My Grown-Up Christmas List

I'd like peace for all on earth just like the next guy, but I also got some great tangible Christmas gifts too. Among them:

• A box of eight "trendy" mini-perfumes from Sephora. Once I figure out which I like best, there's a certificate in there for a full-size bottle of any one I choose. I love this idea because it lets me pick out my favorite scent...and the little sample perfumes will be great when I travel!
• A purse hook, which I can't wait to try out (and figure out). Why buy a nice purse if it's going to sit on the floor at a restaurant? And speaking of "nice purse"...thanks for mine, Chad!
  
• A Topsy Turvy tomato planter, which I am very excited to experiment with on our back fence this spring. We'll have to grow green peppers, though, because Chad doesn't like tomatoes and if this thing works as well as it's supposed to, there will be more tomatoes than I can eat myself!
• A buffet server to keep food hot when we entertain. I usually make a lot of cold dips and finger foods, so this opens up a whole new world.
• Some antique salt-and-pepper shakers from Chad's grandpa. A few antiques here and there really complement a lot of the more contemporary, new stuff we have. Hand-me-downs from previous generations are one of my favorite Christmas gifts. How can you put a price-tag on something like that?
• A shirt from Banana Republic that goes with everything, great sheets, warm socks, quite a few books about teaching your dog tricks (which unfortunately did not come with patience pills), and a bunch of other fabulous things.

I really try hard to buy good Christmas presents, but I'm afraid this year my creativity didn't come close to others!