04-19-2005, 05:55 AM
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Graduation Gift
A good friend of mine in her 40's is graduating from college late in life like I will be in Decemeber. I am trying to find a nice gift that is appropriate. I was thinking a super nice pen (cause it's traditional) or something she can use to teach.
Does anyone have any good suggestions? Do any of you have a preference of writing instruments?
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04-19-2005, 06:28 AM
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How about a very nice bag for her to carry all her teaching stuff in?
Then slip a nice pen inside to get her started. 
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04-19-2005, 09:43 AM
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maybe she could do with a little relaxing instead... gift certificate for a spa day, perhaps. a nice dinner catered at her home?
a frame for her cerificate?
maybe a subscription to a discipline specific professional magazine, journal or newsletter.
if you go with the pen, have it engraved with a little something personal. i think that's always a nice touch.
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04-19-2005, 03:59 PM
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If she's going to teach, cowgirl's bag idea is a great one. Also, a day planer or organizer of some sort will come in handy as well. Or a gift card to an office supply store. Or a lifetime supply of aspirin and whiskey.
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04-19-2005, 04:04 PM
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LOL! Great suggestions! Especially the aspirin and booze  |
04-19-2005, 08:26 PM
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My graduation gift of choice... which you could add to is Dr Suess' Oh the Places You Go. I've given this to every graduate I know with a note scribed by me in the front cover commending them on their accomplishment and that this is only the beginning of their fantastic voyage. The pen is a lovely idea, I gave one as a gift once with engraving, I think it was well received.
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04-19-2005, 08:34 PM
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Rose colored glasses ?!?!?! I love the pen idea ... but then I love nice pens ... I've never spent so much as what a Mont Blanc costs, but all the people I know who have them .. complain that they leak very bad ... so I'd suggest something other than that ... I love my cross pen ... not the traditional gold one (though I have a few of them as well) but it's a plastic outer one ... bought it at one Staples or Office Depot a few years ago for $20 ... and have had several people comment on how much they like the way it feels in their hand and the balance of it.
I love the idea about the Dr. Seuss ... Places You'll Go book .. I love that one and it's such a great idea for a graduation or moving forward in life type of gift ... I'm going to remember that one! |
04-20-2005, 06:14 AM
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Funny...she gave me Dr Seuss' Many Colored Days to celebrate us finishing our first year together.
I have a pen thing too and once bought my MIL a $150 fountain pen and a notebook of handmade paper when she said she wanted to write a book about their family. Mr. Lil wanted to skin me alive
I'll definitely find her a book...oooooooooo maybe I can look for a signed children's book by someone I know she loves. When we went to a conference she and I had fun getting our books signed by the authors. |
04-20-2005, 10:44 AM
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Lil I have a suggestion...........
One of the nice things given to me when I graduated was a nice briefcase. Inside was a year long planner, a set of Cross pens and pencils. I also found a nice selection of highlighters as well as grading pens and a couple of boxes of pencils ( the goods ones not Dollar Store ). Also there was teachers starter kit consisting of a small bag with the following inside: a breath mint, a chocolate kiss, and eraser, a smiley button and a butterfly. The not explained that the mint was to make sure the kids did not have to face after lunch breath, the kiss was a stress releiver the button was to make sure I smiled everyday and the butterfly was a reminder that the most beautiful things in the world often do not start that way ( refering to looking for the beauty in every child), the eraser was to remind me that all mistakes can be corrected ( mine or the kids)
I really enjoy this gift and while it may seem like a lot I looked at that little back for 10 years and smiled..I also still have the briefcase!!!
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04-22-2005, 06:29 PM
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I guess I'm not as practical as the rest of you.
I'm thinking of a charm bracelet with a single charm on it, (like a graduation cap or an apple or something else to signify teaching) and have something engraved on the charm. (the date, or a quote she likes or some thing meaningful to the both of you)
This is something she'll have forever and everytime she wears it she'll think of you.
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04-22-2005, 11:50 PM
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04-25-2005, 09:02 AM
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How about a super fancy red marker for correcting papers?
And a set of stamps, like "Super Job", "Terrific", or "Write Neater!" 
A case of tennis balls, so all the kids start off the new year with clean tennis balls on the feet of their chairs!
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04-25-2005, 10:19 AM
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If it's to help her teach maybe a large cane that should keep the little buggers in order
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04-25-2005, 10:22 AM
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lol^^
we had a teacher who had a paddle with holes in it...apparently the holes minimized wind resistance  |
04-25-2005, 11:55 AM
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