Gift Guide #5: Your Adoring Wife Who Loves Reading in Bed and Eating All the Chocolate.

Chess!!! (and while my class of kindergartners at school quickly learned it from the chess instructor, I needed to pick up “No Stress Chess” and learned it that way!)

We love uno! Or the card game called golf. Not a ton of thought,
But a little competitive. Easy to play when tipsy :) maybe some old school games like gin rummy?

hi Jessica, if you two are into logic games, my boyfriend and I love playing Quarto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarto_%28board_game%29 (I actually received it as my first Christmas gift from him) or Master Mind (we bought it second hand at a flea market).
Hope this helps!

Scrabble, Colorku, puzzles, and NYT crosswords.

I love crib!

Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride, and Sushi Go are favorites of ours ?

So fun! We love games! Some of our go-to two-person games are Carcassonne, Pandemic, cribbage, gin rummy. We’ve also played Patchwork which some people LOVE but I don’t. Would love other recommendations myself!

We LOVE Wingspan which is a birding board game! (Can it get any nerdier…?) There are so many pieces and fun illustrations–when you’re first setting it up, there is so much to “build” that I was worried it would be too complicated. But it’s actually easy to play, perfect for two people, and so fun to play such an aesthetically beautiful game!

We’re pretty into Codename Duet. We’re super competitive and for this game you are on the same team, so no bitterness :)

7 wonders duel is a GREAT 2 person deck building game! Its different every time, and a LIL complicated to learn at first, but in the end its VERY fun.

AZULE

Second the Nike yuck. Especially their treatment of their sponsored female athletes.

Agreed! Love Cup of Jo, but no love for Nike.

Please, please, please No Nike!!!!

Right there with you! Love Cup of Jo but sad to see any promotion of Nike at all. ?

No Nike! I’m guessing the staff at Cup of Jo hasn’t seen Mary Cain’s story yet, and I would encourage them to listen to her experience (and those of so many other athletes).

“…sleeping 365 with you farting in bed”…. Omgosh my drink just came out of my nose!!

My link worked in the Netherlands, they are called : Nike One Luxe.

I’ve never had one in person, but I have their cookbook and their recipes are SO YUM.
Every one is a knock-out, to the point that my husband will casually flip through the book and be like, “What about this one next?”
Can’t wait to taste an OG pie one day!

They are fantastic! For those of you not in NYC their cookbook produces delicious pies too! For the baker in your life!

I live around the corner from one of their locations and can attest that they are very good. However, my sister has the cookbook and I think her homemade versions might be even better!

Their salty honey is amazing!

I was all set to purchase those awesome socks for my sister until I got as far as the international shipping costs. Fifty dollars to post a pair of socks?? Why don’t they just say they won’t ship internationally? Curse the shiny internet and all the things it taunts me with that I can’t have!

Thank you for saying this! I love Nike’s gear, but as a fan and member of the women’s running community, I can’t bring myself to continue supporting them. Plus there are many wonderful women-friendly athletic apparel companies that deserve our patronage!

If you’re looking for some truly awesome leggings, I recommend Girlfriend Collective. Ethically-made from recycled water bottles, woman-owned, flattering and comfortable! I’m an avid hiker and I’ve worn a pair of their compression leggings on nearly every trip I’ve done in the last three years. They have held up beautifully and I’m not always gentle on my gear. :)

Totally! Nike also has a history of human rights violations in their labor practices; but by moving their factories around and spending boatloads of money on great marketing, they avoid a lot of the negative coverage and tarnished reputation. Their stuff might look nice, but it’s not worth contributing money towards a corporation that causes the harm they do. There are plenty of more positive companies making great gear.

Agreed! Another runner here, and Nike-related news over the past year has been deeply upsetting. Try New Balance or Oiselle!