January 26, 2009

Michelle Obama Raises the Bar on Hostess Gifts

Oh, snap. Not only did Michelle Obama make the genius move of bringing a hostess gift for Laura Bush on the day of the inauguration, she made it personal.

Mrs. O reports: “But unlike many hostess gifts-candy, wine, flowers-this one was a highly personalized selection. It was a leather-bound journal inscribed with a quote from Louis L’Amour, the American writer known for his iconic Western novels: ‘There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. Yet that will be the beginning.’ Accompanying the journal was a pen engraved with the date January 20, 2009.”

Wow….just, wow. Hostess gifts may never be the same. Michelle has officially set the gold standard.

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There are 11 comments for this article

A January 26, 2009 at 9:35 pm

She is so darn classy!
Ten Thousand Only January 26, 2009 at 10:26 pm

thanks for sharing. my crush is even stronger.
Maggie January 26, 2009 at 10:45 pm

Seriously… how can one compete or possibly crush any stronger?
Leslie January 26, 2009 at 11:01 pm

i was totally gonna blog this. what a great idea! love hostess gifts, never show up without one! 😉 isn’t Mrs. O a great blog?
Jill January 27, 2009 at 12:46 am

i read this last week and thought ‘so classy!’ and what a great quote.
Penny January 27, 2009 at 2:01 am

What flair and what a very thoughtful gift!
michelle January 27, 2009 at 2:12 am

Ten Thousand and Maggie, you took the words right out of my mouth. Plus, she makes me so proud to be a Chicagoan!
Arielle Lee Bair January 27, 2009 at 3:35 am

That is an extremely thoughtful gift. 🙂
Vanessa January 27, 2009 at 4:59 am

Michelle is the definition of grace and class. Love her!
Amanda January 27, 2009 at 3:02 pm

Hot. Hot, hot, hot.
this one January 28, 2009 at 2:22 am

i know those two marines. they may be my favorite part of that picture. 🙂