by: PJ Wong

Christmas is coming quickly and all of the stores are scrambling to sell everything from Christmas socks and shoes to the chocolates that are dated 1982. Everyone is falling into the “Christmas Spirit” and are putting up their Christmas trees and Christmas lights.  To be more politically correct, people are falling into their feelings of giving, putting up a giving tree and giving lights. With all of this chaos, a good idea is to realize the reason we celebrate Christmas.           But on a much lighter note, here are some great gift ideas that will fit your budget as a student at Emmanuel: Remember that sweater grandma knit for you? Remember how much care she put into it? Remember how much you thought it was tacky but she thought it was the greatest gift ever? Remember she gave it to YOU? I bet she won’t!  So give the best gift ever and give it back!  Canadians are notorious for getting gifts and re-wrapping them to give to someone who will actually use it; why break tradition? Value Village has the right gifts and prices for EVERYTHING! Every mother says the best gift they could ever get is their child’s love.  Kill two birds with one stone and give her just that.  And since you’ve already killed two birds, you don’t need to buy a turkey.  Guys, for that special someone in your life, you can avoid spending hundreds of dollars by giving her something of her favourite colour.  (You do remember her favourite colour right?) And finally for the ladies, remember that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.  A pie will say it all.