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All I want for Christmas is 5 fabulous things

5 Holiday Gift Ideas:

TRAVEL:
A Rocky Mountaineer rail journey under the Christmas tree. The two-day, all daylight train trip through the Canadian Rockies is on everyone’s wish list and is guaranteed never to be re-used, re-gifted or recycled. And, by booking now, travellers will receive the Early Booking Bonus offer – a Fairmont Hotels & Resorts gift card worth up to $600 per couple which can be used for amenities such as dining, shopping or spa treatments. A gift that keeps on giving, a Rocky Mountaineer vacation will provide loved ones with a lifetime of lasting memories.

FOOTWEAR:
A pair of sheepskin Australian UGG boots from Victoria's Secret. You save over $100 if you buy them online and shipping and handling won't break your bank. Every stylish mami needs a new pair of UGG's light or dark colour, anything goes with these sexy fasion statements.

ACCESSORIES:
Sparkling and shining, bada bing bada bling! Everyone needs holiday glitter and glamour for the holidays. When you’re swamped with holiday parties and your winter wardrobe is looking less then glamourous, add a dab of fab to any night-out outfit with a dazzling necklace. Banana Republic and Mexx have some great goodies, so have a boo. Go bold, embrace it, along with all the other goodies the holidays have to offer like Eggnogg lattes from Starbucks.

WARDROBE:
Oh I love the winter wooly coats, especially basic black and fab colours like red or purple. Guess has a wonderful jacket that is perfect for any body type, plus it has the high colour high fashion look.

HOME:
Christmas time is a time for spending time in your humble abode, so why not make it dazzling? Urban Barn has the greastest treasures in the most stunning colours to make your house shine and sparkle just like your neckline. Check out the living room accents like pillows and throws.

The X in my Christmas

Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree. Yes, Christmas tree, Christmas eve, Christmas day, Christmas sleigh, it is all on its way in the next couple weeks or so and I am very excited. I have been listening to my Boney M Christmas tunes for a few weeks now and I am forever in the spirit. Christmas is my favourite time of year, my favourite time to be with family, friends and the ones you love. It is the most anticipated day of the year, like a super hot sun day or big fall stay at home snow day. Everyone is excited for Christmas, but is it for the right reason? The saddest thing I see at Christmas is the many car accidents, thefts, rude mall toe steppers, stores jacking prices and all those big bad sad things that make that X in Christmas. Like, changing the word Christmas to Xmas......the meaning of Christmas is Xed out and along with it comes the sad things that I see happening in the world around me. Even if you do not believe in Christ, Christmas has a meaning for everyone, no matter what religion, ethnicity, or culture. Christmas is about celebrating a time in which you can spend time with your family, exchange gifts and warm wishes and genuinely have a day to appreciate life and its many wonders. It's the wonder of Christmas, the love, the celebration. Why would anyone want to X that? Why would anyone want to sing "Feliz Xidad" or "We wish you a Merry Xmas" - is it just to shake the mold or to poke at something that only celebrates good, love, happiness and peace. There are many things I would like to put an X on, but Christmas? It does no wrong.

North America’s Coolest Train Trips

Travel and Lifestyle writer, Kristin Luna, produced a fantastic piece on the Rocky Mountaineer and Whistler Mountaineer trains and we have to agree that the Rocky Mountaineer is indeed one of “North America’s Coolest Train Trips”

Check out the story and some comments from yours truly.

By the numbers

One day until the US election, two days until I can buy the pair of dark brown pants at Plum, three days until my last day at work before my holiday, four days until I get my hair done, five days until my Saturday house chores, six days until my nephew's baptism, seven days until my vacation, eight days until I wear my pj's all day, nine days until I organize the laundry room, ten days until I veg out and watch chick flicks, eleven days until I do a brisk walk around the block for fitness, twelve days until I hit the mall seeking shopping refuge. Again.

In a just a few short 12 days I accomplish a whole lot of nothing much, because I deserve it. I need my break. I need time to recollect, chill, organize and spend time with the person that matters most to me, myself. 12 days to get to know this soul a bit better than I have known her for the past 26 years. It will be nice spending time a little bit of time with me.