My Dad's Birthday Turned Out Great!
Posted: Tuesday, September 09, 2008
by Toni Young
The Basket Spot
Every year, when my dad's birthday comes around, my family faces the same question: what do we get him for his birthday? I can count on my mom, brother and sister to drop hints, but my dad never helps us out at all with that. We looked through stores and catalogs and just couldn't find anything that seemed right for him, until we heard about this golf tournament that included a chance to play with past PGA pros!
The golf tournament rolls around and he and his friends are playing together in it. The tournament is an all day event followed by a dinner and a silent auction. The dinner was excellent; he loved the food and was thanking us. He then proceeded to the silent auction to bid on whatever he set his heart on.
After dinner, Mom and Dad went to check out what was available in the silent auction. There were several items available in the silent auction, plus you could check out all the different things that were going to be up for bid in the traditional auction.
Dad placed a few silent auction bids. He was hoping to win an autographed picture of one of his favorite sports figures, some shirts and a few other items. He also found a string trimmer that he thought would come in handy for an additional property he owns. He was so excited after bidding; it was as if he'd already won the items!
My mother does the same as my father, except she looks at the gift baskets. From what she said, the auction had so many different gift baskets to choose from. She was looking for a special gift to give my father, for his upcoming birthday and for Christmas. She looked at wine gift baskets and found a basket full of assorted meats and wines. She bid on several of them, so that she could give them to family relatives during the Christmas holidays. I think it was a good strategy for the value.
The actual auction comes around and the auctioneer steps to award the prizes to the highest bidders during the silent auction, and to also begin the regular auction. My mother wins her prize that she had bid on earlier. Then once the silent auction distribution is finished, the real auction begins. The first thing that?s auctioned off is the weed whacker! My father bid on it, but that was only to create a starting bid. He didn?t bid any higher for the weed whacker and the auctioneer ended up bidding on it and winning it himself. My father was bummed; he had high hopes to win that thing. Although, he had a fun day with his friends and that?s all that mattered in the end.
Gourmet gift baskets are the best way to show a best friend or family member how much you care about them. Be sure to base it on there personality, so that your unique gifts will strength your relationship.
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)hi toni,it sounds like a nice birthday for dad. thanks for sharing,and i hope you continue writing,best regards,sue thom
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