What's a great gift for our first Christmas together?

Can you give us anything to go on? Age, interests, price range...?

Happy to help with more info.

How long have you been dating?

Will you be spending Christmas together?

well, we have been together 7 months now, but we already talk about the future. marriage, kids and stuff. We will be exchanging gifts the weekend before Christmas, because we will be spending Christmas weekend with our families. He is 23, and a marine. Being a marine is his passion and he takes a lot of pride in it. He loves to laugh and "little things." (he saves all of the little things, such as notes or letters I give him). He loves to workout and run. He also loves the beach.

Thank you so much for your help.

Perhaps a weekend trip somewhere warm, on a beach. To spend a romantic weekend together.

That would be nice, if it's within your budget.

If your budget is a lot lower, maybe some sort of scrapbook, "Story of Us" sort of thing. A description of your first date with any memorabilia you have (napkin, receipt, petal from a rose he brought you), etc.

Set up a nice candle light, strawberry and whipped cream, champagne (or wine, whichever you prefer) type of thing in the bedroom and wait for him. Wearing santa's hat and santa's hat only.

Oh, yes. He'll be surprised...

Marines tend to be rugged, outdoorsy, individualists who often like to camp, fish, and hunt. Am I close? You can always get him a gift certificate from Cabela's (I don't think the mods will allow me to post a link, but you can find them through the "Shop" link at the top right of this page).

Merry Christmas!

Unless he just returned from someplace warm, with lots of sand.

very true....very true...maybe then a trip to the Alps is the answer. :wink:

Maybe you could get him a live tree for christmas and then plant it in the spring as a symbol of your love for him.

Another earth-friendly choice allows you to have an indoor decorated tree for the holidays and a new tree for your yard in the spring. You can buy a sustainably grown live tree with roots and re-pot it, and then plant it afterwards in the spring. When planning to replant a tree after it has been kept indoors in a pot, make sure you keep it in a cold place, such as an unheated garage, until the soil softens. Live trees can be ordered through catalogs and the Web. For two dollars, Fedco Seeds, Inc. (www.fedcoseeds.com) will send you their catalog for ordering sustainably grown Christmas trees from farms in the Northeast. The trees are small with large root systems, making for better replanting and minimal shock. Also, Plant and Gnome -- www.plantandgnome.com -- in West Virginia, provides mail-order, sustainably grown trees through a free brochure available upon request. These companies, and others, can be found in the National Green Pages ( www.greenpages.com ).

if he likes to keep all the little things, make him something very personal. i like to draw, i always drew something for my man. and once i made a tape, full 90 minutes of it, of our 'history'. i have a very musical memory and remember where exactly i heard which song and have all the special moments associated with some songs. i attached a looong letter describing those moments and the music. kind of a memoir. the man in question still claims it was the best gift he received in his life.