Our registry presents get delivered to my office, so that we don't lose any presents to neighborhood thieves attracted to giant boxes on our doorstep.Although this was a smart decision, theft-wise, it also means that I increasingly spend entire workdays thinking "Gift Gift GIIIIIIIIFT. I wonder what it is? I wonder who it's from? GIIIIIIIFT"
It doesn't feel right opening the gifts without Jason. So I don't. Instead, I open the box, read the card, and snap everything shut again so I don't see what's under the bubble wrap. Of course, this misguided attempt at responsibly delaying gratification simply leaves me thinking "GIFT from X!!! Gift from X!!!" all day long.
I still think it would be worse to not read the card. But maybe that's because I need to justify my confused approach to wedding gifts. Sigh.
ha! no worries, man, i get an EMAIL from someone and i'm all "I got an email from X!" all day...i'm positive your reaction to gifts is perfectly normal.
ReplyDeleteYou have a lot of will power. I don't think I will have that much.
ReplyDeleteStop opening them! The card can be a dead give-away! Wait for the hubs-to-be! :)
ReplyDeleteOh, I would be right there with you! Present, present, present, present! (Jason who?)
ReplyDeleteYou are bad. Bean would kill me.
ReplyDeleteI have our wedding gifts sent to my office too. I NEVER thought twice about opening them as soon as they arrived. You are a much better spouse to be than I am but Angela has never batted an eye. She is just as excited when I come home and hand her the box and she tears into the bubble wrap. If I waited I think she may hate having to fight over revealing the item.
ReplyDeleteHa! Totally living this right now. I'm at a point where if I come up and there ISN'T something on our front stoop, I'm a little disappointed, haha!
ReplyDeleteThat was me last year, right around this time, actually! I was working from home a lot and signing for the gifts and would sit there contemplating whether to open them by myself. Finally, I started calling C at work asking if I could open it and he usually said yes. :)
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