Merry Christmas to Me: Part II

Today I took the boys down to Provo again to pick up my like-new wedding ring! It is so fun and beautiful. The picture doesn't do it justice at all. You know how after you've been married for a few (or several) years and you see some newly engaged girl's sparkly diamond ring? You inevitably look down at your own left ring finger and find that, if you're wearing your wedding ring at all, your ring looks slightly faded and less sparkly. You may notice the tiny pieces of last night's dinner stuck underneath from when you did the dishes this morning, etc. It's a little sad.

For the past almost 2 years I have hardly worn my ring at all. Mainly because it didn't really fit and it was uncomfortable to wear. I really wanted to get it re-sized so that could wear it again, but I figured it would be fairly expensive. Not so. It was under $100 to get it re-sized, finally have my engagement ring and wedding band soldered together, have it re-rhodiumed, and deep cleaned. Now my left hand is dazzling again. It's so fun. As I was driving home from Provo today I caught myself admiring it in the sun just like I used to do when I was newly engaged. So thank you Ian! I love my Christmas present! It's like you gave me a brand new diamond ring (for a LOT less $$$).
While we were down in Provo I took the boys to the Monte L. Bean Museum. I figured since Davin loved the animal room at the La Habra Children's Museum so much, he would be in heaven at the Bean Museum. He totally was. He ran around not know what to point and "wow" at next. Weston also thought it was pretty cool. We breezed through it pretty fast, but I think it was a successful trip. Davin could have spent his entire day in there and screamed when I dragged him out to the car. Weston's favorite thing was the zebra. They are pretty to look at.
By the time we finished up at the museum we were all getting hungry, so we parked and walked over to have lunch in the Wilk. It was good times. The kids actually ate ALL their Taco Bell food. It was amazing. I told Weston stories about when Daddy and I used to go to college there, showed him the Brigham Young statue, and we walked through the bookstore and got a treat. What a fun Provo outing.

I also can't get over how glad I am that I don't have to do any shopping! I love not feeling pressured at all that next week is Christmas. I do have one more batch of chocolate bread to bake, all the presents to wrap, I have to go to the mall to get our Christmas See's, and get our Christmas cards out, but I'm not stressed. I'm just enjoying the season. I hope you all are too!