Sophs # 3--The Gift of the Magi
The last paragraph of O. Henry's classic Christmas tale says it all. Hopefully, you realize the author's irony. O. Henry's story is NOT uneventful, and certainly not LAMELY related. Most importantly, Jim and Della were NOT two foolish children. Here's the ending for you to read again.:
"The magi, as you know, were wise men--wonderfully wise men--who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication. And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house. But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest. O all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi. "
How about if you take some time to lamely relate the greatest gift that you ever gave, or the most special one that you ever received? If you do, you'll be spreading the Gift of the Magi, and one of the true joys of the Christmas season?
Check out this classic video and commercial to see how happy these children were to receive a Nintendo N64.
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The most meaningful Christmas present I ever receieved was a babydoll that my Great-Grandmother gave me the last Christmas she was alive. A couple weeks prior to Christmas, me and my Mom were in ToysRUs, and I saw a babydoll I thought I just had to have. I knew my Great-Grandmother was a softie, so the next time I saw her, on Christmas Eve, I whined that my Mom was mean and never bought me babydolls. Right then and there, she had my Mom drive us to ToysRUs and she bought me the babydoll. I obviously didn't know at the time that it was her last Christmas, and I know that I took it for granted. Now, when I look back on it, I am so greatful that she had such an open and loving heart. I still have the babydoll and it's sitting on my self in my bedroom. Everytime I look at it, it reminds me of her. It is something that I'll be able to keep now as a memory of her.
The most special gift I ever received was a canon camera (the canon eos 40d), with a 55mm lense and it was from my mom. I received it the Christmas of 2008 and it was a very special gift to me because I enjoy taking pictures of places, animals, seasons, signs and sometimes people. I don’t enjoy taking pictures of people because every time you took a picture of them they would look at it and say they didn’t like their position, their nose, their eyes or they don’t like it. I had wanted that camera ever since the beginning of the year and my mom said if I wanted such and expensive ‘toy’, I should get a job and pay for it. I saved up for months but it never even got close to the amount for that camera so I gave saving money to pay for it. Every time I went to Wal-Mart or BJ wholesale store I looked at the camera so much I forgot where I was. The camera I had before had just gone old or at least it wasn’t as clear and sophisticated anymore and this new camera just brightened my love for photography. The reason I found this camera to be the most special gift I have yet received was because it came from my mother and she was the person I least expected to get the gift for me, because she always thought it was the worst thing someone my age would ever want.
Three Christmas's ago, I remember I really wanted a small television for my room to watch DVD's on. It was the one present I really wanted that year so I begged my parents the whole month of December for it. On Christmas morning, I ran down the stairs hoping my present would be under the tree. It was not there so when my parents asked if I got everything I wanted, I of course complained that I did not get the television. We then went to my Grandparents house that night for dinner and I ended up getting the television from then. That was my grandfathers last christmas before he died. Looking back, I realized that my grandparents were really sweet, loving, and caring people that always tried to give us (their grandkids) the world. I did take then for granted. The television was the most meaningful gift I was ever given because it showed me that it really did not matter that I got the TV; what mattered was the heart that went into it from my grandparents.
The best Christmas present that i gave would have to be the present that i gave my Grandmother this year. My Grandma does a lot for my family and especially me. I never got her a Christmas present before, but i figured that since I work now and actually have money I would buy her a little something. I was lookin for some fuzzy socks or something that she would appreciate. I was in the mall looking around a jewelry store and saw this beautiful rose gold charm that was in the shape of a breast cancer sign. My Grandma had breast cancer, and beat it. When I saw the charm I hade to get it for her, I knew it was perfect. I bought the charm and a 14 kt gold chain to go with it. When she opened it on Christmas Eve tears came to her eyes and she thanked me over and over again. It made my whole holiday just to have made her that happy. Seeing the look on her face when she opened my gift is the reason why my gift to my Grandma is the most meaningful to me.
