This year I had really looked forward to Christmas, but it really didn't turn out the way I had planned. John Lennon said that "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans". There's so much truth in that statement
Attention everyone: we now officially have T-minus eight days until Christmas, and preparation time is running out faster than we can shove holiday cookies in our mouths. We still have to buy last-minute presents, dig out those stockings from the back of our closets and make time for that awful office party.
December 22, 2012 A couple days ago I posted the results to a question I asked on facebook. The question was, “What is the worst part about Christmas this year?” One of the most commonly found responses was “missing loved ones.” I’m with you. It’s not easy to put a smile on your face when you’re missing someone that you love.
In continuing with the Holiday spirit, I thought you might like to see this video. It was shot in 2011 at the Chicagoland area's Woodfield Mall with a surprise performance and updated spin on the holiday classic, "(There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays
December 12, 2012 Every year my wife and I set out to find the classiest looking tree we can find. This year made up our minds that we were going to let our kids decide.
December 11, 2012 Shoppin' ain't easy. There are so many gifts to buy for so many people and you've got to make each of them unique for the gift receiver. They always say that "It's the thought that counts." So what about a gift card? All you have to do there is pick the store and the receiver does the work. There's not much thought involved at all. Does that make a gift card a "lazy" gift?
December 10, 2012 I'm a self described kid at heart. Maybe that's why I love prank videos. They crack me up. When they are focused on the holidays it makes it even better. Check out this prank of a person dressed in a snowman costume.
December 4, 2012 New research suggests that people gain an average of one pound from Halloween to New Years Day. That doesn't sound bad. The problem is that we don't tend to lose that pound. Do that for 20 years and suddenly you're over weight. I'm not normally one to worry about it. I believe that holidays are meant to be celebrated. But...
November 30, 2012 For a 2nd year in a row, the generous folks at Diamond Alpacas of Clarence asked if they could team up with WYRK and give away 20 Christmas trees to families who may be in need. You can sign up for one of
Taylor Swift covers the new issue of Parade, looking festive in a fitted white top and red bottoms with silver tinsel as a scarf.
What do you get for the girl who has everything? That's Blake Shelton's dilemma when it comes to figuring out what to get wife Miranda Lambert for Christmas.
November 8, 2012 This morning listening to Clay and Dale, I heard them mention that some retailers like Wal-Mart are getting a jump on Black Friday this year. Instead of the typical midnight or 3am, 4am start in to the holiday shopping season, they’re opening doors on Thanksgiving night with special sales.
