What's your best gift ever?

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edited August 2019 in Coping with Holidays, Special Days and Anniversaries

Given or received, what is your favorite gift of all time? What made it special?

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  • MizMarie
    MizMarie Member Posts: 332
    edited November 2011

    This one is easy for me.  A few years ago, my daughter made me a tote bag decorated with photos of her from her growing-up years.  She is an incredibly thoughtful girl, and the memory of opening that gift still brings tears.  It is my most cherished possession.

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  • fredntan
    fredntan Member Posts: 1,821
    edited November 2011

    my banjo,

    DH got it for me yesterday. I haveno musical ability.Have always wanted to learn to play. He can play anything. I'm planning on learning via youtube.

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  • duckyb1
    duckyb1 Member Posts: 13,369
    edited November 2011

    Back in 1985 6 years before my husband died......he gave me an Anniversary ring...........it is gorgeous..............3 rows of 5, 20 pt. diamonds..........15 diamonds in all...........each row is significant of the 30 years we were married at the time..........................he had it designed in such a way, so that when I leave this earth..............the 3 rows, can be separated, and each of my daughters (I have 3 girls) will get 1 row each, of 5 diamonds in a band for them............

    Then they can pass the band on to their daughters (each has 1 girl) and it goes on hopefully.

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  • Moderators
    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited November 2011

    Thanks for sharing these wonderful stories about meaningful gifts from your families!

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  • SeasideMemories
    SeasideMemories Member Posts: 3,194
    edited November 2011

    Oh Ducky!



    That has to be the sweetest gift, EVER....

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  • duckyb1
    duckyb1 Member Posts: 13,369
    edited November 2011

    Seanside.......I cherish that ring more then you can imagine.............I never take it off........even when I went under for breast surgery, and other operations throughout my life since I got it...........they always put a piece of tape around it.............

    I have another diamond wedding band that I got the day I got married, and also a gold band, but they are away in a special place............will be buried with the gold ring.............the original diamond wedding b and will be for my daughters too..

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  • debbie6122
    debbie6122 Member Posts: 5,161
    edited November 2011

    Mine was from my mom a couple of years before she passed, she gave me a beautiful music box that sings "Winter spring summer or fall all you have to do is call, and i'll be there"  I play it all the time when I think of her and it brings tears to my eyes.

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  • dragonfly55
    dragonfly55 Member Posts: 235
    edited November 2011

    MizMarie, a gift of love handmade. Your daughter must be very creative. Everytime you carry that bag, your reminded of your little girl growing up. Wow!



    Fredntan, I've always thought one of the best gifts you can give someone is the gift of music. Soon you'll be sharing this gift when you play your banjo at get together. Ate you going ti learn bluegrass picking or dixieland? I love the sound of the banjo. Awesome!



    Ducky, a gift given filled with love for you which is treasured and shared down through the generations. That love you'll carry with you all your life. Beautiful!



    Debbie, the simplicity, beauty and joy of a music box. The message of the tune is so special. This pulls at my heartstrings . I lost my mom too. Cherished memories must be brought back when you sit with your music box. Wonderful!



    I find this hard to answer.. My parents gave me a Yamaha guitar when I was 12. It has been through so much and has gotten me through so much in my life. My family call it my Willy Nelson guitar.



    My kids, at 3 & 4, took their own money and bought me a present at a neighbour's garage sale. They were so proud and excited. It is a little sandcastle.



    My Dad decided, out of the blue, to buy hiis 3 girls brand new Honda Civics. All of our cars were ready for the junkyard. (Each girl newly single) We have been driving them since 2004.



    Christmas wishlist: a hhousecleaner once a month to do the jobs I have trouble doing!

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  • Moderators
    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited November 2011
    Love the idea of a housecleaner! Wouldn't that be such a nice break!

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  • Kaara
    Kaara Member Posts: 3,647
    edited December 2011

    One of the best gifts I have ever received is seeing the happy look in my daughter's eyes at church last evening.  She has had a very troubled year, and recently she met someone who seems to really care for her.  He is the angel I was praying would come and make her life better!

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  • negirly
    negirly Member Posts: 318
    edited December 2011

    I bought a iPad2 for an unsuspecting family friend that left him speechless.  It was my was of "paying it forward", I had had a good year financially.  His ex wife drains his financially and emotionally. 

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  • nwest125
    nwest125 Member Posts: 240
    edited December 2011

    I received my engagement ring for Xmas in 1980, he wrapped it in a big box and I had been saying I wanted a sewing machine that year. What a surprise that was, and years later my daughter got me my mothers ring , I think that was in in 1998. those rings mean the world to me and when I had to removed them this summer for swelling it broke my heart, So my DH told me to got get them re-sized so I could wear them again.

    Nancy

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  • exbrnxgrl
    exbrnxgrl Member Posts: 12,424
    edited December 2011

    I am at a point in my life where I don't need too many things. 2011 has been a year filled with terrible difficulties and wonderful blessings. My "gift" always has been ,and I hope will continue to be, the love and support of family, friends and community. But an easier to clean juicer wouldn't be a bad idea :)

    Caryn

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  • Claire_in_Seattle
    Claire_in_Seattle Member Posts: 4,570
    edited December 2011

    The years of life I am having resulting from the treatment I underwent two years ago.  Life is just so amazing and vivid now.

