{Fabulous Holiday Blog Challenge} The One Where I Think There's a Car With a Bow Outside

 Today's Topic: Fave Gift Received EVA! 

The first gift that came to mind when I read today's topic was definitely the year my parents got me a car for Christmas.  It was the Christmas before my sweet 16th birthday, and it was one of the most generous and exciting gifts I've ever recieved!

It wasn't exactly like this.

When I came into the living room on Christas morning, there was a little gift from Santa that made me squeal with excitement!

There was a little black car key tied with a bow!  I was so excited - "they really bought me a car!" I thought.  Immediately, I ran the to garage to check my new set of wheels out.

No car.

Okay, they must have left it outside in the driveway.

Opened the gararge door. 

No car.

Is this some kind of sick joke?



I went back inside and sat down, on the verge of tears thinking my parents were playing some kind of mean joke on me.  Holding the key, I looked down.  There was a brochure for Honda.  Then I looked closer at the key.  It was not for a specific car, it was a blank car key.  Oh my gosh, they are going to let me pick out the car.

After good ole Gardening Mom and Hat Daddy came downstairs a few hours later, they explained that yes, we were going to go pick the car together the next day.  At first I wondered why they didn't go the big bow route.

And then I remembered who I am.

A slightly neurotic, completely compulsive, control-freak.

(My blog name has the word 'stress' in it for God's sake.)

My parents knew exactly what they were doing by not giving me a big ole car with a bow on, that I ultimately would have wondered whether it was exactly what I wanted.  They gave me the choices, let me let my control-freak flag fly. 

Regardless of how I got the car, getting a car for any occasion, in any way is an insanely generous and kind gift.  And that's the kind of parents I have. 

Thanks again, 'Rents!