I've had a rough couple weeks as a mommy. Let's just say I had hoped that upon turning age 4, my dear son would miraculously quit all tantrums and start conversing with us about the books he's been reading and his favorite classical piece. He...has not. So I've been a bit frazzled.
Suddenly, it was Valentine's Day, and I had only the saddest of gifts for DH. It was...a burger press. I'm quite certain this is the male equivalent of a blender to the lady of the house. I had a great card and chocolate, but...you know...it wasn't awesome. Luckily, this lovely man claimed he loved it and can't wait to use it.
Then, he handed over his gifts. We'll start with something that gave me a good laugh:
Pure awesome. He could have quit with that! But instead, he followed that up with:
The earrings are from DH, and the pearl necklace is from my wonderful late mother-in-law, who obviously had wonderful taste.
Well played my dear. Next year, I will step up my game!
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OMG! what a guy, well-played indeed, he's funny and a superstar for gifting you that gorgeous jewelry.
ReplyDeleteI am so happy you are cheered up, and by the way some parents think age 4 is the hardest age, never mind "terrible twos", I've often heard it referred to as you-know-what fours.
What great gifts!! I feel like my boyfriend and I always say we aren't going to exchange gifts and then he gets me something anyways and I just look stupid. This year, I only got a card, and this little "his and hers" voodoo doll from hallmark I thought was cute. He referred to my voodoo doll as a cat toy (jokingly) and threw it for the cat to chase, which of course she excitedly did. And then he gets me flowers, which I was already aware of, and fruit tart in the shape of a heart from our local amazing grocery store, and a new charm for my pandora bracelet. Always trying to one up me! Lol
ReplyDeleteAnd hopefully things get better with your son. I was a horrid child, so I'm sure I am doomed to have to go through it as well unfortunately... But hey, I've always heard that really intelligent people have tantrums... So maybe you are dealing with a little genius :-)
Mad Housewife! This is precious! And yes, I am still waiting for my 9-year-old to outgrow her tantrums...
ReplyDeleteLovely gift!
Oh, wow! What a model husband! I survey my co-worker at lunch and none of them gave their wife V-day gifts.
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely gifts. It's so wonderful to have something with history and an emotional connection. I'm sure that when you wear the necklace it will be special for you and your husband both.
ReplyDeleteIt gets better towards 4.5. Three is tough and it takes part of four to recover. :-)
ReplyDeleteWow the earrings and necklace are gorgeous - and that wine made me laugh! Glad to hear you had a wonderful holiday :)
ReplyDeleteDani -- He really is! I was definitely cheered up. And I love your name for age 4. That about sums it up! lol
ReplyDeleteJennifer -- I know, we do always say to just keep it to something very simple, but he tends to ignore that. lol at the voodoo cat toy. He did well! As for my little genius...he is definitely smart enough to know exactly which buttons to push! Ha.
ajc -- The wine really made me laugh. Oh dear, I don't think I'll last until 9 years old! lol
Inkmak -- I think he just knew I needed a bit of a lift, so that is definitely model husband material! Not so much the actual gift, but that he could see where I was and how I was feeling. Definite kudos!
xoxo -- I agree, I am a very sentimental person and feel very strongly about those pieces that have an emotional or historic connection. It means just so much more.
MommysShoppingAgain -- Lol! Well, we can only hope. I know that I need to likely improve several areas of my own parenting, but let's hope a bit of maturing helps as well! :)
Katherine -- Thanks! It was a lovely day. :)
@ Dani BP - I think I filled in the blank accurately. *lol*
ReplyDeleteWhat sweet gifts. Sorry to hear you're having a rough time. As I'm talking to parents it seems no one really remembers the rough times. Perhaps because they're on a new thing they're dealing with. But I like to think that the phase you think is so hard to get thru becomes a faint memory. I'm sure hoping so!! Hang in there :)
gigi -- Thanks!It's true that things do get vague as you go along, so hopefully it does become a faint memory! Right now, it's a bit exhausting. Hope all is going well with mini-G!
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