Friday, July 1, 2011

Father's Day Gift

About two weeks before Father's Day, my wife learned that her office is going to merge with another branch--at the other branch's location (if you're a fan of the Office, think Stamford going to Scranton). It had her a little down, wondering if the company will keep both her and her counter-part in the other office, if some of her friends will quit, if a single office can really operate with two managers. Well, it had her more than a little down.

Then the Saturday before Father's Day we went to an estate sale. She saw a curio cabinet that she absolutely loved--it was something she'd always wanted. So I decided to buy it for "myself" for Father's Day. Hey, I like nice things. It can be the showcase for the urn with my ashes in it--in about 80 or 90 years. ;P

Anyway, I had it delivered that evening and she set about cleaning it and placing some of her treasures inside. When she was done (for the moment, at least), she made me close my eyes so she could lead me into the living room to see it. When I opened my eyes, what I saw was the excitement of a little girl on Christmas morning (as she pulled her heart's desire out of its wrapping). Seeing that was a pretty wonderful Father's Day present for me.

In a week or a month (or maybe it already happened) I'll say or do something dumb and the goodwill from the cabinet will be gone. But I'll still have the memory of the moment when I opened my eyes that Saturday. =)

Happy Canada Day to my Canadian friends and Happy Independence Day (in advance) to those of you in the US!!

PS - The picture is from the estate sale. Those aren't my wife's things inside.
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22 comments:

  1. krissy ♥July 1, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    Awww that is sooooo sweet ♥♥♥

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  2. kristieinbcJuly 1, 2011 at 6:26 PM

    What a nice story! I think the real Father's Day gift you received was seeing the expression on your wife's face, not the curio cabinet. :-) I hope things work out with your wife's job. Happy Independence Day!

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  3. Stephanie CJuly 1, 2011 at 8:39 PM

    awwwww!! i love reading posts like these! this is so sweet Ric =)

    I hope everything works out for your wife and her job ^^ I'm keeping my fingers crossed

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  4. Nashe^July 1, 2011 at 9:51 PM

    Hahaha Stanford to Scranton! Awww Rick you're making all envious of your sweet little life. :')

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  5. sugar sugarJuly 1, 2011 at 11:45 PM

    you are so sweet! :) you should've waited for her with a camera so you could have taken a picture of her hahaha! xD

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  6. WennyJuly 1, 2011 at 11:59 PM

    You're such a sweet loving hubby! It's never easy facing the uncertainty of our employment. Been thru it and the best I can say is just do the best as usual.

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  7. UnknownJuly 2, 2011 at 1:15 AM

    I like curio cabinets ^^ They looks cool.

    That's an amazing thing to do for your wife :))

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  8. Thanh ThaoJuly 2, 2011 at 2:48 AM

    That was sooo sweet! I smiled while reading!! ;)

    Have a nice weekend!!

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  9. dolce la robynJuly 2, 2011 at 3:30 AM

    awwwwww. tsk tsk tsk.

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  10. ChinkyGirLMeLJuly 2, 2011 at 5:25 AM

    awwww what a sweet heart. You are such a wonderful hubby!

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  11. JoJuly 2, 2011 at 12:35 PM

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  12. JoJuly 2, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    As usual, always the sweetest man around. Oh I would love to see what your wife put in the display cabinet though.

    RYC:
    “Lian” makes you think of lions? Hahaha... come to think of it, I wonder how you enunciate “lian” in your tongue. Does it also sound like “lion” too? Oh the true blue lians won’t become cougars. I always have this impression that cougars are hot yet classy. Lians are not.

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  13. IbyangJuly 4, 2011 at 3:05 AM

    That's one sweet gesture Rick! Your wife is a lucky woman to have you for a husband.

    Belated happy Canada Day to Canadians all over the world.

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  14. nooneJuly 4, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    aww how cute! that is really sweet. well, hope you are having a great 4th of july weekend, enjoy the fireworks and the bbq with your family :D

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  15. MizzJJuly 4, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    Awww you're a sweet hubby for doing that! Hope you're having a great long weekend :)

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  16. LaikkaJuly 4, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    I really love that cabinet too for my mini chocho..well girl thing, can't blame your wife:)

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  17. Bijin BlairJuly 5, 2011 at 1:58 AM

    Awww how was father's day? Did you kids get/make you anything?

    That cabinet looks like something my mum will like!

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  18. AnonymousJuly 5, 2011 at 6:27 PM

    That was sweet! :)

    Lei
    www.whiteskyproject.com

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  19. Shop N' ChompJuly 5, 2011 at 10:17 PM

    What a beautiful cabinet! You guys have great taste. And it was very nice of you to buy it for her for "Father's Day". ;) Hope things work out at work for her.

    (Thanks! And thanks for the Macy's rec. We didn't get a chance to go in but did admire the gorgeous Marshall Field's building it was housed in from the outside. I'll have to make a point to visit it next time though since I hear it's 12 floors of retail bliss?! o_O)

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  20. BecksJuly 6, 2011 at 8:19 AM

    AW. The gift of giving often reaps rewards that money can't buy.

    Haha, I like how you clarified the items in the cabinet weren't your wife's...to old lady-ish looking for your tastes?! :D

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  21. Dana YoshimizuJuly 6, 2011 at 5:43 PM

    awwww... :)
    I was thinking that you never replied to what you bought here for Father's Day, but as I came to your blog I realized why. I don't see much of blogger (or the internet for that matter) on the weekends. I've been having too much fun in SF ! ^__^

    You're so sweet Rick. Your wife is one lucky lady to have such a great man like you for a husband! :D & I couldn't help but LOL when you said that you'd say something dumb to counteract it all. Hopefully it isn't for aawhile! lol


    <3,
    Dana

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  22. nooneJuly 7, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    haha ya people still sew! well i don't sew an entire outfit, just alterations! and funny about your fruit loop story, i think the different colors DO taste a bit different, no? i'm usually too lazy to sort by colors though, same as smarties, I just grab them and eat them :D

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