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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Getting Ready for Christmas Poll
1. Who do you shop for?
2. Are you done shopping yet? If not, much much do you have left to go?
3. Is there a gift store you love to shop at for Christmas?
4. Have you put up your decorations? If not, when will you do it?
5. Do you have a favorite Christmas tradition?
6. Anything else?
Re: Getting Ready for Christmas Poll
2. Are you done shopping yet? If not, much much do you have left to go?
Yes! Just one gift left to get for DH's birthday, which is right around the holidays.
3. Is there a gift store you love to shop at for Christmas?
Limetree in Vinings and Love Street in Smyrna. I find a lot of cute stuff there.
4. Have you put up your decorations? If not, when will you do it? Yep! We put them up this weekend. Our tree:
5. Do you have a favorite Christmas tradition?
Eggnog while putting up the Christmas tree and doing our own thing on Christmas morning w/just the two of us.
6. Anything else? I am already tired of Christmas music since we have to listen to it all day at work.
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My Nest Bio and Cycling Advice
1. Who do you shop for? DH, mom, dad, sis, 2 grandmothers, 2 first cousins and spouses, their 4 kids, my 3 best friends and their husbands, and our officiant/family friend and his wife
2. Are you done shopping yet? If not, much much do you have left to go? no...i'm probably halfway there, maybe a little more
3. Is there a gift store you love to shop at for Christmas? i actually don't really like "gift stores", i feel like they all have the same stuff
4. Have you put up your decorations? If not, when will you do it? tree is up and lit, but no decorations yet....hopefully that will happen this week. and the mantel is decorated, and DH wants to put up the outdoor lights this weekend
5. Do you have a favorite Christmas tradition? i love driving around to look at lights with DH, i love spending christmas eve with my family opening gifts, and i love our advent calendar we split up
6. Anything else?i am a christmas music JUNKIE.My Shopping Blog
1. Who do you shop for? Dh, the kids, the family member I'm assigned and I get something for my ex from the kids.
2. Are you done shopping yet? If not, much much do you have left to go? I'm 95% done. This is a first. Usually it's the week before Christmas and I'm scrambling.
3. Is there a gift store you love to shop at for Christmas? Not really. It depends on the person. I love MiniBoden for my daughter and MLB.com for my son.
4. Have you put up your decorations? If not, when will you do it? I've put up some. We were going to go get our tree last night but it was raining so we're going on Thursday instead. Everything will be fully decorated by the end of the weekend.
5. Do you have a favorite Christmas tradition? We spend time with the kids each night lighting the candles and celebrating Advent. I love the family time and that they understand what Christmas is really about.
6. Anything else? Christmas cookies and a work bonus!
1. Who do you shop for? This year is a little different due to the move. We're buying presents for BILs, SILs, nieces, nephew, Parents, cousins, Aunts & Uncles. Final number of people to buy for is 41....crazy!!!
2. Are you done shopping yet? If not, much much do you have left to go? Almost, we still have to buy for all the kids (9).
3. Is there a gift store you love to shop at for Christmas? Pier 1
4. Have you put up your decorations? If not, when will you do it? Nope, not this year.
5. Do you have a favorite Christmas tradition? Watching the Christmas Story, Christmas Vacation & Elf on Christmas Eve.
6. Anything else? Crossing my fingers that everything works out this year.
1. Who do you shop for? DH, parents, in-laws, best friend/her hubby/her daughter
2. Are you done shopping yet? If not, much much do you have left to go? I have done zero shopping. I plan to do some this weekend.
3. Is there a gift store you love to shop at for Christmas? Not really
4. Have you put up your decorations? If not, when will you do it? I haven't put up anything yet. If I do anything, it will probably be just a small tree within the next week or so. I'm feeling lazy this year.
5. Do you have a favorite Christmas tradition? Opening gifts with my family on Christmas Eve.
6. Anything else? I'm ready for my work Christmas party!
1. Who do you shop for? DH, My Parents, FIL, Brother and SIL, 2 Aunts/Uncles, 2 Cousins/Spouses and their 3 kids
2. Are you done shopping yet? If not, much much do you have left to go? I still have to do all of it. I have ordered 2 things for DH, and once I get my CD back from the photographer I am going to order picture books and framed prints.
3. Is there a gift store you love to shop at for Christmas? Not really
4. Have you put up your decorations? If not, when will you do it? Cut down our tree and decorated it last weekend. Still need to get the wreath for the kitchen door from my mom when she gets all her decorations out.
5. Do you have a favorite Christmas tradition? Driving around looking at lights with DH, opening presents with my parents on Christmas Eve, and lunch Christmas Day with the whole family.
6. Anything else? I am excited for my work Christmas party this Saturday... it is in Alabama so we get a free hotel, free steak dinner, open bar, and a chance to win some cash
1. Who do you shop for? DH, and then we draw names for both sides of the family.
2. Are you done shopping yet? If not, much much do you have left to go? I have to get a gift for SIL. We set a limit of $25 and everything on her list is over $50. Awesome.
3. Is there a gift store you love to shop at for Christmas? Francesca's in Chattanooga, ETSY shops
4. Have you put up your decorations? If not, when will you do it? Yep. They went up 14th. Early, I know.
5. Do you have a favorite Christmas tradition? We always went to Christmas Eve service, then came home and opened gifts from the family, and then got up and had Santa gifts in the morning.
6. Anything else?I'm watching the lighting of the tree in NYC tonight.