Christmas!

Okay, okay. I've finally given in too! I'm always so sad that the Christmas season is over so quickly. I'm usually always also so upset that stores start shoving it in our faces in October. But I've decided to ignore the commercialism and just focus on bringing in the true Christmas spirit as early as possible this year. So since I really don't have very many Christmas decorations at all, I got online tonight and finally ordered the Nativity set I've been wanting for 2 years! Here's a picture.
I also ordered a mini version of the gift I gave mom last year. It's the original Christmas gift, Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh.

I decided that I would also secretly find a way to sneak in the true meaning of Christmas at work this year too! I've come up with a "Week of Giving" where each day during the 2nd week of December there will be opportunities for our employees to give something back. The activities range from a blood drive to assembling toys we can ship over seas to kids who've never had toys. We're also doing "Adopt a Family" within our property and will wrap and deliver the gifts that week too. Because we won't be able to give the employees the kind of party and gift we usually do, I'm hoping that they'll feel so great after the "Week of Giving" that they won't be upset by not receiving anything grand like in years past. Wish me luck!!