Happy 1 Year Birthday! I’m so excited to be a part of this
celebration!
I LOVE celebrating any good holidays with a nice stiff drink
or a sweet chocolate cake or both! Oooh, and the presents. Can’t forget them.
When I was little, I loved getting gifts and didn’t really think about giving
any away. As a child, I’d sign the cards my mother shoved in front of me for
others (like my grandparents), but I focused only on my own gifts and when I
might be able to open them.
As a teenager, I would carefully wrap presents for my family
and friends, gifts I bought with my own money. Yes, I was more excited to give
stuff away than before, but opening my own presents was still so much more fun.
Did my friends really know me well enough (and care enough) to get me something
I really wanted? The anticipation made the parties even more exciting.
When I reached adulthood (and as I’ve swirled through the
years since), receiving gifts became less important. Sure, I still love getting
them, but it’s so much more satisfying to watch the people I love open the
gifts I took so much time to choose especially for them. Sometimes the first
expression is priceless, like when I bought my only niece (after 5 nephews) a
stuff bear almost as big as her. It’s been at least 10 years, but I can still
hear the gasp from her toddler mouth and remember her wide blue eyes when she
pulled the fluffy bear from the box.
What about you? Are you a better giver or receiver? Any
stories for us?
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