Success!! (JZ & Hec gifty)
The presents for zmayhem and hecubot were very well-received. Sylvie held baby Matilda and crooned to her in French, helvirago snapped pictures, and I handed them things.
In order:
Individual giftcards in birthday cards
Gift basket (they looked at everything and ooh'ed)
Big giftcard in a group birthday card (which had a bunch of dogs on it, so I tried to put a name on each dog)
I was sure to impress upon them that they should use their individual gift cards as a treat for themselves. They enjoyed the nummy things in the basket. They found the doggy card very amusing. The big gift elicited tears from zmayhem, bless her softie soul.
The rest of the evening was taken up with drinking martinis and wine, eating Chinese food, and watching Due South. A very successful evening, if I do say so myself.
Thank you so very much to those who contributed. As Opus once said, "I got the best friends in all known space!" I often feel the same way.
In order:
Individual giftcards in birthday cards
Gift basket (they looked at everything and ooh'ed)
Big giftcard in a group birthday card (which had a bunch of dogs on it, so I tried to put a name on each dog)
I was sure to impress upon them that they should use their individual gift cards as a treat for themselves. They enjoyed the nummy things in the basket. They found the doggy card very amusing. The big gift elicited tears from zmayhem, bless her softie soul.
The rest of the evening was taken up with drinking martinis and wine, eating Chinese food, and watching Due South. A very successful evening, if I do say so myself.
Thank you so very much to those who contributed. As Opus once said, "I got the best friends in all known space!" I often feel the same way.