One of my favorite days....

...is the day after Thanksgiving...and it's only 43 days away! You may be wondering what is so special about this day. Well, let me tell you...it is the only day of the year that I get to get out of bed at 4:30 am, skip a shower (an interesting thing to do with naturally curly and totally out of control hair!), buy a delicious vanilla chai tea from Starbucks (skinny, of course!), shop to my heart's content with my most crazy fun little sister, and indulge in a big breakfast late in the morning....all with NO CHILDREN!!! My sweet sister, Katy, and I spend hours on Thanksgiving Day scouring all of the sale ads and planning our shopping route for the next morning. I usually manage to complete 95% of my Christmas shopping on this day and am completely exhausted by the time I go home to my family (usually by 11 am). It's great...and I can hardly wait!