braggin' on alli

Exhibit A

I would just like to take a moment to brag about Alli. There are many things I admire about my little sister, but one of the qualities I am most in awe (envious) of is her mad gift-giving skills. The girl can gift. She puts a lot of thought into each gift. Not only what it should be, but how it should be wrapped and in what manner it should be presented. 

Please refer to Exhibit A (above). 

For my 4oth birthday Alli presented me with a large, well constructed box tied with red grosgrain ribbon (none of that fake ribbon). It was fun to look at, let alone open. Inside there were 6 small gifts:

 1) A tiny cookie dough scoop tied to a tiny glass cookie jar full of tiny Alli cookies. Why? Because cookies are the absolute basis for our relationship, as they should be.

 2) A book entitled '100 things to do with your kids before they leave home'. Why? Because she sees first hand my struggle to be a good mom.

 3) A big brass #5 from Anthroplogie. Why? Because I am the 5th of 9 girls. 5 is my number.

 4) A yummy smelling candle, also from Anthropologie (She knows I would shop there if I weren't so cheap). 

5) Handmade Thank You cards because I love to send thank you cards. 

6) Dove Dark choc covered almonds because if I'm gonna have a treat I'm gonna go for it. They were eaten that day but you  can still see them on my hips if you look hard.

But wait! There's more.....She attached a thoughful note to each gift with more of that yummy ribbon and she let me keep the large well constructed box!

Everyone should have an alli in their life.....especially on Christmas and birthdays :)