Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Gifties

I have to tell you, I’ve gotten more gifts in the past 2-years than the rest of my life combined. From pregnancy, welcoming our new addition, and all the way up through her first birthday – everybody loves a baby girl! These days, the best kinds of gifts are hand-me-downs from other friends with kids, and this was a good week for hand-me-downs!

Our friend Sue brought us some Elmo DVD’s, including one called “Babies, Dogs and More.” Whoever created this DVD really knew their audience… honestly, there’s nothing Aurora likes more these days than babies and doggies. And our friend Amy brought us swim diapers and a hat, which Aurora tried out and modeled this afternoon (no poop in our pool!).

Aside from hand-me-downs, ‘tis the season for Lance Armstrong and Tour de France goodies! My boss Mona just returned from a trip to Monaco and France, and brought me back an official “I love le Tour de France” t-shirt and cool yellow TdF logo hat. Then today the whole staff got these great new TEAM LIVESTRONG bags. No, Julian… you can’t have one!

It’s pretty cool working for the LAF during the TdF. We had a viewing party on Tuesday for the TTT (team time trial), and this Friday we’re holding another big party and watching on the big screen in our office. Not only am I learning a lot about competitive cycling, but retail sales and visibility worldwide for the organization have been huge. Oh, and Lance is doing great!

8 comments:

Julian said...

The bag is very cool!

I wake up early to watch the Tour every morning...then I try to catch the ending again during the day on a rerun. I'm hooked.

Cheezhead Robin said...

Cool bag & matching hat. Go Lance!

Sarah C. said...

I love free stuff.

Nancy said...

If you have any leftover free stuff you don't want, let me know. I like free stuff. What am I saying--I"m supposed to be getting rid of stuff not getting more.

That picture of Aurora sure reminds me of Chuck when he was a toddler.

Amber said...

Sure thing, Nancy, we can give you an Elmo DVD when Aurora's done with them ;)

I said I was GETTING gifties, not giving away free stuff!

Unknown said...

Swim diaper = no poop in pool. We learned that the hard way!

Bailey said...

And don't forget the cute new beach gear the rooster will be getting when Auntie Bailey returns next week!

Amber said...

Yay for Auntie Bailey! I can't wait - I miss you this week!!!