It's Christmas, Charlie Brown!

Hurray! My Christmas package arrived yesterday, which made me the happiest kid in school! As you can see I've propped them up nicely against my only "living" plant, and I use the term living loosely.

David and Lorne were shocked and amazed that I wasn't tearing into the packages as soon as I saw it, but I told them I was waiting until Christmas. Their response was that this is the one time I can cheat and open them before Christmas and nobody can do anything about it. This prompted me to tell them the story of the ONLY time I have ever peaked early:

I was ten and knew all of our presents were wrapped in mom and dad's closet. I chose a cube-shaped box and ever so gently lifted the wrapping away from the box. To my shock it was a set of four escargot dishes. Now back then was when I was just beginning to aspire to be a chef, but c'mon, no kid EVER wants escargot dishes for Christmas! And back then I still had the subtly of "ooh it's nice," verses my bluntness now of, "Send back pile!" You think it's funny that when I was ten I owned my very own set of escargot dishes?? Guess what was under the tree the next year?? My second set of escargot dishes!

Now really today it is great, I have a kitchen stash for myself when I finally get responsible and have a place of my and I'm sure whatever crap I would have actually wanted when I was ten would have been long gone by now but this is why I do not peak, it is in fear of Christmas Karma!

Besides, my stocking and wrapped presents make me feel all warm and Christmassy inside!