Fa La La La La, La La, Whoopty-Do!

I just got done doing a bit of Christmas shopping, but it wasn't as fun as it should have been. I definitely enjoyed the small crowds on a weekday afternoon, but I wasn't shopping for anything for Teri. I was getting a lot of the rest of the shopping done, but not being able to get anything for my wife for our first Christmas together kind of sucked.

I will be getting her something, but my (foolish?) optimism that I might get a job offer before Christmas compels me to take a wait-and-see attitude in case I can spend the full amount I would have already spent if I had a job and we weren't being so careful with money.

It will be very nice to spend Christmas relaxing with Teri and enjoying our time together, but I can't feel like there's a bit of a tarnish on my jingle bells this year because of the financial uncertainty.

Much like the theme of the Bears' current season...maybe next year.