Spoiled
Mon, 26 Dec 2011 5 Comments I hope you all had a great Christmas. Mine was alot of fun and it turns out I was spoiled this year. My parents got my lots of great stuff - including a crock pot and an ice cream maker, both of which were on my list. My husband scored some serious brownie points this year with the 2 major items he purchased for me. This first one literally had me tearing up. And if you read this blog enough you'll know why 2 light fixtures would have me all blubbery.
That's right, my husband scoured eBay trying to find me Jieldé light fixtures - my all-time favourites that I have dreamed about for a long time and blogged about here and here. He found 2 vintage wall mount ones from a seller in France who refurbished them. They are gorgeous!! We'll eventually change out the gold switch (??) for a silver one, we have to have it rewired to work here and have a plate made to mount it on the wall. And then we need that new house built so we can somewhere to install them! In the meantime they will unfortunately sit in a box in the basement along with my other gorgeous eBay light fixture Christmas pressie from last year.
Jeff did not stop there. He could have. But he didn't. Because I had been whining and complaining that I had no docking station for my iPhone to listen to tunes in the kitchen while blogging or cooking/cleaning. I had told him how hot Tivoli systems are so he got me one of those too.
Thank GAWD the day after my French test I went out and bought him a remote controlled car (controlled by his iPhone or iPad). Not quite the equivalent of the above but along with all the other stuff I got him I think we done good.
Reader Comments (5)
I'm in tears too. Crying because I didn't get them :P The boy has good taste ... or listens very very carefully. Well done Jeff!
What a thoughtful husband you have!
OMG, you have the best lover EVER!!!
Those light fixtures are amazing! I have been giving my husband hints for 10 years now that antique or vintage things are the best gifts for me. Love old paperweights, old boxes and old wood bowls... Alas, I only get new ones from Homesense-year after year!
melz, i think the key is to be specific. jeff knew i loved Jieldés, particularly the wall mount or 5 arm ones. so that made it easy (or easier) for him to find something. if you tell your husband you like "old stuff", he'll have to search around and hopefully make a good guess at what it is you'd like.
I can see why you've had dreams about those lights! They are beautiful! Love your blog!