Merry CHRISTmas

Whomever said the Brown family isn't stylin' apparently didn't know us in Christmas of '88. Because if they did, they would have noticed us sporting the oh-so-festive Christmas sweatshirts (not sweaters, we keep it cas' around here). They would have also noticed that we were going to therapy for lack of photogenic-ness. Sara had already graduated from the program, I was nearly done, but I'm afraid Ally and Graham got a late start. Don't worry, after years of intensive therapy they are now beautifully and handsomely photogenic.

You know how Oprah does her "Favorite Things" show every year? Well, I thought I'd do a little list of my own. I have no free cashmere jumpsuits to hand out, but really, who wants a cashmere jumpsuit? I sure don't, especially if it has spider webs on them. sick.

So, here's short list of some of my favorite things:

Jeans: Citizen of Humanity
Christmas Candy: Brachs Christmas Peppermint Nougats
Running Shoe Brand: Brooks
"Old" Book: Pride and Prejudice
"New" book: Life of Pi
Cartoon: Get Fuzzy
Socks: Argyle Cashmere
Hobby: Knitting
Car Brand: Volvo
Store: Target
Candle: Cricklewood Candles "Coffee House Blend" votive
Makeup: Macs
Cereal: Kashi "GoLean" Crunch
Sports Drink: Blue PowerAde or Watered-down Lemon Lime Gatorade (uh, don't knock it until you've run 5 miles and tried it)

So remember this Christmas season, the things people need the most are the intagibles: peace, love, joy and you definitely can't buy those at the store.