The most special gift I have ever received was a gold necklace with a heart pendant. Two years ago my grandmother and many of my relatives from India came to visit us for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The weekend after Thanksgiving my cousin, my aunt, my mom, my grandmother and myself went Christmas shopping. While we were shopping I saw this really pretty gold necklace with a heart pendant. I showed my mom this and I asked her if she would buy me this necklace for Christmas. Of course my mom taught I was crazy to ask for such an expensive gift. About three weeks later my mom asked me what I wanted and I had already told her, but she said anything but that necklace. So to get what I wanted I tried to convince my dad but he said only if it’s okay with your mom. So I knew in the end I would never get this necklace. Finally, it was Christmas, my whole family was there waiting for all the kids to come downstairs to open the gifts. I was so excited I ran down the stairs and my brother, my cousins and I opened all our gifts, I was happy but I still did not get what I wanted. Then out of the blue my grandmother says there still one present I have not opened yet. I looked under the tree and there was nothing. I asked her what present? Then she gave me this rectangular shaped box. my heart was pacing with excitement, I quickly opened it and it was a jewelry box with the necklace that I wanted. I was so excited I gave my grandmother a giant hug. I soon started to cry because I was not expecting my grandmother to give me such a wonderful gift like this. This gift is special to me because six months after Christmas my grandmother passed away. It was one of the last gifts that she gave me. Every time I wear it reminds me of her and what a great grandmother she was. So as a tradition that I made for myself I wear this necklace to Christmas mass and dinner!
The Christmas present that made the most impact on my life was my first puppy. I had been begging my parents for a dog before I was born. Okay, so maybe it was since I was three. A puppy was the only thing I asked for every Christmas. Along with my third year of Christmas morning disappointments came a written consent. I made my parents sign a paper saying that I could get a dog when I turned 13. At that time, I felt that 13 was pretty much an adult. Then, to my surprise, the Christmas after that, my wish for a puppy was finally granted. She was a cocker spaniel. Because of her spunk and adventuresome personality, we named her Indy after Indiana Jones. I was in love with my puppy. I think it was safe to say I was the happiest child alive. But as Indy grew up, she started to play aggressively and nip occasionally. As this condition worsened, my father decided that it was in the family's best interest (although not recognized) to give Indy away before something terrible happened. I cried for about a month straight. And although that was a heart-wrenching time, while I still had Indy was probably the happiest time of my life.
I think the best present I ever gave; I gave in the summer between eighth grade and high school. No, it was not a Christmas present or even Stephenie’s, one of my best friends, birthday, but hopefully I gave her a gift she would remember. Earlier that year, her parents had announced to her that she and her family would be moving to Texas. When our best friend Mallory and I found out, we were devastated. We already knew we were going to be separated by high schools, but we never imagined the separation would be that extreme. For her going away present I made her a photo album. We had known each other since sixth grade, and have been best friends since seventh so finding pictures to put in it wouldn’t be a problem. I found pictures from every thing we had ever done together to put in it. I decorated it and put little notes on the sides with inside-jokes and lots of other stuff that only her, Mallory and I would remember. I knew from experience that keeping our friendship together, as close as it had been anyway, would be tough so I wanted to put as much into that little photo album as I could. I wanted to make sure that she would never forget her friends up here and since she hasn’t yet, hopefully it worked and she never will.
Of the gifts I have recieved over the years. The most meaningful one I have ever recieved is the toy train I got from my Grandpa gave me a little more than ten years ago. The reason this gift is more special than all of the others is beacause, when I was five years old I used to be best friends with my Grandpa. He was also one of the most fun people to be around. The train was already one of the most fun toys to play with to me. Basically this toy was really great and what made it even more special is that, about a year later my Grandpa passed away almost unexpectedly and I was really crushed by this because, me and him were really close and now he was gone. So basically that little toy train was one of the last memories I have of him. So I will forever cherish that train and even to this day I still have it in my Grandpa's memory.
