Stuff My Husband Wants that I Don’t Understand

  We have been together for about 4 years, but we still haven’t gotten good at giving gifts. Every time an occasion rolls around one of us starts a conversation like, “OK it’s our first anniversary and we just spent a lot of money on a camera, let’s not get gifts for each other”. (We actually spent our first anniversary at his Grandpa’s BBQ a 4 hour drive each way – but that’s a whole other story) Or there is the recent card-with-a-picture-of-the-gift-I’m-going-to-give-you-some-day. Those NEVER actually happen. Last birthday husband gave me a picture of a bike…we went to the store and I couldn't find one I liked. And for husband's last birthday I gave him a picture of a briefcase. (He promptly decided he didn’t want one). A month later we bought a couch and called that his present. Tacky, or a good way a justify a big purchase?? So it goes both ways.

But I think the REAL problem is that we don’t really understand what each other really wants.

Husband's 2011 Christmas Wish list:

1.

Me: are you joking?

Him: No, I really think we should be prepared for an attack. (completely serious face)

2.

 we don't even go camping. 

3.

This costs $118,000

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I don't get it. Is this a typical man thing? Most of his great "finds" are at uncrate and werd. Thanks guys for finding the most random stuff and giving the idea to my husband. Our anniversary is coming up, is it time to give in to bacon of the month?