I love getting things done!

We had an incredibly productive weekend, even though it doesn't really sound the most exciting. I got both of my bathrooms cleaned, my master bedroom closet cleaned out (we were able to donate five HUGE bags of clothing to charity), both upstairs and downstairs vacuumed, and Dan is in the middle of putting Christmas lights up right now (no, we won't actually turn them on until after Thanksgiving, but since it was almost 60 degrees here this weekend, he decided to take advantage of the warm weather and get them up now).

Oh, and we finished over half of our Christmas shopping! We went to the mall to get the stuff for my brother and my mother-in-law, but everything else was done online. I love how convenient amazon.com is--and it's so much cheaper!! I got three hardcover books for some people on my list, and my total, even with shipping, was $30 LESS than I would have paid at Barnes & Noble. Wow! I admit, part of me does like going to the mall and hearing the Christmas music, seeing the decorations and the shoppers and everything, but I'm fine only getting one or two gifts there; the rest of me is all about doing online. So much more convenient!

So, with the click of a mouse, I finished my shopping for my mom, my sister-in-law Nancy, and Dan. Since we got my mother-in-law's and brother's gifts at the mall, we now only have to get stuff for my dad and my brother-in-law Jason. (Oh, and Dan still has to buy stuff for me--his words, not mine!) Not bad for it not even being Thanksgiving yet!

I was going to post pictures of our Christmas lights, but Dan just informed me that we are out of some and we'll need to go to Target and get some more. Oh well, guess I'll have to wait until next weekend! :)