One Girl Her Backpack and a Passion for Travel

John loves to cook. He cooks for me every day and he’s so incredibly creative with the ingredients and all.  I hate cooking. I only cook when forced, so I really appreciate that he does it without me even mentioning it to him.  Since he got me an iPhone for Christmas, it was really hard to get him something equally as cool, so I thought, “John loves meat and loves cooking. I’ll get him steak!” Thus began my adventure in meat research and acquisition.

I decided on this gourmet meat from Chicago Steak Company. The box was delivered two days later while I was at work and John was at home. I get this text:

John: You have a big box here.

Jerri: Sweet!

John: It’s steak.

Jerri: It’s not steak.

I get home after work, and indeed, my box of steak had arrived. I quickly inspect the box to make sure all the contents are correct as ordered. Then I wrap the box and put it under the Christmas tree.

John gets off of work and comes to my house. The following conversation ensues:

Jerri: Surprise! I got your Christmas present!

John: Cool.

Jerri: Open it!

John: I want to wait til Christmas.

Jerri: No! Open it now!

John: What? You don’t want the steak to go bad?

Jerri: It’s not steak! Open it!

John: Fine. (He opens it.)

John: Oh look. It’s steak.

Jerri: SURPRISE!

John: Nice. You got me groceries for Christmas.

Jerri: It’s not groceries. It’s gourmet.

(I just realized everything I’ve said so far has exclamation points. I’m really excited!)

Needless to say, I’m the worst Christmas present giver ever, but at least I’ll be eating well for the next month and it’s all part of my master plan!

Thanks to sean dreilinger for the awesome pic of meat!