7th Awesome of Christmas

what a treat..the 7th awesome is also not meijer related. all i have to say for this awesome is 2 words: picture presents.

every year there is one gift for each person under the tree that my mom is particularly proud of purchasing. it's the one gift she is absolutely positive that you will enjoy, although it's not usually something you actually asked for, it's usually pretty frickin' sweet. now, you know when you have picked this present because mom drops whatever she is pretending to like and yells "hang on a second!" and goes running for the camera. it's become quite a joke in the family, as one person touches the golden ticket of presents and mom grabs the camera, someone else will yell "awwww yeah!". we have pictures of people opening coats, mine are usually the yearly hippo (i heart the hippos...more than i heart the superficial), stereos...all random stuff. regardless of whether or not this present is favorite of the year or not, i always love how excited mom gets about the picture presents, therefore i heart this moment.