wishful thinking

 

Good morning!!! Can hardly believe that I got up at 5:30 a.m. and am now drinking coffee out of my favorite NYC mug, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed with a couple loads of laundry already done and a load of dishes loaded in the dishwasher! How extremely rare! The reason for this is that my hubby wanted to go hunting this morning even though it is insanely cold outside! I sure hope he is rewarded for his endurance! poor thing.... but it was his choice I guess! So I decided to be a big girl and stay up instead of going back to bed after he headed out. I just finished my bowl of Cream of Wheat which I took the time to make it like my mom did growing up...on the stove! So it turned out smooth and creamy instead of lumpy like my normal microwave version does. Yummm....and then you just have to bury some clumps of brown sugar in it while it's hot so when you are eating it, you stumble across these pockets of liquid brown sweetness....

  I wandered into World Market on Monday to finish up some Christmas shopping, and wanted to stay awhile and set up housekeeping right there in the store! That place makes me swoon....and transports me to places all over the world that I've never been! The thought even crossed my mind that it wouldn't be such a bad idea to be locked in overnight. But I decided not to hide in the aisles and forced myself to leave and go to Walmart, horror of horrors in the Christmas season! Anyway, after several hours of shopping, I had everyone crossed off my list! Yay! But, I also had compiled quite a list in my head of things that little ME wanted! Why is it so easy to shop for myself?! These are the items that have my heart pumping peanut butter! And I am amazed how domestic most of them are!

 Love these cake pop pans at World Market...

  This VS robe would be perfect to lounge in...

 Old welcome mat is on its last leg! Or shall we say "foot?!"

 

 

Or shall I get this one?! It so cracks me up!!!

 

Need a new blender... but NOT this one! It's ON SALE at Kohl's for $710!!! Don't know how a blender can ever cost that much! {I have a Food Network blender hidden at Dirt Cheap, waiting for it to go 80% off}

 

 

 Anthony gave me this shoe calendar last year, and I LOVED it! Want another one for 2013.

  Another World Market find...a single cup coffee dripper! Put in a filter, add grounds, pour hot water over, and wait for a fresh cup 'o coffee!

 

   Another item that I have hidden at DC...need to stop by and check on it today!

 

 This is probably the best thing I could spend my Christmas $ on! Perfect for zapping up crumbs and grass when you don't feel like getting out your big vacuum, while is ALWAYS for me!

 

Do y'all have your Christmas shopping all done? and your own Christmas list compiled? :)