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In the time it takes to get to work. I'm Tanya Wilmuth. Gift giving is one of my

love languages and as you know we tend to give the language that we also like to receive. So I like

to give gifts and I like to receive gifts. Last night we were talking with some friends and I was

asking, you know, what do you most want for Christmas? And it's really funny because sometimes, or at least in this experience, the thing the spouse said they actually

wanted for Christmas is the one thing the spouse was like, oh, I would never do that or buy that

for you. So it's an interesting way that we handle this. but the perfect gift, at least in my opinion,

should show that you know the person you're giving the gift to.

Like you know them, you listen to them, you know what they need or what they want.

But it should also be something that should surprise or delight them.

Now, that can be hard.

This summer, my niece was getting married and I couldn't wait to pick out her wedding gift. I just thought I knew exactly what she wanted. But I hopped on the knot.com to make sure that she'd actually registered for it. And so I ordered it. I had it shipped to our house. I wrapped it. And then I took it down to give it to her on the day of her wedding shower. We couldn't go to the shower, but I wanted her to have it.

So I carried it out of the car.

I just had all this anti-pride that I had picked out the perfect gift from my niece.

I felt so prepared.

So I walked towards Katie with the gift, and she totally had me beat.

Because as I handed her the gift, she handed me back a thank you

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