Hello to all the post-midnight ATOT folk!
Believe it or not, I was reading and was about to go to bed. But, my friend (for anonymity's sake, let's call her Woman) was on my mind. We've been friends for a few months, met at school. I believe I talked about her and my other friends in another thread once. Anyhow, I did not get to see any of my friends for xmas, nor did I see them much during the holidays so far. We did go see LOTR as a group outing and it did rock. Woman and I met at school, and at first we were squabbling like hell, always arguing (fun though) about something. After a while, we got to know each other better, and now I've grown rather fond of her, as a good friend. I haven't known her as long as say any of the people I know from high school, yet the value of her friendship to me has already exceeded that of 99.9% of people I've known in the past. I love hanging out with her, joking around with her, tickling her, hehe, etc.. you get the point.
Anyway, we're having a group get together on new year's eve. Woman and I are having a gift exchange. 😀 I've never really bought anybody gifts before. So you can imagine that I'm no good at picking stuff, much less for a female friend. I did come to a decision though. I know that she really loves cuddly things, teddies, etc. She also loves love 😛 like romance and stuff, likes romantic movies and things. At first I thought of something to do with roses/flowers and/or chocolate. I figured that an actual rose would be too much and I guess get the wrong message accross. So then I thought of something more 'cute' that she might like, and enjoy too - a flower made of chocolate. 😀 Has the element of romance yet still on a friendly level, and yummy too.
I eventually discarded that idea, as the chocolate might melt or break or I may not be able to find it anywhere. Thanks to an online friend I got inspired for an idea. A teddy bear, with the teddy bear holding flowers! 😀 The only problem with that was I didn't know how I'd get a teddy to hold flowers, and what kind of flowers to get. I went shopping with her best friend (also a good friend to me). We came accross something perfect. It was a medium sized huggable white teddy bear. It's fur was extra soft and nice. It's two arms were bound together sewn with two nice flowers, very nice looking and not roses. It was really cute.
I am pretty sure she'll really like it, she loves cuddly things, things she can hug, and just teddy-bear-like things in general. So I think she'll really enjoy my gift. Now, the only problem that remains is how to give it to her? We are all meeting at a restaurant for new year's even (monday). How am I gonna present this thing to her, and not let it be obvious as to what it is? I thought of sticking it in a gift-bag type thing, but that would give away it's shape due to the bulkiness. The only other option I can think of is giving it to her in a box. That might be awkward for at a restaurant though. Should I meet her earlier somewhere else where I can throw away the box and let her carry it around or use a bag of some sort for her to keep it in?
I would REALLY appreciate some assistance with this. Although a new friend she means a lot to me, and I care for her as much as I've cared for anybody. I really want this gift to be given to her properly. My eyes and ears are open to your suggestions and thoughts.
Thanks in advance, by the way.
-RSI
Believe it or not, I was reading and was about to go to bed. But, my friend (for anonymity's sake, let's call her Woman) was on my mind. We've been friends for a few months, met at school. I believe I talked about her and my other friends in another thread once. Anyhow, I did not get to see any of my friends for xmas, nor did I see them much during the holidays so far. We did go see LOTR as a group outing and it did rock. Woman and I met at school, and at first we were squabbling like hell, always arguing (fun though) about something. After a while, we got to know each other better, and now I've grown rather fond of her, as a good friend. I haven't known her as long as say any of the people I know from high school, yet the value of her friendship to me has already exceeded that of 99.9% of people I've known in the past. I love hanging out with her, joking around with her, tickling her, hehe, etc.. you get the point.
Anyway, we're having a group get together on new year's eve. Woman and I are having a gift exchange. 😀 I've never really bought anybody gifts before. So you can imagine that I'm no good at picking stuff, much less for a female friend. I did come to a decision though. I know that she really loves cuddly things, teddies, etc. She also loves love 😛 like romance and stuff, likes romantic movies and things. At first I thought of something to do with roses/flowers and/or chocolate. I figured that an actual rose would be too much and I guess get the wrong message accross. So then I thought of something more 'cute' that she might like, and enjoy too - a flower made of chocolate. 😀 Has the element of romance yet still on a friendly level, and yummy too.
I eventually discarded that idea, as the chocolate might melt or break or I may not be able to find it anywhere. Thanks to an online friend I got inspired for an idea. A teddy bear, with the teddy bear holding flowers! 😀 The only problem with that was I didn't know how I'd get a teddy to hold flowers, and what kind of flowers to get. I went shopping with her best friend (also a good friend to me). We came accross something perfect. It was a medium sized huggable white teddy bear. It's fur was extra soft and nice. It's two arms were bound together sewn with two nice flowers, very nice looking and not roses. It was really cute.
I am pretty sure she'll really like it, she loves cuddly things, things she can hug, and just teddy-bear-like things in general. So I think she'll really enjoy my gift. Now, the only problem that remains is how to give it to her? We are all meeting at a restaurant for new year's even (monday). How am I gonna present this thing to her, and not let it be obvious as to what it is? I thought of sticking it in a gift-bag type thing, but that would give away it's shape due to the bulkiness. The only other option I can think of is giving it to her in a box. That might be awkward for at a restaurant though. Should I meet her earlier somewhere else where I can throw away the box and let her carry it around or use a bag of some sort for her to keep it in?
I would REALLY appreciate some assistance with this. Although a new friend she means a lot to me, and I care for her as much as I've cared for anybody. I really want this gift to be given to her properly. My eyes and ears are open to your suggestions and thoughts.
Thanks in advance, by the way.
-RSI
