Woohoo!We had a fun family gathering on Sunday night which included a delicious and deluxe grilled steak dinner along with a stack of coordinating gifts.
My favorite gift is the pair of dictionary earrings Sarah found on Etsy to go with the book of mystery and intrigue about the writing of the Oxford dictionary (The Professor and the Madman - waiting on CZ's upcoming book review). This gift was based on Christine's excitement over her visit to Oxford, England earlier this year (see the end of this post). Clever right?
But when CZ opened the gift, there was a bit of a denial a la Barbie-color-forms type* about her love for Oxford and dictionaries and earrings overall. So we'll see if she uses them. We had a great time putting the gift together, and that's all that matters right? ;-)
*There may or may not have been an incident in my childhood where a set of Barbie colorforms was purchased for me for Christmas which gift brought tears and accusations to those assumed to have added that item to my Christmas list. I still stand by my position - that was not my handwriting.
Happy Birthday CZ! Here's to hoping it's your best year yet.
3 comments:
She is going to love "The Professor and the Madman" whether or not she loved the Oxford Dictionary before. It's real page turner and a great gift.
It's hard to be happy that you had such a fun gathering while I'm all the way around the world! Happy Birthday to Christine. Love the nod to Barbie Color Form story.
P.S. I saw BCF at the BX just this week. I was so VERY tempted to buy them and send them along!
Looks like a lot of fun. The four Zackrison sisters are beautiful.
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