reflection on gifts

i love christmas-time, and i enjoy giving gifts. i also love receiving gifts, especially those that are thoughtful and make me mushy because i have such great friends. i received many wonderful gifts this past season, but two i use numerous times a week (well, three, but the third was a steamer i bought myself with money from the steamer i returned that my mom got me b/c it wasn't the one i wanted);
one are the Trader Joe's reusable grocery sacks kayte got me. these sacks are great because i hate using plastic 1-time bags & end up with tons of them under my sink that i only use as trash liners in smaller bins in our apt (but too many bags for the amount of trash we have). but now i have these great bags i can use and use and use! i make sure to always keep one in my truck for when i just go to kroger for a few things (or when i forget to grab them out of the pantry), or i take all 5 when doing a bigger shop for groceries. i just go thru the u-scan so i can pack them myself & not hassle a cashier with it (and truthfully i would rather do it myself anyway).
my second most used gift is the shower radio amy got me. i've always wanted a shower radio, and was very happy she got me one. it works great and i love being able to sing along off-key in the shower, especially when an older song i love comes on.
so, thanks kayte & amy!

*this is not to say i do not love or use all the gifts i have received, these are just the two that are used the most & felt the need to share. :)