So hub and I were seriously considering going on a big trip this November (more details on that later), but when it came down to it we just don't have the money.

Last night, he sealed the deal. I knew that we were, in fact, NOT going on this awesome trip because he came with this, complete with a big red bow on it:


That's right, it's a vacuum. It's not just A vacuum though, it's a Dyson. And it's not just A Dyson, it's the Super Duper Absolute Pet Hair  Removing Rocket Blasting to the Moon Does Everything Including Bathing Your Children Dyson.

Ok, it doesn't really do all that...but I can tell you what it does do. It eliminates pet hair. I was hoping that meant it would just suck up my dog but that wasn't the case, although, I wouldn't put it past this thing. If you get one, please make sure all small children are securely fastened down.

I was a skeptic, until I read a lot of reviews. Everyone raved about this thing. And since our dog sheds a new dog every five minutes, our old Bissell just couldn't do the job anymore. She tried, but she was always a big, clogged, hairy mess.

I vacuumed yesterday, ok? No dog hair to the naked eye in sight...Hub comes home with my new toy, puts it together, I vacuum the living room (THAT I JUST VACUUMED) and seriously, you would not believe the gunk this thing sucked up. The canister was nearly FULL of hair and just plain old dirt. GROSS.

I did the rest of the house and the dirt holder has already been filled twice. OMG it's so gross. I'd take a picture and show you, but nobody would ever want to be my friend if you knew what kind of dirt was living in my floors before today.

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So, Happy Birthday, Happy Anniversary and Merry Christmas to me. He has already made it very clear that this is my gift for all of those occasions, and I am ok with that.

Please pause for a moment of silence as we remember whitehousemom for when she used to be a fun person. Now she is a total lame-o who is more excited about a household cleaning appliance than perhaps a new car.

Live the dream people.

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PS. I have been searching the dirt container for Juno, but it still has not been found yet.