Improvised Life [ November 30th, 2011 ] Posted in » Words and Then Some... by Anne
Thanks Grenville Station
Birthday Blues…
We all have at least one – you know, the person who is hard to buy for… Personally, I have two of those people in my life and today just happens to be the 35th birthday of one of those individuals – my husband (and Grenville Station Inc. co-owner), James. Why is James so difficult to buy for? Well, for starters he doesn’t have any hobbies, participate in any clubs or play sports. Not to say that he’s a couch potato by any means, he simply doesn’t have time for these activities. We are the proud parents of a beautiful six year old girl and we own and operate our own business. When you’re a small business owner and father of a young child you tend to wear a lot of hats and this keeps him quite busy.
“So, what about his interests?”, you might be thinking. Well, his main interests involve technical IT kind of stuff that I know nothing about, and improving and growing our business. So he’s constantly educating himself by reading, researching, networking and “tinkering” on the computer. Buying him anything electronic or related to technology of any kind is out of the question – I simply wouldn’t know where to begin! Music is out – he listens to talk radio in the van and seminars, lectures or other educational type of things on his ipod while exercising. Books or other resource media are out too for obvious reasons.
So what does that leave me with? You would think that someone whose business is ”gifting” wouldn’t have a problem coming up with a gift for their own spouse, but I do. I certainly can’t give him a gift basket after being in the basket business together for eight years! I have access to a wide range of gourmet & specialty foods and giftware but it just doesn’t feel like a genuine gift when you handle these products on a daily basis. He’s not a plant or flower type of guy and gift cards seem impersonal to me. I could make him a nice meal but let’s face it, I’m not much of a cook! What is a girl to do?
James, if you’re reading this, our daughter and I will have a lovely store bought cake and a heartfelt birthday card or two waiting for you when you get home. The rest of it will be a surprise because I obviously haven’t a clue what to give you for a present!
