time to get into the Holiday spirit!

I am so glad its finally Friday!!! It's been a long couple of weeks! And BONUS: Next week is a short one!!!
I have big plans to get the house all decorated with Christmas stuff this weekend. It's actually kinda early for me, but since we are going to be traveling so much in the next month I have to get it done this weekend - our ONLY free weekend until next year! Honestly, I would have probably just skipped the Christmas decor this year, or at least opted for a scaled down version.... But since the Girls Christmas Party will be at my house, I'm going all out. It has to be even extra cute!
I am getting everything out and up this weekend, so that next weekend I can go shop the after Thanksgiving sales and get more for my $$$. This way I will have an idea what I already have so I don't end up buying a bunch of duplicate stuff.

Tonight my sister and I are planning to do some damage at the Jr.League's A Christmas Affair at the Palmer Event Center. I am sure I will complete my Christmas shopping there tonight!
This will be our 3rd year to go. I remember the 1st year we went....
She & I started out early on a Saturday morning with a plan to get all of our Christmas shopping done that day. We can always help each other out because we shop for some of the same people. After long hours on Brodie and at Barton Creek Mall, frustrated we gave up with very few check marks on our lists. We were done trying to find gifts for others, so we decided to go to the Jr.League event just for fun.
We grudgingly paid the $7 to park, and then the $10/person to enter....since we were already there. But when we walked in the door it was like the Christmas spirit hugged us both. We floated down the isles as we easily found items for everyone on our lists....plus way too much for ourselves. When we realized the event was about to close for the night, our pace quickened and and we back-tracked to purchase the items we had been "thinking about."
Obviously I am really looking forward to getting my shop on with my sis tonight.
If you have not been to this yearly event, I HIGHLY recommend it.

A Christmas Affair Hours:
11/21 Friday 10am-9pm
11/22 Saturday 10am-7pm
11/23 Sunday 11am-5pm
You can park at the Palmer Event Center for $7, or at Barton Creek Mall and ride the shuttles for $3 round-trip.
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