Christmas came early for me yesterday!
Yesterday I received a wonderful little package via UPS from Tish. I had already known about one thing that was going to be inside it. Tish had told me a couple weeks ago that she found a little Garfield beanie baby for me. She knows just how much of a Garfield fan I am so I thought that was totally sweet of her. However there was more things inside the box that completely surprised me! Let’s take a look shall we? You’ll have to excuse the quality on these pictures. My camera gets rather grumpy when there’s not enough light. It’s rather dark in here this morning.
Here’s Garfield again with a little mini me, or should we say Mini G?

Just those two things alone would have been wonderful but there were four other things in the box which definitely surprised me. Tish managed to find first edition prints of the first four Garfield books!

Knowing I used to collect these books and had lost them along the years, she decided to help me replace a few. What’s even more special is these are the very same books that I first began to study and learn how to draw comic strips from. Without a doubt just thumbing through a few pages of each brought back a lot of memories.
Cap everything off with a great card which has a really sweet message and it’s easy for me to say this is one of the most thoughtful things anyone has done for me in quite a while. Thank you Tish! :)





You’re very welcome, Mike! I’m glad you like the gifts. :)
I loved them! You’re wonderful :)
Oh, c’mon!
Will you two just hook up already! :)
Merry early Christmas Mike! Wow, Tish is such a great girl, how awesome are presents like that?
Ok, when do we get to see pictures of you two kissing…or is that going to far….lol. It’s like watching a soap opera and waiting for the first kiss…I can’t take the suspense….you two are too cute:)
Talk about the perfect gift for you! I dunno Mike, I think you should definitely keep Tish around, thoughtful and sweet women don’t grow on trees you know! :D
HA HA HA! These comments are PRICELESS! Congrats Mike! (TISH – I REALLY LIKE HIGH DEF TVs. ………..just sayin’)
*blush*
Now I’m really embarrassed. LOL.
Bush, I have a High Def tv and programming at my house! Don’t think it’s in my budget to buy another, but you’re welcome to stop by and watch it whenever ya want! :)
@Bucky: Don’t be so impatient :P
@Bobby: Yes, yes she is :) It was an amazing present..hehe.
@Christy: Haha…some things are probably better meant to be shared in private :P
@Danielle: Oh I aim to if she’ll have me :P
@Bush: Thanks, buddy :P
Oh you’re no fun, lol, you mean there won’t be a You Tube video of you two meeting…. *Just bugging you Mike*
I’m at 499 technorati…I’m obsessed…I just got to get that pink A-list badge..somebody…anybody link to me!!!!! (not that I’m desperate or anything…)
That was really sweet! Lucky you! :D
LOL at Bucky.
Christy, you’re stuck at 499? Heh you’re almost there!
Bucky says, “Oh, c’mon! Will you two just hook up already!”
-LOL, I about fell outta my chair! :P
Danielle says, “…thoughtful and sweet women don’t grow on trees you know!”
-And my neck of the woods here in Tampa is living proof of it!
Bush says, “HA HA HA! These comments are PRICELESS!” And then adds, “(TISH – I REALLY LIKE HIGH DEF TVs. ………..just sayin’)
-No kidding! And yours was just as classic! ;)
Honestly, I think this is one of the most entertaining comment threads I’ve ever read. Kudos to you all! :)
Shine on,
Aaron
Can’t help it. I’m an impatient procrastinator. Ironic….isn’t it?
@Aaron: I think that’s really the beauty of this blog. The comments tend to take on a life of their own :P
@Bucky: Slightly…lol.
I don’t know which post is making me queasier, this one or the follow-up about Tish and Mike barfing. :D
And I agree with 600 other comments on here. Will you too hook up (do kids still say that these days?) already? If you want, I’ll volunteer to play chaperone if you guys meet somewhere in NY.
ROFL Andrew!! We’re going to have to cut Mike some slack here….after all he’s falling in ……well you know…
I think I’m going to stop subjecting myself to cruel and unusual punishment by looking at these comments from time to time! hehe.
Bye bye, now. :)
I’m sorry :(
2 garfields ??? the world is not ready for that !!! lol
That’s so sweet of Tish and Garfield is totally adorable! :)
It was very nice, indeed =) Garfield sits on my desk and hangs out with me each day :)