Christmas Present Ideas

It is that time of year again, and I am hinting at christmas present ideas.

Canon Speedlite 430 II Flash

Apple iPad with 3G

A new car (though that said, it is the car you want, not what I want)

And just incase you are feeling really generous, a new house, though we may wish to converse on which particular house for the sake of our marriage.
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Sick

Being sick really does suck, especially when you can't take anything for it.

The lovely husband, being the caring sharing kind of man he is, nicely gave me his cold on Sunday night. Just what I always wanted - a cold when I can't take anything for it. Uncharacteristically, I called in sick, as I knew that I was better of spending the day home in bed resting.

The only thing about spending the day in bed, is that it is pretty boring when you are awake, so I moved myself to the lounge, but soon decided that bed was more comfortable, even if it was boring. Which is how my bedroom came to look pretty similar to my office

Thank goodness for iTunes content!
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I will love you today, tomorrow and forever

Today marks the day where I brought a tear to the mister's eye for all the right reasons (and not just because I spent too much on shoes AGAIN!). I love you my dear, more than you will ever know.
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The Graduate

I am claiming this as my Point and Shoot for this weekend, as technically it was my weekend, even though it was a Thursday night, somewhere around 7.30pm!

The husband in his "mini skirt" (the husband is quite tall, so whilst everyone else's gowns was mid-calf length, his was above the knee). I am extremely proud of him, especially as he did consider pulling out after the first month. Now to find the perfect place to hang his certificate in our house.

Oh, and whilst we are at it, I went shopping and picked up this little number. I quite like it, I can wear it to work, and out of a night. And it is a size 12! Ok, so it is stretchy, but it was either a 12 or a 16, and I was returning the 16 as it was too large.

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Early Mark

I am taking an early mark this week, I am off to Melbourne to watch my husband graduate from his something-or-other-degree-about-trains (Yes, I tuned out more than once when he explained it to me, only tuning in at the points where nights away and career promotion were discussed...bad wife!)

Thanks to Mr Brumby, we are staying at the Savoy in Melbourne for the night. I have always thought about staying here, as it is extreamly close to the train station and the shops, but never got around to it.

Should be a goo night away. I got extra lucky, as I have taken today and tomorrow off working, forgetting that it was a long weekend! Thanks Queenie!

And on that note, have a fantastic weekend.

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Well, what do we have here?

Have I mentioned how much I love my husband? Not only did he pick the very earrings I wanted on Monday, he brought them on Friday, as I lingered on them when browsing the week before!

Some times I am overwhelmed with how much I love him.
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Happy Birthday

To my husband. He turns 28 today!

And to celebrate, his sister made him this cake (because I suck at baking, and she rocks!)

Isn't she talented! I know one 'almost-three' year old who was mighty impressed with the lollies and blue icing

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How to end up divorced

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I think the husband is about to divorce me.

Ok, i don't think it will happen as he is too fond of my cooking, but I am certain it did cross his mind last week.

For christmas we set a budget (because normally I go over the top by accident) and I decided I wanted a desk. We had talked about this for some time, and there wasn't really anything else I wanted. So, as you know from previous topics, I searched for the ultimate desk. And I finally decided on the Ikea Expedit desk/bookshelf combo. As soon as I told husband I knew it was coming. It was inevitable. The conversation went like this
H: do you really need that particular desk
Me: yes
H: you realise where I have to get it from
Me: ummm, duh, Ikea
H: and you remember the last trip to Ikea
Me: yes. and it was 4 years ago. Build a bridge
H: you better love me when I am old and wrinkly.

So, I took the day off work and we went to Melbourne. Because Ikea wasn't torture enough, we made a stop at Bunnings and Officeworks along the way. I am mean like that.

Eventually we got to Ikea, and for once, it was reasonably quiet. We cruised through the display section, with minimal wandering offs (mine) and minimal tantrums (his) before we hit the food court. Unfortunately for me, I get nervous on the days when I am due for a fill (2 hours later) and can't get food down, so my meatballs went to waste. Husband however ate his, mine and desert, and was a happy camper again.

So we go down to the market hall, collect a drawer divider, a set of boxes for the desk, and eventually the bookshelf and desk. I think I have made it out of this drama easily. We pay and he goes to collect the car.

It was too easy. I should have known better. Our boxes don't fit in the back of the ute canopy and require to go on the roof. Getting up there is a hassle, but they make it. They get tied down. We're one rope short. Its in the storage compartment on the side we have just tied down within an inch of its life. I watch helplessly. Husband has a tantrum. I run and hide, as I am pissing my self with laugher. I couldn't take it anymore, it was just so comical.

It took him 5 hours to calm down after that event. I think next time I ask to go to Ikea I will be greeted with divorce papers!

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On the second day of christmas

My true love gave to me

a christmas tree!

No, really, he did!

Over the weekend the firefighter husband lectured me about how dangerous christmas trees are, and how they cause house fires. This led him to refuse to have a christmas tree this year.

Today he suprised me by bringing one home. It's a bit small (it's only 1.5m high) but its better than nothing! I need more deco's though. But our house is filled with the smell of fresh pine needles, which I am very thankful for.
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On the first day of christmas

my true love gave to me, something to be thankful for.

