i have no gift ideas

missamanda
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i need help!!!!
this year i have no idea what to get SO. i was going to get him a book of a collection of paintings by his favorite artist, but the art museum is sold out.
i have a list of photography books he wants, but he gave the list to his mom and i'm sure shes bought him all of them (big spender).
his interests are old punk rock, cafe racer vintage motorcycles, beer, art/photography. i was thinking of getting him some new motorcycle gloves:
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whaddya think? any ideas?
p.s. SO and i are doing fabulously, as are the kids and my relationship with stepdaughter. thank you all for your vibes through our rough patch. xo

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beer!! = best. gift. ever.

you could go to cost plus world market, and (if i remember correctly. haven't been in a while) pick out a bunch of different beers to create your own 12 pack or whatever. i'm pretty sure they even have pre-mixed packs too.

p.s. i really dig the gloves

p.p.s. glad to hear everything is going well. have you started nursing school yet?

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missamanda
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not yet

i've been slammed with work, but i did get hooked up with someone at st. joes in phoenix who is going to be calling me to let me know the best program to choose, and how to get the hospital to pay for my books and tuition.
i think i'll get beer and the gloves. he loves beer, and those gloves would look really good with his helmet and bike.
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rhythmsmama
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I think they are sexy

for gloves anyway... Give them and insist he wears nothing else... ggrrrrar! And if ya didn't already know where my mind is today... my man is getting "the guide to getting it on" by Paul Joannides. It's bigger than a bible & is illustrated to boot. chock full of stuff. I got it because my friend reads it all the time and swears by it & the back cover says stuff like " the only sex manual you'll ever need~rolling stone" and " blows all other sex books out of the water~ babes in Toyland". Who knows maybe he'll become a reader.

missamanda
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i love that book!

a friend of mine had it. unfortunately SO is too sensitive and would think that i was telling him he didn't know what he was doing.

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meeshel
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some ideas

What about a brew your own beer kit?
What kind of photography does he do? You could get his a fancy strap for him camera or some nice photo albums or film (if he uses it)... a picture frame collage or a new camera bag.
You could also find a cool motorcycle book if he's really into the books. Do an online search.
I'll let you know if I can think of anything else.
Good luck!

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Western Eyes
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i second brew brewing. i

i second brew brewing. i bought dh a kit for christmas 2 years ago and he really has loved making his own creations. and i have fun drinking them! (most of the time anyways...the early batches were.....interesting....) Wink

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missamanda
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oooohh the brew

your own beer would be fun. i don't want to get him camera gear because hes a photographer and i don't want to get him "work" stuff.
i'm going to look for those beer kits. thanks!

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Hmmm...

My DH builds motorcycles for a living. He *loves* vintage Italian bikes. Here is a site for some cool lithiographs from Ducati. Some cheaper than others.

http://ducati.artehouse.com/perl/collection.pl?seeAllImages=1&productTyp...

meeshel
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Oh,

what about finding him a model bike kit to build?

missamanda
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really?

what a....coincidence? i guess not because SO doesn't do it for a living. he restores old bmws for fun, right now we only have one though.
your idea about lithiographs is good, thanks!
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those gloves

are nice! I'd get him those.

mama books & zines: sale!

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