Presents from your man

[magnolia]

The absolute worse present I have ever received from hubby was a basket of silk flower arrangements in a brown wicker basket (flowers were yellow) for Mother's Day many years ago! They looked cheap and "last minute"! Needless to say, he's never done that again!!!

The best present ever was my new wedding band he gave me almost 9 years ago. I had been talking about an eternity band as we were past our 10th anniversary, and how I would really like to have one. I NEVER talk about jewelry, just not a big jewelry person, so when I mentioned it, he told me to go find one I liked! I don't know if he thought I wouldn't (cause he knows I don't shop for jewelry) or what but I went!! Local jeweler is a friend of ours and he knows I like "different", not what everyone else has! He had just gotten back from a show in Dallas and brought back 3 rings - 1 with diamonds and rubies, the other with diamonds and emeralds, and the other had diamonds and sapphires (my birthstone). It has rows of channel set diamonds on the outside of the band and in the center, it alternates between diamonds and sapphires. Well, I fell in love! No one else in town was going to have that exact same ring - he only brought back one of each and when sold, that was it, no more! I didn't think I'd get it because of the price but Christmas Day, he handed me this heavy package. I couldn't imagine what on earth it could be!! Well - it was the ring!! He had wrapped it in a box with a 12 volt battery to throw me off! I've had it for almost 9 years now and love it still

I love this thread...takes me waayyyy back. Our first year of marriage, on Valentine's Day, my husband proudly came home with a FERTILIZER SPREADER!! He was so proud of himself, cause I had said a couple weeks ago that we needed one. I very nicely said, yes we did need one, but that I really didn't want one as a present...that it was like soap, shampoo and necessities...you don't want them as gifts!! He did see the light after that, I have since received diamond rings, diamond earring and the best one a Corvette. He now is very thoughtful, I get flowers for no reason all the time. Ya just gotta take the time to teach 'em!!