I learned pretty early in our relationship that if I want something from Jarod, I need to ask for it - he's not particularly romantic, and apparently, he's also not a mind-reader. Surprise!

Anyway, I decided that I wanted a certain pair of earrings, and I must have really wanted them because 1) I never want earrings and 2) I sent Jarod a straightforward email with a link to the earrings and the message, "I would like these :)" That was in early April.

We get back from Korea and life goes on and it's the end of May when I remember that I wanted these particular earrings. How did he not buy me the earrings when I'd made it SO easy for him? I called him out, he pretended that he'd planned to surprise me (read: he completely forgot), and I reiterated that I sure would like those earrings!

Today, I drove home for lunch and Jarod was there.

"What are you doing here?"

"Waiting for you!"

"Liar! Did you take the afternoon off?"

"No, I really was waiting for you."

"Yeah, right - are you playing your game?"

"No, I was waiting for you!"

Blah, blah, blah. I went into the kitchen to heat up my leftovers, when Jarod quickly snatches something up from the breadbox. Do you know what he ALWAYS hides in the breadbox for me - my beloved Caramello bars.

"I saw that! I want chocolate!"

"Are you sure!"

"Yes, please!"

"Are you positive?"

"Yes, I would like chocolate, please!"

SURPRISE! He hands me my new earrings.

I like.