a teeny bit o' help...please?

[shiato storm]

now, before you start slagging me off for being an unoriginal b*****d I'd just like to say I'm not. there.
its the G/f's birthday coming up and I want to get her something thats just, well, really nice and thoughtful (no one say condoms or the morning-after...no wait thisis the lady's bit so shouldn't get too much of that).
I think she's the most fantastic person on the face of the planet and I really couldn't live with out her - she's that great.
long story short: just after a couple of ideas - was thinking about plane tickets to Alps in summer, still affordable on the net...10 day holiday in parent's flat in chamonix valley (awesome place). partly because I want to go biking out there but also because she really deserves to get away from uk for a bit - stressful living etc., her mum has 14 horses just don't ask (well, 2 of them are her's but the rest aren't) - they eat them out of house and home and her mum basically off-loads stress onto my g/f making her do all the work [cleaning stables etc] when she should be studying to become a Vet. (its the arm length gloves...ah..oops,sorry - side tracked there a bit). not best situation so would be nice for her to have a complete break if you see what I mean.
Aside from that - a gift or something to give her other than just an envelope...something she can keep, besides memory of cool holiday...
any clever ideas very welcome!

[shiato storm]

p.s. thanks in advance

[lynni]

how about jewelary? or some really nice body stuff - u know like origins, clinque, spaceNK etc.... where the jars would look cool on your bathroom shelve but u cant actually afford to buy them

[shiato storm]

oh yeah...? good idea
my mum has got her some Jo Malone stuff...kind of beats my idea of a Lush bathbomb a bit tho!

[Hidden Spirit]

I go with Lynni on jewellery (unless she has loads already?) say maybe a chain? Would have said bracelet but if she's mucking out stalls etc a lot then that's not really practical

FWIW I think you are lovely wanting to take her away

[turkster]

Oh just take her away to the alps as you suggested.

Tis beautiful scenery, lovely weather, gorgeous walks/hiking, and of course for you, very cool MBiking country.
(When I was there last year I hired a bike and it was absolutely amazing, some of it a bit beyond my skills but amazing nonetheless )

But seriously the Alps are lovely at that time of the year and it sounds like a pretty cool gift as long as she doesnt mind being surprised.

[Honoop]

Personally I think the trip to the Alps is a fantastic idea!

If you dont take her, can I go instead??

[shiato storm]

um...
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well i can get us both there for £150 total on BA, good deal or what. just had a word and she's 'checking the diary'...she's at uni in bristol and i'm in london at the mo' so I can't see what she has on. she mentioned something about a friends birthday, arse. was just about to go ahead and say "We're going to the alps"...and no questions asked once tickets bought. hmm...well, she has the dates when we can go so if she's not quick about it it could be mighty tricky!! prices going up only!!! me = not richest bloke around...
"have bike, will ride", can't be that far, can it?
can it?

so, jewellry y'say? how many carrots you reckon? a bag or two?

[Moonshade]

I think it's a lovely thing to do ! Taking her to the alps, and Chamonix is a great and sweet place to stay at. I was there 2 years ago . Yeah I'd say jewelary too..it's a nice thing.

I dunno about the carrots, just pick something nice that you think will suite her well it doesn't have to be sooo expensive..just something nice! Something she'll like

And women always melts when away when they get jewelarys

Good Luck mate!

[Honoop]

Can I please take this opportunity to say - its spelt Jewellery!!

And PS. Shiato... LOL on the Carrots mate! At least she will be able to see in the dark!!

[lynni]

um...
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well i can get us both there for £150 total on BA, good deal or what. just had a word and she's 'checking the diary'...she's at uni in bristol and i'm in london at the mo' so I can't see what she has on. she mentioned something about a friends birthday, arse. was just about to go ahead and say "We're going to the alps"...and no questions asked once tickets bought. hmm...well, she has the dates when we can go so if she's not quick about it it could be mighty tricky!! prices going up only!!! me = not richest bloke around...
"have bike, will ride", can't be that far, can it?
can it?

so, jewellry y'say? how many carrots you reckon? a bag or two?

Do u know what i think? f*** the mates birthday and just go for it, they can go out for a meal and drinks or something when u get back.... go on just book it without her knowing, as long as she isnt in uni does it matter what else is going on?

[shiato storm]

no its all good - its a Hen night/weekend thing but thats ok cause it involves drinking etc saturday and then a spa on the sunday, so us going on a monday/tuesday when is cheaper is also v.conveinient...
bonus

will aquire jewellery tho anyway, cause I'm nice like that - I've gone for the 'lots of ikkle things' approach this time round; a book on 4 girls who rode the Silk Road [adventure travel book, about horses, so she'll be happy], a Roo teddy [as in pooh, tigger etc. she has most of the others], a guns+Roses CD [classic rock+roll, she loves it]...and very soon a plane ticket.

heres something that got to me tho - you by a ticket on-line, no problem with that, BUT if you want a proper ticket sent to you (as in a proper bit of card saying flight details etc) they add £80!!! the flippin' tickets don't even cost that! cheeky b*****ds!
so its going to have to be the unfashionable printed paper tucked into the book I feel...