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1.  When it comes to holiday shopping, I absolutely love it. I'm a shopaholic in general, so guilt-free shopping feels so great for me, and I especially love picking out things I think people will love. I just hate shopping for people who are hard to buy for.

2.  A few things on my Chritmas wish list are...  a new bedding set, things we need for the apartment, boots, hat/mitts/scarf, a wallet. Or see the whole list here.

3.  An intangible gift I would like to receive is a weekend away with boyfriend, and even with Chloe too. I'm in the beginning stages of planning something like that on my own. The gift would be for it to work out.

4. A gift I would like to give this year is   a better job for boyfriend. He's stressed over money and although I can help with money, it would make him feel better if it wasn't a problem for him in the first place.

5. My Christmas will be spent  with my little family Christmas eve and Christmas morning, with my mom and family also Christmas morning, with boyfriend's family Christmas afternoon, and with mom and family again for supper that evening. It shall be a busy day this year. 

6. My most favorite Christmas gift of all time was  My Baby Spice doll. I was never so excited over a doll. 

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7.  The best thing about the holidays is all the family time, and this year, seeing our babies get excited over their new toys. Or the boxes and wrapping paper, I mean they're just babies after all. 

It's rare that I double post in one day, but this just sounded like too much fun. Link up yourself with Lauren. Have a good weekend!

Fill in the Blank Friday

I'm doing something new - taking part in Fill in the Blank Friday, and I had a blast with it. 

1. Right now the weather where I live is:

Pretty amazing for September. Sunny, and warm. You could still have a beach day today (and tomorrow!) if you wanted. 

 2. The best piece of advice I've been given is:

Trust your mommy instincts. 

3. My most favorite person in all the world is:

If I eliminate the obvious (my daughter), I would pick my grandfather. He's spoiled me since the day I was born. I was the first granddaughter, but not only that - I was the first child of the only girl. I lived with my grandparents for a year when my mother gave birth to the twins. When I went away to college, he had a bit of savings for me to get started. When I was struggling, he always helped out. In November 2010 he had a stroke, which left him as a whole new person. He has a hard time communicating with speech, but can sometimes get his message across. He doesn't like a lot of the things he used to. He's completely different. The one thing that hasn't changed is that he still loves me more than ever, and has also passed that love along to Chloe. He's basically my father. 

 4. If I were to have a "mission statement" for my life, it would be:

Yolo. 

Hah, totally kidding. I could try to pull something awesome and inspirational out of my hat, but I'm not wearing one. So I pulled something out of my ass instead. Meaning, I hopped on Pinterest and found something that fits into my life right now.

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 5. My most favorite item in my closet is:

My little black dress, that I only got to wear twice. I absolutely love it and can't wait for an opportunity to wear it again. 

 6. The best cure for a bad day is:

A happy baby. That might sound a little sappy or cliche, but it's true. No matter how upset I am, if Chloe smiles or laughs at me, I can't help but smile back, even if it's just a little. Coffee helps too. 

 7. Today is:

Friday. How can that ever be a bad thing?