I remember when December had just come around two years ago and everyone was putting up their decorations and getting in the Christmas mood. In November, I saw this necklace that I really wanted. It was so beautiful. It was also expensive. I never expected to get it for Christmas, but I told my mom anyways. Of course, she said well see and I had to wait. On Christmas, I wasn’t disappointed at all that I didn’t get the necklace. It was way too much to ask for, but it would’ve been nice if I did get it. When I went over my grandmother’s for Christmas dinner, I opened up the only present my grandparents gave me. It was a tiny bracelet. I was so happy when I got it that the necklace just slipped my mind. I just cared about how much thought went into the bracelet that my grandparents gave me and I was grateful for it ever since. I could tell that they were happy when they saw my expression of joy. It was so special to me when I got it. I didn’t care about the necklace. I never knew how much I appreciated my grandparents, but now I do. The bracelet was the best gift I could ever get.
The greatest gift I ever received was a Confirmation card from my grandfather. I know it is not the most amazing gift; there was no money inside and no huge material gift that went with it. There was only a short message scrawled inside, it listed some qualities of me, but the handwriting I saw was unfamiliar to me, it was not until the end of the card that I saw my grandfather was the only one that signed it. In all 14 years of my life he had never written me a card, every birthday, Christmas, or any other special occasion the card had been written by my grandmother, even the signature at the end had both their names but written by my grandmother. This one card, with no material gift that went with it was unmatched by any other. This card had something no other had: love and surprise. My grandfather does not speak about emotions, ever. He is a very private man. Usually when I see him I can get a hug when saying “hello”, “goodbye”, and “thank you”. This card blindsided me. Just reading his words about how much he loved me, and his advice about how if I just remembered to always be myself I would lead a long, happy life. I learned that day, that sometimes the greatest gifts of all are the ones you never expected.
The most special gift I’ve ever received was a tattoo machine my boyfriend gave me this year for Christmas. Ever since I was young I loved drawing and art, and as I got older I found my own style. My favorite type of art is the “Sailor Jerry” tattoo style which was originated by Norman Collins. Norman Collins became a sailor when he was nineteen years old, and opened up his first tattoo shop in Honolulu’s, Chinatown. I have wanted to be a tattoo artist for some time now, and my boyfriend decided I should get all the practice I can before I get older and want to do it as a profession. My dad said that if I tattoo ANYONE he’ll take it away so Im forced to practice on fake skin, which is fine with me for the time being. The gift is so special to me because not only is it the coolest gift I’ve ever received but my boyfriend actually took into consideration something I really enjoy, and something I would like to do for the rest of my life. I had been trying to get one for awhile now but my parents would never buy it for me (obviously), and I could never seem to save that much money up for one. Im very thankful and I was VERY surprised when I opened it on Christmas day, and Im very excited to start getting some practice in and can’t wait to do it for real!
The best gift I have ever received was a book about my “big brother’s” life. Timmy was my neighbor but acted as my big brother. We saw him all the time and he always looked out for my sisters and me. He was the nicest person I had ever met and he lived and enjoyed life to the fullest. He was so close to me and my sisters and parents that he really was our brother or son. He died when I was in 8th grade, by a Jet Ski accident in Ocean City, New Jersey. His death had traumatized my family as well as everyone else. He was 22 years old, a horrible young age at which to die. My sisters and me received this book Christmas 2008 from his parent’s and brother who were equally as close to us as Tim was. As soon as we got the book on Christmas morning we all read it silently only to say “okay turn the page”. Everyone cried silently after reading the book. The book was full of pictures of Timmy’s life and had all of the letters that were sent to the family after his death. They were all about the happy times of Tim’s life, and they were so happy that we all couldn’t stop ourselves from crying. It has been a few years after his death but some days I still have a hard time realizing he has past. The book still sits on our coffee table in our living room and I read it multiple times a year.
