About Gifts On The Run

2024 Author: Harry Day | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 15:43

Katerina looked forward to autumn. She loved yellow trees, the smell of autumn leaves, the smoke from campfires. With some kind of yawning feeling in my chest, I looked at the thin twigs of lilac, which had become so defenseless without leaves and flowers. Sentimentality for such a Pushkin autumn was diluted with bright colors. And in contrast to summer with its cucumbers bringing coolness, autumn beckoned with flavors of bread with something harmful to the waist, mom's "Olivier", early twilight, the comfort of her home, closed curtains.

Here, "Olivier" is from childhood. The smell of the holiday. Associated with autumn. This is because almost all relatives have either a name day or a birth in the fall. Everything seemed to have conspired! Katerina was very fond of gatherings and communication with relatives. She also loved to choose gifts. I wasn’t too worried about the price, so the toad didn’t choke, and the state of the holiday was present.

And this year is special in general. Tribal jubilee. About the anniversary, of course, it is loudly said, five years in total, but the girl was proud of this date, and was going to celebrate thoroughly. For a month, I counted the days and notified all relatives with personal invitations.

“Why give her something like this?” Katya thought. “She has an abundance of toys and dolls, her parents know her interests, not like me. What do I know that? Doll and Bear. And children now prefer some other dolls. O! But I remember that my nephew loves to dress up so much that she would definitely like something of the clothes. She also loves jewelry. And it’s not even true that he “loves jewelry”.

Katerina was surprised from the heart when the nephew, sorting out her children's treasures, found a skein of bracelets and, straightening them, said: "Now I will decorate myself with bracelets." What impressed our Katya? Yes, what girls usually say (at least in Katya's memory) "I'll put on bracelets." And here - what a subtlety…. decorate myself.

Yes. This girl is worthy of jewelry as a gift. Let him decorate himself with them and go to decorate the world! In any case, a separate apartment, because it is too early to let her out of the house wearing gold earrings. So, it will grow! And it was gold earrings that sunk into Katya's soul, like an expensive and memorable gift. Do all girls get precious earrings for their 5th birthday? Here, this and that. And she will be delighted, and the memory will be with the nephew.

And Katya ran to the shops, anticipating the joy of shopping and imagining the little dandy's eyes. She liked the earrings, she bought it quickly, because everything came together - the price is not too exorbitant, and the design is stylish. Simplicity is a symbol of elegance. Not satisfying her impulse to go shopping, the girl went into a toy store. I haven't been there for a hundred years, and how many new things have appeared there! And incomprehensible!

Katerina walked past the shelves until her gaze fell on … this … it can't be … Kaleidoscope! Such was her childhood, with colored glass in a tube! She even took it apart, carefully so as to add colored broken glass to the contents. There was some kind of colored rubbish in her childhood. Well, now, there were neat plastic flowers.

Katerina plunged into memories. Here he and Mishka run around in the yard, climb down the hill, and there, "in the hut", they take apart "terribly clever equipment" - a kaleidoscope! And then they hunt for beautiful pieces of glass and even beg for beads from their mothers in order to improve this invention of mankind. She laughed, just like that old Katyukha, and carried the kaleidoscope to the checkout.

A new shock awaited her at the checkout! Bubble! Written: with glycerin. And why is glycerin here? Before she could be surprised, the consultant handed her a test bottle, and Katyukha understood! Now, probably, it would be necessary to say "caught up", but Katya was in her childhood, where they did not yet know such words. The balls, so powerful and bright, yes … these bubbles certainly surpass the bubbles from her childhood, blown out of a soapy water coil. Super! Wrap up! Two! I'll take one for myself, because the nephew will definitely spill it. Itself was like that, swam, we know! And Katya flew home as if on wings - blow bubbles! She was happy!

And what about the nephew? Well, the birthday was three days late. Katerina is a girl "in advance", she beautifully wrapped gifts and came to celebrate. The niece was all in bows, lipstick of aunts and grandmothers, a little crazy and very joyful. Having received the gifts, she immediately ran to show the earrings to her mother: “Mom, look what. Take it back to your box! " "How do you clean it up …" thought Katya. "Blimey. If only I could try it on. Or admired or something."

The little boy was busy with the full program. She ran with a kaleidoscope, as if blown up, and pointed the magic pipe first at the window, then at the guests. She shook her, twisted her, then, bringing her flushed face closer to Katerina, asked in a conspiratorial whisper: "Aunt Kat, does she understand?" They had a lot of fun, being able to disassemble and assemble the kaleidoscope. And then all the guests took turns blowing bubbles, there was a competition for the largest bubble, for the brightest, the birthday girl happily forgot about the earrings.

