I don't like crowds and do not like shopping (unless its quilting related of course). For the last several years I have done almost all of my Christmas stuff online. It goes back to when I was a kid and my friends went shopping every weekend. I came from a working family and we didn't have the extra money for that. It never failed that I would find something I fell in love with but couldn't have. It finally dawned on me to quit tagging along....I was much happier after that. =)