The Rant

[MeredythB 38]

Arrrgghhh! I can't find a bank in my city who can issue a banker's draft in British pounds. I need this to send with my husband's UK police certificate application.

Really? I think Citizens Bank does them. Bank of America did one for me in SC.

[NikLR 13,227]

He just called to ask me my ring size. I can't breath.

Wow that is SOOOO exciting! I'm so happy for you! Woot woot!

Don't worry, just about everything confuses that bunch. Luckily Saylin is super patient... Sometimes I read those posts and just facepalm. The exact same questions over and over, and even some really dim things like "so i just paid the IV fee last night and it stills says "in process"!!!!!! is something wrong?????"

She's quite literally a saint. I wish I knew her IRL and we could hang out and be Canada buddies. Lol!

[Rimpz 7]

Wow that is SOOOO exciting! I'm so happy for you! Woot woot!

thank you. I am very happy. He hasn't even meet my parents and yesterday it was so scary when dad didn't react the way we wanted him too. Now that he is buying a ring. Our marriage just went from arranged to love.

[oohpartiv 484]

She's quite literally a saint. I wish I knew her IRL and we could hang out and be Canada buddies. Lol!

She definitely is. She's the kind of person that should work at places like NVC, instead of those grouchy people they have as operators. I mean, if you don't like customer service, why would you apply for a job like that?

I guess I can't really complain too much, though, since I've only had to call into NVC a grand total of three times: once to confirm they'd received my case (they had), once to get my case numbers (which were given), and once to confirm my case completion (which they did). I guess I've been lucky only ever having gotten good news from them. I've also tried to be patient, though, since someone told me they had a call log from each person's case number telling the time and date of every time they've called. I guess if the operator sees the person has only called once or twice in a month instead of three times a day they might be a bit more patient. Not that that's an excuse for their grouchiness, just a thought.

Also: my clothes were successfully washed AND dried today! The sun held strong all day thankfully. Yay for clean laundry!

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

My husband refuses to swim. He can swim, but he doesn't like the feeling of it.

He also refuses to put on a bathing suit and stand knee deep in the water. Seriously? We are going to live by the beach and we are taking a trip to the USVI like a week after we get back. Could you please stop being such a stick (I accidentally wrote the d word instead before I corrected it) in the mud? You'd think I was trying to poison him with warm ocean water and sunshine.

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

I wish I was as cool as Rand Paul. http://israndpaulstilltalking.com/

He is one man Filibuster machine.

[oohpartiv 484]

My husband refuses to swim. He can swim, but he doesn't like the feeling of it.

He also refuses to put on a bathing suit and stand knee deep in the water. Seriously? We are going to live by the beach and we are taking a trip to the USVI like a week after we get back. Could you please stop being such a stick (I accidentally wrote the d word instead before I corrected it) in the mud? You'd think I was trying to poison him with warm ocean water and sunshine.

My hubby was born and raised at the beach, yet doesn't like going under water because he's afraid of water getting in his ears. It's some weird phobia he has about water touching/entering his ears. He'll go swimming but letting it go above his shoulders is a no-no.

[Darnell 8,478]

My Rant for the afternoon:

I am so upset with Rand Paul for NOT Wearing Depends!!!!

ok - end of rant.

[X Factor 1,112]

Is he still talking?

[Rimpz 7]

omg, he got it specially engraved. he won't tell me what it says. he has been mysterious all day. first he was freakin out all morning wanting to talk to me (i am 3 hours behind his time) and then after talking for 5 minutes, he calmed down and then spent all day being mysterious and barely talking. I wish he would be just be normal like he typically is.

any ideas what I can get him? I was thinking about cufflinks with our initials intertwined. I don't want to get a wallet or watch because that's too common. I hate how its so hard to buy romantic gifts for guys.

[Rimpz 7]

for all the girls on this thread, what did you get your special guy?

and for all the guys, what do you like getting?

[Caryh 5,206]

omg, he got it specially engraved. he won't tell me what it says. he has been mysterious all day. first he was freakin out all morning wanting to talk to me (i am 3 hours behind his time) and then after talking for 5 minutes, he calmed down and then spent all day being mysterious and barely talking. I wish he would be just be normal like he typically is.

any ideas what I can get him? I was thinking about cufflinks with our initials intertwined. I don't want to get a wallet or watch because that's too common. I hate how its so hard to buy romantic gifts for guys.

So it's officially arranged now? As to cuff links I didn't know any one even used such things any more. I think the sweetest thing my wife ever gave to me was a key chain with our pictures engraved on it. She didn't even have a picture of us together to have it made from. They used two separate pictures she had and put us together. A cheap present, but I still have it 8 years later, although our pictures are not so clear.

I've got to agree, guys are hard to buy for though.

[Rimpz 7]

So it's officially arranged now? As to cuff links I didn't know any one even used such things any more. I think the sweetest thing my wife ever gave to me was a key chain with our pictures engraved on it. She didn't even have a picture of us together to have it made from. They used two separate pictures she had and put us together. A cheap present, but I still have it 8 years later, although our pictures are not so clear.

I've got to agree, guys are hard to buy for though.

here is the scary part its not officially arranged. We won't know for a fact until next wednesday. My brother and his friends use cufflinks. We go to lot of events where they have to dress up. With our future wedding and all the events related to it, I thought it might be a cute idea? He doesn't have a car, so I don't know about keychain.

[Caryh 5,206]

here is the scary part its not officially arranged. We won't know for a fact until next wednesday. My brother and his friends use cufflinks. We go to lot of events where they have to dress up. With our future wedding and all the events related to it, I thought it might be a cute idea? He doesn't have a car, so I don't know about keychain.

No keys to the house or room either? Actually it wasn't that it was a key chain, but that she went to the trouble of getting a picture of me and having this made of us together. A simple small thing that is always with him. An engraved watch. A pocket knife engraved with something silly, only you can cut my heart or never sever our love and your names. He's giving you some thing you'll always have with you. Try to think of something that will always be carried by him and personalize it.

[AKSinghSingh79 143]

here is the scary part its not officially arranged. We won't know for a fact until next wednesday. My brother and his friends use cufflinks. We go to lot of events where they have to dress up. With our future wedding and all the events related to it, I thought it might be a cute idea? He doesn't have a car, so I don't know about keychain.

My husband said the best gift I ever got him was an engraved set of military dog tags. They were engraved with my name and his and our zodiac sign on the back (we have the same birthday). He wears them so much they actually started wearing down.

Obviously they don't have to be dog tags per se. My husband grew up in a military family so the dog tags fit his personality.

In my experience Indian guys love personalized gifts like this. I also got my FIL something from Things Remembered and he loved it.