Sweetness and Light
To make up for the vitriol of my last post (again, many apologies for the uncharacteristic outburst, but I believe we are allowed those once in a while, and not everyone is relentlessly cheerful during the holidays) I am going to post something funny and something cute.
First, the funny. I got a package for Christmas from my middle-teenaged brothers. They're old enough to drive but not old enough to vote, and they're just the best brothers in the world. I mean that's just the objective truth. So they are twins and got me a gift together, how sweet is that? It was a gorgeous silver bracelet, and exactly my style. I was awed at their intuitiveness and how well they knew me, even though we live so far away. Jewelry is a very personal gift, one I don't usually accept unless it comes from immediate family, and even then I am very, very particular about what I will and will not wear (case in point, I've had pierced ears since I was an infant, but only started wearing earrings again two years ago, and own only one pair of simple studs.)
So the bracelet is exactly my style and I was so touched at the time and care that went into their picking it out especially for me. For teenagers, they are so intuitive and mature and tasteful, and it was with happy, misty tears I opened the card (yes...I open cards after I open the gift, when no one else is around.) And the card made me fall out of my chair with laughter. It read on the front: "Elf Pickup Lines" and had cartoony elves drawn with cheeky sayings like "I've been told I'm good this year" and "How about a hot toddy for that hot body?" It was so funny coming from them, again because I know they picked it out on their own, and I was filled with giggly laughter and love. Because that is SO my family...a gift so special because we do know each other so well, but we all have that same, slightly deranged sense of humor that we let slip with our Christmas cards every year. Things may change, but its merciful that things seem to stay the same.
And now, as a tribute to my friend C & M's sweet children, who have adorably replaced "I killed you!" with "I pwned you!" when playing at vikings and cowboys, I offer this cute little Photoshop.
Merry Christmas Blogosphere!
First, the funny. I got a package for Christmas from my middle-teenaged brothers. They're old enough to drive but not old enough to vote, and they're just the best brothers in the world. I mean that's just the objective truth. So they are twins and got me a gift together, how sweet is that? It was a gorgeous silver bracelet, and exactly my style. I was awed at their intuitiveness and how well they knew me, even though we live so far away. Jewelry is a very personal gift, one I don't usually accept unless it comes from immediate family, and even then I am very, very particular about what I will and will not wear (case in point, I've had pierced ears since I was an infant, but only started wearing earrings again two years ago, and own only one pair of simple studs.)
So the bracelet is exactly my style and I was so touched at the time and care that went into their picking it out especially for me. For teenagers, they are so intuitive and mature and tasteful, and it was with happy, misty tears I opened the card (yes...I open cards after I open the gift, when no one else is around.) And the card made me fall out of my chair with laughter. It read on the front: "Elf Pickup Lines" and had cartoony elves drawn with cheeky sayings like "I've been told I'm good this year" and "How about a hot toddy for that hot body?" It was so funny coming from them, again because I know they picked it out on their own, and I was filled with giggly laughter and love. Because that is SO my family...a gift so special because we do know each other so well, but we all have that same, slightly deranged sense of humor that we let slip with our Christmas cards every year. Things may change, but its merciful that things seem to stay the same.
And now, as a tribute to my friend C & M's sweet children, who have adorably replaced "I killed you!" with "I pwned you!" when playing at vikings and cowboys, I offer this cute little Photoshop.
Merry Christmas Blogosphere!
posted by The Semi-Pro Chef at Sunday, December 25, 2005
1 Comments:
gorgeous. : )
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