| What am I supposed to give Anthony as a
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| | bridal shower, a family friend gave me
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| wedding gift? I asked Kristin, my
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| | two journals: one for Anthony, one for
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| bridesmaid and person-who-was-married. I
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| | me. On the card, she wrote her
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| mean, what kinds of things do brides
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| | instructions: We were to write in our
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| give their grooms? I was thinking of
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| | journals every day, and exchange them on
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| hiring someone to clean the house before
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| | our first anniversary.Your words dont
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| we left for the honeymoon so wed come
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| | have to be published to be gifts. You
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| back to a spotless house. Is that a
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| | can design your own prints, cards,
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| good wedding gift?Um, no, she said
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| | banners, and books on your computer, or
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| gently, so as not to make me feel like an
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| | go truly hand-made and pick up a pack of
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| idiot. It should be something personal.
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| | construction paper and markers.If you
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| Like, you could paint him a picture, or
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| | want to get fancy, you can hire an artist
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| make a scrapbook, or write him a poem...A
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| | to make you a cover or design your work
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| poem? Why, I had at least a dozen poems
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| | for you. Finding them couldnt be
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| Id written about him that hed never seen.
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| | simpler: try Googling illustrators,
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| And if I wrote a few more, Id have a
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| | graphic designers, or artists and see for
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| whole chapbook!Thats exactly what I did.
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| | yourself!You may write and self-publish
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| Over the next couple of months, I wrote
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| | your family history as a gift for all
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| more poems. I wrote the final one the
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| | your relatives and future generations.
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| day before our wedding, capturing my
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| | Print-on-demand companies make this an
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| feelings on the eve of our marriage.
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| | affordable option if you shop around and
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| Then I printed them out,
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| | do away with the extras.You may use a
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| three-hole-punched them, made a cardstock
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| | program like Greetings Workshop to design
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| cover, and tied the pages together with
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| | a calendar. You can insert your own
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| ribbon.On our wedding day, I took him
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| | photos and poems or short sentiments, and
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| aside after our ceremony and read him the
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| | even write in your own imaginative
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| last poem. It was a perfect gift.But you
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| | holidays.Write your own romance, starring
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| dont have to wait for such a monumental
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| | you and your significant other, as an
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| occasion to use writing as a gift. One
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| | anniversary gift. (Could be a short
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| of my friends writes childrens books and
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| | story, or a novella if youre feeling
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| illustrates them, then gives them to her
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| | ambitious!)Write a story to be read every
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| grandkids on their birthdays. A
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| | Christmas as a new family tradition.Write
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| successful greeting card publisher
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| | an inspirational poem for a relative whos
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| started out her business because she used
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| | in the hospital.Write a limerick to stick
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| to write original cards for all of her
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| | in your daughters lunchbox.At the local
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| family and friendsthey loved them so much
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| | printer, a personalization shop, or
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| that they encouraged her to offer her
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| | several places online, you can have your
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| sentiments to the masses.Ive also donated
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| | words made up into a t-shirt, mug,
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| personal essays to anthologies, just so I
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| | poster, bumper sticker, magnet, or
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| could give the book as a gift to the
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| | plaque. Its wonderful to find that
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| person the essay was about. I wrote a
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| | strangers enjoy your published words, but
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| love letter to Anthony and sent it off
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| | it can be even nicer to find that your
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| to be published in the anthology Love
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| | words can light up your childrens eyes,
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| Letters of a Lifetime, then gave it to
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| | or your spouses, or your parents. A gift
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| him for Valentines Day.A poem I wrote for
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| | of your talent and your heart is
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| my grandmother was made into a plaque by
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| | generous, and more meaningful than
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| the James Lawrence Company. A poem to
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| | anything you could get at the local
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| my mother was made into a plaque as well,
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| | mega-mall. Spend some time today writing
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| which I gave her for Mothers Day.For my
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| | for someone you love.
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