Don't open until Valentine's Day
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381739)
Rockingham, Australia
February 11, 2021 5:22pm CST
A few weeks back, myLotter YoghurtGal (@flapiz) wrote that she’d been given a gift by her boyfriend but she wasn’t to open it till Valentine’s Day. Naturally, she was very curious to know what is in the parcel. Wouldn’t we all be? I asked if she’d shaken it and that brought to mind the time we gave our friend a Scrabble game for her birthday.
We made some remark about having accidentally dropped it and said we hoped it wasn’t broken. So she gave it a little shake and, of course, all the tiles rattled around. Her face dropped but lit up again when she opened the present.
I don’t have a photo of Scrabble but this is a melia tree (Cape Lilac) that we planted in an avenue of trees down in our paddock. Isn't it pretty?
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
12 Feb 21
Yes, I was going to say the trees were very pretty, Judy... and that was a pretty funny trick to play on your friend. 

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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
12 Feb 21
@JudyEv True. But that one obviously did! 

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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
@DaddyEvil Well, we thought it was funny and I think she did. 

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@kaylachan (84701)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Feb 21
Okay. It looks like different shades of green. If you say there's yellow in the photo, I believe you. @JudyEv
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@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
12 Feb 21
I would go crazy not being able to open something til a certain amount of time
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
@Tina30219
I always look for it now. lol
I always look for it now. lol1 person likes this

@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Feb 21
Very lovely tree. I have tried Scrabble online against the PC
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Feb 21
@JudyEv I have won about twice and I get a wins when I play Backgammon or Yahtzee against the PC If you like Yahtzee a good site is SIlvergames
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Feb 21
@RasmaSandra Thanks for that. Vince plays backgammon online against 'real' people. I don't know what site he uses.
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@flapiz (23530)
• United Kingdom
12 Feb 21
I love scrabble! My boyfriend and I actually met up when he beat me to a game of scrabble. I don’t think I received a scrabble game though. I’m really itching to know what it is. It’s 2 days more.
That’s a very lovely tree very cheerful colour, but my favourite Western Australian tree would always be the Jacaranda.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
12 Feb 21
That is absolutely gorgeous Judy
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Feb 21
My children gave me a board game for Christmas, and when they wrapped the present and set it under the tree, they told me I was not allowed to pick it up, move it, or shake it. So naturally, that's all I wanted to do for the 2 weeks it was sitting under the Christmas tree. I was a good boy and complied with their wishes, but it was driving me crazy the whole time. I wanted to shake the box!
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Feb 21
@JudyEv It was an agonizingly slow two weeks, that's for sure!
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
12 Feb 21
Those are lovely trees there. It's tough to hold on till the day to open gift. I would be itching to do so. I also shake my gift to guess what's inside before opening it.
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
12 Feb 21
That was a clever trick to play on your friend! I bet she got you back for that..

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@Deepizzaguy (122067)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 Feb 21
I like the images on this post.
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@Deepizzaguy (122067)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
12 Feb 21
@JudyEv You are welcome.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
12 Feb 21
Beautiful trees. The Scrabble prank was funny! Have a wonderful weekend!
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