The most special gift I ever recieved was a coin collection my Grandfather gave to me before he passed away. This gift means a lot to me. My grandfather passed away several years ago, and as a child, i loved to collect coins. I had a a collection of coins I was already keeping of the different states, but by far his gift of coins was the best. He could have given the coins to any of my other many cousins, but he chose to give them to me. I was so greatful. There were all different kinds of coins that I recieved. Very old coins, newer coins, gold, silver, big, and small coins. I thought every one of them were fascinating. There are about 50 of them which were all kept in magnificent shape. My Grandfather gave them to me in a small, beautiful wooden treaure chest. I have kept the chest in my bedroom on my dresser ever since he gave it to me. I am so thankful for that present and to this day it is the most meaningful present I have ever recieved.
The most meaningful Christmas gift I ever gave anyone would probably be all of my old toys I gave away to a poor community outside of West Chester. Those toys had probably been sitting in my basement closets since my ninth birthday. I really didn't need any of it. My mom and I decided to take the toys up to the building to drop them off to the families which were waiting to receive them. Once I began unloading the boxes, there were so many people surrounding me trying to take all of the good stuff before others got there hands on it. I never really thought my toys meant so much to those families, and I really saw how different our lives were. Now I have a nice clean basement and I feel good about giving away all my toys at the same time. I later received a letter from the owner of the warehouse thanking me for my generosity.
To call something the best gift that you have ever received is a very bold and powerful statement. More times than none, people tell others that their gift was the very best gift that they had ever received, but it is not really meant. It is purely said out of gratitude. The best gift that I ever got would have to be a gift that I get a lot out of or that was purchased with the deepest of consideration. It would have to mean a lot to me as well as meet the above criteria. I think that I am torn between to gifts. The Italian Horn that I received for my fifteenth birthday, or the truck that my parents gave me, also on my fifteenth birthday. No, actually I think the best gift that I have ever received, and that I am still receiving; from both my parents and the ever-changing world around me is knowledge. Knowledge is by far the most valued and frequently used gift that I have ever received. I think that knowledge is so important to me because I am immersed in it all the time. Whether at school or at work, I am constantly learning and applying the things that I know, which allows me to further expand the gift of knowledge. It allows me to make hard and mature decisions, and it makes me more of an adult. Along with being the best gift that I have ever received, it is also the best gift that I can give to others especially those that are younger than me. It may sound corny but the gift of knowledge is truly a great gift to give or receive.
My brother, John, and I both wanted a dog for the longest time. When I was in kindergarten, my parents took us to a farm in Lancaster to look at the different breeds. There was one little puppy in particular that John and I adored. He was a small white toy poodle with brown eyes, floppy ears, and soft fur. He was a lot of fun and very energetic. John and I both begged our parents to buy him. My dad said he still needed to think about this. He talked about how dogs are a great responsibility; they need to be walked, fed, played with, bathed, and brushed. He did not think we were ready for the task. One week later on Christmas morning, John and I walked down our stairs towards the Christmas tree. We saw my mom holding our new dog in her arms with a red bow on his head! We were so excited and did not focus on the other gifts, just the new puppy. It did not take us long to name him. Since he was going to be our best friend, we named him Buddy. We are fortunate that Buddy is still living with us today. He has given us numerous years of happiness and joy.
The greatest gift that I have ever given someone was when I gave my Dziadzia a portrait of "Shoeless"Joe Jackson. When he first opened it he was completely shocked that someone of my age would give such a great gift. My Dziadzia is a huge baseball fan and knows a lot about the history of baseball. Joe Jackson is one of the figures in baseball history that he loves to read about, and in a way look up to. One of the most famous stories about Joe Jackson is that during a game his feet where bothering him. So after the inning he came to the dugout took of his cleats and played that rest of the game shoeless. Hence the name "Shoeless" Joe Jackson. Joe Jackson was also apart of a Whtie Sox's team that threw the World Series cause some gamblers gave them money. Joe Jackson took there money, but no one could ever prove that he threw the World Series because he was playing some of his best baseball. It was because of this incident that he is being kept out of the World Series. Joe Jackson was one of the best players ever to play the game of baseball. That portait I gave my Dziadzia still stands tall in his room. He still to this day thanks me for that portrait, and it will be passed down for years to come.
