Gifts I bought Jsquared for his birthday
1. Dirt - not the stuff from the ground; the hair product by Jonathan from the show Blow Out. A skeptic might say that this $25 goop is no better than the free soil outside. However, Jsquared expressed an interest, and I followed up
2. Superman T shirt and flipflops - not much of an explanation needed. He is a huge comic book geek
3. A Caleb Carr book - he is a huge fan of The Alienist, so I bought him the Italian Secretary. I also put a code in the book, underlining various letters in the opening chapter to spell out a message to him. Yes its corny, but Jsquared likes corny
4. Deck of cards with a photo from our Puerto Rico vacation printed on the back - got these from the Kodak gallery. I chose a photo that will remind us of the trip, but won’t embarrass him if he pulled out these cards on poker night.
5. A framed cartoon by Lux - I drew a funny cartoon about Jsquared and framed it. Again he loves the cheese factor
6. Wrote a song - Though some might call this is corny, writing this song was a huge amount of fun. Finding words that rhyme with "turkleton" is not easy, but the end result was rewarding. Plus, Jsquared wrote me a song for my birthday and I thought that was one of the best birthday presents I ever receive.
7. Cigar Regulator for his humidor - boring and he smokes way to many cigars, but I know he needed it.
8. Case of Southern Tier Unearthly Imperial IPA - the beer of champions. Finding a case of this stuff was like investigating a crime. It took numerous phone calls, interviews, and legwork. Can you believe that a 12 bottle case of this beer costs $85?
9. Lemon Poundcake - his favorite dessert
10. The big one: I signed us up for an Introduction to Wines class at the Culinary Institute - this is a serious class for those who want to learn about wine. For ages we have discussed taking a wines class, but neither one of us ever follows through. Well this time I did.
Excessive, yes. Jsquared is acting like a bit of a baby about turning 35. This is ok with me since I was a huge baby about turning 29. But I want him to know that he is loved and appreciated. And since I won’t tell him I love him (for reasons that I will explain in a later post), I’m showering him with material things instead. It would be cheaper if I could just say the words, but I will NOT say it first. At this point its turning into a bit of a battle of wills about who can hold out longer. All I can say is: I will win.
2. Superman T shirt and flipflops - not much of an explanation needed. He is a huge comic book geek
3. A Caleb Carr book - he is a huge fan of The Alienist, so I bought him the Italian Secretary. I also put a code in the book, underlining various letters in the opening chapter to spell out a message to him. Yes its corny, but Jsquared likes corny
4. Deck of cards with a photo from our Puerto Rico vacation printed on the back - got these from the Kodak gallery. I chose a photo that will remind us of the trip, but won’t embarrass him if he pulled out these cards on poker night.
5. A framed cartoon by Lux - I drew a funny cartoon about Jsquared and framed it. Again he loves the cheese factor
6. Wrote a song - Though some might call this is corny, writing this song was a huge amount of fun. Finding words that rhyme with "turkleton" is not easy, but the end result was rewarding. Plus, Jsquared wrote me a song for my birthday and I thought that was one of the best birthday presents I ever receive.
7. Cigar Regulator for his humidor - boring and he smokes way to many cigars, but I know he needed it.
8. Case of Southern Tier Unearthly Imperial IPA - the beer of champions. Finding a case of this stuff was like investigating a crime. It took numerous phone calls, interviews, and legwork. Can you believe that a 12 bottle case of this beer costs $85?
9. Lemon Poundcake - his favorite dessert
10. The big one: I signed us up for an Introduction to Wines class at the Culinary Institute - this is a serious class for those who want to learn about wine. For ages we have discussed taking a wines class, but neither one of us ever follows through. Well this time I did.
Excessive, yes. Jsquared is acting like a bit of a baby about turning 35. This is ok with me since I was a huge baby about turning 29. But I want him to know that he is loved and appreciated. And since I won’t tell him I love him (for reasons that I will explain in a later post), I’m showering him with material things instead. It would be cheaper if I could just say the words, but I will NOT say it first. At this point its turning into a bit of a battle of wills about who can hold out longer. All I can say is: I will win.
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