrote us lovely notes, wishing us a Merry Christmas :) aww! :) Holly gave my mom and i, each some nice gold bond lotion :) Holly gave me, a beautiful red cardinal ornament, with pinecones, snow, and holly berry :) awww! :) it's very sweet :) She also gave me, some nice silver and gold ornaments, to put on my DS Christmas tree :) This is so lovely, and a sweet joy :) Holly also gave me, some nice balsam fir tree, and macintosh apple candle wax melts, for my potpouri candle melter :) She gave my family and i, some wonderful herbal teas, including candy cane teas :) we love teas, and sharing them :) Holly also gave me, some nice old bay seasoning :) it's famous seasoning, i love it! :) it's really good :) Holly also gave us, some nice pointsettia napkins, and Holly also gave me, some cool hotwheels collectibles :) Awww! :) Holly and i thanked eachother, for our Christmas gifts :) i gave her some TWD trading cards, she opened the box yesterday, and got some awesome cards :) on thursday night, Holly and i watched a Christmas movie after we opened our gifts :) it was a very sweet night :) my family and i love our wonderful Christmas gifts, and treasures, and will always cherish them :) Holly, my family and i thank you so very much! :)

Donna (IDonna), Steve, Justin, Candy, and their family sent us, a lovely Merry Christmas card :) awww! :) on the front of the card, there's a happy snowman, singing Christmas carols :) it's a festive scene :) inside the card, Donna wrote us a lovely note, wishing us a Merry Christmas :) awww! :) the joys of christmas time, sharing together, is such a beautiful gift :) We love our card, and will always treasure it :) Donna, family, my family and i thank you all so very much! :)

Emma's (ZenEm) Mum (Meryl), her dad (Attila), and their family sent us, a lovely Merry Christmas card :) awww! :) on the front of the card, there's a festive scene, with Christmas decorations :) we get such a special enjoyment, from all of the wonderful greetings, across the miles, for a merry Christmas :) You all are family to us :) inside the card Emma's mum wrote us, a lovely note, wishing us a Merry Christmas :) awww! :) We love our treasure, and will always cherish it :) Emma's Mum Meryl, her dad Attila, family, my family and i thank you all so very much! :)

Kirsten (AGirlonlifesroad), Daniel, Bri, Chelina, and their family sent us, a sweet Merry Christmas card :) awww! :) on the front of the card, there's a happy snowman, with a festive Christmas scene :) inside the card, Kirsten wrote us a lovely note, wishing us a Merry Christmas :) awww! :) Kirsten, and family also sent us, some wonderful Christmas gifts, and crafts :) awww! :) There's a Christmas activity book, pens, Christmas pencils, a notepad, an awesome penguins Christmas ornament (penguins are Kirsten's favorite animal) :) Kirsten, and family also sent us, some lovely decorative christmas napkins, christmas erasers, a cool Christmas lights necklace, crayons, stickers, and Christmas lollipops :) this is so nice, and a special joy :) We love our card, and sweet treasures, and will always cherish them :)

We're enjoying a wonderful day! :) Christmas shopping, spirit of Christmas, and lots more! :) my family and i are doing well, and are in great spirits :) There's lots of great things going on, and many special memories being made :) i'm so happy and excited, for all of the christmas gifts i got for my family, putting together lottery tickets/gift cards wreathes, wrapping presents :) the season is rocking and jingle bells rolling! :) Holly and i are tuning into the Ravens football game, and going to watch the holiday classic, national lampoon's Christmas vacation tonight :) We love our football party's, and movie party's :) woot!!! :) tomorrow's Christmas Eve! :) We look forward to all of the celebrations, having foods, snacks, drinks, and watching Christmas movies, enjoying the warmth of our home, and glow of our Christmas lights :) it's gonna be a very special, and wonderful time :) We're all with eachother in spirit :) We feel so very blessed, and thankful to have you all in our lives :) Thank you angel friends, so very much, for all that you do for us :) We deeply appreciate everything, with all of the love of our hearts :) You all are so very wonderfully nice, sweet, very caring, and generous :) BIG GROUP WARM HAPPY CHRISTMAS TIME FRIENDSHIP HUGS :) There's many more wonderful joys to look forward too, with family, friends, nature, and the wonderfully festive spirit of the holiday season :)

-never lose hope :)

To Wildthing, Peaceful Gentle Moments of the day :) Wildthing, it's a wonderful day, Christmas shopping, getting gifts and presents ready :) it's an awesome time, and so many special memories being made :) You're always in our hearts :) thinking of you, our dear friend :)

my mom says hello :) She says, "i hope everyone is having a really good day" :) awww! :) We love you all bunches and bunches, our sweet dear wonderful g uardian angel friends :) we hope everyone is doing well, and enjoying a wonderful day :) We think of you all often :) Twas the Evening before CHRISTMAS EVE!!! :) the celebrations are on! :) Christmas Time is here! :) We hope everyone enjoys a beautiful Christmas Eve! :)

Merry Christmas Wishes, sent with lots and lots of love, from all around the world :) my family and i love our wonderfully heart warming, and very special Christmas gifts, and treasures :) awww! : )We'll always cherish and treasure them :) We're having so much fun, and having the time of our lives, celebrating with everyone :) We deeply appreciate everyone's kindness, and generousity, with all of the love of our hearts :)

Thank you so very much Holly! :)

Thank you so very much, Emma's (ZenEm's) mum Meryl, her dad Attila, and family! :)

Thank you so very much, Donna (IDonna), Steve, Justin, Candy, and family! :)

Thank you so very much, Kirsten (Agirlonlifesroad), Daniel, Bri, Chelina, and family! :)

Christmas Cookies Party at Jenn's home! :) on Thursday eveningg, we enjoyed a very nice time, going to my sister Jenn's home :) Jenn, Mike, Mikey, and Hunter welcomed us, to see their Christmas tree, lights, decorations, and we had some nice corn chowder, and cookies :) It was so much fun! :) You all were with us in spirit :) we had Christmas music playing, and lots of holiday cheer :) many special memories made, to always cherish and treasure :) i took some pictures at the Christmas cookies party, to share with everyone :) Happy Christmas smiles :)

Jenn, Mike, Mikey, and Hunter's Christmas tree :)

Christmas cookies!!! :) they baked lots of cookies for us all to enjoy :)

Rose City Light! :) In our city, they have this huge rose light, over on the green in the middle of our city :) it's awesome! :)