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So, we had Christmas at my Mother-In-Law's today. I got some really cool stuff, including the coveted Special Edition Digitally Remastered "The Wizard of Oz" DVD :) However, the best present that I got came from my husband. He is the sweetest man alive. We weren't going to get presents for each other, but he got me something and he said I would never guess what it was. Well, I didn't, but I was so surprised! There is a story behind this that only some might appreciate. When I was a kid, Christmas was usually not so much about getting what I wanted, but what my parents thought that I needed or didn't need. Needless to say, I experienced quite a few lackluster Christmas seasons. In Michael's family, it is all about getting what you want, so he never really understood my parent's perspective on gift-giving, and I guess he kinda felt sorry for me. Almost everytime we discuss the Christmas past, I always mention one thing that I asked for on more than one Christmas list when I was a kid...Moon Shoes! I don't know why I wanted them so badly. Maybe because as a kid I wanted to be an astronaut, and they were apparently similar to walking on the moon...or something like that. So, I never got them as a kid, and in some small way this trauma has perhaps left me less than fulfilled. Anyway, I opened my gift from him today and I was so surprised that I even, embarassingly, broke into joyous, awe-inspired tears. BEST CHRISTMAS EVER!!! So yeah, this isn't really meant to be an I love Michael puff-piece, but there aren't that many people who love me who would go to such lengths. Hell, even the woman who incubated me couldn't hack it. I hope that this story has brought a little more merry to Christmas. If you were in doubt that true love existed, this is the proof!
