Weasels Bearing Gifts

[qos]

Hob arrived for game on Saturday with two lovely gift bags -- belated birthday presents for me and my daughter from him and jillwheezul.

Hob and I have been friends for more than 15 years now(!!) and he's always been very good with gift selection -- usually more so than the men I've dated. Highlights from this year include an Anne Bonney action figure and Dave Barry's Pirattitude, and a gorgeous bear necklace made by jillwheezul. The necklace has the feel of prayer beads: alternating crystal and small black beads with larger brown-and-black-spiral beads between every group of three. There's a three dimensional, black and brown bear hanging from his own spiral bead, and he can be twirled on his setting. I put the necklace on immediately and wore it to game, and will be wearing it to work today.

jillwheezul had also made simple lace-and-bear-pendant necklaces for both my daughter and _storyteller_ -- which they too both put on immediately. It was only later, looking at _storyteller_'s during game, that I realized the three necklaces marked us as a family.

There were other gifts as well, but the most precious of all were the two birthday cards and what he had written in them. There's no way I could share what he wrote without providing a lot of backstory, but suffice to say they made me laugh and warmed my heart in equal measure, invoking past shared experiences that I will always cherish.

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[jillwheezul.livejournal.com]

You couldn't tell I've been studying historical devotional beads for the past couple of years, huh? The idea of the 3 bear necklaces came from the mind of the hob. I was quite curious when he said he wanted to go to the bead store and he headed straight for the bear beads. I was creative consultant on the other beads, but the hob had the final say :)

[qos.livejournal.com]

I was creative consultant on the other beads, but the hob had the final say.

He never let on, only gave credit to you.
*smile