The Gift That Keeps On Giving

So the final gift that My Intended and I opened at the Wedding Storm was from Emily and Esther. It's a nice wooden serving tray. But it's not any old serving tray. They customized it for us. It's a fantastic Star Wars serving tray--with pictures of the three original movies forming the background.

When I first opened it, that's all I really noticed. Cool, Star Wars. And then, I looked again. Those aren't pics of Han and Leia. They are pics of me and My Intended as Han and Leia.


While I am thrilled to finally have a photo of myself with a wookie in the background, that Han Solo hair is just ridiculous. And what is my face doing? I have no idea. It's kinda freaky. (Although not as creepy as it would have been had My Intended been pictured as Leia and I was Luke. Awkward.) But still, this is one weird image. Just ask Emily's roommate Charissa. She sent me this story in an e-mail:

"So I was lying in bed Saturday night after The Storm, and I put my hand under my pillow to feel thick paper under there. I have this Classic Crime poster above my bed so I thought maybe it had fallen down (although looking back on it, i don't know how a poster of that size could fall under my pillow without me seeing). I turned on my lamp and pulled the paper out to see it. The first thing I saw was that scary picture of you as Han Solo! Apparently Emily thought it would be funny to print out the pic and stick it under my pillow to frighten me at night! I totally screamed and threw it on the floor. It was great."

Honestly, I don't know if I should be more amused by the funny prank or humbled that my picture is used to scare people...but, I mean, look at it. That would be freaky late at night. Or anytime.

Anyway, this gift is right up my alley--geeky, fun, and personal. Plus: It's functional; I'll use it to serve blue milk to Aunt Beru (that joke goes out to any other SW nerds out there.)