Entry FeedThe first Christmas Husband and I were together (as university boyfriend/girlfriend) he asked what I wanted for Christmas. I wrote out a short list (about 7 items) and gave it to him. HE BOUGHT ME THE WHOLE LIST! At the time, I made the mistake of telling him that he didn't need to get me everything off of the the list. Young, in-love fool!
Now I give him a list for Christmas every year, and a few suggestions for birthday. My husband is many wonderful things, but buying the right gift often stumps him. I don't agree with the stuff about, "if he really knew me, he would know what I want." Half the time I don't even know what I want! A list works well for us. Sometimes, he does deviate if he sees something that he thinks I would really, really love. Mostly it is the list.
This year I decided to give him a Mother's Day/Birthday list. My birthday is early June, so this gives him some notice.
Here is the list:
- Gap Jeans - size, fit and wash details provided
- Lululemon gift card
- Rest of Twilight Saga books (I actually had ordered them from Chapters online already, and read them when they arrived this week)
- Kids to be fed all day, meals planned, kitchen cleaned
- Laundry done
- Neat house
- Some family activity planned
- Birthday Cake
I reminded my husband that Mother's Day and my birthday both fall before Father's Day and his birthday. So, depending on how well he does, I could be in New York City shopping on Father's Day with a friend.
My mother never expected anything from my father on Mother's Day - she was positively offended when he gave her a gift and would say, "I am not your mother!" Personally, I love the idea of being celebrated for all of the work that I do and the stuff I put up with, at least one day of the year!