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GIFT
FOR THE GIFT SHAKER
Submitted by: Dan Rock
I gave my bride a set of pearls in a most unusual fashion. Kym is a
professional "gift shaker" and able to deduce the contents of
a package with amazing accuracy so it is always a challenge to mask the
contents of my gifts to her. In the past, I've added marbles and other
items to make noise and
change the weight and shape of a gift with some success. In this case, I
wanted to hide my gift to her in "plain sight".
I would be giving her the pearls at a mixed couples shower that was
being given for us by our friends. The sponsors of the shower were
loaning Kym a
sterling silver holder for the wedding bouquet (something borrowed), her
grandmother's coin purse (something old), a blue thong (which she wore -
WhooHa!), and I was to provide the pearls for the "something
new" item.
I turned the gift "inside out" and put the wrapping for the
gift inside rather than on the outside. Say what??? Here's how. I
purchased a beautiful, ceramic doll and added the pearls to the doll's
attire. I hid the excess portion of the necklace inside the doll's
dress. I had Kym's friends placed the doll along with other decorations
on the table with all of the shower presents.
After we got there, she was trying to figure out if any presents were
from me and she commented what a pretty doll was on the table and
wondered what
little girl it belonged to. After all the presents were opened, I took
center stage and gave my lovely bride the doll as the first surprise and
then pulled the pearls off the doll to nail the event with a perfect 10.
Now she has an heirloom doll to pass on and to remind her of that night
and my present to her.
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