He will be back in afghanistan this January and i want him to have a memorable gift from me.. But i dont know what to get.. Its our first x-mas together..
PLease Help
2007-11-27 05:54:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Other than you tied up in a big red ribbon ... humm ... What about a scrap book or a year in pictures book of everything that has been going on since he has been away from you? Have you been taking a lot of pictures? What if you went back from around the first month that he was gone and sort of went over all the special - and even not-so-special (just day to day) things that went on while you two were apart? Sort of like a journal. You could do it like a scrap book and put your own personal flair and touches to each page just the way you would like it or you could go to a store (here where I live we have stores called Meijer and they have HP Photo kiosks where you can do photo things yourself) and make an HP photo book for like twenty dollars in about an hour. They are bound books and look great. You could make a slide show set to music on your computer complete with photographs and love letters. You could do something to celebrate the twelve days of Christmas - even though it won't technically be Christmas (who cares!). Each day you could come up with a special gift - it doesn't even have to be much at all; just a small token - and then on the twelfth day, give him the biggest, best gift. Or if you can get really creative, think of one gift for the first day, then two presents on the second day, and so on and so forth. It is easy for about up to seven or so then it will require a bit of thinking (two can be a pair of most anything, four can be a four course meal, six can be a six pack of his favorite drink, a half dozen of something, twleve can be a dozen of something, etc.) If you feel brave enough and comfortable enough, you could have your photograph taken somewhere like Glamour Shots and present the finished photographs to him. Write a letter and have it printed in the newspaper the day (or some time during that week) he comes home. Rent a huge sign welcoming him home and place it in the front yard and have an intimate cozy "Christmas picnic" just the two of you. Make finger foods (your favorites and his favorites), have only the lights on the tree lit, play Christmas music, and sip your favorite drink ... all on a blanket in front of the tree. Have something engraved with E.E. Cummings poem, "I Carry Your Heart". It's a beautiful poem and it's quite fitting to your situation. Especially if he is going to be deployeed again anytime. Perhaps a ring, a "dog tag", a picture frame he could take with him wherever he goes with a picture of you or the two of you inside, a pen so he can always write you love letters ... Go to ThingsRemembered.com to check out all the things that could possibly be engraved.
I hope this helps even a tiny bit. Even more than that, I hope your husband returns to you safe and sound and the two of you have a wonderful Christmas together. I wish you love and happiness always.
2007-11-27 06:10:14 · answer #1 · answered by daizeydee33 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To get the perfect girt you need to know the person really well and take a part of them and put it into the present. My boyfriend is always talking about this local news channel on tv and he has for years, he grew up watching it becasue he lived in the country and they didnt have cable available out there. So for this christmas I bought a cute card something regarding TV and men in a funny manner and took the card to the local TV station with a pre-stamped envelope asking them to send it back to me when they are all done signing it. I THINK HE'S GONNA LOVE IT!!!
2007-11-27 14:03:39 · answer #2 · answered by juniper555 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My hubby came home from Iraq in Jan 06 and all he wanted was to see me. If hes anything like my hubby and all his military friends then get him a case of beer, a new video game, make him dinner, then at night cuddle up on the couch until it leads to the bedroom.
2007-11-27 14:48:34 · answer #3 · answered by Worried wife 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest that you take the top five things that he likes or likes to do and make a great gift for him. When you put what they love into a gift I think it will be rememorable. Hope I helped.
2007-11-27 14:13:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How abouit a nice pocket watch with you photo in it. Something he can carry around at all times. Other then that
I think yourself in some sexy lingerie and all the sex he can handle unitl he get's deployed would make him very happy.
May God Bless You and Your Family and may his Angels watch over you Husband in such a dark place.
2007-11-27 14:18:11 · answer #5 · answered by Livinrawguy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A gift or a present is an item given to someone without the expectation of payment. The gifted item should not be owned by the recipient. Although gift-giving might involve an expectation of reciprocity, a gift is meant to be free. In many countries, the act of mutually exchanging money, goods, etc. may sustain social relations and contribute to social cohesion. The rationale that the sales are better if you wait just doesn't make any sense. Why take the risk that you may not have the time or selection to find what you really need? If you start early enough you can bargain shop much more effectively than if you wait to zero hour when the need to get something, anything eclipses all other concerns.
2014-09-09 21:36:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should get him a dog tag with both of your pics together and your names engraved and a special message from you to him.
2007-11-27 14:17:46 · answer #7 · answered by bnm0044 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A guitar
2007-11-27 14:09:51 · answer #8 · answered by ali 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an oil frame pic of the two of you
2007-11-27 14:05:28 · answer #9 · answered by Barbara H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