Holiday Gift Planning
Hi there! It’s time for Tuesday Topics, which I host with Jenn from Runs With Pugs. This week’s topic is “Holiday Gift Guide for Runners.”. I don’t have a lot of running-related items on my wish list, so I decided to talk about my Christmas gift ideas so far. My son is easy- he usually has some specific things in mind, which we’ll talk about over Thanksgiving. The only thing that stumps me is how to fill his stocking- it’s HARD for a 22 year old who doesn’t like candy! If you have any suggestions, send them my way. My husband also isn’t too hard to shop for- he usually has some clothing items on his wish list, and the last couple Christmas’s I’ve gotten him books, which he loves to read right away (he isn’t a big reader for the rest of the year, but it has turned into his Christmas Day activity). A couple years ago we read Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend for Engie’s book club. The book wan’t a big hit with the book club, but my husband LOVED it, and he went on to read the rest of the quartet. Last year I got him a couple other books by Ferrante, which he also liked. What should I get him this year? MY DAUGHTER. She’s the tricky one. She often won’t give me enough ideas for what she wants, but will be VERY displeased if I pick out things she doesn’t like. For this reason, I’ve been keeping a list all year, and I think (???) I have some pretty good ideas. Last year around this time. I overheard a conversation between Angie and her friends, and one of them was texting back and forth with a boy she liked. He was asking her what she wanted for Christmas, and the girls were saying “tell him to listen to the Mariah Carey song!” (giggle) “No, I can’t say that” (giggle giggle) She finally texted the cryptic “You know that one Christmas song…?” Amidst all the giggling, Angie said, in her usual deadpan, monotone voice, “What if he gets you a hippopotamus?” Hee hee! Then one of her complaints on Christmas Day was that she didn’t get any plushies. Guess what went right on my list for this year??? There are actually lots of choices! Other than that, I’m thinking of getting her a sticker printer. SHU has talked about hers, and it sounds like something Angie would have fun with. And I also already got her this Archer and Olive fox notebook The crazy thing is, her birthday is December 30th (arrrrg!) so I need even more ideas. A birthday idea is a pebble ice maker- for reasons which are too stupid to get into, she has a real problem with ice, and would love this option. So what’s on my own wishlist??? I need a new Garmin. Last year, my Garmin died a couple miles before the end of my 50 mile race. Now, there were some mitigating circumstances that made that race very slow- 5 miles of very deep sand, lots of hills on pavement (which felt terrible in my trail shoes) and a very hot day, which caused me to rest for 30 minutes at one of the aid stations. This year I’m planning to run 60 miles on my birthday, and am hoping it might actually be quicker than that 50 miler- but you never know. I don’t want my Garmin to die again! And- books. I want a stack of books for Christmas, and I want to lie on the couch and read on Christmas Day. I haven’t decided which books I want yet, but I’ll ask my husband to order them from AbeBooks this year instead of Amazon (way cheaper!) Link Up With Tuesday Topics Welcome back to Tuesday Topics, as Jenny, from Runners Fly joins Jenn at Runs With Pugs to co-host this link-up! Please join us every week for a new topic! Write on our weekly prompt or choose your own topic! Make sure to add your post to the link up, link back to your hosts, and comment on the other shared posts! You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter Next week’s topic: Free Topic What’s on your holiday wishlist? Do you have ideas for your family yet? Top photo by Patrick Pahlke on Unsplash