So as usual, I am about a month late, but please, let me not allow feelings of guilt and tardiness stand in the way of me sharing possibly the BEST BIRTHDAY GIFT I HAVE EVER BEEN GIVEN:
Yes, they are custom hand-painted MAD KING THOMAS STACKING DOLLS!
Gift-giving has been made officially defunct. I cannot compete with this. My girlfriend is the best. But I am going to have to break up with her before her next birthday, because I cannot possibly give her anything that even pretends to be a worthy return.
And to give artistic credit where credit is due, Beth commissioned these from her caricature-artist friend, Amanda Mathenia, whose website is http://www.hellosaintlouis.com/art/amanda_mathenia/33711/.