Show & Tell: Gifts

Today for Show & Tell at Kelli's, I'm going to share a few of my birthday gifts.

First is this Bombay Jasmine candle from Pier One. My secret prayer partner bought this and a few engraved stones for me. I love the smell of jasmine! Strong, spicy scents that make think of far away exotic places are my favorite! The stones say "serenity" and "longevity." I took them to my office, because they look great on my credenza with all the plants.

When I arrived home from work today, Kaia and Dana had bought me a few plants. I've said countless times that I don't want cut flowers, I want plants. I can't stand throwing away flowers once they die. Especially when they are lovely. So I was thrilled with the hot pink cyclamen and the miniature pink rose.

I told Dana that I love the cyclamen he picked out, and I will try very hard to not kill this one. It is one of the few plants I've been completely unsuccessful with. Part of that is, if I'm out of the office, I can't guarantee that the water is being checked. I've officially killed 2 of these. One was from my Grandma's funeral, and I was out of town, and came back to work (prior office) to find most of my plants dead. The second was a gift from a former secret prayer partner. I loved it! I worked hard to take care of it, and my co-worker made sure to water it too, yet it still died. So we'll try again with this one.

Speaking of my Grandma, my aunt and uncle stopped by tonight with my gifts, since they are unable to attend the dinner on Saturday. My mom said this morning that I was going to love my gift from Nana. She was right!

This cookbook of hers is exactly as Grandma Sarah left it. Recipes tucked in the front cover, the back cover, and all in between. Hand-written notes on the pages.

Nana told me that these angels were my grandma's cookie cutters. She didn't have an angel cutter, so she made these, and used a knife to cut the cookie dough!

I "remember" this cookbook, mostly in the way that it is familiar. I saw the tabs, and the cover, and knew that I had seen it. I can picture it on her kitchen counter-top. I'm so excited to have this, and so thankful I received it!

They also brought me this autographed copy of devotionals. I'm looking forward to the reading.

That is all I have to share with you today. If you'd like to share something, please use the link at the top of this post to go to Kelli's. If you'd like to participated in my first ever blog giveaway in honor of my birthday, please visit here.