I first gave Ben his birthday card. I made it myself, complete with a "pink fuzzy" on the front (I know I never mentioned it on here, but 100 Monkeys is now Pink Fuzzy Animals). Ben absolutely loved his card; said it reminded him of some book he use to read as a child, but I have since then forgot the name of the book.
The next picture is of us talking while he's holding his birthday card, though I have no idea what we were talking about in this picture. I do however love his face in this one.
The first thing I gave to Ben was a My Little Pony color book (yes.. Ben is a Brony). He started laughing when I gave it to him and then smiled. "Would it be bad if I told you I already have this one?" was his question. I figured he did (which is what I told him) but I had picked up a long time before we left for the SBL show and wasn't sure what else to get him.. Ben is surprisingly hard to shop for.
Ben also got a My Little Pony "surprise pony pack" thing. The fun in this type of pony is not knowing which one you will get until you open the pack. Sort of like trading cards but instead of being full of cards, there is an actual pony toy inside. This seemed to be a good present because Ben opened it right away, using his teeth. He asked me what pony it was but I had no clue; why would I have opened his present? I love this picture just because Ben seems so interested in figuring out what pony is in there, that he actually stopped smiling.
Ben opened the pony and let it fall out into his outstretched palm. Surprisingly enough, he had no idea which pony he had gotten. He pulled out the little paper inside and announced "It's Twilight Sparkle!"
My first thought was "SERIOUSLY?!" Out of all the damn ponies out there, it had to be the "Twilight Sparkle" pony. And secondly there was the "oh crap" moment. I debated for a few seconds on what to say... should I apologize to him, saying that it was a complete accident? Or should I just pretend like nothing happened and hand him the next present?
Apparently Ben wasn't bothered by the name of the pony because he wrapped his arm around me and turned to my friend who was taking pictures.
This is Ben, Twilight Sparkle, and I being silly.. well mostly it's just Ben being silly but then again, he always is.
I had more presents for him but we didn't get pictures of me giving them to him because some rude girls came over and interrupted Ben and I's conversation. After they had left, I handed him the rest of his presents, put the pink Mardi Gras bead around his neck, and gave him a hug. And he walked away to put his stuff up.
It was only about a five minute exchange but it was worth making him smile for a few minutes. After all, it's better to give than to receive, right?
Peace and Love.
<3
It was only about a five minute exchange but it was worth making him smile for a few minutes. After all, it's better to give than to receive, right?
Peace and Love.
<3
Yes, those girls were so rude!!
ReplyDeleteAnd Ben is a sweetie!
BTW - whoever took those pics, did an awesome job! :-)