I remember when I was little, as soon as it was “back to school” time, I started looking ahead towards that season to end all seasons: Christmastime.  We had a Toys R Us where I lived, but I rarely got to step foot in the store.  We didn’t go to the mall as a family all that often either.  No, besides after school cartoons, my window into the world of toys was through the Service Merchandise catalog.  We had a showroom in town but I remember mostly just poring through the pages of the catalog.  I would often play a game where I would turn the page and then have to pick out what I would have wanted off that page the most (a la a vintage Wheel of Fortune shopping spree).  And then the TOY SECTION.  Oh my heavenly stars.  Pages upon pages of toys, toys, toys.  Sometimes (most times) I found myself thinking the boys’ toys were so much cooler than the girls’ toys.  When I would draw up my yearly Christmas List, I would often heavily refer to the Service Merchandise catalog, often going so far as to dog ear pages, underline items, writing item numbers and reference page numbers.

Ah, those were the days.

But I still do this, to some extent.  I still troll the internet for things I would like and send not-so-subtle link-hints to my significant other.  It’s fun to look through catalogs and internet stores and pick out what you’d like to have… “what if”…

So what’s on my wishlist right now?  Oooh, here’s the fun part!

• a new laptop.  This one.  Or maybe this one.
• a DSLR camera.  I’ve had my eye on this one.
• a flip video camera.  Everyone has one so why not me too?
• a Wii Fit.  Yeah, still don’t have one.
• a cute laptop bag.  Like this one (love the tattoo look!).

Woah.  I totally lost track of time.  I got sucked into the bowels of Etsy and next thing I know it’s four hours later (okay, I exaggerate, but still).  I could make this list ALL DAY LONG.  It’s so FUN to make a wishlist, isn’t it?  I’ve had some good fortune lately, what with the free iPhone and all, but I wouldn’t know what to do if I all the sudden had everything I really wanted.  What would I have to wish for?

So tell me.  What do YOU wish for?  More importantly, is there anything I’m leaving off my list?