I was sad to learn that Green Earth is closing all off its stores in Canada.
My guy introduced me to this store with cool items. He gave me a gift of an encased butterfly from this store fairly early in our relationship. I loved it. He didn't even know that I love butterflies until he gave me this present.
Since then, he has given me two other gifts from this store, which I absolutely love. He gave me a glass knot and a ceramic owl whose head bobbles. This chain has unique gifts that speak to me and I'll be sad to see it go.
The trend tends to be to for businesses to online rather than having physical stores. Competition is also an issue, with Amazon leading the way. Part of me still likes going to a store, and seeing and touching merchandise. It is a sign of the times.
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Sunday, March 17, 2019
Monday, February 23, 2015
Thoughtful gifts and nice lunch
On Thursday, my guy and I went out for lunch. He sent me an instant message at 12:34 pm, which is a cool time sequence to remember, asking whether I was ready to leave.
I met him downstairs in the lobby. We then walked over to his car.
He called me his GPS lookalike. It's a long story with the lookalike part, but I used to imitate the female voice on his GPS when he first got it. It has taken my guy several attempt to figure out how to get to our new lunch spot, so I tease him about it. He calls me his human GPS if his real one fails him.
Anyway, we walked into the restaurant, holding hands. My guy forgot something and went to his car. He pulled out a gift bag, so I knew that it was my Valentine's Day gift waiting for me to open.
We were promptly seated and we figured out what we wanted to eat. After placing our orders, he handed me my gift.
He got me a framed purple butterfly. It was indeed beautiful.
My guy is thoughtful. He knew that I had visited the Butterfly Pavillon in Denver last summer and that I like butterflies. It was such a sweet present. I loved it! He was relieved.
Lunch was good. The portions were huge, so I brought some back. We chatted about our day and more. It was a nice break from work.
Oddly, when we got back to the office, we both got into the elevator with our former boss. It was nice seeing him again, but it was so unexpected. I haven't seen him in over a year.
I met him downstairs in the lobby. We then walked over to his car.
He called me his GPS lookalike. It's a long story with the lookalike part, but I used to imitate the female voice on his GPS when he first got it. It has taken my guy several attempt to figure out how to get to our new lunch spot, so I tease him about it. He calls me his human GPS if his real one fails him.
Anyway, we walked into the restaurant, holding hands. My guy forgot something and went to his car. He pulled out a gift bag, so I knew that it was my Valentine's Day gift waiting for me to open.
We were promptly seated and we figured out what we wanted to eat. After placing our orders, he handed me my gift.
"Your gifts are pretty and functional. My gift to you is pretty."The gift bag was purple with a pretty flower on it. Purple is my favourite colour. I also like flowers.
He got me a framed purple butterfly. It was indeed beautiful.
My guy is thoughtful. He knew that I had visited the Butterfly Pavillon in Denver last summer and that I like butterflies. It was such a sweet present. I loved it! He was relieved.
Lunch was good. The portions were huge, so I brought some back. We chatted about our day and more. It was a nice break from work.
Oddly, when we got back to the office, we both got into the elevator with our former boss. It was nice seeing him again, but it was so unexpected. I haven't seen him in over a year.
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