Several years ago, my wife started a tradition of giving me a gift for every day of my birth month. I keep a list of these gifts and usually share them here. Here is the list from this year with some explanations included for some items.
1 – Swiss Colony meat and cheese log gift set
2 – Elvis Blue Hawaii shirt
3 – My Man Godfrey Criterion Collection Blu-Ray
4 – Jack Daniels Single Barrel Barrel Proof whiskey
5 – A sampler case of cream soda
6 – Little Debbie Star Crunches and a Graceland face mask
7 – Weber Pecan wood chunks for smoking
8 – Shirt (Before I opened this present, my wife said this present wasn’t that exciting. When I opened it, I told her that I was hoping that she would include some shirts in the gift mix)
9 – Laurel and Hardy The Definitive Restorations Blu-ray
10 – Swiss Colony Mixed Nuts
11-Too Many Kisses Blu-ray (This is a recently restored silent movie that includes Harpo Marx in the cast. Harpo’s character also speaks!)
12 – Shirt
13 – Four Roses Small Batch Select bourbon
14 – Didgeridoo (Aboriginal Australian wind instrument)
15 – Shirt
16 – Fozzie Bear PEZ dispenser and extra PEZ packs in grape, orange, cherry and assorted fruit flavors
17 – Barberry Coast Bay Rum after shave
18 – Pistachio nuts
19 – A sampler case of root beer
20 – A Night in Casablanca Blu-ray
21 – Cajon (Traditional box-shaped percussion instrument from Peru)
22 – Makers Mark 101 Bourbon Whisky
23 – Weber Connect (Temperature monitoring system for smoking and grilling)
24 – Shirt
25 – Colonel Conk’s shaving soap
26 – Weber grilling cedar planks
27 – Cruzan coconut rum and Libby’s pineapple juice
28 – Swiss Colony pecan clusters
29 – Bath and Body Works Bourbon scent body wash, lotion and cologne
30 – Shirt
31 – Damn Yankees Blu-ray
A big thanks to my wife for her dedication to doing this and her creative spirit. I am not as creative but I do return the favor to her in October when we celebrate her birthday all month with a daily bottle of wine.