Our Christmas Wishlist

Based on some requests, here is a list of things we wouldn't mind having.  Not all of them are reasonable gifts, but they are on the list anyway!  Keep in mind, Mark and I are very fortunate to be in a place where we can afford everything we need.  This is purely a want list and should be treated as such!  You can want things and never have them and still be happy (we are!), but sometimes it is nice to fantasize about the other things, and so here are some of those!  It is fun writing a list like this, especially for people like us who never really know what we want when we're asked the question, so you should try it out and post it, too!

• iPad!  Mark and I would both love to have one of these.  And the cool roll up case that covers it or helps it stand up!  He might have to buy one for term 3 when they go paperless anyway!
• New shoes for hiking (for me).  Apparently Tennis Shoes aren't as great as these: Adidas Kanadian Trail Shoes
• New Tennis Shoes for both Mark and I--it's just that time of every other year when we actually go out and get ourselves new tennis shoes that will last us for another two years or so!
• I'm sure we'd both also take some nice flip flops.  The ground here wears them down so quickly!
• Recipe books geared towards a mini crockpot or a NuWave oven!  
• A pocket trumpet--this seems really silly, but it'd be so cool to have a trumpet here of some sort and I wouldn't really trust bringing mine!  I would take it to the montessori school and show it off at music club!
• An SLR Camera.  sigh.  SO out of price range.  But maybe one day!  
• Tickets to see a musical or a concert while we are at home over Christmas break (or the TCU bowl game, depending on when it is)!
• Lasik surgery (for Mark)-again out of price range.  But this may be coming out of our loan money before he starts clinicals for his third year.  
• Craps table cloth like this one (mainly for me now, but this is geared towards both of us!)
• Several dice to bring back with us for yatzee, Craps, etc. 
• Other board games and puzzles (particularly those good for travel or that can be emptied into a zip lock baggie)!  
• We'd both take a good pedicure (yes, Mark really enjoys pedicures!) or massage!  
• I could use some good jean shorts.  He could use a couple more Old Navy size M men's plain polos.  And maybe another TCU one, too. 
• Mark has said he won't look at the blog (since he has finals this week and better things to take his focus), so I'm going to post a few other ideas!  
• All-in-one golf club!  For his couple of breaks he may have, or his trips to Top Golf over Christmas break, this thing would be so neat and portable.  
• A set of disc golf frisbees, yet again, probably only to be used at home...  
• A new iPhone.   His has a crack. :(
• A good quality stethoscope; possibly one with his name or a TCU logo. 
• Adjustable shelves for the pantry/cabinets for our spices, etc. 
• Any top secret bug-repellent technology would be great!  We're starting to get bug bites indoors and find ants in our microwave and near our computers.  
• Any storage or useful item that has a suction cup!  Remarkably, that is the solution to everything!  (see picture below)
• I will continue to update this if we think of more things!
• A Scentsy or similar fragrance maker

Seriously, though!  Making your own list is fun and it makes life easier for everyone else at least to get ideas about what you want, even if they are way out there like some of ours!