Tuesday, July 9, 2013

What to get for my birthday boy...




Usually, i have a very difficult time choosing gifts for that boyfriend of mine. But this year i was determined to get something that could hold some sort of sentimental value. So i began to think--then i came up with the idea of making a basket of some stuff that i knew would show that even if it was kind of lame...i tried and meant well. I got a basket, (like the plastic ones that are everywhere.) an assortment of some of his favorite candies, a card, a book on different ways to tie a neck tie, and make him a whole passel of "open when" letters. I call it the all about you basket. Just with special things that reminded us of certain things or memories, or just things that would show that i listened and payed attention to the things that he would comment on that he likes. Now, knowing me, it should come as no surprise that i forgot to take pictures of everything i put in there or of the finished product (which i was surprisingly happy with by the way.) but it turned out well and he liked it so i thought i'd share:)

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  1. So fun!!!! What an awesome and creative idea. What a great girlfriend:)

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  2. What a great idea with the cards! My hubby is going overseas for tow months at a time and I would love to send him something like that, but I am not very creative when it comes to things like that. Could you share a few of your ideas for what they say then I can embellish form there. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. hey! sorry it has taken me so long to respond. That is a great idea. some of mine included open when...you want to know how much i love you, when you are bored, when you can't sleep, when you have a bad day, when you feel lonely, when someone makes you mad, when you want to know what my favorite memory of us is...stuff like that. does that help? :)

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    2. That's great!! Thanks for your response, this is his first trip overseas so this will help the time go better for him!!

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    3. I want to do this for my boyfriend but what do I put in the cards themselves?

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    4. I want to do this for my boyfriend but what do I put in the cards themselves?

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  3. what kind of "open when" cards did you write? I love that idea

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    1. look at the comment above :) hope it helps!

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  4. I just did this for my boyfriend I did open when you need a boost, open when you need a laugh, open when its your wedding day, open when you get your license, open when you feel like crying, open when she breaks your heart, open when you accomplish something, open when its valentines day, open when you graduate, open when its a rainy day! Just some ideas! (: hope they helped

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  5. What kind of things did you put in your "open when" envelopes? What kind of titles did you use?

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  6. What did you put in the actual cards?

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    1. Laura, i put memories of the both of us. whether it was a romantic/funny/embarrassing/secret thought or something that i knew would be sentimental to him:)

      Madison, the titles i listed earlier and the content of the actual letters was just special memories or things i knew he would enjoy reading. but they were all pertaining to us:)

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  7. Hey I was thinking about doing something like this for my boyfriend for our one year, where did you get those envelopes?

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