Merry Christmas to me, in my dreams.

Every year, my father emails us (the kids, my sister, my brother and myself) a cute note like this:

Hi Kids,

I spoke to Santa today and he is in need of your list for xmas. He asked that you forward them to my email address as his computer is on the fritz. With the economic times he had to lay some of his elves off so take this into consideration for compiling your list. Look forward to seeing those emails soooooooooooon!

Love,

DAD

(He's adorable, I know) Of course, we have delayed in getting back to him... Maria and I were talking about this and how hard it is to come up with a list. When you grow up and make your own money (or spend all your husbands') and there are you things you want, you buy them. If there is anything I would want and wouldn't buy, it means that it would cost a lost of money. In which case, due to economic times (see above), I wouldn't be asking for those things for Christmas. However, if I were to put together a list of things I would want, here is what would be on my list.

1. iPod Touch. I have the original model of an ipod, and I had a nano that was stolen, I just never got a new one. Now, I will be asking for an ipod for Christmas, just not the touch, because I know I don't need one with a touch screen. However, I think it is time to update my 1980's iPod. I mean, it doesn't even have video.

2. If you know me, you know I am a crackberry addict. I always have my phone, I always check my phone and I will always do so. I have to be plugged in, I have to get my emails, I have to have internet at my fingertips. (Have to is an exaggeration... there are times where I 'disconnect' without warning and annoy all of my closest friends and family.) So, drumroll please, the storm. It's beautiful, I know. And like the commercials say, no body does email like blackberry, so when I saw this bad boy, it was love at first sight. Also, I will take 2 while I am at it, one for me and one for Lawton, thinking in a business sense... and giving.

3. Digital SLR, Cannon Rebel EOS. Now, I haven't done a lot of research on this, so I am not positive this would be the one I would want.... but I do want a digital SLR. Maria just got one and I love the quality... and plus, I totally took photography in high school and I am an artist.

4. MacBook Pro. Sleek, portable and precise! This thing is fast, full of features and fabulous. This one sells itself. I could use this for work, fun, photos, editing, but mostly for work... hmm, have to look into writing this one off...

5. The Kindle. This is the iPod of books. You download books right off their Whispernet system, for a cheaper price than buying hardbacks, and its green! I love reading and it would be great to have like 200 books at your disposal at once! I could have a nice solo retreat, just me, the water and my kindle.
6. One Free Year of Services provided by Hillgate Communications. I met with a communications company yesterday (new home of my best friend, Libby, who used to always give me advice and now wants to be paid for it. ugh) But the meeting went well, excited me and got my non-creative juices flowin'. Needless to say I am pumped about the opportunity and hope we can afford to use them. So, if I got one year free, our business would grow immensely and we would be able to definitely afford them after that. (Libby, can you pull any strings?)

7. Black Zoe Coach Bag. Now, this may sound silly, but every year for the past like 4 or 5, I have received a gift from Coach, either from my sister, brother-in-law (picked it out himself...) or my father. I highly doubt I will be receiving anything from Coach this year, (a) because I need another bag like a hole in my head and (b) there are plenty of other things I would rather receive. So, just to go along with tradition, I would love this tote. Its big, spacious and leather...mmm. And while I am at it, I'll take this, this and this. (For business purposes of course.)


8. Starbucks for a year. Because I have realized that $3.87 for a grande skinny vanilla latte every day is not worth it when I can make coffee at home *sigh*. (Simply due to math 3.87 x 5= $19.35 x 52= $1006.20/year...not because of taste or anything like that.) So I would love coffee from starbucks (preferrably delivered, thank you. oh and I will take a NY Times and News Press while we're at it) for one year.







9 & 10. Season tickets (and flights, obviously) to the Gators football games and the Cowboys games.


Obviously, there are intangible things I want for this Christmas season as well, like peace on earth, end to world hunger, and an agreeable, miraculous solution to global warming. And I also realize I am missing the point of the season, this was just for fun :). So... maybe I went a little overboard... but a girl can dream right?