I’m not sure what is going to be more surprising or pleasing to Joe about this post; that I actually wrote here for once, or his gift which I’m about to explain.

Dear Joe,

Buying gifts for you can be difficult. It’s not that I don’t know what you like. It’s simply hard to justify buying things with our taste when we’re still on a shoe string budget. We talked about this the other day when you asked me to wait to buy you that Zune you want. I think you’re actually going to be pleased that you did that.

Why am I posting this here? Well, your birthday gift this year is hot sauce. No, not just any hot sauce. It had to be special. It had to be something you’ve been wanting for a while. It had to be something on a wish list. Do you know the one I’m talking about yet?

On your Facebook wish list there is a bottle of hot sauce. Dave’s Insanity Special 2006 Holiday Edition. When I read that there are hardly any left I was skeptical, but I found out the hard way. There are not a whole lot left and most places online are selling them for $300+. We couldn’t swing that. I knew that. So I did what I thought should be done. I contacted Dave. I expressed my tale of woe and how much I wanted this to be a surprise for your birthday. I said I couldn’t afford the prices out there and did he know of any place I could get one for less. I waited.

I heard back from his office with some great news. Not only was one available, it was the one sitting on Dave’s desk which they were more than pleased to pass on for your birthday. It is #86 and apparently valued at over $500. Better yet, it is signed specifically to you. So, here you go, honey. Happy Birthday! She is waiting for you at home. I was going to wait until you got here to open it up and be surprised, but I thought reading about it here would be even better.

I love you!

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(yes, the front is a bit smudged and that is my fault…a story for later)

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P.S. No, it wasn’t free. But, it WAS less expensive than I could have gotten it elsewhere.

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