Monkey Love

Monkey Love

July 26th, 2006 @ 6:54 pm by Mrs. Firefly
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I had the hardest time figuring out what to buy Mr. Firefly as a wedding gift. My parents already bought him a Cartier Tank Francaise watch as an engagement present (he called it his “installment plan,” ;)) and although I bought him gorgeous cufflinks from Links of London, I knew that he wouldn’t get any real pleasure out of them, so I couldn’t make it his gift.

I wound up buying him a completely useless — but sentimental — gift. Our first date was drinks at the now-closed Chango on Central Park South. There were these little plastic monkeys on the bar that I couldn’t stop playing with. When we returned to Chango on our first anniversary, we took home a handful of these little monkeys.

Tiffany’s has a silver straw with a very similar little monkey… I just had to buy it! I put one of the plastic monkeys in the Tiffany’s bow and wrote “I’ve known since then” in the card. Not the most useful of gifts, but I couldn’t resist.

What did Mr. Firefly get me? Well, he’s still working on it. It’s supposed to be something extra special. I ask him for clues all the time… but he’s been tight lipped.

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14 Responses to “Monkey Love”

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Miss Daisy

i love this gift! i love being sentimental… this is the kind of post that makes me smile so hard my face hurts. (and–for the record–your parents have excellent taste)

7/26/06 @ 7:12 pm (reply)

Guest

I think that is so cute! And very sweet and thoughtful too. And it’s so cool the pen itself is shaped like a branch! Gifts don’t always have to be practical. Sentimental gifts really touch the heart. One time my fiance bought me a children’s story book called “I like you”. Each pages has cute illustrations and captions like.. “I like you because…” And I love it! He reads it to me too once in a while. Haaa haaa .

7/26/06 @ 7:42 pm (reply)

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Buddha623

That’s adorable…

7/26/06 @ 8:11 pm (reply)

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im sure he’s gonna LOVE it!!
so cool that you found that straw!!
this is sOOOOO CUTE!!!

7/26/06 @ 8:59 pm (reply)

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I think that’s very thoughtful!

7/26/06 @ 11:11 pm (reply)

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Krizia

Oh my goodness! My dream straw! and will definitely be his too!

7/27/06 @ 1:34 am (reply)

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stefanie

awwwwwwwwwww so cute, appropriate and thoughtful

7/27/06 @ 9:04 am (reply)

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Jen

I think that is an adorable gift — and it has meaning to the two of you, which is really all that matters!

7/27/06 @ 9:19 am (reply)

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Miss Grasshopper

That is so sweet. I love the note that went along with it.

7/27/06 @ 10:42 am (reply)

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tiffany makes a frame with a similar monkey:
http://www.tiffany.com/shopping/item.aspx?sku=15940891&mcat=148207&cid=129089&menu=4&page=5

kate spade makes cocktail invites with that monkey … but i am guessing mr. firefly probably wouldn’t want those. unless YOU were inviting him out for cocktails!
http://www.katespade.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2202563

7/27/06 @ 10:54 am (reply)

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angie

those are the ‘monkey in a barell’ monkeys! i loved that game when i young!!

7/27/06 @ 11:34 am (reply)

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oops, I read it so fast I thought it’s a pen! My bad ~ A silver straw.. that is damn cool! And who doens’t love Tiffany’s!

7/27/06 @ 11:49 am (reply)

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mrs ladybug

i LOVE what you wrote to your husband. that’s so cute!

7/27/06 @ 8:19 pm (reply)

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Annie

That is a beautiful gift and I can’t gush enough about your gorgeous wedding dress!! I think that is one of the most beautiful ones I’ve ever seen. Congratulations!!!

8/8/06 @ 2:43 pm (reply)