I'm a gift-giving perfectionist
Just to let you all know, there IS such a thing as a "too-perfect-gift".
Marcus' favorite Saturday Night Live comedian is Will Ferrel. I've always known that if I ever saw "SNL: The Best Of Will Ferrel" on video or DVD, that I would just HAVE to get it for Marcus, cuz it would be the perfect gift. He loooooves the old Celebrity Jeopardy segments especially. Recently, I saw it on DVD in Target one time when I was with him. I was excited, but I purposely led Marcus away from that area of movies so that he wouldn't see it. I just knew that it was the type of thing that if he saw it, he'd buy it right away. Next time I went to Target, I searched and searched and eventually found it and bought it for him for Christmas. I was so excited, cuz a lot of the time i give marcus presents that I don't really feel very attached to. Like movies he points out when we are together and says "Get that for me sometime". So I was very pleased with myself for picking out and finding something that screamed "marcus", I knew he'd love, and yet, for as far as I knew, he didn't even know exsisted. I even called Marcus on my cell phone from the store just to brag to him that I got him a really cool present for Christmas. After that, every time Marcus and I have went to Target together and looked at DVDs, I again purposely avoided going over to the section where I knew it was.
But then tonight, Marcus went shopping with his mom, and told me afterward that he bought SNL's Best of Will Ferrel. I let out a scream of frustration. And then I let him know that I got it too. URGGGG. I was so disappointed! I was looking forward to surprising him with it on Monday when we exchange gifts. After I got off the phone, I got so upset. I've calmed down now, but I'm still irked that the "perfect gift" was too perfect.
Marcus' favorite Saturday Night Live comedian is Will Ferrel. I've always known that if I ever saw "SNL: The Best Of Will Ferrel" on video or DVD, that I would just HAVE to get it for Marcus, cuz it would be the perfect gift. He loooooves the old Celebrity Jeopardy segments especially. Recently, I saw it on DVD in Target one time when I was with him. I was excited, but I purposely led Marcus away from that area of movies so that he wouldn't see it. I just knew that it was the type of thing that if he saw it, he'd buy it right away. Next time I went to Target, I searched and searched and eventually found it and bought it for him for Christmas. I was so excited, cuz a lot of the time i give marcus presents that I don't really feel very attached to. Like movies he points out when we are together and says "Get that for me sometime". So I was very pleased with myself for picking out and finding something that screamed "marcus", I knew he'd love, and yet, for as far as I knew, he didn't even know exsisted. I even called Marcus on my cell phone from the store just to brag to him that I got him a really cool present for Christmas. After that, every time Marcus and I have went to Target together and looked at DVDs, I again purposely avoided going over to the section where I knew it was.
But then tonight, Marcus went shopping with his mom, and told me afterward that he bought SNL's Best of Will Ferrel. I let out a scream of frustration. And then I let him know that I got it too. URGGGG. I was so disappointed! I was looking forward to surprising him with it on Monday when we exchange gifts. After I got off the phone, I got so upset. I've calmed down now, but I'm still irked that the "perfect gift" was too perfect.