Boy and Birthday
In four days I shall be having a birthday, that will bring me one year closer to the 3-0.
Which brings me to the boy.
The boy is a hit and miss gift giver -
suave and posh soul he may be but, I feel gifts and birthdays are just not his forte.
Year 1 - the boy calls me at 11 pm on birth date. When asked why he is so late, his reply was,
"I thought it'd be really special to be the last person to call you."
Flowers arrived the same day at 11:15pm
Year 2 - much harrassing and hinting went into the boy getting me this lovely book
accompanied by flowers
Year 3 - found me with giant stuffed teddy bear
and flowers
Year 4, and 5 got me giant lava lamp, sleep machine with with 10 soothing sounds of waves, jungles, crickets, others and a set of glass menagerie (yes, animal figurines)
Though last year he did throw in lovely strappy sandals from Liz Claibourne
So, I was all prepared for whatever he will throw at me this year.
BUT
Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls,
I was not prepared for finding PayPal receipts for this and these in boy's gmail account.
I am in shock!
mE: Are you buying those for some party?
Boy: What? How do you know I was buying them?
Me: Well, Gmail. But really, what do you want with a fog machine and a drink fountain?
Boy: I just thought it'd be cool. and besides ....they are not...
mE: What the...? Are you getting those for me? What the...?
But what am I going to do with it?
Boy: But the fountain has lights and punch flows in it. And the fog machine ... that is really different. Geez...are you telling me you don't like it? Really?
I am in shock.
How can a rational, otherwise normal human give a fog machine and a drink fountain to his about-to-be-bride for a gift?
And really, tell me this, how can I not love somebody so clueless?
17 comments:
Fog machine and a drink fountain.. hmm, perhaps you need to throw a party. ;)
Well thank goodness that's a fog machine!
I thought it was some kind of industrial-sized vibrator! LOL
Don't worry about the gifts. Once you're married you can whip him into shape!
He! he! Dare I laugh..
He's so funny! I love it!
and by the way I wanted to say that you should take the saree out once in a while and unfold it so the creases don't get hard to take out, and also so you can photograph it and show us!
ha! funny, but i loved how you ended the post.....happy birthday
John - excellent idea, my friend. Or maybe I should use the fog machine for the wedding and have it fog up during my entrance. Brillian!
Attila - the thought did cross my mind that maybe it was all part of some weird fantasy he had but no...he just liked the idea
Akkare - laugh away. Laugh away.
Beks - oooh...thanks for the suggestion. I shall do it.
Shakester - :) what can I say?
Me- Unless he's planning one heck of a party those items sound pretty random. ALthough wouldn't it be cool to have the fountain flowing with margaritas?
@Attila the mom- Can you imagine the batteries that would take??!
At least he bought you something...though it may not have been what you wanted, but you got something..
and it's killing me...I really wanna see the saree or is it sari...the thing that you bought. I wanna see.
Camera please! *taps foot*
*madly giggling*
God, that's so Erma Bombeck! A fog machine...rotflmao....Oh, man that's hilarious...*wipes a tear away* Ahh, thanks for that laugh...
Um, yes, I think the gifts are totally worth that wonderful anecdote....And you entering your reception like a vampire bride through the fog... *collapsing in more giggles* Your boyfriend obviosuly put a lot of thought into this...that's sweet.
Um, I only have one suggestion regarding the sari. Kerala tailor suggested rolling sari around one of those meter long cardboard tubes that you see (you know which ones I mean), to keep it from creasing.
M.L.
M.L...
THAT'S what I thought - it was one of those surreally funny moments.
Ooh that's good advice about the cardboard tubes. Will go get those also.
Nikki- i am glad he bought me something:) oh and it's sari i think.
Mint - yeah...it's random and crazy...just like the boy:)
Erm, does the drink machine make cocktails too or is it just soda stuff?
Heck yeah, it's for alcohol. If i am getting a drink fountain for birthday, there will be no soda in it.
Maybe the Boy was being REALLY romantic and buying stuff for your wedding reception and wanted to surprise you with it...
But thanks for the laugh anyway! I'm glad he came through with the roses.
Oh lOrd. a fog machine for the wedding..NOOOOooo.
Since I haven't got it yet, I think they may, just may be have been gag gifts.
But you never know with the boy.
Errmm..a drink fountain was an interestin choice i thought..but what's a fog machine???is it that thing which emits smoke onto the stage during events???
yeah :)
But I haven't got them yet and I have a feeling maybe they were a gag gift? I hope
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