The Gift Exchange

This week, as I flipped my calendar open to November, a familiar sense of panic stole over me. Before I had children, I used to put a great deal of thought into all my holiday gifts; hand-made pillows tied with elaborate bows one year, fused glass one-of-a-kind coasters the next. I didn’t realize at the [...]

As a child one of my favorite things to do was play dress up. Lets be honest – It is still one of my favorite things. I love a good costume party like a little blue monster loves cookies. Growing up in the Northwest our costumes for Trick or Treating had to be rain proof. [...]

Guest Blogger: Sam Wick I’ve always had a certain appreciation of the Halloween holiday. With a combination of trickery, treats, parties, and fantastic costumes there is a lot to enjoy as a short respite to the increasing chill, and at least around here increased rainfall. Halloween is an odd holiday as it takes a strange variety of [...]

When I was little I loved spending time with my grandma. I would go to her house and spend the day shopping and having girl time. Those were the best times. After a long day I would get ready for bed in one of my grandpa’s t-shirts that was 6 times to big for me. [...]

I have some sisters who are hard to buy for.  I like buy them something that they would not normally buy for themselves, but I don’t really know what that would be. The Toast of California was a big hit with the sister who received it for Christmas last year.  She lives in California and [...]

Remember Peeps, the ubiquitous Easter treat? This is a silly question which I promptly confirmed by a quick search on Google Images. However, when I was 8, Peeps were pure, culinary genius (so were Pixie Sticks). Not too long ago, I thought it would be great to get Peeps for Easter. [...]

I love cookies.! In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever met a cookie I didn’t like. Here at Gifttree, we take cookies seriously. We use only the best, and it’s a rare day when someone around here isn’t eating one of our delicious treats! I think the best day ever was last Fall when I [...]

I cannot believe that Valentines Day is right around the corner. The month of January just flew on by so quick, that I am not prepared yet for it to be February! Valentines Day is a huge event here at GiftTree. It’s one of our busiest holidays of the year, and dare you say [...]

I can’t believe Thanksgiving is right around the corner! This is definitely one of the highlights of the year in our family, as we all get together at my Aunt’s house and see other family members we haven’t been able to see in awhile. The guys go out to the garage and deep fry a [...]

I was flipping through the calendar the other day and noticed that some lesser known holidays were listed on it…Grandparents Day being one of them! I think that this day is easily overlooked, but in my opinion it shouldn’t be. Grandparents are awesome and we should celebrate them! My grandparents are unfortunately no longer with us, [...]