If we're taking materialistic things here, the best gift I've gotten may be my bread maker. I am in love with it and the things it can do (pizza dough! cinnamon roll dough! yummy warm bread!). Plus, it makes my house smell heavenly. A bad day doesn't stand a chance when you walk through the door and are greeted by that yeasty, warm, delicious aroma. My mouth is watering just thinking about it!
Hands down, without a doubt, I prefer gifts of experiences to gifts of 'things'. If we're talking experiential gifts, the best I've had was our trip to Jamaica for our honeymoon. Technically, it was a gift because Trevor paid for most of it... but it was the. best. week. of. my. life. EVER. I have another post lined up to tell you all about it so, for now, let me just tell you that there is not a day that goes by without me thinking of our week spent in paradise. I dream about going back... and it physically pains me to think that we don't have plans in place to visit again. As pathetic as it sounds, there are days that I could cry just thinking about how bummed I am that we don't have Jamaica on our travel radar quite yet.
What's the best gift you've ever received?
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Oh my GOSH! That is just beautiful! I wanna go.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!! I would LOVE to go to Jamaica! ♥
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This sounds so nice, that you make me want to go! My husband is from Jamaica and we want to go to experience that as well! Thank you for sharing, Im your newest follower! You can follow back at: tristascreations.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteThere isn't any comparison to fresh homemade bread is there? Sounds like you make quite a variety of things with yours.
ReplyDeleteJamaica looks beautiful. I can see why you'd like to return.
I understand that completely! My husband and I went to Puerto Rico for a week last summer, & I have NO IDEA when we will get back there. Our trip there last summer was mostly on the company he used to work for's dime. No way we could afford now. :( And I need to know your favorite bread maker recipes! I just got one & have been looking for some good tried and true recipes.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could be like Oprah: "You get a trip to Jamaica, YOU get a trip to Jamaica, YOU get a trip to Jamaica, EVERYONE GETS A TRIP TO PARADISE!" Mel, Shai, and Trista, I'm talkin' to you! :)
ReplyDeleteStay tuned for more posts on our honeymoon! Like I mentioned, I am really missing it and it's fun for me to re-live it, even if I am only writing blogs posts about it.
If you're wondering about bread maker recipes, I can post a couple of my favorite. Give me a day or two to get the best ones rounded up and check back to see a post on them!
Thanks for stopping by ladies!
My grandmother had a bread machine. I tried to use it not long ago, and nothing (NOTHING) turned out the way it was supposed to. Sad. But it did make the house smell amazing! :)
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother had a bread machine. I tried to use it not long ago, and nothing (NOTHING) turned out the way it was supposed to. Sad. But it did make the house smell amazing! :)
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother had a bread machine. I tried to use it not long ago, and nothing (NOTHING) turned out the way it was supposed to. Sad. But it did make the house smell amazing! :)
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother had a bread machine. I tried to use it not long ago, and nothing (NOTHING) turned out the way it was supposed to. Sad. But it did make the house smell amazing! :)
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