I had good intentions. I usually do.
Some of you know that our oldest son, Micah, is engaged to be married. He and Wendy have set the date for next year and Chris and I are over the moon excited about the upcoming nuptials.
I have tried to not go overboard on wedding themed items and I have done a fairly decent job at it so far. After all it is not MY wedding.
But a recent trip to the Biltmore found me in a shop that had some lovely wedding items. Shower gifts. Wedding gifts. Fun Mr. and Mrs. themed items.
I had fun checking them out and with my 20% discount that day I was feeling especially in the buying mood.
There was a cute little stack of heart shaped ceramic dishes that would be perfect for holding rings or just putting on a dresser as an accent piece. It was small enough for a NYC apartment and not expensive and I thought it would be the absolute perfect little gift to stick in a stocking at Christmas. So I bought it along with a cute little package of wedding ring kleenex that I thought would be perfect for me to use at the wedding.
A week or so later when I finally unpacked things from that weekend trip I pulled out the little ceramic heart and opened the box. 
I may need to use those kleenex now instead of saving them for the wedding.
Obviously I did not check the lid of the box I was buying before I bought it. It was plainly marked.
Obviously there was a Mr. and Mr. in the stack of Mr. and Mrs.
Obviously I need new contacts.
So good intentions but the outcome did not quite pan out like I had hoped.
I am choosing to giggle about it instead of throwing my hands up in the air because honestly what good will that do? It makes for a good story and a good blog post, right? I am trying to find the extraordinary in this whole thing and what I do know is extraordinary is the fact that I am going to be a mother in law to a very lovely young lady.
So congrats to Micah and Wendy who know that this old lady was thinking about them even if she picked up the wrong present.
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Leave a commentWell, at least you found out before you gave it to them. 😏
YES!!! Oh my goodness… that would not have been good.
I am so glad you chose to giggle because I had to just laugh out loud!!!! I love your blog’s because they are heartfelt, foibles and all!!!
Well, I am real if I am nothing else, right? I just could not believe it but I am very glad I discovered it before I gifted it to them. 🙂
Thanks so much, Kathy. Yes-my blog is pretty real, right? 🙂
Oh my, that is funny and something I would do. I am sure you will find the perfect couple to give it to one day.
I think you are right that I will give it away some day but i probably will have forgotten where I put it by then. 🙂
Giggle…yes…..but somehow I doubt that it’s what we would have called a “type-o” years ago but rather meant for today’s accepted “target audience”. Perhaps more of a statement on the status of today’s societal mores…………….
Exactly. Times have changed a lot and this was not even a thing to have thought of years and years ago. But yes–giggle i did.
I can just hear my mom laughing at this. Your mom must have said, Beth Ann!
I still have to tell her the story but yes—it is a laughable one for sure!
Too funny. Save it and down the road I bet you’ll have another couple to gift it to. On the other hand it falls into kind of an odd gift for a Mr.and Mr…I guess it depends on the couple. Someday I’ll tell you about my Mother, a playgirl magazine and her nieces shower…..
Oh my! I must find out more!
Hahahahahahahaha! That is so funny! I’m assuming you can exchange it?
I probably won’t bother –I am sure I don’t even have the receipt since my life has been a bit chaotic the past couple of weeks.
Oh no! They’d probably recognize it, though, as one of theirs, wouldn’t they? We may be going up soon – we could bring it for you and try…..
Hilarious. I think they’ll love it. I certainly do. This is the stuff the best stories are made of.
It is a great story, right? And Micah and Wendy have great senses of humor so they will laugh over it as well. Humor is so important.Thanks for stopping by.
That is so something that I would have done! Congrats to Micah and Wendy!
love you!
Thanks, Virginia! Yes—I am the queen of doing silly things but the thing that made it worse was that I was sooo excited about giving it to them. 🙂
Thank you for the laugh. Humor is the best medicine and great advice to give for the newlyweds.
Hoping you will gift this to the perfect gay couple or donate to a great charity.
Juju
thank sos much for stopping by and leaving a comment. Yep–it will find a home but it certainly gave me a good laugh when I discovered my mistake. And yes—humor is a great gift and something we all need more of.
Oops! LOL… I suppose that’s something we’ll all have to get used to checking, now. Oh well the intentions were good! How exciting for you & yours, congrats.
Thanks, Josh. I just did not even think that was something that I had to look for but hey—I learned the lesson.
Ha! I know the feeling- the joy of finding the cutest present and then…darn….
Sharing this with my sister! Thanks Beth Ann
Thank YOU for stopping by! Hugs.
You always take the high road. Everyone goofs up from time to time. Some people can find humor in their mistakes and aren’t afraid of being vunerable.
To laugh at your faults is an admirable trait.
Ozzie, let’s just say I laugh a lot. 🙂
I literally laughed out loud at my computer when I read this post! What a wonderful wedding tale to tell for years to come!
My goal was done then if I made you laugh. I am just glad I did not actually give it to them. 🙂 Although maybe I should just get a sharpie and draw an S on there and give it as a gag gift. 🙂
It definitely makes for a good blog post! Who would have thought you’d even need to look or double check for that type of thing???
That is exactly how I felt. Years ago when we got married this would not have even been something to think about. 🙂
I’m sure you’ll run into a Mr. and Mr. someday and this will be a perfect housewarming gift. I had to go back and relook at it, because I read it Mr. and Mrs. too.
You are most likely correct that I will find someone to give it to eventually. It was a pretty funny moment when I realized my mistake.
Oh, you’re making me laugh…
Gotta laugh!