Post One Hundred Eighty Three: Perspective
Christmas was what I expected. My gifts largely sucked compared to what I got my wife, and I was my typical self at not being very good about just putting on a happy face about it.
I know: at least I got gift(s)! Well, yes. My family is not undergoing or preparing for any major purchases, house renovations, or the like, so we are fortunate enough to be in a position to presumably get each other nice things for Christmas. But based on my gifts, I have to guess that my wife REALLY doesn't know me.
I will qualify this by saying that I didn't have a great Christmas list prepared for her (although there are various items on my Amazon list that I would have been happier with) but let's compare what we received this year. To make it interesting, I'll limit her list to what I got her, while my list will include everything she and her family got me.
My wife's gifts:
1. 32 GB iPod Touch
2. Brighton jewelry: necklace and earrings
3. An expensive purse from Anthropologie
4. Michael Kors women's watch
5. Premium coffee maker
6. Dallas Cowboys shirt
7. Amusing t-shirt
8. Undergrad license plate frame
And here are mine (gifts from the wife are asterisked):
1. *North Face jacket. While it's a nice jacket, I live in Texas. I will likely wear this 3 times a year.
2. *Nike ID gift card with workout outfit. I am supposed to use the gift card to design a personalized pair of tennis shoes. Apparently my wife thinks I am 18 years old and black. I suppose it's a neat idea but how much attention have I ever paid to tennis shoes?
3. *Storage box for my watches. This was actually very practical, but probably owed more to my wife wanting me to stop leaving my watches out on my dresser. Notably: no new watch to accompany the box.
4. A bulldog-face bottle opener from Pottery Barn. It's ugly. I don't know where this was supposed to be mounted. I was going to take it back but the wife kept it (probably because it was on clearance and therefore can't be returned). Judging by the reviews from the link, this may not be a good idea.
5. Beer glasses from Brookstone. I don't know the last time I drank beer from a glass at home. Returned.
6. *A small dog that shoots foam balls up to 20' from Brookstone. Fucking stupid. Returned.
7. The great white shark remote control balloon and helium tank referenced in an earlier post. Returned.
8. Novelty Dallas Cowboys tie. When I wear ties, I do not wear novelty ties. This has been put away on a shelf in my closet.
God bless her, she obviously tried (to an extent). I am just feeling a bit, oh, short-changed. So I am ranting a bit here to hopefully avoid any of this coming out in front of her.
Regardless, hope you all had a good Christmas and have a good New Year's.
I know: at least I got gift(s)! Well, yes. My family is not undergoing or preparing for any major purchases, house renovations, or the like, so we are fortunate enough to be in a position to presumably get each other nice things for Christmas. But based on my gifts, I have to guess that my wife REALLY doesn't know me.
I will qualify this by saying that I didn't have a great Christmas list prepared for her (although there are various items on my Amazon list that I would have been happier with) but let's compare what we received this year. To make it interesting, I'll limit her list to what I got her, while my list will include everything she and her family got me.
My wife's gifts:
1. 32 GB iPod Touch
2. Brighton jewelry: necklace and earrings
3. An expensive purse from Anthropologie
4. Michael Kors women's watch
5. Premium coffee maker
6. Dallas Cowboys shirt
7. Amusing t-shirt
8. Undergrad license plate frame
And here are mine (gifts from the wife are asterisked):
1. *North Face jacket. While it's a nice jacket, I live in Texas. I will likely wear this 3 times a year.
2. *Nike ID gift card with workout outfit. I am supposed to use the gift card to design a personalized pair of tennis shoes. Apparently my wife thinks I am 18 years old and black. I suppose it's a neat idea but how much attention have I ever paid to tennis shoes?
3. *Storage box for my watches. This was actually very practical, but probably owed more to my wife wanting me to stop leaving my watches out on my dresser. Notably: no new watch to accompany the box.
4. A bulldog-face bottle opener from Pottery Barn. It's ugly. I don't know where this was supposed to be mounted. I was going to take it back but the wife kept it (probably because it was on clearance and therefore can't be returned). Judging by the reviews from the link, this may not be a good idea.
5. Beer glasses from Brookstone. I don't know the last time I drank beer from a glass at home. Returned.
6. *A small dog that shoots foam balls up to 20' from Brookstone. Fucking stupid. Returned.
7. The great white shark remote control balloon and helium tank referenced in an earlier post. Returned.
8. Novelty Dallas Cowboys tie. When I wear ties, I do not wear novelty ties. This has been put away on a shelf in my closet.
God bless her, she obviously tried (to an extent). I am just feeling a bit, oh, short-changed. So I am ranting a bit here to hopefully avoid any of this coming out in front of her.
Regardless, hope you all had a good Christmas and have a good New Year's.
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1:24 PM
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