The Candyland Perspective

(not that there are only ten... or that these are the ten best reasons either)  1)  He stopped on a busy road at night in the pouring rain to help a stranger get her huge SUV out of the road.  He pushed and pushed 'til it was safe in a parking lot.  He was a drowned rat & she was able to comfortably wait for her friend to bring her some gas.  2)  He has The Most Adorable voice when he's mimicking.  It's scratchy, a bit high-pitched, and cute.  3)  He actually called Kramer "son" when K was in BIG trouble.  4)  He knows that I have a favorite candy bar, and will get one for me when he sees it's needed.  5)  He is a true Christian gentleman.  6)  He always kisses me goodnight or goodbye.  7)  He prays for our families & friends.  8)  He set up Pandora channels just for me... without me even knowing it.  9)  He checks in on me after a sad day, just to make sure...

My dearly beloved gifted me with a beautiful and lovely engagement ring just over two years ago, and just 2 1/2 months after that, he gifted me with an equally lovely wedding ring.  I've loved these rings.  I love wearing them.  I love looking down at them.  I love feeling them on my finger.  I do not love, however, the nasty little rash that has cropped up underneath my rings. }:( Grrr. I would wake up at night finding myself scratching my finger 'til it was raw.  It burns, it itches, it looks awful.  When I was in middle school, I had a strange case of something skin related.  Eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis... it was called everything by varying doctors.  There were different treatments tried, but ultimately, I think I grew out of it.  Given my history, I thought maybe the same thing is going on with this ring issue.  I bought a little topical stinky gel medication for the problem area the other day, and it has done not...