The Best Christmas Presents I Bought Myself

This year we did white elephant for our extended family gifts. My sisters and I decided we would buy all the gifts and divided up the responsibilities. Then there were negotiations about they number and value so I ended up buying extra gifts. We had big and little gift categories

Since we had a mix of people I tried to get gifts that were unisex. I was searching for large gift choices at Costco one day and came upon a king sized down duvet I thought was nice and down pillows. So I bought two pillows that would be one gift and the duvet as another.

When the opening came Carter opened the duvet and made some rumblings that she would be up for being stolen from. Russ stole the duvet from her, which was a kind sacrifice since he would be happy sleeping under a burlap sack.

Then when it came my turn to open in the third round and no one had opened the pillows I picked them, just so they could get into the stealing. No one wanted them and I ended up keeping them.

The day after Christmas I changed the sheets and decided I wanted to wash some of the pillows on our bed. Russ made up the bed with the new pillows and the duvet. I put one of my handmade quilts on top since I did not have a duvet cover yet.

That night I had the best nights sleep I have ever had in my own bed. I thought maybe in was an aberration. Until the next night. The combination of that duvet and pillows with my temperpedic pillow was heaven.

I am so thankful we got to keep the gifts I bought. I feel guilty that no one else stole these gifts now that I know they are so great. If anyone in the family asks about them I will get these things again for next year’s exchange. If not I won’t because I can’t use more, but boy are they great.