The most meaningful gift I have ever given would be when I was in middle school in the rectory of the church. They would give out food and jackets people had donated. It was called the Out Reach Program. One day I and another girl were assigned to bring the food over. While we were their people had already begun to form lines. I saw a little girl with her mother waiting in the line. I remember her because the next day I saw the same little girl running around in one of the jackets we had donated. This is the greatest gift I have ever given, because to me is was some old jacket that I didn’t like, but she looked so happy to get that jacket. It had made me feel good about donating the jacket and seeing her happy. I learned that even the smallest thing like an old jacket could be special to someone else. It made me appreciate even the smallest thing I have been given.
Thinking back on all the holidays in the past 15 years, it is hard to make a decision on the most meaningful gift that I have ever given. Although I didn't realized it at the time, I now know that my most special gift was given six years ago on July 14th. My moms birthday. I was nine years old and without any source of monney, so instead by buying my mom a nice gift, I decided to make her a scrapbook. Although the scrapbook was decent for a nine year old, it was by no means anything amazing. There were glue marks everywhere, and the photos were not cut in straight lines. I had completely forgotten that I even made the scrapbook until a few months ago when I was looking for a certain picture. I came across the scrapbook in a box full of newspaper sheddings so not to get messed up. When I asked my mom about it, she told me how much the silly old scrapbook ment to her, and I could tell that she ment it. So even though it was not the most expensive or the fancist gift, to my mom that stupid scrapbook had more value then even the finest diamonds, for it didn't come from money... it came from the heart.
I remember the most special present I have ever recieved. It was Christmas of 2007. All I had really asked my parents for was an ipod touch. I wanted this ipod more then anything. I didn't have an ipod but loved listening to music. This is the only reason I was really looking forward to Christmas that year. December was going by really slow that year but finaly Christmas morning rolled around. I still remember this morning very well. I woke up around ten. Most of my family woke up around then also. So after a while we started exchanging gifts. I was almost as excited this year as I was when I was just a little kid. 118 So we started opening gifts and I was just getting the usual clothes nothing special and so far no ipod. So I just kept going. I got down to my last present. So far I had just gotten a couple of shirts and sweat pants and things like that but no ipod. So I unwrap the last gift and see that it is a box with Kohls logo on it. I figure that the box just contains clothes and I was a little dissapointed. I open the box and see a shirt and an ipod box inside. I was so happy when I saw the ipod. I use my ipod everyday and it is definitly my prized possesion.
The best christmas present I have ever given is a panini maker for my dad. My dad loves to cook and he has been talking about wanting to have a panini maker and grilling my family sandwiches. So this Christmas my brother, sister, and I all bought my dad his dream panini maker and a cook book of all different paninis you could make. It wasnt just that that made my dad happy, it was that we got him something he truly wanted, the only thing he wanted from the people he loves the most. This made me very happy to see how much my dad enjoyed making the sandwhiches and how he makes alot of paninis for my family. I really enjoyed watching my dad open this present and i enjoyed making him happy. My dad has always gotten me the best Christmas gifts every year and I always made him homemade cards. But I always wanted to get him something with my own money when I had some. Everytime he uses the panini maker I see the happiness not only because he loves cooking but he is cooking for the ones he love.
