Christmas Gifts

This is my first married Christmas with Josh and I have put a lot of pressure on my gift giving for him. Since he is still in school we are on a very strict budget and have given each other only a certain amount to spend on each other this year. Which you may think would be helpful, but it’s not.

You see, Cyber Monday was a wonderful blessing and I was able to purchase TONS of great things for Josh. (Which I will not share here because he may read this prior to receiving the presents). I blew through a large portion of the budget I have for him and while I have a lot to show for it, none of the things I bought are all that memorable.

What I really want is to come up with a unique gift that he will love and always remember. I would also like it if it would last for years. I have visions of him saying, “O, that? My wife gave that to me on our first Christmas.” Or, “For our first Christmas my wife gave me this awesome (insert cool gift here).” So as you can see, I have put an immense amount of pressure on myself to find something perfect.

I have combed websites like, Amazon, Etsy, Pinterest, and Groupon, searching for something that may spark my imagination and lead me to come up with that elusive gift. So far nothing has helped. Even though there are things I really like on these sites, I can’t commit because I don’t know if it actually is “perfect.”

I know that at the end of the day Josh will be happy with the gifts I do give him, and whether or not they are sentimental and timeless is not a concern for him, but man do I wish I could figure out something.

Wish me luck!