To Make Me Happy
This year for Christmas, I spent quite a bit of time (probably much more than was needed) looking for the perfect stocking stuffers. In Trent’s family, we draw names for gift giving, so stocking stuffers are really the only way you can give something to anyone other than your designated recipient. I like that the gifts are small, but fun (sometimes joke gifts, see Scott and Steve below), and everyone brings in their own personality.
For example, Allison, Trent’s sister, gave all the ladies metal ornaments of their first initial; Steve, Allison’s husband, gave everyone wallet-sized class photos of himself (now hanging on my fridge with all of the other kids pictures I have); Scott, Trent’s brother, gave us each a joke pen that was supposed to look like it was taken from a real medical office (mine said, “Recoving Sexual Addition Therapy”); Erin, Scott’s wife, gave us all some of her beautiful jewelry. I gave the boys animals that pooped out jelly beans and the ladies egg holders from Anthropologie (seriously, the sale racks at Anthropologie have the best stocking stuffers) and some of my favorite chapstick.
For Trent, I always try to step it up a bit, as he is the one true love of mine (other than James McAvoy and the lead singer of Sigur Ros, no one can sing made up words like that guy can). This year he got Mr. T In Your Pocket, a keychain that says lines of Mr. T when you hit a button. He also got a T-shirt from Threadless.com (a new tradition I’m starting, we each get a t-shirt in our stocking every year). Along with some other random knick knacks, he also received the following checklist for his office:
Currently, to make me happier, he must:
– Tell me I’m smart
– Bend over
– Turn off the alarm
– Register your gun
– Sprinkle it with sunshine
– Come home
– Get off the computer
– Adopt a French accent
– Humor me
– Get me a drink
– Pretend you’re listening
– Live long and prosper
– Love me forver
Simple, right? I don’t get why guys think we’re so hard to understand.
What exactly do you want your husband to sprinkle with sunshine? Does this have something to do with your medical pen?
And where do I acquire this wonderful list? I’ve tried being subtle, so this might be the next step… 🙂
Click on the words “the following checklist” in the post and it will take you to the Amazon page where you can buy it. I should be a marriage therapist.
I do have one editorial comment to make on this post. I would like to correct the statement that Steve gave everyone a picture of himself. That is not true. Steve tried to hide these photos in the junk drawer and I found a better use for them:)
PS – I LOVE my egg holder. I use it to hold my rings in the bathroom while I shower. Great gift!
Poor Steve! I had no idea. But we really do keep his picture on our fridge.