Tomorrow is my birthday. “What should I get you?” asked M about a week ago. “Surprise me” I replied. In all the years I’ve been with M he has given me multiple times:
-Jewelery
-Books –Cds-Dvds-Stationery
-Gadgets (ipod, camera etc)
-Clothes and Accessories, shoes included
-Decorative items – artsy things-Teapots for my collection
-Childlike stuff that looks good on the mantelpiece
-Handmade cards, store-bought cards, printed-out cards, flowers, chocolates
-Perfumes, cosmetics
Is there anything else? Inanimate? A couple of times in the past he called my sister for tips. Then, my sister called me and I told her and she told him but it is getting harder to act surprised. Plus, I really don’t need anything anymore. But I like the fact that he goes out and looks for something and brings it home to me, like prehistoric people used to do–I think.
“I have bought part of your present” he said this evening.
“Lego parts. That’s a first”, I thought and the idea of surprise gifts wasn’t so appealing anymore. As I was flipping through a magazine, I tore out a page and gave it to him.
“What is this?”
“Here, sunglasses. You have never given me sunglasses. I’ve put a tick next to the nice ones”.
But because most of them looked funny with green or orange frames, he thought it was just a joke. Maybe the biggest surprise is that I like these sunglasses after all. I can still surprise myself. I am not that old. That’s the best gift plus a pair of the above sunglasses. Happy birthday to me and happy remaining spring.
