Really nice article!!
My birthday and my husband's birthday - as well as several other family members - are also around this time of year. I used to get so frustrated when people assumed I was holiday shopping.
This year, it seems there are less blue things and less Chanukah things in the stores. I feel like they used to at least put some blue stuff out - but not this year!
I love the idea of relating it to someone else's birthday party.