Gifts

After Thansgiving comes Black Friday. I love shopping on Black Friday, there are so many sales and saving opportunities. I get to buy what I want and what I want to give as presents. This is very convenient because in December Christmas is here.

I like giving presents, but my family isn't really into that. We used to get a ton of Christmas presents but when we started going to Mexico the airplane trip ended up being our present. I appreciated it but I felt like I still wanted a heartfelt and personal gift. 

Something I really like doing with my friends is Secret Santa. About 2 years ago I had a secret santa exchange with my family and ended up loving the experience and the mystery of it. We met up at a fancy restaurant and had a big party. This year im doing it with my friends. It'll be a fun experience. 

The funny thing is that most of the Christmas presents I've received are pretty generic. Clothes, food, other stuff. They aren't really that special. It was just something physical and not really something to make a big deal of even though I really appreciated it. However, if I had to pick a favorite it would be my trips to Mexico from my parents. Mexico is a really phenomenal  escape from the cold weather in Illinois. I like going to beaches and pools as well as spending the holidays with my family. That's my favorite present.