Christmas Season!

Tonight they light the tree in Rockefeller Center and the Christmas Season starts to gather some serious momentum.

I loooooove this time of year. Love love love. The decorations, the anticipation, the baking, the music, the conspiratorial planning... It's a holiday that turned into an entire SEASON. What's not to love?

Plus, I got all of my Christmas shopping done. (That's right, done-sies.) This leaves me free to cook and decorate to my heart's content. I have very ambition plan that involves gingerbread and the New York Skyline.... Too much? Nah.

Merry Christmas!!!

Buff? Buff!

Have you ever heard of a Buff? I hadn't until I started Christmas shopping for some of my outdoorsy friends and family at REI.com where I came across this odd looking product and had to watch the video for an explanation:



I'm only moderately outdoorsy and I'm thinking that thing looks ever so useful. So! Pick one up for your rock-climbing-enthusiast of a husband or your hardcore-scouting in-laws. 46 days 'til Christmas! Or 16 days 'til Thanksgiving, which is when I aim to have all of my holiday shopping done by...