Been invited to a friend's home for dinner and just now thought of what to take for a hostess gift. Sometimes it's nice to think outside the box of the usual things - wine, candles, candy, flowers. I went scrounging through my prebought gifts, you know, things I pick up when I see them. This is what I had on hand:
Wine
Candles
Stationery (small pretty boxes)
Teddy bear in a matching gift bag
Specialty soap
The trouble is I know this couple well, and she shops at TJ Maxx just as much as I do, so there would be no surprises as she thinks a lot like me as well.
I scrounged some more and found the perfect thing that I had picked up quite a while ago, Maker's Mark Bourbon Flavored Cherries! And I also was able to throw in some red Maker's Mark cocktail napkins.
If anyone else has ideas on what to keep on hand to give as hostess gifts I would love to hear from you.
Now I'm going to go do one of my favorite things, eat a meal that someone else has prepared!!
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June Cleaver
I am a SAHM who is married to my very own Sam Damon. I love to read, run, and walk my two large dogs; I have an addiction to chocolate, coffee too.
The Beaver
My 16 year old son. Until two years I home schooled "The Beaver" but he attended a private Christian school so that he can play baseball . . .this year he jumped into the mainstream public school arena.
Ward Cleaver
My husband of over 33 years, the love and laughter of my life; a Colonel in the U.S. Army.
Betty Anderson
My daughter who inspires me in many ways, among them to do things I wouldn't otherwise (like blog) and who still calls me "just to talk." Her character on this blog is borrowed from a neighboring show from TV Land , Father Knows Best, because the Cleaver household only had boys, what were they thinking?!
Wally
My eldest son who is pursuing his PhD in EE and the most thoughtful, kindest, hardest working young man I know. He is especially kind to his technologically impaired parents (and all other relatives as well).
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2 comments:
I need to be better about doing this. We normally swing by the state liquor store for a bottle of wine on our way over to their house -if we take something at all. We aren't thoughtful guests like you are.
We always bring a hearty appetite. Now if I had to bring a dessert(in a pinch...which is always) I would get some of those store bought cookies that taste better than homemade. I would put them on a plate or in one of those containers that cost next to nothing and later insist that they keep it. Those alone make a nice gift!
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