update: we did not need a new fridge, the old one just needed a new thermostat, now replaced for a lot less $. WHEW. but it's unsettling how quiet the fridge is now. i keep thinking there's something wrong with it. IT IS FINE, i've been assured.
how bad had been been if QUIET makes me think BROKEN
@mittensmorgul.comnot the anniversary gift i was planning on buying, but SURPRISE we had to get a new fridge this afternoon. so i'm declaring Large Kitchen Appliances are now the official 29th anniversary gift. or maybe it's just the old fridge's funeral gift.
either way, rip old fridge and my bank account