    Other things are too numerous to mention.  I would say the friendship of my friends.  The wonderful earth we inhabit.

    Even the raging beauty of today's storm.

    And that I get to share Christmas Dinner with some very special friends. - Claire

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  • profbee
    profbee Member Posts: 858
    edited December 2011

    I just read this question aloud, and hubby immediately said, "My wife's clean prognosis."  He's a keeper.  I hit the jackpot with him. Happy holidays, all!

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  • lizcarolan
    lizcarolan Member Posts: 46
    edited December 2011

    I sent my mom a maid service for moms day. It was such a hit I send them out every couple of months. I got the idea after my ex husband (who was deployed to afganistan at the time) just wanted to do something to help me recover from a hysterectomy and hired Molly Maid

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  • Angelice
    Angelice Member Posts: 1,739
    edited December 2011

    Mine for this year is clean scans and mammo can't ask for any thing more 2 days before Christmas !!!! And the best family Sister ,kids and hubby :)

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  • dreaming
    dreaming Member Posts: 473
    edited December 2011

    I was around10 and  loved to read, I had been eyeing a collection of books, and on Christmas Day it was by my bed, Baby Jesus  as is our tradition , had brought them , I still have them.

    My beloved father made sure that our dreams will be made true, that he and my beloved mother keep looking after me.

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  • bludaizy
    bludaizy Member Posts: 64
    edited December 2011

    Mine is a necklace I received this year. It's from my two teenage daugthers. It's a heart shaped necklace engraved with "Mom, I love you always". It's not from a fancy jewelry store. It might even discolor after a few wears. But, my oldest hasn't been driving long and the two of them went out completely on their own to find me a gift. They picked it out and paid for it completely on their own. Very special to me.

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  • LisaMomOfFour
    LisaMomOfFour Member Posts: 465
    edited December 2011

    The days before the internet, when my husband and I were in the early years of our marriage and didn't yet have children.  He researched the list of Nobel Prize winners for literature, and bought me a book from each of the past twenty years worth of winners, an immediate and meaningful library of wonderful literature!  

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  • Demson
    Demson Member Posts: 8
    edited July 2012
    Can I have four?  If so I gotta say my two horses and my two dogs, but hang on, my really best gift was the birth of my son 26 years ago.Laughing
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  • chemoangel
    chemoangel Member Posts: 27
    edited July 2012

    When I was first diagnosed, a woman from "Wish Upon A Hero", sent me a beautiful decoupage box filled with everything "Pink". And she kept sending one, once a month, filled with beautiful things from jewelry, to soaps, angels, and even a t-shirt. 

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  • Leah_S
    Leah_S Member Posts: 8,458
    edited July 2012

    My dd went to a high school that had an intense arts program. Her major was dance (ballet and modern) and for their senior project the girls had to choreograph a dance (for a few dancers, not just one) with the theme of "Relationships". My dd choreographed her dance for me - she danced about her relationship with me, with the cancer, how it affected her relationship with G-d, and how she came to acceptance of it. It is truly the best gift I've ever received.

    Leah

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  • SelenaWolf
    SelenaWolf Member Posts: 1,724
    edited July 2012
    I was a very un-traditional bride.  I was in my thirties, my husband was younger.  I didn`t want to wear white because I wasn`t getting married in a church (I`m not Christian) and, besides, being a pale blond (this was years before my `red-head`phase), I looked washed out and putrid in white and cream.  So, I wore a dark, emerald-green Victorian-inspired gown trimmed with black Chantilly lace and paired it with a hooded, black velvet cape (Autumn wedding).  My wedding gift from my husband was equally non-traditional: a suite of green opals-pendant, earrings, bracelet and ring.  It was his birthstone.  I love them.

    We`ve been married 18 years, 19 this year.  Opals are - by no means - an unlucky stone.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited August 2012

    A surprise homecooked meal from a neighbour - it makes me grateful and humble everytime. Nothing beats living in a small town :)

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  • bevin
    bevin Member Posts: 1,902
    edited August 2012

    Best gift every- my daughter. My little sis donated eggs for us so that we could have a child.  Every mothers day I thank her for helping to make me a mom. I am truly fortunate!

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  • Landdownunder
    Landdownunder Member Posts: 8
    edited August 2012

    what a wonderful idea and so perfect too :)

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  • Leah_S
    Leah_S Member Posts: 8,458
    edited August 2012

    Sometimes it's the little things. I'm having surgery soon and was asking a friend if she knew someone coming from Baltimore (she has family there) who could bring me some Hershey's Kisses from there from my son - they are more expensive here than fancy gourmet chocolate. She said she'd find out, but then another friend who was there went and bought me some.

    The sweetness of the gesture is far more than the sweetness of the chocolate.

    Leah

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  • Moderators
    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited August 2012

    We are loving these stories -- and the generosity and thoughtfulness spread all year long!



    Keep 'em coming!

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  • CelineFlower
    CelineFlower Member Posts: 875
    edited August 2012

    Shayna Valentine, 

     

     Given to me by my husband for valentines day 2001

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