交往之初
曾經於Sogo買了一條心型的項鍊送給Ann當第一個生日禮物
但印象中那次的下場並不是很好:P
一方面Ann覺得那條項鍊太貴重
另一方面或許是自己的偏見
總覺得這樣的禮物有點"輕率"
有種花大錢就可以了事的感覺
似乎自己的心意可以用錢的多寡來代替或衡量Ann對飾品一直都很有自己的意見
我喜歡的不見得是她喜歡的style
所以她喜歡的我就讓她買
但不會主動買東西給她來個驚喜
(她說這樣比亂買貴重但俗氣的飾品來得經濟)
長久以來我們也沒有互送貴重禮物的習慣
多年來的生日週年大小節慶都是我做勞作的時候
親手做的小卡片詩詞日記本相簿都成為Ann的珍藏
只有閨中密友來訪時才有機會瞧見
婚後因為帳戶相互merge
我的錢就是她的錢
她的錢就是我的錢
更不覺得要買些啥貴重的禮物把大家的錢變少:P
但在今年Ann的生日
忽然想要買個有紀念性且有點貴重的禮物給她
畢竟
"美好的學生生涯接近尾聲" +
"暑假Ann也辛苦了11週做intern" +
"我極少買什麼貴重的東西給她(其實她也從未要求過)"
所以就跟她提了這個idea
(因為自己偷偷摸摸地買可能會不合她的taste 還會被修理@_@)
在Ann的半推半就之下
兩個人便在Tiffany的網路上東挑西選
不過也挺湊巧地
我們都看上了Elsa Peretti的字母鏈
一開始就看中了字母a (當然是Ann的initial)
而且就覺得是Ann的style
不過後來又看到l (我的last name initial)**
雖然只是我的last name
但形狀像條優雅的魚
愈看愈喜歡
越選越覺得難做決定
a和l兩個字母的style完全不同
但都很美很漂亮
我便慫恿她兩個都買 (很大方吧?!)
看得出Ann幾經掙扎後 (畢竟失血的也是她的荷包啊)
後來大概想起自己這個暑假11個星期的辛勞
豁然開朗地答應了
還問我要不要也買個哈很久的iPod來平衡一下
我興沖沖地打電話去問
免稅曈熊M沒有免稅
於是作罷
不過還是覺得Ann對我好體貼^^
8/15 Ann生日當天
小舅子光光就會出發到夏洛特幫我們領回這兩條字母鏈
還挺期待Ann戴起來的樣子
Charles
**其實Ann會看上"l"讓我蠻驚訝的
因為在結婚前後她蠻排斥"廖太太"的稱謂
因為覺得有點像歐巴桑
而且有失去自我被夫家欺壓的感覺
但她現在竟願意選Liao的initial
不知道有沒有經過一番掙扎:P
至少表示沒那麼排斥了
這樣感覺倒是挺甜蜜的....
像聖經中說的夫妻二人成為一體
下面是Ann在MSN BLOG的diary
Tiffany 字母鏈 2005/8/9
Charles bought 2 Tiffany letter pendants (字母鏈) for me as my birthday gift and summer intern reward. They are made by sterling silver, on 16" chain, and original designs copyrighted by Elsa Peretti.
The first letter I chose was “a” for my name “Ann”. Letter “a” looked cute and is exactly my style. The second alphabet was “l”. It’s the initial of Charles’ last name, “Liao”. It looked elegant and was like the shape of fish. These two were of different styles, but I liked them both and had difficulty choosing which one to buy.
Able to read my mind, Charles urged me to buy both of them. He said he has never bought a Tiffany for me but does not want to do it lightly. Now since I like both, it’s really his pleasure to buy both of them. Finally, after 30th or 40th thoughts, I agreed to buy both of them, one as a birthday gift and one as my reward for hardworking in this summer.
Although we have the same accounts and Charles’ money is mine, I do appreciate Charles’ kindness, consideration, and love. He always chooses my gift with his heart and sincerity. This is much more important for me than the value of the gift itself.
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