Working the Day After Xmas is Not Fun

So, Hubs and I are both at work today. Yup. Each December 26th, I always ask myself why I picked a retail company to work for. While everyone else gets to relax, sleep in, and spend time with family, I’m at my desk. Shopping online. I love the post Christmas sales. I find that they are much better than black Friday.

This year’s Christmas was kind of… well, weird for Hubs and me. Hubs’ grandpa was in the hospital and he was only allowed to leave for six hours. My family wasn’t done with the remodel of their home, so they didn’t host a celebration. On Christmas day, Hubs, me, and my family went out to eat at one of our favorite Chinese restaurants. Although the meal was tasty, it didn’t feel much like Christmas this year.

Hubs and I set a $25 spending limit on gifts for each each other Christmas. For us, gifts aren’t what the holiday is about, so we like to have fun and force ourselves to be creative. Last year, I made Hubs a Blurb photo book of our entire dating history. He really liked that gift. This year, Hubs gave me a Barack Obama calendar. Very cute. But, we also both broke the $25 gift rule. I got Hubs an electric shaver because he was in desperate need of one. He has owned his old shaver he since high school. And, it was really a gift for me, since I get a clean shaven husband now.Hubs surprised me with a Wacom Bamboo, an electronic pen and tablet that replaces the use of a computer mouse. Since the tablet is pressure sensitive, the Wacom system is great for things like drawing in Illustrator or touching up pictures in Photoshop; it replicates real pen motions better than a mouse. Hubs gave me the Bamboo to encourage my designing. So sweet.I forgive him for breaking the budget.

For today’s card, it’s belated, but I still have a few holiday cards to post, even though the season is almost over. So, don’t be surprised when you see Christmas cards in February.

Card Recipe (all supplies SU unless noted): Mr Twigster, Many Merry Messages stamp sets, cardstock and ink in bashful blue, tangerine tango, kiwi kiss, whisper white, frosty day designer paper, silver elastic cord, aqua painter pen, stampin’ dimensionals