Our Christmas Loot

I refuse Christmas/Birthday combined gifts with the exception of my those from my friend Emily – she’s in the same birthday boat as I am, and she also is an incredible gift giver, so she gets to bend the rules. I also don’t accept birthday gifts wrapped in Christmas paper. Well, I might accept them, but I’ll wrap your June birthday gift in Ho Ho Ho wrapping paper just to retaliate. I might sing Christmas carols instead of “Happy Birthday”, too. I’m brutal. But I digress…

Anyway, at one point I mentioned to B that a DSLR camera might be the only exception he will ever be given to the no combined gifts rule. But then the economy went down the tubes, and we decided we wouldn’t do gifts. Then I got laid off and quickly found a job, and we had a very small severance check that we wouldn’t be relying on after all for living expenses – so we bought each other a new mattress. And then B went shopping. What?! We already bought our gift for each other. Listening is not his thing. I’m so glad, because I got this little beauty!

I thought about not mentioning the camera on the blog, because you’d expect my photos to be, at the very least, not crooked anymore. But, we’ve established numerous times that I’m not perfect, so crooked but crisper photos are coming your way in 2009 – once I figure out which switch turns the camera on.

My parents gave me this coat from LL Bean (my favorite place to buy outdoor gear after spending summers in Maine) so that I would walk Casco (named after my favorite place in Maine – there’s a theme in our house) in the winter. Therefore, it was mostly a gift for B, but I’m very excited about the goose down warmth.

And when I realized B went shopping for me, I went shopping for him and got him exactly what he wanted- no surprises, I like practical gifts. I also like healthy teeth. This thing is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. B brushes his teeth 5 times a day now. Seriously, you need this tooth brush.
And when I realized B went shopping for me, I went shopping for him and got him exactly what he wanted- no surprises, I like practical gifts. I also like healthy teeth. This thing is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. B brushes his teeth 5 times a day now. Seriously, you need this tooth brush.
Here’s to bright white teeth for all those crooked pictures in 2009! Oh, and if you see Mr. B at the mall between now and my birthday, remind him that he’s already given me a birthday gift and send him home – he might be just a little, tiny bit nervous about my true reaction to a combined gift on my actual birthday based on past birthday run-ins.