Thursday, February 22, 2007
Too Many Holidays, Too Few Gifts
The marathon is finally over!
Namely my Christmas/New Years/Wedding Anniversary/Valentine's Day marathon.
I just knew I shouldn't have gotten married in the middle of January during mid-year break at college.
It's the same quandry every year: how to mix up my wife's gifts over four occasions in less than two months. Flowers, chocolates and perfume can't be given so many times, dining out seems redundant when you're buried in holiday food already and jewelry...well, let's just say that my wife didn't exactly react as expected to the perfectly good stainless steel ring I gave to her. Go figure!
While I struggle to choose a suitable gift for all these occasions, my wife stockpiles several until I'm presented with a dozen presents when I had a hard enough time choosing one. No matter what, she keeps doing it and I keep looking cheap, even if I spend $50.00 or more for her gift.
When I do spend a lot on her for one occasion, I'm expected to top that purchase on the next one. Those boxes of chocolates only get so big, y'know.
I'm safe for a while, thank goodness. Now where did I put that gift idea list?
# posted by Dan Reinhold @ 4:44 AM 
