on the 8th day of Xmas....

Past years, I so havent felt the "christmas spirit". I never liked listening to Xmas music cause its everywhere! I complained I hear it in the car, I hear it at work, I hear it at the store, etc I dont walk around in a jolly mood, da best thing about xmas was the movie ELF! lol. I was such a grumpy scrooge!

But this year, so far is sooo different. I feel more grateful, more humbled. I guess it started when watching the First Presidency Christmas Devotional. Prez Monson said "I'm saddened to see Christmas becoming less and less about Christ and more & more about marketing & sales & parties & presents. But yet, Christmas is what we make of it!"  OMG, so true! To me, the season was about wearing cute scarves & other winter clothes, Holiday blends at Starbucks, seasonal peppermint JoeJoe's at Trader Joes and Shopping Shopping Shopping.

That night, we attended a fireside with keynote speaker 49er Will Tukuafu & his wife Krystle. Listening to their stories make me think about myself and what I would've done if I were in their shoes. They're both very humble, very inspiring and it got me re-evaluating my life. (is it too serious in here? LOL) Anyways, on da drive home, I was telling the girls... I didnt grow up with a silver spoon. We had our fair share of Hard Times & humble beginnings. But it seems like, i forget sometimes. And i stated that I need HUMILITY to come and slap me in the face again from time to time as a wake up call. And this sure was a wake up call.

The next day, I felt all jolly & giddy! lol I shared my story with whoever wanted to listen cause everyone else looked at me in disbelief and rolled theirs eyes like, Okay, sure! haha Haters! I'm not trying to save the world but I feel there's more I can do. I looked up a bunch of places to volunteer, not just for the season but throughout the year. My girls and I were supposed to have a craft night and decided why not make a craft and give it to someone we want to share with (ie, a young couple who just moved into town expecting a baby)

On my way to Target, I was at the 3rd Avenue light (which can get pretty busy & congested) The car in front of me wasnt moving at the green light. I sat there being patient (for the first time) and cars behind us were honking, screaming, etc. Finally, the lady gets out the car (probably in her late 50's/early 60's) and screams "give me a break!" Then she's trying to push her own car & steering at the same time. I felt so sorry for her since everyone was being A-holes honking & flipping the birdie as they sped passed her. I pulled my car into the donut shop and walked back to help her. Walking towards her, I can see she was struggling and NO ONE else stopped. By the time I got there, she made little progression. But this was still a busy intersection, folks are still at a red light. I looked up while pushing the car and they're all starring but no one got out to help! I was just lost for words. Maybe they thought I had it all under control LOL But still. We parked her car and I ended up giving her a ride to where she was heading.

So we made these cute ornament wreaths and delivered them. It was too cute and the folks were very appreciative and felt da love. Das What I'm Talkin Bout

My CUTE purple/silver wreath!

Sini's 49ERs wreath

So far, my Christmas Spirit level is where it needs to be....and I love it!

P.S. So Hurry Down the Chimney Tonight:)

Now I'm gonna leave you with a couple xmas commercials I enjoyed as a kid lol

i just like this one in general. lol its cute