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November 20, 2005

Like Minds

Husband and I frequently purchase gifts for each other that we have already purchased for ourselves. For years, Husband would buy a book or video game just a few days before his birthday or Christmas, and it would nearly always be exactly the gift already wrapped for him.

Last year, I bought him America. He bought me America. Fortunately, my dad wanted it, so we gave him the extra copy.

Just now, the Cat and Husband returned from a trip to Staples. It was really a trip to Staples and Barnes & Noble. Within moments of coming home, the Cat announced, “We got a green book for Mommy, and I got a green book!”

Husband slapped his forehead. “Uh, yeah, that was supposed to be a secret.”

“Let’s go get the green books!” the Cat continued.

Yesterday, I did some holiday shopping. I bought something for Husband (which I won’t reveal here for obvious reasons) and for the Cat. I also included The Grimmerie to be used as a gift from Santa to me. I figured this was obscure enough that Husband wouldn’t think to buy it for me. (Well, except it is on my Amazon.com wish list, and I should have removed it immediately once I decided to buy it from Santa.)

It is a green book.

Now, my birthday isn’t until tomorrow, but I have a suspicion that I have done the very thing that I have told Husband not to do: right before a holiday bought something I wanted that is scheduled to be given to me for said occasion.

If that is the case, I guess I’ll have a book-returning trip tomorrow and Santa will have to figure something else to give me. However, I will be very impressed that Husband has paid attention to what I would like.

If it is not the case, then at least I’ve had a laugh thinking about the possibility, I will have obtained a different green book, and Santa can still give me the original gift.

Either way, I’ve won in some way or another.

UPDATE: Yes! It was the Grimmerie! This means Santa has to find me something else. I have already enjoyed paging through it and highly recommend it to any Wicked fans.

Posted by karianna at November 20, 2005 04:42 PM

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Posted by: FlippyO at November 20, 2005 11:24 PM