Remember my glass fish sculpture with the grumpy fish? Well I made it for a gallery show and while it was in the show a friend asked if he could buy it. I told him sure but he'd either have to go buy it from the gallery or wait until the show was over. He elected to way saying he wanted me to have the full amount rather than share with the...
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...gallery (aw!). A day or two later his wife sent me a message via FB asking the same question - she wanted it as his Christmas present. So we agreed that I'd tell her hubby it had sold and I'd make him another (but I'd drag my feet on the making). I secreted the piece to their house during a holiday party and she said she'd get me a check. A day or two after Christmas I received a check FROM HIM, on his business account. I wrote him a thank-you and that I hoped he loved it. Here's how he replied:
- Shannon - GlassMistress
"I love the Christmas gift ! Even better in person. But it wasn't a surprise.
Wife told me to mail you a check the day before Christmas and I put two and
two together."
- Shannon - GlassMistress
Now is it just me or does this seem a little stinky on her part?
- Shannon - GlassMistress
Sounds like she couldn't figure out how to keep it a surprise :-)
- Starmama
Sounds like the wife is a well-meaning idiot. And I mean that as nicely as I can. :)
- Hookuh Tinypants
I'm having trouble liking her, and I want to for my friend's sake, but things like this make it hard. MAN and I never combined our finances so maybe I don't get it but I sure wouldn't have him mail a check for a gift for himself (especially one from the BUSINESS account!).
- Shannon - GlassMistress
This could be one of those 'no one really knows what goes on in someone else's marriage' situations about how these two relate with each other. I'm disappointed with him though, as your friend he could have said a simple thank you and left it at that.
- t-ra: sentimental gorgon
Whoa boy. Guy just called me, "Wife talked to you about my b'day party, Jan 9th, right?" Me, "a little". Him, "ok, it'll be 50 - 70 people. Medieval theme, so turkey legs and shepards pie, ok?" Me, "I'm catering?" Him, "Yeah, Wife said she talked to you. Oh and Boy's Eaglescout ceremony is two days later. Do you want to do that too? I'm thinking ham and lasagna." Me: dead
- Shannon - GlassMistress
Oh hell no.
- t-ra: sentimental gorgon
Yeah. I have trouble with that 'no' word so guess what I'm doing this weekend :-)
- Shannon - GlassMistress
Ok fine, but for the record I don't like either of these people now *crosses arms Ramona Quimby style*
- t-ra: sentimental gorgon
Hehe. It wont be too bad really. The turkey legs will come already smoked, I'll just wrap them individually and heat them on site. I can do shepard's pie ahead of time and freeze it. The cake will be a pain mostly b/c I'm not off the day of the party. As for the second gathering, at least its on Sunday so I have Saturday to prep. Besides, its extra money, not much, but every little bit, ya know? Which is really what made it difficult to say no.
- Shannon - GlassMistress