Merry Christmas

I hope everyone had a great holiday. I know my posts have been a little more sporadic than usual, but that's what happens around this time of the year.

Anyway, I just wanted to say that we had a good Christmas. The kids made out like bandits without us "overdoing it" like we did last year. The hubby absolutely spoiled me and I feel bad because I kept his reasonable. I can never win... he always out-buys me. I know that's not what the holidays are about, but man. Just one year I'd like to be the one that gets him just 1 more gift than he gets me or really nails what he's been wanting.

If you're wondering, he got me a new phone. A fancy schmancy new phone. I use Straight Talk (gasp! A pre-pay??) and my phone likes to freeze, not send picture messages, etc. It has pretty much no memory on it and can only hold 1-3 apps. The way that the android system is set up, you can't run 99% of the apps off of a memory card, so while I have a nice 4GB one in there, it's useless. He spent a gross amount of money on a new phone for me, but it's also an android. I'm contemplating doing the iPhone thing instead with a used 4S from Verizon (it's cheaper and I like Apple's interface better than Android's), but I can't get a clear answer as to whether or not it will work with their BYOP program. I know 6 months ago it wouldn't, but it appears that there have been some fairly recent changes to their program. I need an ESN/MEIP number to punch in to see if it'll work and I won't have that until I buy the phone. I don't want to buy the phone until I know if it'll work... see the problem??

A used 4S will save about 50% of the cost of the phone he got me. He says that I can use the savings in that scenario to get a little chest freezer. Oh so tempting as we approach the birth of baby #3... what to do, what to do... I'd do it in a heartbeat if I were 100% sure that it would work. Buying an iPhone 4S from Walmart isn't an option - for a decent sized one it would be too expensive. If I do the iPhone route, it'll be used and I'll be doing the BYOP option.

Ideas? Suggestions? Anyone actually successfully bring an iPhone 4S from Verizon to Straight Talk?