so from what I get from the blogs and talking to various people it sounds like the concenses is to go ahead and continue the gift exchange. If I am complete off base let me know soon. I will pick names in a couple of days and email each of you your secret santa person.
Love you all
MOM
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that is ok with me
and I will see you in a couple of weeks
So, Joe leaves all of this up to me which makes me a little uncomfortable, but it is what it is. We will obviously do what everyone else wants to do, but we've done some talking. We had the thought that maybe we could take it down a notch. Still keep it personal, but maybe not so dramatic. What if we still drew names and exchanged books instead? I think back to the year that Lisa got the oar for Adam. Indeed, the best part of that whole gift exchange was being there and seeing the reaction, etc. Honestly, it's getting very difficult to coordinate everyone being together at the same time, and who knows when we will all be able to be together for a gift exchange again. Books can still be personal, but the joy is not so much in watching the receiver open the gift, but in the sharing of a favorite, or a book that you think would be enjoyed by the recepient. It's about the thoughtfulness and the giving, not so much in the watching of the gift being opened. We all love each other, and Joe sort of rephrased what Adam said about Secret Santa being financially reasonable by saying that what we are doing is essentially giving a commmunity gift. We enjoy being part of this "community/family" and by participating in the gift giving, we are expressing our love towards the whole family, not just the person whose name we drew. That's just our two cents. Ultimately, we think that everyone needs to be happy with what is decided.
Also, Joe's other solution is, put your name in if you want to participate, leave it out if you don't. Just what you'd expect from our dear little Scrooge, right! :)
Just let us know what's decided.
Brett Here.
While I think the book idea is interesting, I think there will be a lot of pressure on the recipient to like the book that is given to them. This may sound trivial, but I can't tell you how many books that Lisa and I have purchased and never completed. I know myself and I know it would be a little hurtful if I bought a book for Adam and found out that he never read it.
I say we do the normal gift exchange. And someone can remove their name if they like.
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