Santa Claus Is Coming to Town!
With 87 days left before Christmas, it may seem premature for me to be fretting about making my list and checking it twice. But the truth is it’s not. Because guess what just came in the mail: the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book.
This isn’t quite as bad as seeing all those Halloween decorations on the shelves when you duck into an icy air-conditioned store to get out of the scorching heat of August, but it does have the same result: a cold sweat.
Last year, I was really disappointed in myself. I used to be so conscientious about holiday presents; I’d plan well in advance and come up with just the perfect gift for people. But more recently I’d been too busy or maybe just too lazy — I’m ashamed to admit that I was resorting to gift certificates for all my immediate family members. (And I must say, my sister was doing the same, so I might as well have just handed some cash to her and then taken it back. In fact, I think I did do that, only half in jest.)
So this year, I vow to start thinking about my friends’ and family’s gifts post-haste. And I’m going to start with the Neiman’s book. I vow to have the best list ever by Columbus Day. And I’m going to have creative wrapping too!
Of course, all this foresight also means that I shall be returning to my childhood practice of writing my wish list and promulgating it long before the first frost. I’m not even half way through the Neiman’s Book and I’ve already found the first item that I’m going to tell Santa about: the Louis Vuitton monogram multicolore jewelry case, available for a mere $44,200. Did I mention that Santa will be winning the Powerball lottery sometime between now and making his rounds on Christmas Eve?
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