A couple weeks ago I received an email from my friend stating she had everything she needed this year and if I planned to buy her something for Christmas she preferred the money be used for charity. It was a group email she sent to all of her friends and family. My first response back to her was "So does this mean you aren't getting me a gift this Christmas??" She laughed and said she was making gifts, which she does every year. I know this wasn't her intention but now I feel like the a-hole that wants gifts. I love Christmas and my favorite part is getting gifts for my friends and family. Gifts don't have to be extravagant, for me truly its the thought. I've also made this into a competition with the pilot. He of course doesn't see it as a competition but my goal is to win. He does so many wonderful things throughout the year, I at least have this one chance to out do him and get him the perfect gift. The other fun part is when you have kids, the excitement they feel for the holiday is contagious. Of course I do want to teach my son to be generous, I will make sure to do something where he sees that we can help others this season. My parents are going out of town and decided not to buy any gifts. I'm totally fine with that if it makes them happy. It is very easy to be stressed about the holidays, what gifts you are going to buy, are you charging all this on credit cards, are you trying not to hurt feelings if you can't buy any gifts. My thought is don't go into debt for the holiday, if you can't afford gifts, take pictures of your family and send those out with maybe a update letter of what is going on in your life. If they are truly your friends and family they will understand.
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