"So what," thought Katya. It's a young, snotty business, she doesn't even understand the value of gold, she would have to play. The very bastard that chose the earrings. But for my husband, for my husband, I will buy what he will appreciate for sure! After all, he himself said that the belts on his trousers were old for a long time, and his hands did not reach to renew them. It is clear that accessories make the image no less than the clothes themselves, which he bought all the time himself, and was quite picky in this matter. Katya bought him shirts a couple of times, but somehow he did not wear them much, preferring those that he chose on his own. Well, let!

And Katerina went shopping again. And what? "I just need boots, but where are belts? Here … Two birds with one stone!" And she honestly went to the shoe all week. Belts worthy of her husband somehow did not come across. Needless to say, maybe that's why they worn out, that he did not see a worthy replacement for them? Well, the Internet rules now, and the hubby does not know how to buy "through the TV", therefore, here it is possible to overtake him by a smart wife.

So. Belts. Italy. Delivery to the store to choose which one you need. And it's done. That's just, right before the birthday. And if you don't like it? There will be a number! I went for a whole week, and so I didn’t choose anything…. And, remembering her "lead time", she thought that she would buy, if anything, perfume. This accessory, like a consumable, flew away instantly. The husband loves scents. And he knows a lot. Just buy again, you have to go with him. Last new year he said "thank you", and he took it to the car. Probably the air is refreshing. Well, okay, maybe she herself will really like a belt, and it will be in the hat!

The belt she chose was super gorgeous! And with a discount! She couldn’t understand how frightened the discount was, but she remembered that “easy” money is not a sin to take a walk, so she went to a perfume shop. Just. There is free money, why not hit your mouth?

That bottle beckoned to her. With her shape, color, packaging design … She walked towards him across the entire hall. So, what do we have? … We read the label. Ah, for men? Well, well … let's smell … And Katya was knocked down! She did not want to let go of that bottle from her fingers, and thought that if her husband rejects, then who will know that the fragrance is male? She will use it herself and will not give it to the car, pipes! It costs much less than that belt, the amount fits into the discount on it, the budget will withstand!

And the girl, having packed her purchases, went home satisfied. Getting up at night quietly, she went to rustle the packages. She took out a package and put it in front of her husband's computer. He gets up early, the path rejoices alone, she will congratulate him later, in the evening!

And in the morning, feeling his lips on hers, she woke up, babbled "happy birthday" and turned on the side. "Thanks!", - came from her husband. And in such a tone that Katya rose on her elbow: “So, did you really like it? Oh, how glad I am! " “You’re still asking! Smartly simple! Sniff, I have been looking for something similar for a long time, but still nothing! " And the husband put his neck out.

- So you're talking about water or what? … How do you like the belt?

-Yes, cool too! I'll measure it later. Salute!

And he went to his work. How is that?….

Well, something like this..))))

I think that those gifts that we do not choose intellectually, they are Real Gifts, no matter what they cost. From the head - also, of course, nice. Attention, the thing you need, and so on. Protocol. Here's the word.

And from the heart … Here's another. Together with this gift, we seem to convey our state, our state of delight and joy. I do not know how and where it is "read", but it affects both children and adults in about the same way. Grabbing the "first thing" by the arm, we often simply follow the path of unconscious choice, which turns out to be more correct than rationality. A mental act. By the choice of the soul.

I understand men who do not like to give gifts for the holiday. They consider this to be a "obligation", and do not get joy at the same time, because "it is necessary". But they can come with the purchase completely out of date! For women, in my memory it is more difficult. They love rituals. And the framework of decency is respected.

To be honest, the stereotypes of society now and then drive us into this framework:

“Did your husband give it to you? And in honor of what?"

- Just because! he liked it and he wanted to please me!

-Well, well, "just like that" …. Nothing just happens. Nakosyachil somewhere, do not go to the fortuneteller!

-For your birthday, what did you get from your husband?

-Yes, nothing … Well, we went to a restaurant and noted. He DOES NOT like gifts for dates.

- So tight, then, uh-huh, everything is clear. Or he spends money on someone else. You are more careful with this, otherwise at first there will be no gifts for his birthday, then he himself will not be.

-So he recently gave me, no date, do you remember?

- So I could, like all people, put it in the closet before my birthday!

AND …. the main thing here is not to make excuses. I wrote about this. Let people do what they want. They buy gifts with the help of reason, and Accept them, determining the value of each of them by the amount of the check. And those who have an extraordinary quality of thinking with their heart and feeling with their brain can simply rejoice, even with soap bubbles donated for no reason. What I wish for you too

Your Irina Panina

Together we will find the way to your hidden possibilities!