Nice holiday gift

Our friend Byrne gave us a wonderful holiday gift: a gift certificate to Williams-Sonoma. I shop there, but don't often buy; it's a luxury when I do buy something there, because it isn't cheap. But it's always nice. And that's something Byrne and I share a love of: cooking and great food. So the gift certificate to W-S was especially fitting, and appreciated. And some time back, Matt and John gave us an American Express Gift Card that we were waiting for the perfect opportunity to use. Matt is also a fabulous cook. So we thought it would be fitting to use Byrne's gift certificate and Matt & John's Gift Card to get something nice at W-S. And so, just today, I was bemoaning the fact that my cheap Benriner mandoline is tough and somewhat dangerous to use...and Jess dropped over to the W-S web site in search of a mandoline. And he found one...just like the one I had been wanting, except even nicer. So we went to W-S this evening and bought the mandoline, among other things.

It's fabulous. What a great gift. And I wouldn't have ever been inspired to get this great mandoline were it not for Byrne's and Matt and John's gift. Thanks, guys. You are the absolute best. We're very fortunate to have you as friends.