Say Hello To My Little Friend...

So, a few weeks ago, Chris brought up my getting Lightroom 2 as my "push present."  I've teased him in the past about how some women get push presents after having their baby (as if having that sweet little baby isn't enough right!!) and how he's never gotten me one and I'm now close to birthing his third child...SO...being the nice man that he is, he said I should get Lightroom 2 for myself...I told him we'd see because I was still using the trial program...well once the trial was up, I was hooked...I was able to get a discount through my brother since he's a student and saved about $200 on purchasing it BUT then I went to Andrea's wedding shower and she had gotten a Dyson vacuum as one of their gifts...I had been wanting to get another vacuum for downstairs and started researching the Dyson...Well I finally settled on this one below...selling price was $500 in stores but it was $100 off through amazon and I had about $50 in amazon credits so I got it for $350!  Needless to say, Lightroom 2 became my "mother's day" gift and this little beauty will now be my push present =)  I know that seems like a lot of money but I'm spreading it throughout three kids at this point...maybe even four as I really don't need "push presents" and won't for the next...the baby is amazing enough in and of itself...Chris just knows I have to have a "reason" before making purchases such as these.



Part of the reason I'm posting about this vacuum is because of the funny exchange that happened between Chris and I this afternoon that *almost* had me peeing my pants. 

So I get home from going to the grocery store...but before I had left for the store, I asked Chris if he needed anything...he said no.  So here was our conversation that followed after I returned home.

Chris:  Oh, so I thought of something I should have had you get...I need some more Pepsi Max...
Me:  Oh, yeah, no, I noticed that you were running low/almost out but currently, the prices of pop are running around $3/$3.50 per 12 pack...so I'm actually waiting until the end of May for the Memorial Day sale that Rainbow always has...where you can get 5 (12) packs for $7.50 total.
Chris:  Okay, so it's May 1st today...you want me to wait an entire month for some pop so you can save a few dollars.  This is like the 5th vacuum you bought, but the Pepsi Max is where we are going to sacrifice so we can save some money???

Oh my goodness, I could hardly keep the pee in I was laughing so hard...he wasn't being mean...he was joking about it because obviously that seemed totally ludicrous that I would make him wait that long...I was just explaining my reasoning (we have other pop in the fridge...Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, A&W, etc) about why his hadn't been replenished...writing this out, it totally sounds like I'm loony who goes through vacuums left and right while he's totally mistreated and doesn't ever get anything but that's NOT the case at all.  My vacuum addiction (which for clarification is only up to 4...I still have my trusty Kenmore canister vacuum and my bissel lasted a year and this dirt devil just went kaput after about 3 months) can be compared to his guitar addiction...I guarantee he's bought as many guitars as I have vacuums since we've been together =)  And I fully support him...AND I just found out this morning that one of his gaming magazines has now come back on the market and told him I was going to get it for him...nor do I make impulse purchases...I researched that stupid vacuum for about 4 hours online and then even went to best buy to try out the models to make sure they weren't going to eat our carpet (one person commented the suction was so powerful it could ruin shag carpet...and though I wouldn't call this shag...it's not completely flat)...and Chris knows these things about me which is why I think he supports the things that I want...luckily, money has never been an issue/fighting point in our marriage like every opinion poll states as one of the top things that couples fight about...anyway, enough blathering...I need to scour the new Sunday pricing at all the major stores to see who has Pepsi marked the cheapest!!