We like to be matchy

We started dating about a month before Rick was suppose to deploy to Iraq. We spent every moment together and fell completely head over heels for each other. We might have been a little crazy but hey, it's worked out so far so I gonna count it as a win. Right before he left for pre-mobilization we got these in June of 2010:

It was kind of a "in case I dye in Iraq" type of thing. But also a "we are ridiculously awesome and totally perfect for each other. You're my other half" type thing. Which, btw, is so true. The other day we had a friend over and I walked into the kitchen and came out and said "I was just like, 'why is the stove on??' and then I remembered." Not even like 10 minutes later Rick did the exact same thing. To which Allie said, "You guys are SO alike... it's a little ridiculous."

Basically, we're awesome. He balances out my crazy perfectly... which is why he is my other half.

Anyway, then he got me this when he got home from Germany in April 2011:

Which was amazingly beautiful. But, rings irritate me. I'm not used to wearing them. Don't get me wrong, I would have worn the shit out of that diamond. It just bothered me to wear a ring after going so long without one. I'm sure I would have gotten used to it, eventually. So, since they were being dumb about getting us the GIA certification we decided that we wanted to have the power in the situation and got our money back. We told them that if they wanted to get it certified we would consider buying it again if they could do it in a timely manner. (PS we recently got a call from the jewelers and amazing now they have the cert. ... it only took them a couple more months than they said it would, no big deal. They asked if we were still interested. I laughed.) We both knew that you can't really top a pink diamond.

So then we got these done:

I love our anhks. I've been obsessed with Egypt since I was little. So, I think this is a perfect fit!

A couple of things that I love about these are:

1- We're matchy! I love being matchy with Rick.

2- Not many people have anhk tattoo rings. Or even know what anhks are.

3- No band to bug me.

4- It symbolizes "eternal life" and since we both have one it's eternal life together. :) Totally presh, right?

Anyway, I was just sitting here thinking about rings and weddings and being matchy so I thought I would give my lovely readers a random blog post.

Also, have I mentioned that I love this man to death?

He gets up and gets me a Mr. B's almost daily. He bought me another copy of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. He spoils me constantly. He has been super supportive and patient through this "wtf is wrong with my body" issue I've been having. He works super hard for our family. Pretty much, he's just amazing.