Gift season

It's approaching Gift Season for the Denton household. Scratch that. The gift season never stops. (When will it end!?!?) My family seems to put emphasis on giving/receiving gifts for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and such. I'm trying to ween off the gifts, because it can be so expensive come Christmas. For me, just the thought that you remembered me on my day is enough. But, this is a heavy time of year for gifts. September holds my birthday, my father's my neice, and my mother's is shortly behind on the first week of October. Noah's b-day is in December, then we have Christmas. Then after that, there's pretty much a holiday/event at least once a month. February - parents anniversary. May - Wesley's bday and mom's day. June - Father's day and Matt's bday. July - the 4th, Rays bday. August - Greg's bday. September - Andy, Dad, and Grace bday. And then over and over again. This doesn't include all the weddings and secondary family events. I'm approaching 32 now. After your 30th birthday, you tend not to want to have any big celebrations for future b-days. But, there's always that moment when you know your family is going to get you a gift. And, if they are going to get you something, you might as well have them get you something you want. So, selfishly here it is... I am ok with just a card. A hand written card. Not an e-card, not an email. A real Hallmark card that you have to use an ink pen with to write a personal note and possibly slip in a recent family photo. If you can't stop there, I'm always game for gift certificates. These are fast and easy. Amazon always works. I always could use something from Lowes. Those are both good options. I'm also a SteinMart fan. They actually have clothes there which fit me well. ;-) And that about does it. I eventually would like to have a nice tux or a classic black suit to have in my closet. But, that's something I'll probably visit my uncle Butch for.