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Chria
♂ 14090
Member # 14090 |  Posted: 9:44 AM, December 6th (Friday), 2013 |     |
I have been off of SI for awhile (  ), but I know I can count on all of you when I am in a real bind.
My girlfriend and I have been going strong for 5 years now!! However, I have no idea what to get her for Xmas. For starters, she is a successful professional....makes good money, no kids, owns her condo, etc. So she is always tough to buy for. Last year, I got her SCUBA diving lessons (which she loved  ).
She has tons of jewelry so that is out of the question; as is most household and kitchen stuff (she already has everything).
HELP!!!!
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Posts: 4690 | Registered: Mar 2007 | From: Lurch's Lunatic Asylum |
ajsmom
♀ 17460
Member # 17460 |  Posted: 9:49 AM, December 6th (Friday), 2013 | |
CHRIA!!!!!
How about a trip to a place she can show off those SCUBA skills?
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AJ's MOM
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Newlease
♀ 7767
Member # 7767 | | Posted: 9:52 AM, December 6th (Friday), 2013 | |
Treat her to a day at the spa. I don't know any woman who wouldn't appreciate that!
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jo2love
♀ 31528
Member # 31528 | | Posted: 10:00 AM, December 6th (Friday), 2013 | |
A spa day sounds like a wonderful idea.
Posts: 38278 | Registered: Mar 2011 |
Pentup
♀ 20563
Member # 20563 | | Posted: 10:04 AM, December 6th (Friday), 2013 | |
Scuba trip. New beach bag, new beach towel, pretty sandals (if you know her size) and 2 tickets in the bag.
Underwater camera
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Posts: 6867 | Registered: Aug 2008 | From: Not Oz |
tushnurse
♀ 21101
Member # 21101 | | Posted: 10:37 AM, December 6th (Friday), 2013 | |
SCUBA Trip!!!!
If that's out of the question, then a spa day is always good.
I also am always happy to get a high end quality leather bag.
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Him: FWS
Kids: 15 & 17
Married for 22 years now, was 16 at the time. .
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Posts: 9192 | Registered: Oct 2008 | From: St. Louis |
Gottagetthrough
27325
Member # 27325 | | Posted: 11:04 AM, December 6th (Friday), 2013 | |
Scuba trip. New beach bag, new beach towel, pretty sandals (if you know her size) and 2 tickets in the bag.
great idea!
have you asked her what she wants?
Posts: 1474 | Registered: Jan 2010 |
Gottagetthrough
27325
Member # 27325 | | Posted: 11:05 AM, December 6th (Friday), 2013 | |
or if experience gifts are a hit with her... what about a parachute jump?
Posts: 1474 | Registered: Jan 2010 |
GabyBaby
♀ 26928
Member # 26928 | | Posted: 11:09 AM, December 6th (Friday), 2013 | |
I don't know what area you're in, but a hot air balloon trip (perhaps over wine country) is an absolutely fantastic way to spend a day!
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Sad in AZ
♀ 24239
Member # 24239 | | Posted: 12:03 PM, December 6th (Friday), 2013 | |
I vote for the scuba trip too
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Posts: 20999 | Registered: Jun 2009 | From: Upstate NY |
Pentup
♀ 20563
Member # 20563 | | Posted: 12:08 PM, December 6th (Friday), 2013 | |
I don't like heights, but the hot air balloon ride would still e swoon worthy to me
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Him- FWS (I hope- F)
Posts: 6867 | Registered: Aug 2008 | From: Not Oz |
Chria
♂ 14090
Member # 14090 | | Posted: 12:48 PM, December 6th (Friday), 2013 | |
Great ideas...but let me explain why this is so hard this year:
1) We just went on a Scuba trip (St. Lucia!). Since we just came back, we self-imposed a $200 spending limit for Xmas...so a trip is out of the question.
2) She does her own spa treatments once a month.
3) I am 6'6" tall...and let's just say that I am too large for a hot air balloon. 
