Notice? Please.....

Gift giving, in theory, is a gesture from the heart. In reality, gift-giving is about bragging rights. Guys step up to plate for Valentine's Day so that when their lady, jump-off, wife, cleaning lady, etc. chats it up with her girlfriends she will report wonderfulness.

Likewise...if your guy catches wind that your close friend/sister/mother/co-worker etc is about to be proposed to, there is an automatic "gulp" moment. Why? Because while your girl is completing her own obligatory squeal about her close friend/sister/mother/co-worker's ring she will be painfully aware of her own ashy and bare ring finger.

Life is a competition....gift-giving is no different.

So imagine my surprise when my own sister enters a 9th inning gift for her b/f without warning me. My own flesh and blood!

Her original Christmas gift to her sweetie was a series cooking classes. He loved it. Apparently he had a class conflict with the gift so she returned it and got him a ipod touch instead. (SIGH).

Oh and it was engraved.............really?

I loathe you right now......so not only is the gift newer since it was a replacement, but what man doesn't go 'ga-ga' over a new tech toy?

Sweets is lusting...i feel it.

Thanks sis :)