I get together every five or six weeks with 9 girls I went to grade school with - graduated 8th grade 52 yrs. ago. We all lived close, walked to school every day together, in Girl Scouts together with our mom's as leaders, took swimming lessons together etc. I bought those pocket calendars you can get at the dollar store that have a plastic jacket. I made a quilted cover for each one of the girls with their monograms on the cover. I also included a note that expressed my gratitude for having them as lifelong friends and how much the make a difference in my life. I wrapped them in tissue and slipped them into a padded envelope and mailed them as Christmas cards (gifts). Very inexpensive gift that evidently meant a lot to each one of them. The note brought a tear to their eyes.
Now when we get together we all check our calendars to see when the next get together will be.
It was a big hit with all of them.