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Aug. 4th, 2009 11:01 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kolOnly a few people know what a fiend I am for greeting cards. Finding the right card for the right person is the best sort of treasure hunt (provided in the end, I actually find one!), and if I was able, I would toss out Maxine cards for every occasion.
My parents (step mom & dad set) are celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary on the 13th, so I sauntered down to Walgreens and was immediately struck by the lack of good anniversary cards. 3/4ths of the number feature disparaging remarks on the couple's age. There wasn't much in the way of good humor, and nary a Maxine card to be had. But I finally found one that had an older couple roaring down the highway. Which fits that set of parents perfectly :D.
As for presents, I have the best ones planned: I'll be taking my step mom up to Alum Rock for a trail ride and my dad to a museum up in San Francisco. Doing things separately, I think, will be a blessing as since dad retired, they've been together 24-7 XD
If my parents (original set) hadn't divorced in '89, last month would have featured their 35th anniversary. And if that divorce hadn't happened, I wouldn't be *me* at all. I would never had the Oregon chapter of my life. I would have never gotten into writing. I would have gone to Stanford like the family had planned and been successful in totally different ways, oblivious to all the awesome people I'd be missing. I guess I'm not normal in being happy my parents divorced o.0;;.
My parents (step mom & dad set) are celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary on the 13th, so I sauntered down to Walgreens and was immediately struck by the lack of good anniversary cards. 3/4ths of the number feature disparaging remarks on the couple's age. There wasn't much in the way of good humor, and nary a Maxine card to be had. But I finally found one that had an older couple roaring down the highway. Which fits that set of parents perfectly :D.
As for presents, I have the best ones planned: I'll be taking my step mom up to Alum Rock for a trail ride and my dad to a museum up in San Francisco. Doing things separately, I think, will be a blessing as since dad retired, they've been together 24-7 XD
If my parents (original set) hadn't divorced in '89, last month would have featured their 35th anniversary. And if that divorce hadn't happened, I wouldn't be *me* at all. I would never had the Oregon chapter of my life. I would have never gotten into writing. I would have gone to Stanford like the family had planned and been successful in totally different ways, oblivious to all the awesome people I'd be missing. I guess I'm not normal in being happy my parents divorced o.0;;.
