Merry Christmas, Dear!

My cousin got this stalk of Brussel sprouts from her boyfriend's mother for Christmas. Her boyfriend of nine years. Brussel sprouts. Dripping wet from the sink. A week later I was in Trader Joe's and I saw the same stalk. A woman and her husband walked by and said, "Wow, I've never seen Brussel sprouts on a stalk like that", and I had to chime in, "My cousin got those for Christmas from her boyfriend's mother!" Most unusual (and healthy) present this year.