Williams Sonoma Wish List

I almost forgot to tell you I won a $100 gift card to Williams Sonoma courtesy of the fabulous Trainer Momma! It was quite the surprise and the perfect ending to my almost perfect Mother’s Day (all my kiddos were sick); I’ve never purchased anything from their stores or actually even set foot in one, (eight years overseas will do that to a person) but oh, have I dreamed that a day like this would come.

The trouble is … I am extremely frugal and when I have gift money like this I’m crazy selective. In fact, I will save my money indefinitely for fear I might not spend it on the greatest thing ever. (Really, I still have $100′s of dollars in gift cards from my graduation, wedding, past birthdays, etc) It’s time for me to put that insane habit behind me, so I thought I would enlist some of you guys on just how I should go about using this gift card (you never know there might just be something in to for you too).

So here’s a few things that caught my eye, now blast away … should I or shouldn’t I and if you were in my shoes what would you spend it on??

“Practical Me” says we need a pizza pan and maybe a mesh pan for grilling veggies, but “Indulgent Me” says wouldn’t it be awesome to own a really awesome ice cream machine?

Maybe, one just like this one …

Cuisinart Stainless-Steel Ice Cream Maker ~ $79.95 (ON SALE)

Strangely enough, I have found myself living out many of my dreams here lately … baking with my kids, wearing a cute apron while singing in the kitchen, making my own granola bars (did this today, thanks to Valerie at Frugal Family Fun) … well another one of my dreams has always been to make my own ice cream.

I’ve been thinking I would just buy a few of those cute colored balls and roll them around the house with the kids but this beauty is so tempting … I just don’t know. It got great reviews and makes 2 quarts in 30 minutes! I need some opinions and fast, since this sort of goes against my eating healthful rules for 2010. Not really since it uses mostly natural ingredients and Hey, if you’re going to eat ice cream it might as well be homemade right? No additives, no preservatives, just plain old fashioned creamy goodness. Yum, can you see me drooling right now? I sure hope not.

Before you decide, consider this – I found the same Cuisinart Stainless Steel Ice Cream Maker for just $68 on Amazon & FREE SHIPPING. Sure, it would be FREE if I use my gift card … but it’s $12 cheaper on Amazon (see, I told you I was frugal). Besides, I could make that gift card go a whole lot further if I just got the ice cream maker on Amazon (hear my wheels turning?)

Tagged as: aprons, baking with kids, cookbooks, ice cream maker, shopping spree, williams sonoma