The best Christmas present I have ever received was a diamond encrusted cross necklace that I received from my grandmother this Christmas. My grandmother told me when I made my Confirmation that she had a huge surprise for me but I won’t get it for a while. I actually forgot all about it, until we were at Christmas Eve dinner with my whole family and I saw her pick up a jewelry box. At that moment I knew exactly what she was doing. While I was trying to contain myself with the thought of jewelry, I remembering giving my grandmother my old baby jewelry that I received from my birth, Baptism, and My First Reconciliation. I just wanted her to stop taunting me, by holding the jewelry box in front of my face and just open it. I restrained myself for as long as I could while she told me what she did to my baby necklaces. My grandmother told me that she took my baby jewelry and turned them into a necklace and encrusted it with diamonds. Once I heard the word “diamonds”, I could not wait anymore. She gave me the box and it was in no time that the necklace was on my neck. I did not know what to say, I was in complete shock. I will remember my grandmother saying this for as long as I will live, “Erin, there are advantages being the baby of the whole family” Even though it is gorgeous necklace and everything I wanted, it was amazing that my grandmother thought so much into this present and wanted to make it very special for me. This was one of my beloved presents I have ever received.
The most meaningful gift i have ever received has to be the golden coins i got from my grandfather a few months before he died. I really appreciated them because they aren't in currency anymore and he saved them for years before giving them to me. I'm glad that he left a good way to remember him just a couple of months before he died. It is almost as if he knew. He had gotten sick before and came out fine, so i thought it was just another one of those occasions. I wasn't to worried about him until i heard that he was in a coma. He died in the middle of summer. This was especially depressing to me because a lot of my summers consisted of going up to visit them every couple of weeks. I have the coins in a plastic case sitting on my night stand. I'm so glad i got that much time with him as a kid before he died. I miss the trips to toys r us and to the ice cream store. He used to spoil my brother and I so much it would drive my mom crazy.
This Christmas was the year that I received the greatest gift ever. For a while I had been bugging and bugging my parents if we could go to New York for the day. I have been to New York a couple of times and I had a blast! My birthday isn’t to far after Christmas and my mom asked me one day if I wanted to have a party. Instead I asked if a friend and I could go to New York for just the day. My parents agreed, however, rather than just going for the day they decided that we could spend a couple of nights there. I was stoked! While we were there the boys went to the Jets vs. Dolphins football game and we girls went to see Wicked the broad way show. The show was amazing. I got to go to Central Park, shop all day long, and went to see the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center at night time. Not only did I just want to go to New York, but I have always hoped of going around Christmas time to see the tree and everything. It is so pretty in the winter time and I was so happy to go and see the city all lit up at night. My family and I left a couple of days before New Years Eve and it was neat to see them setting up for the big show on New Years Eve. I got to see the 2009 ball, which is cool because I have seen that so many times on television throughout my life. New York is my favorite city, I just love it there. I am so very thankful that my parents took me there and am very appreciative of it.
The most meaningful gift I ever gave was Cristalle Chanel perfume to my mom. The last time my mom had this perfume she was my age. It was the first perfume her mother ever bought her. Growing up my mom’s family didn’t have a lot of money to spend on Christmas presents, and she said that this was one of the most special gifts she’d ever gotten. After my grandmother, my mom’s mother, passed away two years ago, my mom said that Cristalle Chanel would always remind her of her mom, and her generous spirit. This Christmas, my mom’s second Christmas without her mom, I decided that I wanted to give her that perfume. I looked in department stores everywhere and couldn’t find it. I even looked online but couldn’t find it anywhere. Then finally I found it two days before Christmas at Bloomingdales, at the King of Prussia mall. I was so excited and couldn’t wait to give it to her. When she opened it on Christmas morning she started crying. The gift meant more to her than just a bottle of perfume. The bottle of perfume represented my grandmother’s giving spirit. Even though they had little money to spend, my grandmother still managed to get my mom the perfume. To most people it was just a bottle of perfume, but to my mom it meant a lot more. It meant more because it brought back a part of my grandmother in a way. Although it was sad, it brought back good memories of her that would last forever. It felt so good to give this to my mom.
