let's face it, men are impossible to shop for. as in, i begin thinking in january what i'lm going to get miles for his birthday in november. the reason for this being--for the most part men just buy themselves what they want, when they want it. asking a man to be patient is like speaking to them in russian, they can't comprehend what it is you are saying. so what do they do? they just go on their holly jolly way and get themselves what it is they are eyeballing whether it be december or july. this makes trying to gift my husband, dad, or any other men i know a maddening, treacherous feat. luca stands alone as being the only man in my life who makes me feel as though options are endless. i could give lu a tootsie roll and he'd jump out of his socks. i asked miles to write this post so you could hear from the man himself, but he lags, so i had to improv. that being said, here is my "attempt" at trying to act like i know what men want. i also stopped caring about caps-locking.
1. if your husband is like mine, you can't go wrong with a travel bag. miles idolizes andrew reynolds who recently came out with a line for nixon which includes this backpack. i already received it in the mail, and i'll say it is top notch quality. if you don't know who andrew reynolds is, he's a professional skateboarder with obsessive compulsive disorder so you know his line is on point. the bag has a pocket on the interior lined with fur to protect your cell phone from getting scratched and the bag comes equipped with tons of storage. this will be perfect for when we travel to ny.
2. have you played "cards against humanity yet?" if so then you know just how ridiculously hilarious the game is. we played for the first time last christmas and my cousin suggested we mix the cards against humanity deck with the cards from "apples to apples." what resulted was everyone dying of laughter and us staying up until midnight as we kept extending the number of cards you needed to win because no one wanted the game to end. i should warn you that the game is wildly inappropriate so don't buy it thinking your going to stuff it into your kids stocking unless you want them reading about "incest getting better with age" during family game night. (and that's me being PG about it)
3. did you know pendleton makes toiletry bags? well thanks for letting us know! because we didn't. we spotted one a month ago when we were shopping at an adorable store called "american rag" in costa mesa. miles is always traveling for work, and so we were willing to drop some extra dollars on a travel bag knowing it would pay itself off in no time.
4. national geographic has been around for what seems like forever & rightfully so. they are always relevant, always educational, and just when you think they can't top the picture they took of the snow leopard five feet away from the camera, they go and capture some meteor all up close and personal and act like it's no biggie. i'll admit, this one is partly for miles, partly for me. i just found out nat geo also has a kids subscription. i'm suckered in. check and check.
5. & 6. if you haven't caught onto the moscow mule craze yet, you and i are in this one together. miles, on the other hand, received this copper mug for father's day and he uses it all the time to mix up his new favorite drink. his not so secret recipe goes something like this: he mixes equal parts melon infused vodka with ginger beer and tops it off with a spritz of lime. then, he shakes it up in a cocktail ramekin with some ice and pours his concoction into its special copper cup. it's tastes delicious, but it will also sneak up behind you and steal your wallet, so tread carefully & watch your back.
there you have it, a woman telling you about men and what it is they want. credible? eh. just as credible as the male ob I had while pregnant with luca (but we can talk about that another time). what are you planning to gift your man? please share your ideas with me! i hope this list helped you at least a little so i can, at the very least, break even with the time it took me to write this. i'll be back soon with my most favorite list, "gift guide for your littles."
until then,
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