Early anniversary gift... Ideas, anyone?

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Paul is coming back from the UK next week with an anniversary gift for our 3 years together. Our proper anniversary is 24 August but he says he can't wait 2 months to give me the present (which apparently cost in the region of £50). So now I have to think of something for him at short notice...

My original plan was the award-winning train boardgame Ticket to Ride Europe (Paul loves trains and boardgames) but he's coming back loaded with similar loot. I don't think the game will feel special in that context. So instead I'm keeping that idea in reserve for Christmas.

That does however leave me clueless in terms of a special anniversary gift... Suggestions anyone?

Comments

Flint said…
Dumb Q, but doesn't Paul read your blog? Didn't you just give away your pressie idea for Christmas?
9:41 AM
Pfangirl said…
Nope. Paul is extremely anti forums and blogs. He never comes here... which is a good thing;).
9:52 AM
Flint said…
Bender is anti-forums? Since when? He used to be a regular forum-trawler!
10:37 AM
Pfangirl said…
For a while now actually... he doesn't like what forums have done to real life friendships, causing endless incidents and trouble.

I've left the Pond. And ended a friendship. Even before I started fighting back, I was sick and tired of being used as an emotional punching bag to boost an ego... And then being lied about on top of that, well...
11:15 AM
Flint said…
Ah yes, there have been some nasties on the pond. Oh well.. No forum can ever be too much of a loss in your life, it's just a web page after all ;) Good luck with the gifting. How about an HDTV and an Xbox 360? Pocket change really..
2:12 PM
RC said…
how funny, i thought the same thing as flint...but there's the answer to my question.

--RC of strangeculture.blogspot.com
8:01 AM
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