Yet another Wedding gift query
arcy_gw
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Yet another wedding gift question
Comments (12)One of my pet peeves, thank you notes. I told my son and my daughter when they were young that if someone thinks enough of you to buy you a gift, the least you can do is write them a thank you note. Just because you receive an invitation to a graduation, shower or wedding, a gift isn't mandatory! Write a thank you note to thank them for the gift they gave you and for remembering and thinking of you. I do agree that any thank you is better than nothing, but not much. I helped with a wedding shower a few years ago, the hostesses bought the couple their cookware and had a nice shower for them. A year and a half after they were married I got a form letter, and so did everyone else, I assume, telling us what all they had been doing, how busy they were and "thanks for the gift." I think after that amount of time, I would have just as soon they hadn't bothered. I'm sorry, but to me not writing a thank you note and thanking the person for what they bought and gave to you is simply bad manners and thoughtless! Anyone has time to write 10 or 15 notes in the evenings, until you get it done. If not, don't socialize so much!!...See MoreFavorite wedding gift? Worst wedding gift?
Comments (66)We got two gifts in total. A vacuum cleaner and a pressure cooker. Both most welcome and the pc is still in use. No ’shower’ and only 8 wedding guests. Just parents, siblings and their spouses. DD got married during covid with the permitted 6 guests but a year later we had a party with 100 guests. They requested no gifts, just donations to two charities. The Italian side of the family found this diffcult to grasp and gave a lot of knickknacks they neither want nor need....See MoreAnd yet another forum visitor...
Comments (15)Yes, Sherry, you did indeed drink Elery "under the table". Or under the chair, maybe, but I think he may have had a headstart, sampling the wine as he cooked, LOL. And you weren't soused in that picture. Not yet. (grin) I agree with Roger, that maple oatmeal is one of my favorite breads. The secret ingredient? Coffee is the liquid instead of milk or water. It adds a darker color and doesn't taste like coffee at all, it's yummy. Of course you know that I just toss everything in the bread machine, wet ingredients first, dry on top, yeast on the very top. Hit "dough" and when it's done I slap it into a pan, let it rise and bake it. Oh, and I always double it. MAPLE OATMEAL BREAD 3 Â 3 1/4 cups flour 1 pkg dry yeast 3/4 cup prepared coffee 1/2 cup quick cooking rolled oats 1/2 (scant) cup maple syrup 2 tbls butter 1 tsp salt 1 egg Combine a cup of flour and the yeast. Heat coffee, oats, syrup, butter and salt until just warm and butter is almost melted. Add to flour mixture along with egg. Beat with electric mixer on low for 30 seconds. Beat on high speed for 3 minutes. Using a wooden spoon, stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface, knead in enough remaining flour to make a moderately soft dough that is smooth and elastic (3-5 minutes kneading). Shape dough into a ball, place in lightly greased bowl, and turn over once to grease surface of dough. Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in size, about an hour. Punch down dough, cover and let rest 10 minutes. Meanwhile lightly grease a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan. Shape dough into a loaf and place into prepared pan, cover and let rise in a warm place until nearly double in size (30 to 45 minutes). Bake at 350 F about 30 minutes or until bread sounds hollow when lightly tapped. Remove from pan immediately and cool on wire rack. Makes 1 loaf (14 slices) Each slice contains 149 calories, 3 grams total fat, 2 grams sat. fat, 1 gr fiber, 26 gr. Carbs, 196 mg sodium, 4 gr protein. (Contains 8% of daily requirement of iron)...See MoreWedding gift question?
Comments (34)Ded, I can out-overthink you!! I too think that $150 sounds almost better than $200. And for the 18's if you want to get really fancy you can always add 18 cents to the amount. like $180.18. It adds another layer of levity to the gift. My sister and I have done that with gifts to each other's children getting married. I did not know that about Indian culture. Will keep that in mind as we have a few Indian friends whose "kids" are approaching marriage age. So to answer your question, Annie, I think $200 is VERY nice....See Morelascatx
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