There isn't any time of the year more happy for me then the Holidays. Its a very relaxing and happy feeling for me when I have no place to be but with friends and family. Christmas is a time to be with the ones you love and let them know how much they mean to you by sharing presents and eachother's memories and happiness. Every year i go to my grandparents and my jewish cousins and cathloic cousins all come together and we celebrate eachothers holidays. One year for a christmas and Chanucha present me and my two cousins were givin a cruise to the Bahamas. It was definatly the best gift that could have been given. Memories were made that will last a lifetime and more importantly we have never had so much time to bond. It strenthened the three of our relationships, which helped all of our families to grow even closer. There couldn't have been a better gift
The most meaningful Christmas gift I've ever given was not much. In fact it was this Christmas, and it was a gift for my little sister, who is 6. For some time now, she's been bugging my parents for something called the Nintendo DS, and my parents got alot of stuff for her and me, and left that out, thinking they would get it for her birthday. I knew she would be semi- dissapointed, so me and my brother were looking for something we could get her, but the DS cost like 200 dollars. I was thinking back and remembered i had the newest gameboy from two years ago in brand new shape, with many cool games and a case, and i figured its just as good as a DS. Well we wrapped it up, and when she opened it up X-mas morning she was estatic, and was so joyed that she got some sort of device that played games. It made me feel good inside, and i know it made her feel good too. I felt like she appreciated it, and she loves it. Thats the greatest gift ive ever given.
The best gift I have ever gotten would be my first game boy. I know that this does not sound like much, but when I was 7 years old this was such a big to me. I was the only kid who did not have one at school so this meant a lot to me. My parents kept telling me I was to young and I was going to loose it, but I did not want to hear any of it. I remember the Christmas morning when I ran down stairs and opened up my presents. I was so happy when I got it, because that meant I could play Pokemon with all of my friends now. When I look back at it I realize that it was kind of silly to be excited about something so unimportant. But when I was little I did not know how silly it was. It just meant so much to me to have what everyone else has. Now I realize it is better to give then to receive, just like in the Gift of the Magi.
The best Christmas gift I’ve ever received was probably tickets to see the Miami dolphins and Jets game. I was really thankful because this is the first year in a long time that Miami hasn’t been doing so badly and they had a chance to knock out the Jets and Patriots out of the playoffs. My family has been big Miami Dolphin fans our whole lives. My mom got the gift for my dad and I. My dad had been talking about the game for a while but never even thought about having tickets to the game. The game was a really good game despite the fact that there were so many Jet fans booing at us because we had our Dolphin jerseys on. We had extremely good seats in the 17th row on the 40 yard line. My mom got the tickets on EBay despite the fact that my dad always gives her crap for shopping on it, maybe now I won’t have to hear him complain about it anymore. Miami ended up winning a really close game which made them the AFC east champions and in the playoffs since 2001. We probably witnessed the last game of Bret Favre’s career which is really cool because he is hall of fame player. There were a lot of fights that broke out right near us and I’m pretty sure all of them were won by Miami fans. Anyway my mom did a great job getting me my favorite gift ever and I’ll never forget it.
I’ve received many gifts in my life. It’s almost unfortunate, because I have less gratefulness because of it. I’ve received many Christmas gifts over the years. Some that I still cherish or look back on, in memory, and smile. This year I believe I got one of the best gifts ever given to me, though. It might just be because of the break-up I’ve had recently but here it goes:
This year me and my girlfriend exchanged gifts. Neither of us had much money at the time so we agreed to not spend much. I, of course, cheated. Anyway, what she gave me were pictures. Photography, which is one of my favorite things, is what she gave me. One day we had gone out on a walk and took pictures for her photography class. There was snow on the ground, and it was beautiful. It was a really great day and we were just happy to be with each other. She gave me some black and white pictures from this day, which she developed herself. They are beautiful pictures, and they really remind me of the good times. She spent a lot of time doing this for me. There are pictures of me with things in the background, pictures of our feet together on the pavement, and pictures of us holding hands. There are small notes on the edges of them too. Just the whole idea, her, and the reminder of those times makes this the best gift I’ve ever received.
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