I See You . . .

9. My life-size dolly. Now what little girl wouldn't want an doll that's exactly her size? I do remember her and she was my best friend!

8. My very first Jem Doll! For those of you who don't know, Jem was the Bratz of the 80's music cartoon scene. I wanted a Jem doll so bad and my mother swore to me up and down that I wasn't getting one. When I opened it on Christmas morning, I swore it was Santa that got it for me and not her.

7. *clears throat* When I was younger, my family and I used to spend Christmas in Puerto Rico with my Grandmother, who passed away this year. One of the present I got from my Abuelita was my very first training bra. It was white with a pink bow in the middle. Sorry, no pictures of that.

6. Big age gap here. One of my most favorite presents of all time? My very first Guns N' Roses T-Shirt! You think I love MCR? You should've seen me when I was 14 and in love with Axl Rose. I was so surprised when my mother got me this shirt. She hated-hated-hated the kind of music I listened to. I couldn't believe it! Sadly, I never had my picture taken with it so here's what it looked like. It's a classic.

5. My Black Leather Motorcycle Jacket. The reason I wanted this so bad was because I wanted to look badass and also to look cool next to my boyfriend and you know what? It worked!

4. When I was in high school, I never had a good Stereo. Just cheap little boom boxes that only had one speaker that worked. So one year my boyfriend bought me a  real stereo. I couldn't believe it! He was my first real boyfriend and I was so excited that he spent that much money on me! Wanna know something that not even my husband knows? I still have that stereo! It's in my bedroom. Who'd a thougth that this could someday be obsolete? It had two CD decks on top, incase your wondering.

3. One year around the holidays I saw a commerical for the cutest little bears - Kiss-Kiss Bears from Hallmark - and I wanted them so bad. I'm such a sucker for cute sometimes. So of course when I opened one of Edward's gifts one Christmas morning, that's what was inside. Btw, my son loves them too and they always sit on my dresser.

2. Man, how our priorities change. Right before I got married, I started looking for items for our home-to-be. I had already decided that my kitchen was going to be blue. After I bought all my dishes, towels, caniters and curtains, I saw the cutiest little Coffeemaker. Stupid, right? Not for me! See, this coffeemaker was red and I had never seen a red coffeemaker! I feel in love with it right away. I didn't get it, though. I was going to wait until after xmas to see if it would go on sale. It whined up being a gift to me from my in-laws. This coffeemaker has been around for about 7 years and still work great (KitchenAid, I love you).  Btw, I finally changed my color scheme just to accomodate my cute little coffeemaker.

1. My most memorable Christmas present of all time was my Very Beautiful Little Boy, Kenneth, who's 7 years old, going on 8 next month. He was born two days after Christmas. Better late than never, right? This is one of the most precious things in my life and I love him very, very much. This little man definitely completes me.

I'd like to add something. When I was working on this project, I had to dig out all my pictures so that I could find the right ones to post with this list. Upon doing so, I came across some memories that I'd like to share with all of you. Like I had mentioned before, I used to spend my Christmas in Puerto Rico with my Grandmother up until I was 14. One time, my family had a get-together and invited everyone they knew. When I looked at these pictures, I became very sad because I know it's something that will never happen again. So if you all don't mind, I'd like to share them with you. In my family, there are a lot of musicians and they love to play and sing, especially for my grandmother. Here are my most cherished holiday memories.
Happy Holidays, Buzznet.
~ Millie