First g/f, birthday commin up, thinking of ideas

[SMPL17]

Alright well I posted here a long while ago it seems, everything is fine and dandy between me and my girl. Her birthday is comming up in 13 days, and I am thinking of a birthday present to get her but I am not sure on what exactly to get her. Shes loves sports, gardening, cleaning, shiny objects and so much more . Her parents want her to work on her birthday, she doesn't want to, so I do not know if I would be able to plan anything like going to a b.ball game with her on her birthday and a nice romantic diner. I keep trying to think about what to get her for her birthday, nothing exactly pokes out in my mind though. I want to get her something special, ya know something that she will remember for a while and that will have a lot of meaning behind it. We've been going out for four months now, which is but also isn't long. Dunno, cool thing is two days after her birthday my birthday is so I was thinking maybe do something on the day in between the two. Problem is that that day is easter, and she is quite a religious person and well i am betting that day might be out of the question. I am just wondering on what to get her for her b-day, don't want to be caught last minute buying her a lame present. At the same time I do not know what to exactly get her.

[oberon]

Okay, I guess it's time for a "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" moment...

The best gifts are personal ones. *This means you have to pay attention to things she says or likes... she may only say them once. *Knowing her favorite flower, her favorite candy or dessert, her favorite color and listening for a chance remark- something like "Oh, isn't that the cutest thing!"- can help make gift giving much easier.

If all else fails, you REALLY can't go wrong with jewelry. *Since it's her birthday, maybe a birthstone ring? *Or since she's religious, a nice cross pendant, Christian "fish", or other religious symbol... there are religious stores that should have a good selection. *A convenient gift (for you) is a charm bracelet... you buy the bracelet and a couple of charms for this birthday, and then later on, you can add to it. *The charms can be things that have significance to the both of you. *

I hope that helps.

[soulmates82]

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Quote[/b] (oberon @ Mar. 14 2005,02:46)]Okay, I guess it's time for a "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" moment...

..... a charm bracelet... you buy the bracelet and a couple of charms for this birthday, and then later on, you can add to it. *The charms can be things that have significance to the both of you.

Oberon, you may call it queer eye moment, i call it stroke of genius!!!!!!!!!!! EXCELLENT IDEA!!!!!! PERFECT gift idea!!!! how COOL are you to come up with the BESTEST thing!!!! end of discussion, smpl17 your geting her a charm bracelet.
oh im tickled at this. pick one or two charms to give with bracelet now like go back to the museum you visited last weekend and get one from there or something else equally in sentiment of somehing you two have enjyed together already or common inerest ie hot air ballons or mickey mouse..... also get a birth stone one to start a being a gift from ou to her on her XX birthday, may be can find her age and birthstone combo.... THEN every special memory you two make can be captured with a charm she can add to her bracelet. years from now and heaven forbid you two arent still a happy couple, she will always have memories of you worn on her arm. she will be able to add children and grandchildren, decades of history of you and her and rest of life . charm bracelets get handed down generation to generation and just think, a tradition to be treasured all started by you.
i just had to go get mine out of jewelry box and sitting here having a great time with my memories and even better still thinking about how this gift to her is a start of another ones memory in the making.
oberon again i gotta tell yu, queer eye and all no matter at all cuz im telling yu straight as my eyes see it yu are a heck of a guy!!!!!!
now smply, if the guy gets all this hoopla from a total stranger just by a thought he has, what do think yur g/f gonna think about the special guy she gets this gift frm???? hmmmmmm? if you were my bf and you gave me this gift, id be planning to be sure birthday boy gets richly rewarded two days from now on his special day... id wanna make it REAL memorabe for him....
dont worry if you 2 arent able to spend lots of time together to "celebrate" each day on actul date. call or drop by and make plans for later youll give presents for now give a card an maybe candy or flower... Easter might be great time to send an arrangement to her and her family... small ftd centerpiece on Easter dinner table ... gf will be so touched, mom will be thinking your not 1/2 bad maybe, dad will at least think you got some class to think of your gf family and thoughtful to honor the specialness of how they uphold tradition together as a family to celebrate this holy day.... you arent there i person with them but they will have you among them in thought.
so she has to work on her bday, unless your a dead president, life goes on just same as everyother day... she doesnt work 24 hr shifts does she? even if she works then her folks have plans to celebrate with her, you guys can carry this into a huge weekend ordeal, celeratelittle bits on and off so notjust hopla wwooo wwwooo, done deal, open cards, eat cake, do dishes all over until next year the end.

[oberon]

LOL... Gee, thanks, Soulmates. I'm glad you liked the idea.

The "Queer Eye" thing is sort of tongue-in-cheek... I really couldn't be more different from those guys...lol. I really don't spend all my time shopping and worrying about clothes.

[SMPL17]

I have been thinking for a while exactly what to get her still. I like the whole charm bracelet thing you two are talking about. She takes a lot of things to heart, religion and her irish heritage are big ones. It would be one heck of a thing to get her no doubt about it. Great ideas oberon, and soulmates82 you did one heck of a job expanding them. I am going to think on the present thing a little bit more before making any set in stone decisions, thank you for the great idea ^_^.

[oberon]

You're welcome. Good luck!

[soulmates82]

id go with a bracelet but she might prefer (or maybe you like the idea better) a charm necklace. neclkace attached to a pendent-holder and then the charms attach to the holder gizmo. again, id stick with a bracelet just my taste that the necklaces are kinda bulky and also i think id rather have folks looking at my charms via a bracelet on my arm rather than trying to sort thru them looking down my shirt.

a GREAT idea for say Christmas gift to her family might be a plaque with their family crest and/or famly motto on it. maybe a tablescarf or something made out of their family tartan..... maybe you can find a book or something about her families roots in the homeland, a pic of their castle....
quicky Easter idea take the family a cd/tape of irish music... places that sell plants might have potted shamrocks left from 'pats day...