Pink Piggy Lux: 2008

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Thursday, December 18, 2008

I am addicted to vintage Christmas.

ANYTHING Christmas that is old, pretty, glittery or kitschy will find its way to my home.

I love going to thrift stores like Goodwill this time of year and buying the older Christmas items that have been donated.

Here are some of my favorite finds:

I also spend too much time surfing ebay for ideas too.

Something about old Christmas cards, paper & decor just makes my heart melt!

Happy Thursday.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Grannie & Granpa are getting Crocs for Christmas

It's always hard to select Christmas gifts for my grandparents and in laws.

Often they tell my husband and I not to buy them anything, because there isn't anything they really need.....which is true but who wants to go to Grandma's house on Christmas Eve bringing nothing?

Not me.

So this year I thought long & hard about what gift I could give my older loved ones that would be practical, affordable and something they would really be happy that I got them later on.

And so it hit me.....

CROCS!

Crocs are PERFECT for older relatives.

First of all, most of my older relatives have never heard of Crocs. They wouldn't know where to buy them.

Second, Crocs are ugly. People forget the good reasons Crocs became popular and began buying them for the trendiness and those freggin jibbitz...well how many elderly folk are into jibbitz? Who instantly sees a pair of Crocs and thinks BEAUTY!!??!!

Many older folks are not aware of the GREAT things Crocs shoes are made for. Crocs are so much more than garden shoes.

Crocs are slip resistant. Crocs are easy to get on & off. Crocs can be dressed up or down. Crocs are socially acceptable. Crocs are anti bacterial! No getting germs from these babies!

So many valid reasons for older people with such issues as: arthritis ----having trouble tying shoes, people who fall easily, and people who even the smallest cold can really become sick to wear these shoes.

Crocs are also 50% off this week at crocs.com.

Plus free shipping.

Yep.

I was able to snag two pairs of Crocs for under 30.00 INCLUDING shipping.

http://shop.crocs.com/outlet.aspx

Don't forget to use the coupon code: crocfriend8

Look, they may be ugly, but once my father in law sees the comfort, tests the non slip thingy out when he's getting his AM paper and sees how quickly they go on & off...I think he will be pleased.

And then maybe for Mother Day/Father Day I can buy them some jibbitz.

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Noel

"The First Noel" is one of my most beloved Christmas carols.

But until recently, I didn't even know what the "first Noel" really meant.

Shamefully, I sung this song out of habit and tradition. I just assumed it was seasonally appropriate and a beautiful song. I knew it was about my Lord & Savior but I didn't know much more than the basic chorus.

I was so WRONG.

The "First Noel" means the first birthday, the first Christmas.

The word Nowell comes from the French word Noel meaning "Christmas", from the Latin word natalis .

So, I now encourage you to celebrate Christmas, not out of tradition or even symbolism but rather celebrate knowing that this special time of year is about so much more. It's about the first Noel. Without this miraculous birthday, the rest wouldn't even matter.

Lyrics

The first 'Noel the angels did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep,
On a cold winter's night that was so deep.