1)Favorite fast food not found in Vail: Chick-fil-a
2)Gift for the inner child: silly string and noise putty
3)Silly coupons: massage, get out of jail free...
4)Playing Cards: We always laugh at hipster paraphernalia, and Chris is terrible at Nerts, so I found a mustache shaped deck at Target!
5)Mug: Plain white mugs at IKEA are only $1, and you can decorate with a sharpie and bake for a personally designed treasure!
6)Baileys: Single shot bottles for some adult hot chocolate.
7)Hot chocolate: Or hot drink mix of choice
8) Bag of favorite Candy
9)Potatoes and parmesan cheese
9)Potatoes and parmesan cheese
10)Truffle oil: Anytime we go to dinner we always order truffle fries if they are on the menu. Chris has a deep frier, so we made some of our own. Win.
11) Book Safe: The library on campus has a great used book sale, so a grabbed a hardback for $4 and hollowed out the middle as a hiding place for treasures!
12)6-pack of favorite beer.
13) Favorite drink not found in Vail: Strawberry limeade
14) Ninja bread cookie cutters: Found on Amazon
15) Sprinkles and icing - cream cheese, duh.
16) cookie dough: Yes, even the pre-made kind needs flour added to it before baking in the mountains. I thought I had learned this lesson from some would-be yummy blondies.
Nailed it.
So this is how the cookies turned out.
But we managed
What a trooper.
Ninja or pretty princess?
17) Touchscreen gloves
18) Favorite homemade dinner: I redeemed myself from the cookies, with homemade chicken cordon blue, thank you very much.
19) His birthday is actually on the 19th, so I taped 25-$1 bills together and rolling up in a cardboard tube. Ok it was a toilet paper empty roll. He made it rain.
20)Flannel Shirt
21) Picture Frame: Love simple frames from IKEA, and framed this bad boy.
23)Get creative
24) Ornament: As the avid talented snowboarder, I started a little tradition for Chris and I with a wooden carved snowboarder ornament.
25) Monogrammed leather journal cover: Etsy is a great source for these!
What was super fun was incorporating inside jokes, Chris' personal favorites, and having excuses to spend time with him by using the gifts. I also probably had way too much fun reusing bags and wrapping all the gifts to match.
Some other ideas:
I attempted a scarf, but ran out of yarn. I can crochet one heck of a rectangle though.
Also, simple homemade treats are always a win. Especially when it means you get to spend an evening with a bestie.
Also this. I love this idea for a simple ottoman if you can find a tire. And if you aren't flying home, doubt this would count as a carry on.
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