This year, for the first time in a very long time, I would like to express my appreciation to a couple of ladies whose company I've enjoyed immensely these past 12 months. I've considered some of the options:
- Lingerie: It seems a bit surreal to give intimate apparel to someone whose clients will probably appreciate it more, and more frequently, than she;
- Clothes: Not unless they come with Garanimals.
- Shoes, purses: Not gonna go there, either.
- Gift cards: Too utilitarian, rather crass. (I wouldn't mind being able to pay for a session with gift cards, but that's another story.) A gift card to a nice restaurant, maybe.
Typically, I lean toward functional or sentimental, but long-lived gifts, the kind that someone picks up in 10 years and says, "Oh, yeah, a nice guy gave me that one time."
Anybody got any good ideas?