Merry Christmas to me

Once upon a time a long time ago, my dear sweet mother in-law bought each of her daughters a Kitchen-Aide (I know she is awesome). Back in those days Joseph and I were living it up as newlyweds. I didn't cook because it was cheaper for us to eat off the dollar menu or order Chinese food and I had no time or counter space in our over-priced 1 bedroom cardboard box, I mean condo. So I took the Kitchen-Aide back. Soon we found out we were pregnant with Abbey, so I decided to spend that money on her furniture. A much better decision in my head. So fast forward a few years to 2007. I finally decide that I need a stand mixer. I decided on the Kitchen-Aide Professional 500 even though I secretly wanted a Bosch but I couldn't stomach spending that much on a mixer. I hate buying expensive things (except for clothes). I would rather buy a cheap version of an item and keep buying it when it brakes. Dumb I know. Fortunately I married a man who would NEVER do that. He will only buy top of the line electronics and kitchen gadgets. So we purchase the Kitchen-Aide and I immediately have buyers remorse. I cancel the order. After seeing Aunt Connie and her amazing Bosch, I wanted the Bosch. So another year goes by. My handheld mixer is dying because I have used and abused it. I panic. I call my Erika. Erika has a Bosch. I say "Erika tell me you love your Bosch and that I shouldn't buy the Kitchen-Aide". She laughs and says "I love my Bosch and you can borrow mine for the whole month of December. I won't need it." And that was all I needed to hear. With a deep breath I sat in front of my computer and found the best deal I could on the Bosch. I have been anticipating it's arrival for days. And yesterday was the day. And I was not disappointed, even Joseph was amazed when he saw the size of it. I am in love and am very grateful that I now have an excellent mixer AND and a new wheat grinder courtesy of my mother in-law.

So Merry Christmas to me.