I Want, I Want, I Want!!!

Ah, Christmas!  That season when you hear the sounds of "I want", more than any other time of the year. Young and old alike can be seen and heard coveting any number of things they feel are certain "must haves" on that special day. Sadly, it seems Christmas has become more about commercialism, rather than it's intended purpose of celebrating the birth of Christ.

The trend seems to get more out of hand every year that passes.  At some point, I guess, the old adage, "if you can't beat them, join them", comes into play.  With that said, through this post I'm officially "joining" the masses and announcing to one and all what *I* want this Christmas.

There's actually A LOT I want; so much that this post would take the rest of the year to write.  I know that sounds selfish, but if I'm going to be honest, then that's the truth.

For the sake of getting this post written however, I've decided to focus on the three things I want the most this year.  I'm thinking, if I get what I want, then the rest of my wish list will be filled as well.

This Christmas I want:

 Gold.  Any gold is fine, white gold, black gold, yellow gold, all of the above. In fact, the more gold, and the more varied kinds, the better.  My ultimate gold want though is this:

  I want at least two things that are rarities.  I'm hoping these rarities are something I can share with others, who in turn can share them with more people; then maybe they'll become more common.  In this case, common is better than rare.  My two ultimate rarity wants are:

  I want the magic of this season to last year 'round.  Every second, minute, hour, day, week and month of  every year.  This is my third want, only because if I get #2 on my list, I'm pretty sure this third want will also  come to fruition.  This is the magic I want:

And there you have it, my "I want", "must haves" for Christmas 2013.  Even if I only get one of these precious items, I'll feel like the luckiest person ever!

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(Today's word will be in ALL CAPS, BOLD, ITALIC, and STRIKETHROUGH.)




And the winner of the MusiCares® Blogger Contest is: Rashon Massey.

Rashon, otherwise known as "Finalist #6", will be the lucky person on the red carpet and blogging about "Grammy Honors Person of the Year, Paul McCartney", in February, 2012. Congratulations Rashon!

Am I sad that I didn't win? Not at all; I'm not even disappointed. Why? Because there's so many positive things that came from just entering the blogger contest. I've learned so many things, including self-confidence, about myself and what I do.

I've also learned how many wonderful family members and friends I have, who so generously voted for me, and helped get others to vote as well.

Would it have been fun to be the person on the red carpet, and in the same room as Sir Paul McCartney? Of course it would! However, the fact that I was chosen as one of only six people in the entire U.S. to be a finalist makes me feel like a winner anyway. I mean, think how many people there are in the U.S., and how many have blogs; to be one of six is a huge thing, in my opinion.

So, for everyone who's been anxiously awaiting the results of the blogger contest, now you know. As far as where I ranked in the end, I don't have an answer for that. Only the winner of the contest was announced; no other rankings were given.

I want to say THANKS to everyone for their votes, all their support, and for putting up with me the last two months; words can't express how grateful I am to each and every one of you. You helped make this experience even better by being there for me, I really, really appreciate that. Thank you, thank you, thank you!