| I have to admit it, shopping is my one true | | | | members, but would pass on one for myself to |
| enjoyment and pleasure in life. Even though I go | | | | stay on my holiday budget. |
| to all the stores and shop all the sales, I really only | | | | I loved the collection of gold charm bracelets and |
| buy just what I need. I get great deals on many | | | | chose one for my mother-in-law. For my |
| different things from clothing to home decorations | | | | daughter and sister in law I decided on the silver |
| and accessories. What I never expected that my | | | | ones. Adding a few charms was definitely a must |
| shopping hobby would turn into a wonderful | | | | on all the bracelets as well. On each bracelet I put |
| Christmas surprise and a collection of matching | | | | a charm of their initials, plus also a beautiful charm |
| charm bracelets for the whole family. | | | | to represent the city in which we live. |
| There were hints I should have noticed, like the | | | | When Christmas day finally arrived I was so |
| fact that my husband suddenly started to want | | | | excited to give my charm bracelet gifts. I loved |
| to come to the stores we me. Normally he | | | | how they all were unique and different, put also |
| dreads shopping, but all of a sudden he seemed | | | | had the distinctive initial and city charms that |
| to want to be there no matter when or where I | | | | made them coordinate with each other. |
| went. | | | | My gift was a huge, brightly decorated shopping |
| In addition to my husband, my daughter, who is | | | | bag. It was from the whole family and contained |
| not really all that into shopping suddenly also | | | | things from the stores I love to shop at. Also |
| wanted to go. So did the other female members | | | | included was a long, rectangular box. When I |
| of the family including my sister-in-law and her | | | | opened it I was thrilled and kind of surprised to |
| mother. Despite these obvious clues that | | | | see one of the most elegant charm bracelets I |
| something was going on I really didn't give it a | | | | had looked at earlier. |
| second thought. | | | | Even though we never discussed keeping the |
| Just before Christmas is a great time to find sales | | | | charms and the charm bracelets the same, the |
| and one day, while shopping on my own, I found | | | | family had included both my initials and the exact |
| a jewelry store offering seventy-five percent off | | | | same charm of the city on their bracelet to me. |
| their charm bracelets. This was on both silver and | | | | So in the end we all had matching charm |
| gold, so I decided to get one for my family | | | | bracelets, without even meaning for it to happen. |