Captured...

Yesterday, Brian and I went to the local music store that he loves to frequent, because he had a gift certificate burning a hole in his pocket. (Father's Day gift from my parents) I had also promised him a Father's Day-IOU for some new effects pedals, but we were so busy that weekend, he decided to wait for adequate shopping time. (Anyone who knows my husband, knows that "adequate" shopping time at the music store can only be measured in HOURS)

Well.. When we got there, the owner was busy - and as Brian frequents this shop often, he likes to deal with the owner. (they have quite a relationship formed - another clue as to how much time he spends there) So as we waited for him to complete another sale, we browsed the store.

That is when he saw it......

THE American-made Fender Strat with upgraded Humbucker pickups that he has been eyeballing for MONTHS! Of course, he has only dreamed of it, because it has been way out of our price-range! But there it was on the wall.... it was used, a trade-in but it was in Mint Condition!! I watched as he picked it up, with a look in his eyes I can remember fondly from the "dating days" ....

I must take a moment to mention that my husband is a great musician! But he predominantly plays the guitar, and has built a good collection of guitars. He has an acoustic that he got as a teenager, a Korean-made strat that he played in the USO tour oversees, a beautiful Koa wood "bluesy" strat (Korean-made also), and a Crafter combo electric/acoustic guitar that he plays all of the time on the worship band at church..... and he loves all of his guitars, but oh how he has wanted this American-made Strat for so long.

All I can say is, my honey was due for a blessing, that's the only explanation I can think of... The owner was motivated to sell, and sold that guitar to us for a small fraction of the asking price! I think he could see that Brian might sleep there that night if he didn't!! We walked out of that store, completely within our budget, and my darling husband had the guitar he's been dreaming of! I'm so thankful, not because we have a 5th guitar.. but for the smile he can't wipe off of his face. :)

In the meantime, I thought I would play with some photo editing and took some pics while he was having his love-affair with his new little red "hottie"! :)

Bon-Bons

I'm a housewife,

I sit around and eat bon-bon's all day!! :)

Any of you that hold the very esteemed title of "Domestic Goddess", "Domestic Engineer", "S.A.H.M" (Stay-at-home-mom), etc... You know the above saying is SOOOO far from the truth. Yes there is a reason this position is very coveted, as there are times we can sit with our feet up, or relax on a pool lounge in crystal clear water, watch our chick-flicks and cry at the sad parts (alone, without being teased) even though we've seen them 100 times... but I believe I can get any one of you in the same position out there to agree, we are busier than we ever were when we worked a J-O-B! The small but mighty difference is... we are busy doing the things that benefit our family, our church, and most of all our sanity! So busy or not, it definitely is the best job around.

Believe it or not, though, I am not here to write about being a DG, or eating bon-bons... I'm taking a moment to reflect on how much I appreciate my position... bon-bons or not!

Why you may ask?

Because... I hung up my DG Crown for the day to go help my hubby work on a big and tedious job that he needed to get done in a short amount of time. Hubby owns a painting business, and at times - especially during the summer, he gets quite booked up and has to squeeze jobs into shorter time frames . (Not complaining, we are blessed!) But when this happens, sometimes he will ask me to come help him do prep (masking off, cutting in, remove hardware, etc) to save him time... and this happened today. I was a good sport, but this was a huge job with TONS of prep, and boy was my entire body screaming at me. Up and down, squatting down, on my knees, on a ladder, over and over and over again. I couldn't help but think about my poor hubby and how he does this day in and day out... Each time I leave a job after working with him, I have a whole new appreciation for what he does and how hard he works to support our family. I am so greatful, I could just cry sometimes! He always blows it off and says "oh, it's just hard because you aren't used to doing this kind of work" but I know he's just being modest and I love him for it!

Thank you, Honey, for working so hard and allowing me the freedom to stay home and do all of the wifey and mommy things that I love so much! You are the best hubby a girl could ever ask for!!

... and now that I'm done reflecting, I must get back to my bon-bons! :)