As anyone who goes near a store or watches TV is aware, Father's Day is coming up this Sunday. Not long after that is my wife's birthday. Now, I loved my dad (RIP Ron) but I've grown really tired of what my friend Dan Brown calls "Hallmark Holidays", like Mothers' & Fathers' Days, Valentine's Day, Halloween, etc. I love my wife every day; not just more on February 14. I'm lucky too in that my wife & I are to an age where birthdays do not entail the need for surprises anymore. We each let the other pick out what they really want. In her case, it's a "road trip" up to Mary Maxim in Paris and Stockade in Guelph. It's a nice drive at the end of June.
OK, now, am I becoming a "grumpy old man" for not embracing the "hallmark Holidays"? Should I be doing a big surprise for my wife? I've been considering a surprise gift, such as the DVD Box set of Keeping Up Appearances but that's about it. BTW, she doesn't read this blog so no worries about spoiling the surprise. What happens when you have to do a birthday gift? Is surprise still part of it?
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2 comments:
Steve: My wife appreciates surprises, I know that for sure. I think she appreciates them even more when they are just on a random day, not a Hallmark Holiday. On Valentine's Day, M'Lady and I no longer give gifts to each other. We pick a charity and make a donation instead.
Thanks Dan. I think everyone does what works for them. We basically resent the pressure to cave into these things and our families aren't big believers so it's a perfect scenario for us. Nice touch to donate to charity instead.
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