C'mon. You all had some good ideas there (even if I did shoot them down). Keep 'em coming....
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Posts: 4690 | Registered: Mar 2007 | From: Lurch's Lunatic Asylum |
Deeply Scared
♀ 2
Member # 2 | | Posted: 12:50 PM, December 6th (Friday), 2013 | |
Chria!!!
What about a stain glass class? They have them here at Hobby Lobby. Like 6 classes for $200.00 and it's all hands on. You actually make your own piece of art Who knows...she may really like it!!
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Gottagetthrough
27325
Member # 27325 | | Posted: 12:57 PM, December 6th (Friday), 2013 | |
hmmmm.... would a charitable gift be something she is interested in? Maybe give $150 to a cause shes passionate about, and then a token gift from you (some great coffee, wine, etc)
A bottle of wine or good liquor? Something that is meaningful to you guys (like, a bottle of wine from the year she was born?)
A trip to a vineyard/ a wine tasting
lingerie?
its hard when you have everything you want/need! But that's a good problem to have
Posts: 1474 | Registered: Jan 2010 |
Rebreather
♀ 30817
Member # 30817 | | Posted: 1:02 PM, December 6th (Friday), 2013 | |
You can bust the budget a little bit and get a new hand bag.
Or some very nice perfume, paired with something else.
Did you buy all your own gear? I was thinking a regulator but that is more than $200. But maybe something else?
Cashmere sweater
A personalized phone cover?
Books? Magazine subscriptions? A down payment for a trip to Paris?
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Posts: 6831 | Registered: Jan 2011 |
ascian
♂ 40304
Member # 40304 | | Posted: 1:05 PM, December 6th (Friday), 2013 | |
Does the have a Pinterest account? That's been my go-to for ideas on my wife lately.
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Posts: 327 | Registered: Aug 2013 | From: Midwest |
lieshurt
♀ 14003
Member # 14003 | | Posted: 1:15 PM, December 6th (Friday), 2013 | |
Cooking class
painting class
tickets to a show
tickets to a concert
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Posts: 14013 | Registered: Mar 2007 | From: Houston |
Pentup
♀ 20563
Member # 20563 | | Posted: 1:44 PM, December 6th (Friday), 2013 | |
Do you have a great picture of something or the two of you in St Lucia? If so, get it put on canvas and framed. Can do for under $200.
I would do something sentimental related to that trip to show her it was special for you as well.
Maybe recreate a dinner that you had there, complete with a kiddie pool, sand on your patio, fake palm tree and then a photo book, or pic on a mug, or a locket with a picture that means something to the 2 of you. See a sea turtle or a seahorse?
Does she have a pandora bracelet, if so a related charm.
$200 is a good amount if it is used in a romantic gesture.
If she likes to cook, a seafood cookbook, some specialty ingredients, maybe a class in making sushi or something.
Maybe a gift certificate for a private chef to come cook for her and friends or for the 2 of you.
Me- BS
Him- FWS (I hope- F)
Posts: 6867 | Registered: Aug 2008 | From: Not Oz |
tushnurse
♀ 21101
Member # 21101 | | Posted: 1:58 PM, December 6th (Friday), 2013 | |
A class of some sort together. Some areas offer cooking classes for couples that would be a lot of fun.
Can't do a hot air balloon rode for $200 around here anymore so even of you werent so dang tall I'm not sure that's an option.
How about hiring a service for something she dreads like housekeeping or laundry?
Me: FBS
Him: FWS
Kids: 15 & 17
Married for 22 years now, was 16 at the time. .
D-Day Sept 26 2008
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Posts: 9192 | Registered: Oct 2008 | From: St. Louis |
Flowerforme
♀ 38497
Member # 38497 | | Posted: 2:48 PM, December 6th (Friday), 2013 | |
Nice pair of sexy boots or a purse. If she likes those things..you can never have enough shoes/boots and handbags!
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Posts: 18 | Registered: Feb 2013 | From: Canada |
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