Jeff says he hates shopping for me and he hates Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine's Day... pretty much anything that he might have to buy something for.  I have always bragged about my wedding ring and the fact that he picked it out and bought it for me without me looking at it.  I love it.  He always does a good job when buying things for me, even if he says he hates it.  Well, we were in Salt Lake for the hockey game and were wasting time before we had to be there.  We went to the mall and were running around letting the boys get some energy out.  I always have to look at the jewelry stores, just because I like sparkles..  I found this ring and told Jeff that I had found the closest thing to my wedding ring, but bigger.  He said it was my ring on steroids.  I had the guy get it out and let me look at it, put it on and fell in love with it.  It is gorgeous!!  Jeff took off with the boys while I was talking to the salesman, let them play on some of the little car things, Connor was in a train and he didn't like it.. haha.  I went back and looked at the ring a couple times, trying to talk myself out of it, but I couldn't do it.  I finally gave it back to the guy and he put it away.  I went and found Jeff and the boys.  Jeff asked me if I wanted it.  I told him I really liked it and would definately wear it if he bought it... He said, that's not what I asked.  Do you want it?  I gave in and said yes.  Lucky for me it was on sale and then had an extra 70% off.  He asked me if it could count for Valentine's Day.  I told him he wouldn't have to buy me anything else for the rest of the year.  I have issues with spending money on myself or asking anyone else to, either.  I did have to wait for 2 weeks to be able to wear it, and Jeff kept telling me he suspected I was getting it out and wearing it while he was at work (which I swear I never did).  On the night of the 13th, we went to a dance/dinner that is sort of a tradition for us.  He gave me the ring before we went so I could wear it.  He also made sure I showed everyone and bragged about it a little....  haha

Finally!!!

We are going to be moving into an apartment at the first of the month.  I am very grateful to my inlaws for opening their home and letting us stay here when we needed, but after 8 months, I am more than ready to have my own place again.  I feel like I have seen everything in town that is for rent!  I called on and looked at pretty much every ad that was within our price range.  I even looked at 2 bedroom places even though I really didn't want anything smaller than 3.  I found an ad on KSL.com the day it was posted and called on it.  It was an occupied townhouse so we had to wait for the current renter to get back to us for when we could look at it, but I put in the application before I even looked at it.  The owners kept emailing and calling me to see if we had been able to see it yet, so I guess they were as eager to have it rented as I was to get a place.  The renter finally called me back and we set up a time when Jeff could be there to look as well.  We drove over and went to the apartment I thought was the right one..  knocked on the door and the guy looked at me like I was a looney!  The address I was given was off by 2..  I needed a 1 instead of a 3, so I called and found out where the one we were supposed to see was and we found it pretty quick, it was just across the street.  The guy had pretty much moved all of his stuff out already so it was pretty empty, he had a bunch of stuff in the kitchen/dining room area because he had had the carpets cleaned the day before.  Jeff didn't like it as well as the condo we were looking at, but said if it was the one I wanted, to go ahead with the deposit and signing a lease or whatever we needed to do to move in.  I really liked the condo too, especially the kitchen area, it was awesome!!  I opted for the townhouse, it is 300 sqare feet bigger, has a two car garage, and the rooms are larger.  The living room area is also set up a little better for our furniture.  Jeff said he would rather spend money on a flat screen tv than on a washer and dryer, that made me laugh..  but, the bigger place won.  The kitchen area was full of stuff so I couldn't really see how much smaller it was than the condo, but I will work with what is there.  Also, the owners of the townhouse told me that since I had told them about breaking the lease early with our previous landlords they had not even bothered to call anyone, and the condo people wanted $40 to run our credit and background stuff....  he said he didn't think there would be a problem because I told him all about it as well, but I figured we were already approved for the townhouse without having to do all that stuff.  Now comes the "fun" part, looking for a washer and dryer.  I am also looking for a couch and possibly loveseat, because Jeff doesnt want to have to move the furniture we have up his parents stairs AGAIN.  The townhouse is also two story, and we are not looking forward to moving stuff up those stairs....  but once we get there, it will be our space so I will do it myself if Jeff doesnt want to..  haha... I will find someone to help me actually because I am not that tough anymore.