Have I mentioned that...

I have the best husband ever? I have to confess a little something here. So, we had the very wonderful blessing of having our engagement ring given to us as a gift from the most wonderful family friend. She knew I wanted an emerald (which are very hard to find and also quite pricey) so she GAVE us a ring that her late husband gave to her as a gift. Being the girl that I am, I cried for days on end at the generosity of this amazing woman (she really has a heart of gold). I loved loved loved this ring. One day at work, I took the ring off to put some lotion on (a jeweler told me never to get any lotion on the emerald as it would eat at it and make it soft and susceptible to chipping). I set it on my desk, dropped it, and then while bending down to pick it up, I gracefully rolled my chair over it and busted the emerald. Again, being who I am, I instantly went to the break room, called John hysterically telling him what had happened and how awful I felt. He reminded me (as did my mom and dad) that I had it insured so State Farm would actually give me the money I needed to have it fixed. I started doing research (and getting impatient) and I found a different ring that I loved that was actually cheaper to buy than to get my original one fixed. Since I'm all about saving a buck or two (or three or four hundred), we opted to buy the new one and bank the rest of the money from State Farm. Fast forward 2 months and Happy Easter! I took my ring off to shower (because I had been too lazy to get it sized down half a size) and lost it. Yep. I lost it. Heartbreak once more. We turned our apartment upside down. We moved EVERYTHING. We took the sink apart, the garbage disposal apart, moved our washer, dryer, oven, dishwasher, couch, EVERYTHING. And no ring. My parents and my brother came over to help me look for it and we had no luck. I cried a little more, fell asleep...and woke up at 2 AM to find John still looking for my ring. He came to bed and woke back up at 5:30 as I was leaving for work to look for it again. See? Best husband ever. A few weeks later with still no wedding ring, John made the decision to have my original ring fixed. We're a little tight on money right now and I did not want to spend more money fixing my ring because I'm too stupid to keep track of the one I had. He would not have any of that and told me to find someone to fix my ring. Enter my mom's friends. They know everybody. Literally, everybody. He was able to hook me up big time. He was able to get me a stone at a killer deal and have a jeweler fix it for again, a killer deal. Moral of the story is....I should not have had my ring fixed because of my stupidity....especially when we're trying to save money. Sometimes, I complain that things are a little hard for us right now, but I've been extremely blessed. Blessed to have such a great family who will give up their Easter Sunday to help me look for my ring (for 6 hours or so), blessed to have a husband who will do whatever he possibly can to make me happy, and blessed to have friends who have been so generous towards us. I'm a lucky girl.

My Bucket List...Well the Beginning

I've just realized that I am inspired by the dumbest things. There's this t.v. show called "An Idiot Abroad"...if you guys haven't seen it, you should. It's hysterical. They just did this series that had to do with a bucket list. So, I started thinking...what would be my bucket list. Here we go...in no particular order: The most important I've already done, getting married in the temple!
1) Learn to surf
2) Have kids
3) Pay my mom back (yes, mom. It's on my list)
4) Graduate from college
5) Visit Rome
6) Go scuba diving
7) Swim with sea lions (again).
8) See Messi play live
9) Serve a couple's mission
10) Visit Iguazu Falls
11) Visit the pyramids in Egypt
12) Visit the Mayan Ruins
13) Go parasailing
14) Sleep in a castle (I don't even have to own it...just sleep in it)
15) Go whale watching
16) Go on a safari
17) Get out of debt!
18) Visit my uncle's grave in Argentina
19) Go to a World Cup game (bring it to the USA!)
20) Pet a tiger
21) Visit France
22) Help a stranger
23) Learn to box

I need a lot of money to do this. So winning the lottery is another one.