Shopping for your secret sister can be hazardous!

[oxysback]

That is a beautiful bike - and it sounds like you scored a sweet deal - even better!!

Hope you have many happy miles together!!

CA

I do love a good deal. However, hubby was kind of surprised. You should have heard the phone call I made from the LBS..."You did WHAT?!?!"

[wildhawk]

Nice pug! And the bike is very nice too! I do that at the holidays too - I go shopping for people on my list and end up getting cool stuff for me as well. Argh. Can someone tell me about the secret sister thing? Sounds interesting.

[oxysback]

Can someone tell me about the secret sister thing? Sounds interesting.

Usually every few months someone steps up to organize a secret sister gift exchange. There's a theme (this time it's high-vis stuff since winter is on the way). The organizer then takes all the names and puts them in a bag and shakes them up and divvies them out (ok...not sure if they actually do the bag thing, but that's how I would do it). Then you get to go shopping. The amount recommended to spend is between $10-20 usually, but it's up to you how much you want to do. You send out the stuff to your secret sister and you get something from the gal that's your secret sister. You don't have to tell who you got, but it's fun to see everyone guess, and it's nice to get a little something in the mail.

[Aggie_Ama]

Nice! I better take my husband along when I go shopping or I might get that mountain bike I have been drooling over. Nahhh I can't justify it to myself- yet. Sounds like a steal and with the beautiful neutral paint job you can really accesorize, although she looks so elegant and fast in black and white!

When I got my road bike and was taking the required photo to say "new bike!" my little Heidi wandered into the picture. There was the bike and the little Schnauzer rear-end. She would never sit still to pose though, she is a stubborn one.

[oxysback]

Nice! I better take my husband along when I go shopping or I might get that mountain bike I have been drooling over. Nahhh I can't justify it to myself- yet. Sounds like a steal and with the beautiful neutral paint job you can really accesorize, although she looks so elegant and fast in black and white!

Funny thing is...I asked hubby to go along, but NOOOOO, he wanted to study for an upcoming certification test for work. The nerve!

When I got my road bike and was taking the required photo to say "new bike!" my little Heidi wandered into the picture. There was the bike and the little Schnauzer rear-end. She would never sit still to pose though, she is a stubborn one.

Awww, I love schnauzers. We had a standard sized one in one of the obedience classes Frankie and I took. They look like great dogs!

[sundial]

Nahhh I can't justify it to myself- yet.

I learned a very important lesson this summer--live like you're dying. DO get that mtb, even if you don't think you are worthy of it.

[Ninabike]

Color coordinated pug and bike . . . very cool!!

[Aggie_Ama]

Awww, I love schnauzers. We had a standard sized one in one of the obedience classes Frankie and I took. They look like great dogs!

Mine aren't, at least in the obedience arena but they shower us with love. One is a blind rescue so she gets away with some stuff. And Heidi (the photo crasher) she is the most stubborn dog ever. She knows what to do but darn if she is going to. For example 99% percent of the time you tell her "Heidi get in your bed" to get her into the laundry room/kennel so you can go to work and she does. Then one day she just looks at you like you can go to heck she is happy where she is (usually napping on the couch or on my pillow). But they are fun! We have two very unruly pugs that roam our neighborhood. Neither owner seems to think they need to stay in their yards. One keeps pooping in my shrub bed but he is so sweet when I am out there. I worry he will get hurt always crossing the street.

I learned a very important lesson this summer--live like you're dying. DO get that mtb, even if you don't think you are worthy of it.

Enabler. It is on sale too, but $2100 hasn't magically appeared in my bank account.

[wildhawk]

Usually every few months someone steps up to organize a secret sister gift exchange. There's a theme (this time it's high-vis stuff since winter is on the way). The organizer then takes all the names and puts them in a bag and shakes them up and divvies them out (ok...not sure if they actually do the bag thing, but that's how I would do it). Then you get to go shopping. The amount recommended to spend is between $10-20 usually, but it's up to you how much you want to do. You send out the stuff to your secret sister and you get something from the gal that's your secret sister. You don't have to tell who you got, but it's fun to see everyone guess, and it's nice to get a little something in the mail.

Sounds like fun! I would like to be in on the next one!