She made me hold her lion while she snapped the picture...
Then, she made me hold her beagle...
Then, I had her take a picture of the lovely necklace she gave me.
The rest of the presents we gave each other would seem odd to anyone not in on the reasons. Gift cards to Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Home Depot, Starbucks, Quick Trip, and the local beauty college? Not 'the' chi chi places, certainly, but the reasons why are sweet. Fry and I love Red Lobster, Hubs loves Olive Garden, so we exchanged those. Hubs gave me the Home Depot just in case I wanted a power tool for a project. We have a Starbucks, McDonald's, and Taco Bell moving in a block from our house, making me feel claustrophobic. Fifteen dollars worth of mocha coffees does go a little way towards easing the pain. ;)
The Quick Trip, our local gas station and c store? A 'gift' certificate for that? I love fountain drinks, but we always have cans of soda in the house. Why should I stop by a c-store for one thing when I can just toss a can in the purse? With pay at the pump, I don't even need to stroll inside for a drink. The gift card forces me to treat myself.
The beauty school gift card will be fun. Hubs doesn't know it, but I'm planning on doing something to 'get' him. Right now, I'm going with putting in a blue hair rinse, and telling him the beauty school messed up big time. I don't mind too much it's from a beauty school. There was one time I'd spent $70 on just a cut, only to end up looking like Carol Brady. It's ok in the seventies, but not in the late nineties. Sheesh.
Toppa is doing great, no cookies were burned during a phone call, and Happy New Year to everyone who reads this! Our family is celebrating Christmas on January 18th, which means I still can't show off all my recent finished objects knitted. I'm working on a sweater for Fry, so I'll have to get a decent picture of it, soon.
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Among my gifts were gift cards to Lowe's and Michael's. I feel so rich! I've spent way too much time thinking about what I can get and they're not for all that much. Fun!
You have a gift from me, too! You'll get it as soon as I get off my fat little hiney and mail it to you. :)
Isn't is rotten, that no matter how much you tell the stylist that you don't want to look like every other soccer mom in the city, they always seem to make the the cut like the mom standing next to you in the grocery line??? Sad. Blue rinses are a must for those with real personality!
I haven't forgotten your pay it forward gift... It'll be sent out after the new year... Happy New Year, by the way!
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