KARISIA
I love making a new Christmas List every year. There are always pluses (another godchild or a new random amiga) and minuses (the toxic people my year of zen has encouraged me to remove from my life) and of course the staples that always seem to add up (office peeps, house staff, pamper posse - from my manicurista to my derma!) But if I had all the money in the world, this is what the most important people in my life would be getting under the Christmas tree wrapped in this year's theme of hot pink paper with black ribbons:
For Mother Darling, who has finally found her calling of Kitchen Goddess (but only on Sundays), her dream Sub-Zero kitchen...
For the Men in My Life, whom I fondly call My Pets, so they'll always remember that they have the bestest hermanita in the whole world, the Rolex Explorer 2010...
For My Sissy, I'd love to give her unlimited supply of frequent flier miles (and va-cay days) so we can fly to each other every so often wherever in the world we may be - We'll go first class all the way, Sister!!! It's World Series time...And if I could, I would definitely throw in this year's sexiest...
For My Ats, who's been obsessively wanting Jennifer Meyer's Circle Necklace ever since she got hooked on Cougar Town, just because she should have everything she wants...
For My Girls, My LLFs, who have always had my back, a girls only trip to the concrete jungle where dreams are made of where we'll live it up a la Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha...
For My Angels, the loves of my life, who are obsessed with our yearly hotel weekends, a whole week at Shangri-la Bora's pool villa with just their Tata...
and just because they'll need to open something from underneath our tree, the much coveted apple ipad...
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RORIE
HANDSOME HUBBY: He's into cars now and last time I asked, he wants the 2011 BMW 5-Series Wagon as our new familia car.
DARLING DAUGHTER: Hmmm. A robot that will clean her room 24/7? Kidding aside, she would love a mega shopping spree at Marc by Marc Jacobs, Topshop and Forever 21. Oh, and I would also redecorate her room in a cool blue palette.
MOMMY DEAREST: A fab frock in red from Elie Saab couture for her annual Golden Girls Christmas soiree.
SIBLING REVELRY: My brother collects watches so I'd buy him the Patek Phillipe Men's Grand Complications in platinum.
As for my sister, she loves jewelry (even more so now because she lived in Myanmar for a few years where tea time for them is bringing over your collection of loose stones so you can trade and compare with friends) and she's currently obsessed with Cartier's yellow gold Panthere ring.
LOVELY LLFs: As for my favorite amigas, I would treat the whole group to a first-class-everything trip to my fave city in the world, PARIS. We'd stay at the best hotels such as Hotel de Crillon, Four Seasons Georges V and Hotel Ritz (in the Coco Chanel suite, of course), go to all the museums, pig out on scrumptious macarons and hot chocolate at Laduree and Angelina and go on a spend-til-the-end retail excursion at Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.
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JENNY
If I had all the money in the world what i'd want to do over and over again is to spend uninterrupted quality time with the the special people in my life... traveling "all expenses paid" to places where i think they'd want to go to the most. :)
* the man in my life: My Jason is passionate about F1 so i'd like to be able to gift him with two things... 1- To get to see the Formula 1 World Championship in Monaco or Monza and 2- To experience Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi preferably during the week of the Abu Dhabi grand prix. :)
* mom: My mom is probably one of the most hardworking people I know and there are two things i'd like to gift her with which I think she'd enjoy... 1- To go on a nice relaxing cruise and 2- To be able to take her on a European tour, spending a mojority of our trip in Germany where her roots are from. Mom has never been there so it would be nice to try to reconnect with any relatives that she may have there. :)
* sisters, brother, nephews & nieces: Something which I think we'd all enjoy is for us to travel all together to the States, visiting certain states where we have relatives. The first and last time my siblings and I were there together was in 1984 so you can just imagine what a riot it'd be if we all made a trip there now with their respective families. Trips to Six Flags in NJ and to FAO Schwarz on 5th Ave will definitely be in the plan. :)
* BFFs/LLFs: One thing I know that some of the LLFs have been wanting and planning to do is to go a trip to Vegas when we turn 35. If it were in my hands and I had the power to work everything out, i'd make sure each one of us had the time and resources to go on that trip... just relax and enjoy ourselves! :)
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KIT
For my hubby - my hubby loves the ocean and his fondest memories are fishing with his dad...i would get him his own boat. Since I don't know a thing about sea-faring vessels, and he never wants to go anywhere without me and the boys, it would most likely be a sailboat and we'll make it a family affair!
For my boys - We always travel with our boys. They love going on trips with us. I would take them on an African Safari so they can see all their favorite animals up close in their natural habitat.
For my mom - my mom has been in remission from cervical cancer for about a year now. She was a real trooper and she deserves to be pampered more than ever. I would take her and my sister on a European vacation complete with a unlimited shopping!
For my sissy - I would give her a custom-built industrial kitchen that would rival any professional chef's so she can continue to whip up her great food from home!
For my LLFs - We've been friends since we were GIRLS- and sometimes I look at us and wonder where all that time went. I really want us to go to a place where we can be young and stupid again, but with legal IDs and without a care in the world. And where else would that be but VEGAS, baby!!! I have it all planned out already...
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