I wore a red undershirt the last couple of days, and I was terrified that I was bleeding both times that I saw the red flecks on my stomach, even though I almost instantly knew it was just fluff.
I have a friend who’s getting married in a few weeks, and I need to come up with something to get them. They’ve been in an apartment for the past 2 years and will be there for at least 1.5 more years, so I think they’re reasonably set when it comes to anything that I associate with being a traditional wedding gift. And besides, whoever said I was a traditional gift kind of guy anyways?
I want to get them crayons. A big box. And a copy of the book “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”. I’m not certain how well it would go over, but it would be unusual, and it would be cheap. I mean, I do have to spend my money on other things as well, right? Well, actually, not really. But I still want to get something that’s unique and slightly disposable. I don’t want it to be a commemorative crayon set, where you’re supposed to not use it. I want them to have something that they’ll get an immediate kick out of and then, 5 years from now, they’ll hardly remember that I even gave it. That’s my ideal gift for a special occasion.
If I want a gift remembered for a lifetime, I want that gift to be the result and sum of several interactions, not the product of a single stroke of genius.
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A couple of years ago, I gave two friends of mine a Target gift card for something like $9.72 figuring they would get a kick out of it and then forget about it. I was right, they did get a kick out of it but I was wrong about them forgetting about it. Every so often one of them will make some reference to it. I don’t regret it though since we still get a good chuckle out of it.
I really think this is awesome. One of the best gifts is marriage education – I mean, God has blessed some in social science to really make breakthroughs. There is hope today that many of us can break old patterns, we can become more free now than at any other time….to be who we want to be. YES. all i every learned! maybe some BIG paper to go with it?
That sounds like a really great gift. A sense of humor is a must-have for any marriage, lol. they are lucky to have a friend like you.
I got on xanga again. First in a long time. I even made a post. But then I realized you haven’t posted for almost two months. And even more than that, I think I’ve talked to you once in that time period. Are you alive? Are you okay? You’re still facebook poking me, so at least the world’s still spinning.. Hope all’s well.