aknitwit ([info]aknitwit) wrote,
@ 2007-10-11 13:52:00
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A Little Help Here?
 I have been invited to a bridal shower for a young woman I have met only once--she is the fiance of my step-son's stepson--so I know very little about her.  I am appealing to members of her generation to give me an idea or two for a shower gift.  If there is anything you remember getting, pre-nuptially, which you still value today, and haven't relegated to the back shelf of your pantry, I would like to know the identity of said object.  I am feeling hopelessly 'out of it' and also suffer from 'live in Hickville-itis'  so your assistance would be more than appreciated.
My line is open...

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[info]rhylar
2007-10-12 11:56 pm UTC (link)
Elvis, Bigfoot & 2 Dogs playing poker, painted on black velvet.

It provides the opportunity to practice writing thank you notes in a way that conveys "I love you, but ick!" And we all need to be better at diplomacy.

But seriously. I like devon's cookware suggestion. Pots & Pans are always useful. Storage space is probably at a premium if they're living in a big city, so gift cards to IKEA, or other places where they could get shelving units & the like would not go amiss.

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[info]aknitwit
2007-10-13 06:53 pm UTC (link)
I knew I could count on you for an original idea...
What are the best and worst gifts you have received?

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[info]rhylar
2007-10-15 06:07 am UTC (link)
well, largely we received cash, since Mimsy's relatives are all in the detroit area & didnt feel like shipping stuff across teh country.

Of course, we kinda hid from a lot of the wedding planning, so we never stocked our registry with anything. Shopping is not something that either of us enjoy, so we didnt.

So gifts, non-cash:
From the gang here in SJ: a very nice set of knives
From my welsh relations: a fuzzy wool blanket which mimsy absconded with to keep warm while playing video games, and the traditional welsh gift, the love-spoon. (which gets hung up in the kitchen at some point.)

I think the "least us" event in the whole wedding business was when one of Mimsy's uncles gave us a wedding blessing where they told us the ingredients for a happy marriage, and one of the listed ingredients was Christ. She's Unitarian, and I'm Zen Buddhist. Neither of us are christian, but we felt it was better to accept & move on.

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