history: My husband took me  to the mall to get a new wedding band since mine was breaking. It was a lovely thing for him to do, I had no idea he'd been saving up for it. My husband took me to get a new wedding band recently
current: Well, that's very nice. I'm sure you were looking forward to that shopping trip.
next: I didn't know ahead of time! Mine had broken a bit and he saved up to get me a new one.