{"id":1953,"date":"2010-12-29T03:04:58","date_gmt":"2010-12-29T03:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/?p=1953"},"modified":"2010-12-29T03:04:58","modified_gmt":"2010-12-29T03:04:58","slug":"christmas-booty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/taketwo\/christmas-booty\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Booty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I gotta say, I love Christmas clearance sales. Really love them. My aunt and I went nice and early the morning after Christmas and a full cart and lots of hard earned $$ later, I walked out with new storage tubs, wrapping paper, candy, a flannel shirt, mini-dog bones and a handful of other gotta-have-and-can\u2019t-live-without goodies. Woot! <\/p>\n<p>And then today, to avoid ishy traffic and stock up on some of my favorite shirts, I decided to stop by Target on my way home from work. I casually meandered through the woman\u2019s clothes department, pondered getting some skinny jeans, went and picked out some nummy looking bread and then thought, \u2018meh \u2013 might as well see if they have any Christmas stuff left\u2026 I\u2019m already here.\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>Oh.boy. Jackpot. <\/p>\n<p>As of tonight, the girls now have holiday PJs and a nice warm winter hat \u2013 with ear holes. ha!&#160; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5565copy1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"IMG_5565 copy\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_5565 copy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5565copy_thumb1.jpg?resize=430%2C645\" width=\"430\" height=\"645\" \/><\/a>&#160; <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5582copy1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"IMG_5582 copy\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_5582 copy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5582copy_thumb1.jpg?resize=430%2C645\" width=\"430\" height=\"645\" \/><\/a>&#160; <\/p>\n<p>Immediately after getting home I got out their new jammies and got them all comfortable and dressed for bed. I\u2019m sure their squeals were those of enjoyment, but I can\u2019t be positive. <\/p>\n<p>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5508copy1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"IMG_5508 copy\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_5508 copy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5508copy_thumb1.jpg?resize=268%2C390\" width=\"268\" height=\"390\" \/><\/a>&#160; <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5527copy1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"IMG_5527 copy\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_5527 copy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5527copy_thumb1.jpg?resize=584%2C390\" width=\"584\" height=\"390\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Once they both squirmed out of their PJs, I decided to give the hat a whirl. For a little perspective, here are a few shots of the hat keeping my {most favorite lens in the world} warm. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5569copy1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"IMG_5569 copy\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_5569 copy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5569copy_thumb1.jpg?resize=430%2C645\" width=\"430\" height=\"645\" \/><\/a>&#160; <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5575copy1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"IMG_5575 copy\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_5575 copy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5575copy_thumb1.jpg?resize=430%2C645\" width=\"430\" height=\"645\" \/><\/a>&#160; <\/p>\n<p>ah!! love.it.lots. Now I\u2019m sure you understand the reason this was an irresistible purchase \u2013 it\u2019s tiny, it has ear flaps AND ear holes, and it\u2019s a hat. for a cat. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5594copy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px\" title=\"IMG_5594 copy\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_5594 copy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5594copy_thumb.jpg?resize=800%2C534\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Doesn\u2019t she look warm and WONDERFUL? <\/p>\n<p>Tara is a bit more feisty, so getting the hat on her and getting photos wasn\u2019t quite so easy. I bet during nap time I could coax her into it. ha! She will probably sleep with one eye open from here on out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5585copy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"IMG_5585 copy\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_5585 copy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5585copy_thumb.jpg?resize=285%2C190\" width=\"285\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a>&#160; <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5587copy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"IMG_5587 copy\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_5587 copy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5587copy_thumb.jpg?resize=285%2C190\" width=\"285\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a>&#160; <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5598copy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"IMG_5598 copy\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_5598 copy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_5598copy_thumb.jpg?resize=285%2C191\" width=\"285\" height=\"191\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>So the moral of this amazing post is that you should always check out the Christmas clearance section because you never know what you\u2019ll find. And Digi \u2013 you are my hero for putting up with me and my wardrobe choices. <\/p>\n<p> Night!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I gotta say, I love Christmas clearance sales. Really love them. My aunt and I went nice and early the morning after Christmas and a full cart and lots of hard earned $$ later, I walked out with new storage tubs, wrapping paper, candy, a flannel shirt, mini-dog bones and a handful of other gotta-have-and-can\u2019t-live-without [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,10],"tags":[205,19,456,20,44,206],"class_list":["post-1953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cats","category-choco-moose","tag-cat-hat","tag-cat-potrait","tag-choco-moose","tag-digi","tag-holidays","tag-pajamas"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Bqtn-vv","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/taketwo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/taketwo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/taketwo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/taketwo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/taketwo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/taketwo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1953\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/taketwo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/taketwo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/taketwo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}