An old friend of mine ran off and got married last year and sent us all an announcement after the fact. I haven’t met her husband and haven’t seen her face-to-face for a few years now. We send letters and Christmas cards a few times a year.
Now, I acknowledged the wedding with a letter, but I haven’t gotten around to buying a gift–mainly because I don’t have any great ideas. She couldn’t come to my wedding many years ago, when we were closer (we went to the same high school and college), but she made my wedding dress by hand.
A little background on this person. She is somewhat eccentric. She went to Harvard law and did the corporate thing for a few years, then dropped out to start representing death-row inmates in appeals processes. She is half-Hispanic and I believe her husband is from Mexico. She has always been something of a loner and somewhat neurotic, but very creative.
Any ideas? She has a love for “nice things”–but they have to be a little offbeat.
I can go up to about $150.