The hubby bought me a book! (REM: Hello)

The hubby has been obsessed with buying a Nikon D40 since... err, forever.  Since it came out, probably.  So finally he decided to save up, little by little, and get the camera (the store let him do layaway - how cool is that? I love layaway). The hubby didn't know about the camera store we ended up at.  It was actually my idea to go.  Being the daughter of a former pro-photog and friend of many aspiring photogs, I have been going to this camera store for ages so not only did I not mind taking him there, I actually enjoyed it. While the hubby played with the D40 display model, I wandered around the store looking at frames and photo books.  Then, suddenly, my eyes fell to this and I think I squealed:

R.E.M. Hello
photos by David Belisle

A new R.E.M. photo book?  With an introduction by Stipe?  Instantly the camera store disappeared around me as I flipped through the pages of the book, totally immersing myself into R.E.M.-land.  The photos in the book are phenomenal and, apparently, there was a book tour where the photog AND Stipe signed copies.  Ohhh but it was last year and I missed it because I had NO idea it was going on!  *shakes fist at grad school*

So a few days ago the hubby comes home from work and says, "I have something for you.  Sorry it's not wrapped."  (Note: any time I get a random gift and it's not a holiday - and sometimes on holidays - the gift presentation is often followed by "Sorry it's not wrapped." lol)  And there it was, shrink-wrapped, signed by the photog.  The photos are as incredible as I remember from a couple of months ago.  So stunning:

What a lucky wifey I am to have a hubby that not only supports but fuels my Stipe/R.E.M. obsession AND my book obsession! And now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go flip through my book.

Comments

[myritetodream]

awwww! I love this! Go Tom!!!

[slgreatsuccess]

I figure the ultimate test of our 30 year marriage would be to see how
much my husband pays attention to my reading habits. I would love to send my husband, a non-reader, to the bookstore to pick out a book for
me. Would love to see if he even comes close to picking abook I would
like. If he is successful, I guess he has paid more attention to my
likes and dislikes than I ever dreamed possible. Maybe someday I will
give my little experiment a try.....