Need Some Help From Santa's Elves

My wife and I have been together for 9 years, 6 of which we have been married. All together that is a lot of gift giving, between, Christmas, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Valentine's day, the just for shits and giggles gift giving of an early relationship, and of course the I'm sorry I fucked up gift.

So as this year rolls around, I am at a complete loss as to what to get her for a gift. I wouldnt describe her as a woman who has everything, but you just cant get someone a new bed frame for Christmas. And as on of the partners at the firm recently said, you cant get her bling, you dont want to go down that road and set that kind of precedent. I nodded only because I know, my wife is not into flashy jewelry. The stuff she has, she wears elegantly and subtly.

So here I am thinking of gift ideas. There are of course the standard fall backs - a massage/spa treatment, shoes, and clothes. But I dont want to get any of those, they have been over done.

Recently she has been taking a biking class -and by recently I mean she has been going regularly for some time(just not something she has done all her life) and is really into it. So I will be checking out REI for some stuff. She also is not a big fan of buying books, so I thought about a Kindle, or equivalent Sony product. But here I am, less than 15 days away and not a single gift in hand.

So tonight we are thinking about going to get a Christmas tree. Big problem. Possibly. The first thing I think about, is what the boy could possibly do to destroy it. Obviously the glass ornaments pose a problem, when your almost 3 year old, like to grab and throw things, especially shiny things. So now I think I have to go and find plastic ornaments, which dont look as nice, but will clearly give us a better chance of not ending up in the emergency room.