Dear Chrissey,

[jeffrefrig]

It was weird. I bought this birthday card for Mrs. Refrigeration, sometime before right now. So a couple hours ago, I figured I better read & sign it. Her birthday is June 1. So, ya know, I read it and it was pretty cool! Straight from my heart! So, I put Dear Chrissey before all the words, and I swear xxxxx reading it, "Dear Chrissey, I just wanted to say, somehow you always make my day..." the danged card reads like Dear Prudence from the White Album, uh, the Beatles. Pretty freaky.
She wakes up for work in 4 hours from now. I better figure out a present real quick.

 

[bdGreen]

Ha, just follow up with,

"The sun is up, the sky is blue
It's beautiful and so are you"

Yep, that'll work.

bdGreen

 

[Rudi]

"Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds".

 

[jeffrefrig]

"Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds".

I saw an interview with Paul or John about that. "Listen to the blinken words! Of COURSE it was about LSD!"

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

A $50 bill with "I love U!" or "Happy Birthday" in red marker seems to work well. Of course, so do earrings, bracelets, necklaces and broaches!!

Ivan

 

[chief38]

I stopped buying "gifts" for my wife of almost 45 years (in Sept.) about 20 years ago. At the risk of sounding like a spoiled couple (we are not and like I said, I have earned it all the hard way), I have worked extremely hard throughout my life and we have pretty much everything we need &/or desire. If my wife or I want an item, we just get it (as long it is within our financial ability - I am not Rockefeller - lol) - no need to wait for a special day. Aside from which, we are both very picky people and we are probably the two hardest people I know to buy gifts for anyway! Our kids have learned and just ask us. We both just rather pick out precisely what we want and this way we do not have to "insult" or hurt anyone's feelings about the wrong model, size, item etc.

On our anniversary, birthdays or Holidays, we exchange cards and I will usually buy her some roses. If my wife wants a special item, she will do the research and let me know what she likes. If it's do-able, I will get it. She's usually pretty down to earth and I can't remember her asking for anything out of line. On our 25th Anniversary I did buy her a very expensive gift but I knew she liked it way ahead of time.

I just bought her a brand new car - good for a "few" upcoming occasions! LOL!!

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

I have found the most welcome tribute to my spouse is a good meal at a nice restaurant that she normally does not get to. Any gift that I buy is somehow wrong - even if she picked it out herself.

 

[Golddollar]

Aside from which, we are both very picky people and we are probably the two hardest people I know to buy gifts for anyway! Our kids have learned and just ask us. We both just rather pick out precisely what we want and this way we do not have to "insult" or hurt anyone's feelings about the wrong model, size, item etc.

My late uncle always used to say "Cash is always the right size and color."

I have a little cousin who has the same birthday I do, only 66 years later. Since he has been born, I have been sending him birthday cards containing the big Eisenhower dollar coins. Some day I hope I get to meet him so he can meet who the mysterious cousin who sends the big coins.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

I have found the most welcome tribute to my spouse is a good meal at a nice restaurant that she normally does not get to. Any gift that I buy is somehow wrong - even if she picked it out herself.

I have enjoyed the buying of jewelry for my wife more than she enjoys wearing it. I remember at Christmas one year around 1999, I gave her a string a Fresh Water Pearls. Thet were gorgeous and went with a number of her outfits. She opened the gift, exclaimed "I already have pearls" and smacked me on the arm. Our oldest was home on leave and fell over laughing so hard! Who ever heard of a girl not liking a gift of jewelry?

I always said, "Earrings are the perfect gift, only two types (pierced and clamp), always the right size, and are available in any price range!"

I even went so far as to go to close-out sales and buy large quantiles (10-20) of earrings and other small jewelry (always sterling or white gold) and maintain a stash of emergency gifts. I kept in a container for gift wrap and took it home to wrap gifts one Christmas, and she not only found my secret stash, but declared out loud: "These are obviosity mine!" And confiscated the whole group!

Well after 46 years of holidays, birthdays, blue days and anniversaries I have run out of types and styles of earrings I can afford. (she has close to 300 pair!)

I could buy her nice clothing items, but that is a losing proposition! Shoes are an absolutely no-win item! Maybe I should switch to ammo that fit her guns (9mm and 20 gauge) but that might be risky!

So, Cards and Cash it is!

Ivan

 

[Rustyt1953]

Ruthie's birthday is always a special occasion for me as it coincides with Pon Farr.

 

[Abbynormal]

I was so hoping you were refering to Crissy Evert. Met her 46 years ago and is still the most beautiful woman I've ever met.