Don't open until Valentine's Day

@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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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
12 Feb 21
I did not open my Christmas gift until Christmas Day. I am curious but I like surprises and I like to open them on the "due day". I am waiting to open my Valentine's Day gift. Those are very nice trees.
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
12 Feb 21
@JudyEv This is my opinion, so I wait, looking at the package and trying to guess by the size and weight what there is inside.
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
@LadyDuck Some packages are very intriguing. The last time Vince gave me a book he put a small Tupperware on top of the book then wrapped so it was a very strange shape. Books are usually easy to guess.
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
If you open them before the day, then you have nothing to open ON the day and that would be disappointing.
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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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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
Sometimes a trick works well; sometimes it doesn't.
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@kaylachan (84701)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Feb 21
It is kind of pretty.
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
The yellow foliage is very attractive.
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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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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
@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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@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
12 Feb 21
@JudyEv I never realized that.
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
I always smile at your discussions because in nearly every one you say 'I can't wait'. But don't stop putting it!
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
@Tina30219 I always look for it now. lol
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@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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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
I think I did that once. Do you have a win sometimes?
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@sallypup (69156)
• Centralia, Washington
11 Feb 21
Those trees are very pretty. That's kind of funny about you fooling that person.
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@sallypup (69156)
• Centralia, Washington
12 Feb 21
@JudyEv I like it. At Christmas, for instance, its a big bore to wrap a gift in its exact shape. No. If you're going to give jewelry that is in a small box, put the small box in a big box. Makes it fun.
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
@sallypup For sure. Liven things up a little.
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
We do that from time to time when we can think of something.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Feb 21
That's a good one! That is a lovely tree .
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Feb 21
@JudyEv It is! Quite spectacular in person I'm sure!!
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
The colour is stunning I think. Thanks.
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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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@flapiz (23530)
• United Kingdom
13 Feb 21
@JudyEv yeah Jacarandas make one of the most fondest memories of mine in WA.
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
The jacarandas make a really lovely show, don't they? I don't have one here. Maybe I should plant a wisteria on the trellis round the tank. It's another lovely plant and a similar colour.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
12 Feb 21
That is absolutely gorgeous Judy
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• United States
13 Feb 21
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
We have a nice avenue of trees down there now. It's always cooler and the roos spend a lot of time there in the summer.
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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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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
Well done you. It must have seemed as though the two weeks would never come to an end!
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
12 Feb 21
I'm sure she was worried until she opened the gift. That's a nice photo of the Melia tree.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
12 Feb 21
@JudyEv That's good she wasn't worried for long.
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
Yes, I think she was but luckily she didn't need to be worried for very long.
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@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
12 Feb 21
That was a nice gift. I love Scrabble.
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
We used to play Scrabble a lot but not so much now. It's a good game.
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@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
12 Feb 21
@JudyEv Yes, it is a good game.
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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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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
It's always nice opening a gift and seeing what's inside.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
13 Feb 21
@JudyEv Quite child like. I love it.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
12 Feb 21
another great trick! love that!
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
I'm all for harmless tricks where nobody gets hurt.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
12 Feb 21
@JudyEv so am i!
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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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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
Yes, we're about even at the moment.
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@rebelann (117196)
• El Paso, Texas
12 Feb 21
I really like your tree.
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@rebelann (117196)
• El Paso, Texas
12 Feb 21
Yes it is @JudyEv
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
It's very pretty, isn't it?
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@rakski (156200)
• Philippines
12 Feb 21
Your friend must have been upset that your gift broke.
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@rakski (156200)
• Philippines
12 Feb 21
@JudyEv I get it and I read it, it is just funny that they will think it is broken well in in fact, those are tiles and it will really make a sound
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
Did you read the post? It didn't really break. It was just the scrabble tiles rattling around. :)
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@Fleura (34927)
• United Kingdom
12 Feb 21
You are a real joker aren't you! LOL
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
Well - that's two examples in 72 years!! But we do like a bit of harmless fun - even at our own expense.
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@Deepizzaguy (122067)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 Feb 21
I like the images on this post.
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
Thanks. It's a very pretty tree.
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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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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
I'm glad you like the trees. Yes, it was funny to see her face.
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