B and I had our Christmas late (a couple days ago) since he was back in Europe with his family. The guy freakin'
pampered me. I don't deserve it, and I definitely don't deserve him, as much as he might argue to the contrary. But enough of that; this entry is specifically to show and tell what he got for my undeserving ass.
1) Key holder. I'm always running late and then frantically searching for my keys. Once this is up on the wall, I have no excuses. Gulp.
2) The "I Don't Know How to Cook" Book. I briefly glanced through it, though, and some recipes seem pretty formidable. Roast turkey? Boiled corned beef and cabbage? Hungarian goulash?! B says I need this so that I won't have to rely on his cooking, and then I could be an independent woman and leave his ass. Is there some underlying message to that statement, you think?
3) Living Language's Ultimate French program. It contains 8 CDs and a textbook. I think this is in response to me always ribbing him about how he never wants to practice or speak French with me. But again, now that I have this, I have no excuse having such a rudimentary grasp of the language of my birthplace.
4) Not one, not two, not three...but FOUR beautiful dresses. I would've been happy with just one, and instead he gets me four. Thanks to the internet and Google Images, I've tracked down pics to post.
a) Gold Hawk embellished silk dress. See how it's all fitted nicely on that model's body? Yeah...no. The XS looks like a large muumuu. But with a wide-waisted belt, this dress looks pretty glamorous. Plus it feels amazing on my skin. (Pic pilfered from asos.com.)
b) Diane Von Furstenberg Angelique starry bubble dress. This dress is so adorable! And again, the silky fabric feels luxurious. The only thing I hate (and B loves) about it is that it's very chest enhancing, and I feel incredibly exposed. (Pic from bluefly.com.)
c) Elie Tahari Peyton crepe dress. B loves the way this one looks on me. It's very classy and elegant, and you can feel the quality in the heavy material. It's hard to tell from the pics, but the buttons that go along the side of the dress are really intricate and cool. (Pics from neimanmarcus.com.)
d) Diane Von Furstenberg Adaline ruffled tank dress. This one is my absolute favorite, and B's least favorite, since it's neither form fitting nor revealing.
But I love how simple and mod it looks. And how hot is that model?! See, I would never put pics of myself up in these dresses when I can pull up a gorgeous girl in them for your viewing pleasure. (Pics from neimanmarcus.com.)
I love everything, but it really wasn't necessary, especially when I was the one who was supposed to be spoiling him this year. But B's thrilled with his gifts; he always tells me that I give him the best presents he's ever received in his life (and that's on top of the sex and my company, haha). I still need to post what I gave him, and the stuff I received from his family, but I'm going to go shower and get ready to see Tomo, whom I miss dearly!
Anyway, this post is just for what I got B for Christmas. I'll do it in the order I gave it to him. We always give them in order of smallest to nicest. I get him undies every Christmas (though he never remembers that), and in '06 it was a Calvin Klein pair. This time, I got Hugo Boss, and I gave him black ones just so they would last longer. You know how dirty Europeans can be! (And if you don't know...well, they're pretty filthy.) He proudly pronounced them to be the nicest pair in his collection.
Next up was a color changing weather forecaster clock from Radioshack. It used to drive me nuts in the winter time when B would wake up for work and turn on his computer just to check the weather to see if he could take his bike, and then leave the energy-sucker on the entire day. So this clock somehow forecasts the weather and displays it with a certain color (blue for rain, red for sunny, etc.). How does it work? I have no idea. I never bothered reading it. It just sounded cool. He can have a good time figuring out how to set it up, haha. The pic I found makes the clock look all delicate and pastel-like; I think the real colors actually are a lot less fruity.
Then, I gave him a couple items from Armani Exchange. First was a shirt that looks better online, so I'm going to return it. B was debating keeping it, but then decided he has so many shirts that unless it's something he really likes, he might as well refrain from hoarding. But he loved the cream colored sweater, so I'm glad I got something right! (On a side note, I had a horrible experience ordering from A|X, and I won't be going back for a very long time. That's right, I'm a huffy consumer, and I am withholding my purchasing power from this crappy company!)
Finally, I broke out the climactic gift: a Hugo Boss sports coat. Here's the story behind that. I had purchased it earlier in the year, and fretted on and off whether or not it was a nice blazer. Some days I'd look at it and think, "He'll love it!" and then other times I'd sadly wail, "It's awful! He'll hate it!" One time, I left it hanging on my canopy bed and forgot all about it. He actually came and spent the night with it just hanging there. It had the opaque plastic protector on, but still, you could pretty much tell what it was. The next morning, I burst into tears when I realized what I had done, and he had to soothe me and say, "It's ok, baby! I have no idea exactly what it is! I'll still be surprised!" I'm an idiot. But it's okay, because he ended up loving it, and it looks so good on him! He looks like a dashing Belgian prince, haha. (It's not exactly the coat pictured, but it's close in both style and color.)
Last but not least, I had a surprise finale for him. It doesn't top the sports coat, but I saved it for last since he already knew he was getting some sort of jacket/top from Hugo Boss. When we were in Paris back in September, we walked by a watch shop and he totally checked out this Diesel watch. I remember thinking it was ugly, because it had all these unsightly lines across the face. But he thought it was cool, and I kept note of it. Flash forward a couple of months, and I was searching frantically for it on the internet. I ended up settling for the watch pictured, which I wasn't 100% sure was the one he liked, but it was the only watch I could find with lines across the face. But I really like the look of this one, and all that matters is that B loves it too. :)
