And it's actually Friday; and it's not another post about Nolan!
1. Giving is so fun for me. I feel like I have a knack for finding/putting together the perfect gift when I really put some effort into it. I love giving gifts to others knowing it's something they'll really love; watching that smile on their face is priceless.2. Receiving is fun, but not as much for me. Of course I love getting gifts, who doesn't? But opening gifts in front of others makes me kind of uncomfortable. I don't get super emotional, so when someone is staring at me expecting me to get so excited as I open their gift--kind of stressful. Weird? But sending me a gift in the mail is wonderful. Hint hint. ;)
3. The best gift I ever received was a new bedroom. My parents closed off my bedroom and my sister's for several months (we had to live in other parts of the house!), and we weren't allowed to peek. Together with my grandfather, they put their head's together and expanded our bedrooms and adjoining bathroom. My grandfather did the construction. We got new flooring, paint, beds and decor. Loved it!
4. The best gift I ever gave was two Christmas's ago, Aaron and I gave my parents framed photos of the chapel where they were married. Back story...my dad's sister had drawn them a picture long ago of that same chapel and Mom naturally had a framed photo of them on their wedding day next to the drawn picture. For Thanksgiving that year, Aaron and I had gone to upstate New York to visit family. I had my grandmother take us to that same private estate chapel. It's gated and locked. Aaron and I snuck in and had our photos taken in front of the chapel in the snow. My parents were going through some rough times with other family members (my entire family is a bit psychotic), so when my Mom opened that gift it brought tears to her eyes knowing how much we cared for her and thought of her.
5. Something intangible I wish I could receive is unconditional love and no deceit from the members of our family that are hell bent on ripping this family apart.
6. Something intangible I wish I could give is peace for my mother. Her heart has been broken.
7. The one gift I always wanted as a child, but never got was my own phone line in my room. I was a total brat and didn't want to have to share phone time with everyone else. Having a phone in my room just wasn't enough. =)
2 comments:
I hope that you get your intangible gift. Family drama always sucks! I'm borrowing this :)
The whole opening presents in front of people KILLS me. I don't mind doing it at Christmas because everyone is...but even having people open my present to them in front of me makes me feel awkward just because I don't want them to feel obligated to do some sort of response. Of course, I love giving gifts...just don't open them in front of me:)
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