The Little Hoots, and Other Sound Financial Decisions

The Little Hoots arrived today, and I could not be more excited!  With this latest purchase, comes the realization that my obsession with birds/poultry is worsening.  The following is the conversation I had about it with Steve, a few days ago.  I typed it all out within a couple of hours, while it was still fresh on my mind.

"Steve, did I tell you that I ordered those Rachel Ray dishes? The ones with the owls?"
"Umm NO."
 "Hmm I thought I told you when I came to bed at 6 a.m.  I was so excited about them that I couldn't sleep all night.  Don't worry, Steve.  I used the gift card you gave me back on Mother's Day.  I mean, at first I didn't remember that I had that card, and I was all freaked out because I knew I had to have those dishes.  You have no idea how I struggled. And it's not like I went looking for trouble. I was not even watching QVC and putting myself at risk for temptation.  I found out that Rachel Ray was gonna be on at midnight, and there were some dishes with owls involved.  You KNOW how I feel about owls...  I was counting down the hours all day, waiting for it. I have her Furi knife which is amazing, but I don't have any other Rachel Ray stuff, so it's not like I'm an obsessed fan who gets sucked into buying her products.  I just wanted to see the owl dishes.  I know we have several sets of dishes sitting in storage right now.  I thought I wouldn't like Rachel Ray dishes.  But it turns out, they were the cutest dishes on Earth!  And my friend Pam saw them at the same time and we were all, 'OH MY WORD! LOOK AT THOSE LITTLE HOOTS!' and we got worked up into a frenzy.  We both knew we would cave.  And she bought two sets.  I only bought one. It's hard to resist a good owl dish.  And guess what else??  We can use them for THANKSGIVING!  So now I can return all the other stuff I bought for that day.  It's an amazing deal, really.  The gift card almost covered it all, well most of it." 

His silence was not out of anger.  He really just had nothing to say.  But that's ok.  Now he knew why owl dishes were on the way, and that it was really a "wise" investment.  But then, a few minutes later, we were in the mall because I had to pick up some foundation from Bare Escentuals.  He sat in a chair, just inside the store and waited.  I told the lady with the Snooki accent what I needed, and then she tells me that for just 10 more dollars I can get DOUBLE the amount, which I realized was a steal.  Then she tells me that if I spend a few more dollars, I will get a free gift.  She said "It's a no brainer, I swear".  I wouldn't get to pick the gift, but one of the possibilities was primer.  I really wanted some primer.  So I bought one more thing, and then the nice Snooki-sounding lady made sure I got the primer.  So now I'd spent twice as much money as I'd planned, but I walked out with twice the foundation and some other amazing products.  So I wasn't sure what Steve had overheard during all of that waiting,  so I explained it and how the lady said it was a "no-brainer" and all.  He still didn't say a word, so I guess that was all ok.  We went home soon after that. 

 So tonight when Steve came home, he saw the box of dishes outside that the UPS man had just left and he said, "Amy, your hooters are here."

Aren't they the cutest?
  I think they will remind Steve of the owls we heard hooting,
 late one night on our recent weekend getaway. 
I love the bowl.  It's just a happy, unexpected surprise when you finish your cereal!