When I was eight, my parents had just gone through a divorce and it was my mom, my brother and I for the holidays. My dad was never a huge Christmas buff anyway, and his tendency was to forget that the holidays were coming and rely on my mom to make it special for us.
My mom had some time off that year, so she had wrapped all of the gifts and put them under the tree a few days early, much to our delight. We sat by the Christmas tree, shaking the boxes and packages, trying to guess what was in them. My mom looked on from her spot on the couch for a few minutes, before she quietly slipped away.
She came out of our bedrooms a few minutes later with a suitcase for each of us, and had decided on a whim to take us to her home town; the town my aunts, uncles, cousins, and great grandmother still lived in.
It is such a special memory for me because it was the first Christmas that we spent as a threesome, and we spent it with some of the most important people in my young life – my extended maternal family.
(Plus, my mom back then was not much of an adventurer, so to be spontaneous like that was a nice treat).
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I would spend them might share a little
If I won them I’d use them for gifts and to buy groceries.
Depending on the gift card, I would give it away as a gift, use it for Christmas presents ot for improvements to our house.
I’d use them to help with airfare and trainfare for holiday travels this year!
If I won I’d probably keep the gift cards for myself.
I’d use them to buy Christmas gifts.
I would use the gift cards to buy Christmas presents!
I would use them as gifts.
I would keep them for myself there are a lot of things I need.
It would depend on the gift card as to whether I would keep it or share with someone else.
Depends what gift card I won but I would either spend it on myself or gift to someone else.
I would use them to buy items for our new home.
Awesome give away! This year we’re hoping to donate quite a few bikes to a local mission. I’d use the gift cards towards that.
I would do some Christmas shopping
Buy needed items for my pets
I would both share and spend them!
I would do some Christmas shopping and buy boots for my husband.
I’d spend them on Christmas presents.
I would use them as Christmas gifts!
gift card are always handy after the holiday, with 5 kids to buy for we always put ourself on the side burner and normally pretty spent by the end so when we get gift cards so xmas we spend them on ourself as our after xmas treat, I would do the same with these gift cards if we win
i would share them
With Christmas around the corner I would definitely use them
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I would use them toward Christmas gifts! Thanks so much for the chance to win!
I would use some of them for myself since most of my holiday shopping is over
If I were fortunate enough to win, I would give them to my kids for Christmas.
I would give them to my extended family. We usually end up getting them a few gift cards anyways so this would be perfect!
I would use my gift card to buy groceries
If I won, I would use the GC’s as stocking stuffers
I would use them to buy xmas gifts
I would spend them on Christmas presents!
I would use this to spoil my family on Christmas morning 🙂
I’d be buying a special person the barbeque we’ve been wanting
I would save them for a Rainy Day.
I would pay down some debt
I would use as gifts for Christmas or use for Christmas gifts
i would keep some and give some as gifts
I would share them for gifts
I would keep one to spend and share one as a Christmas gift. Thanks
I would use them. Need all the help you can get nowadays.
I would spend the gift cards on Christmas gifts. It would be nice to shop with free money.
use for holiday shopping
I would save them for while we are on vacation–in case there is something we need
I’d spend them and maybe share some.
I would pay down some debts
I would use them towards Christmas presents.
I would use the money to spend on gifts throughout the year.
Because it’s so close to the holidays, I’d spend them on gifts.
I would share them with my family. I really enjoyed your story about your Mom and Christmas.
I would use them for the holidays.
I would share with my family for Christmas gifts and goodies!
I would use them to help buy xmas gifts