I follow a few american blogs, and a common theme last week was Thanksgiving. And it got me thinking about what I am thankful in my life. So rather than tell you about everything in one day, I am going to spread it between now and christmas. Because, really, I have so much more than a lot of people at this time of year.

Here goes.

I am ever so thankful for my husband. I love him more than I know how to express. No matter what, he is there for me. Through my ups (far apart) and my downs (often). He takes it all in his stride. Nothing really phases him, I can say whatever I want and he will just take it, and know that I just need to vent. He very rarely says "no" to me, lets me go with whatever I am planning, scheming, buying.

The best decision I ever made was to go our with him again (we had been together in the past but ended it). And the best decision he ever made was to marry me :)

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Surgery: Updated

Image from Flickr

Yesterday I had to make the three hour journey down to see my surgeon in the very beautiful Williamstown. I love going to Williamstown, as there are some beautiful shops, and heaps of lovely little cafes to have lunch on the waterfront.

Unfortuantly, the husband came with me, which limited the shopping and dining experiences to a complete zero.

But my surgeon was esatic at my recovery, I am doing well. The only concern is that I have a minor infection in one of my sites, but it should be cleared up with a course of antibiotics. He is happy for me to move up to mushy food as I please, and has booked me in for my first fill for mid September. YAY!

Now I need to find my gym membership card and get thy bum to the gym. Oh the joy.

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Wise man

Photo from Flickr - they are wise men, if you cant tell

My husband is a wise man some days. Yesterday he came out with this wise statement, when discussing the kitchen renovations

Me: when are we going to start renovating?

Husband: soon, maybe in a months time

Me:Why so soon

Husband: well, I want to go fishing this summer, but I know I won't be going until the kitchen is finished, so the sooner I start, the sooner I go fishing.

Wise man

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Twitter Dilemma

Last night I was given a choice in life. It was the major choice of the day.

I use twitter. I only have select people on twitter, as I dont like not having control of who i let into my random little world. I tweet about life, the husband, the house, and frustrations on Twitter. It has become my new facebook.

Then the husband joined. And added me as a friend. Now I can either add him, and find some new social networking thing to vent about him on, or i can ignore his request, and continue on my merry way.

Oh the dilemma.


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Before I kill my husband, anyone know how to remove coffee stains?

Remember how I spent some stupid amount on a doona cover recently? One that I was super duper happy with?

Well my husband decided it was the perfect resting place for his leaking thermos. So no it has a lovely stain on the velvet part of it.

Anyone know how to remove coffee stains? Normal stain remover didnt do the trick :(

Oh, and I am taking suggestion on how to kill the husband too

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Crappy Presents

All this talk of training my husband got me thinking about how many crappy gifts I have received over the years (note: I can train him to buy expensive gifts, but I can't make him understand how the washing basket works)

The top 3 crappy gifts

Number 3: the gold necklace. It was a nice enough necklace. Pity I am a strictly white gold/silver person. Lucky for Brian, it was given by my ex, and not him. There is a reason he is my ex though, and this is just the tip of the iceburg

Number 2: The handbag that I refer to as the Felix bag, due to it looking like Felix the Cat's Magic Bag. If it were any other colour than grey, and was more in the shape of a Kitchen Aide Mixer, I would have been perfectly happy. But it wasnt.

Number 1: a brown sheep. A real brown sheep. One that eats grass. Now I like sheep, especially brown ones, but I sure as hell don't want one as a present. Luckily I boycotted this one. But it still wins the award for crappy gift.

What crappy gifts have you received?

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Husband Training School

I work in an open plan office, where I am younger than everyone by 20-40 years. I get along with the people I work with, but I am definitely younger than them, and it shows some days.

Now, when I started this job, I had been home from my honeymoon for 36 hours (and I was paying for it). So my work mates have seen my marriage blossom into what it is today. And quite often I tell them stories of the 'trying times' of marriage.

No, I am not talking about the arguments we have. But the times where the husbandito makes me go "what the...?".

Like the time where he asked if I would be willing to allow him to go away hunting over my birthday. (Answer: 'yes, yes you may, providing you are willing to part with your testicles'). Or the time where we argued over the choice of vehicle for my car (he won, and pays for it daily).

But there are also times where a male colleague goes "What the f**k is he thinking". Like when discussing Christmas shopping, and I mentioned how I had chosen my own christmas present. My colleague was shocked at this, as he thought i was being picky (I am). A female colleague thought I was smart.

But todays gem came when discussing flowers. My work had held a function the previous night, and for a donation to the Cancer Council, you could take home the floral arrangements. I mentioned to another male colleague he should take them home for his wife. He promptly told me to "not be stupid, that would make her think he was guilty of something". I ever so quickly replied "he needs to attend April's School of Husband Training".

And it got me thinking, I have trained husbandito quite well for 15 months of marriage. He is currently working in Melbourne this week, and mentioned he was going shopping. I cringed, thinking that he was going to the motorbike shop (an instant way to drain our bank account). I voiced this opinion, to which he replied "no, I am going shopping at Burberry for a pink check scarf".

I love my husband, he is so well trained.

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