Friday night Dustin, Sean, Ian and I went to the Sevendust/Drowning Pool/New Revolution/Nonpoint concert in La Crosse. It was freakin’ AWESOME.

And when I say ‘awesome’ I’m ignoring the fact that we missed ALL of New Revolution and 80 percent of Nonpoint because the boys wanted to go to Hooters for drinks before.

Now I’m ignoring the fact that NOBODY goes to Hooters for "drinks." Especially when its surrounded by bars AND charges more than any of those bars. Stupid boys.

So, we made it back to the concert in time to get drinks and arrived on the floor just as Nonpoint started to play "Bullet With A Name" which is one of my favorites. We met up with Christina and Danny and stood next to them as we made our way deeper into the crowd, getting closer to the stage. Ian and Danny disappeared into the mosh pit while Christina and I hung back and danced. I have to say, Drowning Pool was the best BY FAR even though Sevendust was the headliner. They seriously rocked. When they finished, everyone was screaming so loud. The guy got back on the mic and goes "We have ONE MORE song. And I bet you can’t guess what that song is…" Everyone started screaming "BODIES!" and going insane. When they started playing it, there wasn’t a person on the floor that wasn’t jumping around and screaming along to the lyrics. It was the best part of the whole show.

Sevendust came on after that and while they were OKAY, Drowning Pool was hard to follow. But they still rocked. Like I said, we had an awesome time. I loved it.

Today, my husband bought me a gorgeous necklace for my anniversary present. It’s silver and amethyst. I’ll post a photo when I’m not so busy.

Sorry, did I say busy? I meant lazy.

On the 12th of August, Ian and I will celebrate our two year wedding anniversary. Question: for those of you who are married, do you still celebrate the day you and your partner started DATING or just the day you got married? Ian and I only celebrate our wedding anniversary. Probably because I’m the only one who knows when we started dating (*cough* May 2004). Note to self: must quiz husband when he returns home..

In light of the approaching date, I started thinking about gifts and celebrations. Then, out of pure coincidence, I came across Beth’s entry about HER anniversary. In it, she included a link to this site, which is actually pretty neat. It lists each anniversary 1-100 (100 years of marriage? seriously?) and appropriate gifts for each one.

So.

Mine would be this. It recommends cotton supposedly because its a sign of prosperity.

Okay. That’s great and everything. But there is no way I’m telling my husband to buy me something COTTON. You know whats prosperous? Diamonds. I think 2 years should be celebrated with something shiny, which cotton clearly is NOT.

Then it says this:

Gift Suggestions to Purchase for Your 2nd Anniversary:

* Cotton gloves.

* Cotton handkerchiefs or bandannas.

* Cotton T-shirts.

* Cotton plush towels.

* Canvas shopping bag or book bag.

* Cotton table cloth, napkins or place mats.

* Nifty looking cotton socks.

* Cozy cotton his and hers bathrobes.

* Rope hammock.

Seriously? Seriously? A hammock? “Nifty” socks? GLOVES? Excuse me, I feel the tears coming on..

I hope Ian is reading this and FEELING the sarcasm. No, sweetie, I don’t need any of the aforementioned. Except, well, the diamonds. Feel free to purchase diamonds whenever your heart desires. Please, I encourage it.

Now, the 100th wedding anniversary? That’s more my style:

100th Wedding Anniversary

Traditional Gifts:
Modern Gifts: 10K Diamond

I guess thats what marriage is. Sticking it out long enough to get that 10k reward at the end!

Just kidding honey.

Actually, Ian and I don’t go all out for things like that. Dropping $100 or more on gifts seems ridiculous to me. This year, I pre-ordered Madden 09 for Ian. For his birthday? A simple t-shirt that I knew he’d love (and he did).

What do I want? I wouldn’t say no to this or this. (Hint, hint dear husband) By the way, this one perfectly matches my wedding ring. I’m just sayin’. Don’t let the price tag deter you either. I said OVER $100. $99 is clearly under.

Now I just have to make him see them before next Tuesday…

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