I set this as my week one goal not because I was concerned about doing it, but because it was most important to me. Alex was born on January 4, 1990. With his birthday coming so soon after Christmas, it has sometimes been tricky to come up with something special.
For a while when he was a kid, we went out to a movie in a theatre (not something we did often) and had fried chicken for dinner. Sometimes when he was older, we'd get him a more expensive combo Christmas / birthday gift (like a snowboard and the boots, bindings, etc.). As he's gotten older, it has mostly been 3D printer filament and board games.
This year, I just wanted to give him cash. Louie does not like doing that. He thinks it's too easy / tacky. I disagree! Who doesn't like unexpected money to just do whatever you want with it? Anyhow, I didn't think Alex had updated his family wish list in a long time, so I asked him what he'd like. His response was, "You don't have to give me anything, Mom." As if! I told him he is my son and I wanted to get him a gift.
The only thing he suggested was paint for his 3D print projects. So I went to The Forge in Chaska - what a cool game shop! And I bought him a gift card to Luna di Luna in Bloomington - one of his wife's favorite restaurants. Then I texted him if he'd prefer chocolate chip cookies or molasses sugar cookies . . . or any other birthday treat. He said molasses sugar cookies and Chex mix. So I got to work on mixing up dough, buying some ingredients, and making him treats.
Last of all, I sewed a gift bag. I don't really have tech / geek (or Dungeons and Dragons) type fabric, but he's always liked music, so I went with that theme.
The "Greek Yogurt" container is filled with spicy Chex mix (lots of sriracha) as well as the Ziploc next to it. The feta cheese container and the thing below it are filled with cookies.
I know the whole year won't go this well, but it's Saturday and I've achieved my "one thing" AND I've blogged about it. I'll set this to publish at midnight and look toward next week's One Thing. I have a smile on my face and anticipation in my heart!
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