Mary Beth and Kim both tagged me for this one, which comes to us from PG:
Name five of your favorite all time gifts, either given or gotten:
1. Christmas 1968: The largish box wrapped with the familiar paper from our local bookstore turned out to be a boxed set of The Lord of the Rings. I had tried to read The Hobbit a few years earlier, but didn't like it. I was too young, I think. Now, at 12, I was ready for Tolkien. I plunged into the trilogy and never looked back. I still have those beat-up old paperbacks, and have read them many times.
2. Christmas 1981: The Scientist and I had been dating seriously for a couple of months. Engagement already seemed imminent (and in fact, was). On this, our first Christmas together, he gave me a place setting of my (soon to be our) everyday dishes. It came from Marshall Field (RIP) in the Galleria, and the plastic candy cane that adorned the package still hangs on our tree every year.
3. Same year: He had told me that when he was a boy, he always wished he could live in a castle. So I gave him one: a nice sand castle with a light inside, and it still sits on a table upstairs.
4. I wear more silver than gold. A few years ago the Scientist gave me a very simple and elegant silver chain, suitable for everyday wear. I have other similar chains, but that one is special to me.
5. Last year, I knew the Scientist was going to get me something from Chilly Body of Flowing Water. I had folded down strategic pages in the catalog, at his request. When I opened the box, I pulled out a gorgeous tapestry jacket that goes with nearly everything in my closet, and I was thrilled. I had never seen it in the catalog, and certainly hadn't marked it--but it was perfect. Who knows what I had intended for him to see on that page? It didn't matter! He was so glad that I loved it!
Hmmm...I'll tag Mindy, Jan, Dogblogger, and Mompriest!
8 comments:
Great play! I love your #2, and it gave me a hankerin' for Frango mints.
Your husband is definitely a gifted gift giver!! I love the gifts that you have woven into your every day lives. That is so cool.
I love the jacket. My DH buys me some of the best clothes EVER.
wonderful reflection on gift giving and receiving. I'll play later! Oh, and I've been to the MF at the Galleria, I think. But many years ago (1971-72?)....when I lived in FW....maybe not the same one....
I love your list! I will be working on mine.
Fun to read your list. So much love from Scientist in his gifts to you. The tapestry jacket sounds lovely. And I played already.
Snicker...Chilly Body of Flowing Water. Had to think about that one! I love it when jackets like that match everything!
We found some time to play! Thanks for tagging!
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