Jun
30
This week SPF is Shaun style…..Kristine is getting ready for her wedding! The assignment is:
1. Something with a story behind it. Photograph something that has a story behind it. And yes, you might have to actually write a little bit on this one. Good, sad, funny. Be creative.
2. A Random and Odd photo. Pick anything. For this picture, the reader on your blog needs to write a story or caption for your picture, so get something unique.
3. In keeping with the recurring wedding theme, a photo of something borrowed.
Here are my photos this week:
1. Something with a story behind it
When my husband’s paternal grandmother died many years ago, an awful looking desk pen holder was found at her house. Someone in the family brought it with them and decided that it would start being given to husband, siblings & spouses as a gag, at various occasions like birthdays, Christmas, anniversary etc. Whoever has it keeps it just long enough for everyone to forget about it and then when you least expect it, you receive a beautifully wrapped gift and inside is this terrible looking thing! And of course, if there are people present that aren’t family members, you have to do some explaining about it. This has been passed around a good bit over the years. A while back I think the parents decided it was time for another generation to get in on it so it was given to my oldest son at his high school graduation. He sort of kept it longer than normal but did eventually send it to a cousin at her college graduation. When her sister was getting married, some family members thought it was lost so they had my mother in law make a copy of it….she does pottery so she made one that looked very similar to it. Her sister actually had the original, although no one knew it, so last year for another cousin’s wedding it was given to our nephew a night or 2 before his wedding. As far as anyone knows, he now still has it and it is waiting for the next unsuspecting person or occasion for it to be passed on. I don’t know how long this will keep going on but it has been around in the family for quite a number of years now. This is our nephew with it and this is the original deal! Still very hideous looking! (and all true, not made up)
2. A Random and Odd photo. Ok, if you are reading this, you have to post a caption or story about this one! Just leave me a comment.
3. Something borrowed.
Pretty easy, we recently borrowed this DVD from Stacy & Tim to watch, and we returned it as well!
June 30th, 2006 at 8:14 am
OMG! That pen holder is hideous, but I love the passing around of it. Too funny.
June 30th, 2006 at 8:24 am
What a great tradition of passing along a hideous gift! Ha! It’s a great way to keep the family together.
I played too 🙂
June 30th, 2006 at 8:45 am
My caption: Bob stayed in the spray-on tanning booth just a tad too long.
I played!
June 30th, 2006 at 8:48 am
Love the story, what a hideous looking pen. I haven’t had enough coffee to come up with a caption yet… and thanks for returning the DVD! You’re welcome to borrow any others from our library, any time. 🙂
Great SPF, I might need to play this one again one day, I’ve been playing another meme lately on Fridays.
June 30th, 2006 at 9:05 am
Ummm…Darth Vader’s original outfit.
I need more coffee to think of something a little wittier!
I love the story of that, um..thing!
Happy SPF!
June 30th, 2006 at 10:27 am
That was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I hated it.
I played.
June 30th, 2006 at 2:50 pm
I think I would almost want to get that pen holder just for the great story behind it. I think I should do that with my family.
Caption: “What do you mean my tan doesn’t look natural?”
I played
June 30th, 2006 at 3:32 pm
Such a great gag gift and story to go with it! I love it! LOL!
Caption: Next time, I think I’ll hire a chimney sweep.
I played.
June 30th, 2006 at 4:32 pm
Caption: “Stanley was ashamed of his desire to join Blue Man Group, but it was something he had to try, even if it meant hiding it from the family”
Great job! Have a great 4th of July!
I played also!
June 30th, 2006 at 6:34 pm
Joe felt certain that his camoflauge pants would hide him, despite his glowing face.
June 30th, 2006 at 8:03 pm
Caption: Jason lost his hockey mask
I played too
July 1st, 2006 at 12:33 am
Caption : See this is what Im gonna wear to rob the bank, totally cool huh!!!
Happy SPF 🙂
(Glad you dont have the hideous pen thingy) 🙂
July 2nd, 2006 at 5:21 pm
What a great tradition. Sounds like fun and a neat way to have treasured family memories! Have a great 4th of July!
July 2nd, 2006 at 7:24 pm
David being David.