Okay, several of you asked, either in comments or e-mails, what it was that I got for Katie for Christmas, so I figured I'd do a bit of a gift round-up.
For her from me:
- A collector's copy of Marley & Me by John Grogan
- A ladybug necklace from Red Envelope
- A floppy-eared dog stuffed animal
- And the piece-de-resistance, a diamond loop necklace
I would've taken a picture of the actual necklace itself either on Katie or off, but she's asleep and I don't want to wake her up right now. So you'll have to settle with a representative image of it from Jared.com.
For me from her:
- A Chicago Bears Tradition "B" hat
- A Chicago Bears NFC North champion long-sleeve T-shirt
- A Chicago Bears Devin "Windy City Flyer" Hester jersey
- A copy of the Chicago Bears edition of Monopoly (don't see a theme yet, do you?)
- A Hallmark chihuahua Christmas tree ornament (not that I'm a big fan of chi-hoo-a-hoo-a's, but it's part of the series of Puppy Love ornaments that I had been buying for her over the years; she just beat me to the punch on this one; so it has sentimental value to us as a couple)
- And, of course, the Palm TX that I detailed a bit yesterday
I love everything she gave me and, thankfully, she liked all that I gave her, which made for a great season of gift giving.
Phew!
So how the hell do I top it next year?
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