Thursday, October 30, 2008

What's a girl to do?

So here's my conundrum. My husband is the WORST person to shop for and Christmas is right around the corner. Let me share some past experiences.
* When we were wedding ring shopping we went to every ring store in the Boise vicinity at least 3 times. Seriously. The ring he finally chose is not the ring he wears now.
* Our second Christmas together I thought it would be nice to buy him a new pair of jeans. Big mistake. I took him to the store with me, knowing how picky he his. We spent what felt like an eternity at the store before he decided on the right pair. When we got to the check out, the line was forever and a day long. After standing in line for about 5 minutes he said, "You know, I'm not 100% sure I like these." He then put them back on the rack and we left empty handed.
* Three Christmas's ago I asked him to tell me specifically what he wanted. He told me a laser level. I went to the store and compared all the levels and chose what I thought to be the best one. When I came home he accidentally saw it in the trunk and promptly returned it. We then went back to the store together where we spent the next hour with the nicest sales guy trying to find the best one. The sales guy gave up.
* The gift I bought him two Christmas's ago was picked out entirely by him. It stayed in the box until 4 months ago.
* Now, the kicker of all kickers. A few years ago Doctor was at the store and found a tie that he really liked. He bought it then brought it home and asked me to wrap it up as a Christmas present from the kids. When he opened it up on Christmas morning he said, "Hum.....I don't like this tie." He then got up early the next morning and returned it.
So, what's a girl to do? I'm at a loss. I will say, though, how grateful and flattered I am that he chose to marry me considering how picky he is. Lucky for me he hasn't changed his mind. :)

9 comments:

MKB said...

So I was going to say YOUR DAD is the worst to shop for but after reading that...he's not so bad...if you can figure out what he wants.

Good Luck this year!

Jana Porter said...

haha oh brian... maybe you should just start giving him stuff with the tags off so he's stuck with it! and you are a great wife to try so hard! happy halloween!

Granelda Thudpucker said...

Two Words........Gift Certificate

Shortcake said...

Wow! I know I have a hard time shopping for officer, but I had no idea that Doctor was that...picky...but picky just doesn't scratch the surface. Good luck.

Emily said...

Okay, so I am new to this blog thing, but I just love your blog! It is fun to catch up and see what you are up to. I will send you an invite. Your family is so beautiful!

Annie said...

that is funny!!

Candice said...

I told Anthony- I'm not buying him any more presents. The stuff I think he wants- he doesn't. The stuff he wants- he has to tell me exactly what to get, so there's no surprise in that. We came to the conclusion that Christmas is for kids and we'll just stick to stocking stuffers- which is mostly candy or food. :)

cricket said...

Well, you know, Granelda has the idea...you all look so great!!!! Wonderful pictures

Trixie L'Amour said...

You could always give him a big mirror! He can't not like that!!!!!