Jealousy.  It’s amazing how it will bring out the worst in people.  What am I talking about? 

I went back and forth about if whether or not I wanted to post the “monster’s” comment to my post about the necklace and earrings my wonderful husband gave me.  Actually I let it consume way too much of my beautiful day with my youngest daughter.  And for that I gave the “monster” way too much power. 

Here’s the comment for easier reference…

wow you really have become shallow havent you?
dont you have anything else to talk about besides how much money you have now?
why dont you ever thank you in-laws for getting to live off them for 13 years?

As much as this person wanted to appear like they were bold enough to make such a comment, they were way too much of a coward to actually use their real name and real email to post it.  But with the last part of the comment, it really does make it pretty easy to narrow it down. Because obviously this person knows/knew me, even though their facts are somewhat off.  And I was even able to narrow it down even further.  Because hello, even though you think you can fool me by leaving a fake email address, the computer always logs the real IP address of the computer that you left the comment from. 

So “Tina” or the Ugly Green Eyed Monster as I will refer to you from here on out, while your fake email might be a Yahoo email, your Internet Provider is Southwestern Bell.  And I can count the number of people I know that knew enough about me to know I lived with my in laws on one hand that have that as an Internet Provider.

And while we are talking about facts.  I believe first of all, this is a free country and no one forces you to read my blog.  Number two, since when is being so extremely grateful for this sudden change in lifestyle that my husband has worked so hard to provide for his family shallow?  Number three, if you’ve read enough of my blog to think all I talk about is how much money I have, then you missed my post just before Cupid Coming early.  Fourth, yes it is true that I have lived with my in laws for 13 years.  But not all 13 years.  It was on and off over different parts of our marriage.  Once out of transitional necessity and the second time was out of family values.  But it didn’t work out as well as we hoped.  And during the second period we co-owned the houses and we paid at least 1/2 of the house payment, utilities, necessities, etc.  Heck, we felt so bad about our sudden new move, that we felt the right thing to do was to continue paying half the house payment.  And finally, and most importantly, if you are going to have the nerve to call me shallow, why don’t you have the nerve enough to honestly identify yourself.  Perhaps it might be because you are even more shallow than you think I am?

And wow, did he ever deliver!  Normally Eric just gives me chocolate, flowers and the most heartfelt card for Valentine’s Day, but he way outdid himself this year! 

I asked him the other day what he was going to get me for Valentine’s Day, and his standard answer for the past few months is an over half a million dollar house!  I told him he could only use that for so long.  And then went on to tell him I was thinking something with diamonds would be nice.  Which I was totally dreaming and joking. 

So today before he ran over to get more of his books from the old house to put in the new bookshelves, he asked me if I was just kidding about wanting diamonds for Valentine’s Day.  I said I was kind of.  So he asked me what I really wanted for Valentine’s.  So, being the true scrapper I am, I told him I wanted the Cricut DesignStudio.  He said, no, what in the way of jewelry.  My first answer was something with rubies.  They kind of symbolize Valentine’s Day to me.  Or something black and pink (my favorite color combination).  Maybe earrings or a bracelet of some type would be nice.

So he comes home just as I’m setting dinner on the table and asks me if I want my Valentine’s Day present now or on Valentine’s Day?  I figure with the girls having music lessons, church activities that evening, how about now.  Now he hands me this Kay Jewelers bag.  I open it up and in it is this beautiful Ruby and Diamond necklace.  As I’m oohing and awing over it and kissing him, he produces yet another tiny wrapped box.  And this box has the matching earrings!  I sure do love that man!

Of course I wouldn’t be a true scrapper or blogger if I didn’t take pictures to share…