My favorite Christmas gift

I was racking my brain trying to think of something new and different to blog about. I don't want to bore my readers, and I also want to expand my base. So, today's blog will be about the holidays. 

This was the first year in a long time that I didn't want anything for Christmas. I told my mom to get me useful things like appliances. She nailed it and got me a deep fryer and a 3 pot crock pot! Alex (my husband) kept asking me what I wanted, but I just didn't want anything. My desire was the give Bailee the greatest Christmas, and we did. She got way more than she needed, and I'm thankful for that.

When I opened my gifts from Alex, I was so pleased. A new purse and perfume from my favorite designer (Betsey Johnson), a pair of coach shoes, some smelly good lotion, and then the box he wouldn't let me open til last. I had absolutely no idea of what it could have been.

When I opened it, I immediately began to cry. He had ordered custom nesting dolls for me. It was him, then me, then our nephew, then Bailee, and then 3 blanks for future babies. Now, you're probably wondering why that would make me cry.

My grandfather's mom, my mamaw Beulah, was a part of my life for a very long time. I was young when she died, but old enough to remember her. My favorite memory was when I would go to her house and play with her Russian nesting dolls while she cooked. Every time I see nesting dolls, I get emotional because it takes me back to those memories. 

We all have gifts that we love and cherish, but those nesting dolls are my favorite. What is a meaningful gift that you have received?