Monkey Love
July 26th, 2006 @ 6:54 pm by Mrs. Firefly
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”
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 .
That’s adorable…
im sure he’s gonna LOVE it!!
so cool that you found that straw!!
this is sOOOOO CUTE!!!
I think that’s very thoughtful!
Oh my goodness! My dream straw! 
and will definitely be his too!
awwwwwwwwwww so cute, appropriate and thoughtful
I think that is an adorable gift — and it has meaning to the two of you, which is really all that matters!
That is so sweet. I love the note that went along with it.
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
those are the ‘monkey in a barell’ monkeys! i loved that game when i young!!
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!
i LOVE what you wrote to your husband. that’s so cute!
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!!!
Mrs. Firefly, New York
Age and Occupation in 06: 31, Attorney
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 35, Finance
Engagement Date: April 11, 2004
Wedding Date: June, 2006
Venue: Battery Gardens
About Me: I was born in the city of Donetsk in the former Soviet Union (now the Ukraine) and grew up in Brooklyn. Many of my parent's friends are from Russia and the Ukraine as well. We want all of our guests to have a great time and hit the dance floor so we've hired a band that can play both Russian and American music; not to mention a mean rendition of the Gypsy Kings and chair-raising hora!
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)