| Up For Her | | | | credit card receipt and a flattened pack of |
| | | | Wrigley’s, in the confines of of a Louis Vuitton. |
| "Love comforteth like sunshine after the rain
" | | | | Take, for instance, a chocolate gift basket. You cannot |
| Ok, so it isn’t the 1500s, and you aren’t | | | | go wrong with chocolate. Research has shown that a |
| William Shakespeare. Therefore, doting her by way of | | | | moderate intake of dark chocolate has many positive |
| a romantic sonnet might not be what’s in store | | | | health benefits. Firstly, it has been clinically proven to |
| for that special gift. What, then? Maybe you are | | | | reduce LDL cholesterol. It can also reduce blood |
| teetering on caving into the idea of the | | | | pressure in individuals with hypertension. You might |
| ever-impersonal gift card — ooh, better yet, a | | | | even be surprised to know that dark chocolate |
| universal gift card that can be used anywhere. | | | | stimulates the production of endorphins in the brain. |
| Stop right there. | | | | (Just in case you nodded off the day Professor X |
| Sure, we all love money. But what most of us love | | | | covered this in Intro to Psychology class, endorphins |
| even more, is to be thought of with deep consideration; | | | | give off the feeling of pleasure.) |
| to have someone know us well enough to choose a | | | | Not only does chocolate have healthy rewards, it |
| gift that is fitting for us, to know that someone cares | | | | speaks a million different phrases in one universal |
| enough to take that extra step. | | | | language that everyone understands. It speaks in |
| Money is a fine gift for your favorite local charity. It is | | | | tongues, so to speak. Chocolate says, "I love you." |
| even of good character to drop a few bucks into the | | | | Chocolate says, "I’m sorry." Chocolate says, |
| collection plate on Sunday. However, to give the gift of | | | | "Congratulations." Chocolate says, "Thank you." |
| cash (even when it is disguised by an American | | | | One of the greatest things about this gift idea is that, |
| Express logo) to someone with whom you personally | | | | with most gifts, you can only give them one time, or |
| interact, is socially inept. You may as well crumple up a | | | | else they will lose meaning. With a unique and |
| fifty-dollar bill, slap it in her hand, and bark something to | | | | sophisticated chocolate gift basket, you can give |
| the effect of, "Hey, go buy yourself something nice | | | | repeatedly, and the recipient will appreciate it just as |
| because you’re not important enough for me to | | | | much as the first time. |
| do it myself." | | | | Maybe words don’t flow from your quill quite |
| Instead of giving someone an open-ended gift, why | | | | like they once did from Shakespeare’s, but that |
| don’t you take just a few extra minutes, and go | | | | doesn’t mean you can’t give a gift |
| that extra mile? The difference would be between | | | | that’s even sweeter, and equally meaningful. |
| giving a thoughtless gift and giving one with character. | | | | The next time you are having a hard time finding the |
| Give a gift that she will remember, not one that she will | | | | right words, let a chocolate gift basket do the talking |
| forget all about, as it becomes wedged between a | | | | for you. |