I love advent calenders. I mean LOVE advent calenders. It might be borderline obsessive at this point. I have 6 this year. Two that are permanent and the others are either the kind with chocolate in them or little kid ones where you pull back the paper to reveal the surprise. Back to that surprise thing. I guess that's why I like them. A little surprise every day up until the big man in the red suit stops by. Well, maybe not anymore, apparently Santa and I have a different interpretation of naughty...I am more lenient I guess. ;) I am really in love with the wooden gingerbread one at Sur La Table. It's half price right now and I am going back and forth on whether I need it. I am sure my husband thinks no. But the little kid living in my heart thinks YES! But this year I am not loving my advent calenders as much. This year they are mocking me. Single digits! Holy crap on a stick Batman! I definitely am feeling the pressure that so many people complain about. I wont complain because … [Read more...]