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I'm sure many of you remember O'Henry's Gift of the Magi. I now have a
similar story, sort of.

Three weeks before Valentine's Day, Terri and I went shopping in
Ballston Spa. We stopped at Stone Soup Antiques and the Front Street
Home Design Center. Front Street has a complete set of Saratoga
Travers Day Posters. I noticed one on the floor, Travers 1999, signed
by many of the jockeys that raced on that Travers Day. Jerry Baily,
Jose Santos, Edgar Prado, Pat Day, John Valezquez and many
more. Something also caught Terri's eye, a hand made, heart shaped
necklace. She tried it on and liked it, but, for some reason, didn't
buy it.

A week later, after lunch with some former GE folks, I went to
Ballston Spa to buy the heart necklace. Over the years I'ved learned
to be alert for gift ideas. I figured that since Terri
liked that necklace, it would make a great Valentine gift. After
lunch, I returned to Front Street and the necklace was still there. I
bought it. The shopkeeper recognized me from my recent visit with
Terri.

The next morning, at home, Terri received a call from Front
Street. Turns out, she and a girlfriend had lunch the previous day in
Ballston Spa. They stopped in Front Street to browse. Terri decided
she wanted the necklace after all. But, it was gone. The shopkeeper
told her a young woman had just been in and bought it. She told Terri
she would check with the artist to see if she had more. On the phone
call, the shopkeeper told Terri that there were no more necklaces. I
was relieved and appreciated that the shopkeeper had recognized Teri
and kept my secret.

On Valentine's Day I surprised Terri with the necklace. She loved it,
of course. I told her my story. She gave me carwash tickets...

Last week, two weeks after Valentine's Day, Terri surprised me with a
gift. Yes, it was the autographed 1999 Travers' Poster. Shortly after I
bought the necklace, she bought the poster that I had admired. She
stored it at her girlfriend's house, to keep until Valentine's
Day. Because her girlfriend had a family death just before Valentine's
Day, Terri couldn't reteive the gift until now.

Now she has her necklace (hair) and I have my poster (watch).