Big Guy: You’re wearing my jacket.
Me: What’s yours is mine, honey.
BG: I don’t understand these marriage economics yet.
Me: Which ones? The ones where a teenage daughter equals an empty wallet?
BG: The whole thing. The University of Illinois has a respected economics department. I studied business for years. I still don’t understand marriage economics.
Me: Maybe you skipped a few classes.
BG: Mmmmhh.
Me: This jacket is much softer than the other one I borrowed. Did you just roll your eyes at me? You weren’t wearing it. How many jackets can you wear at once, anyway?
BG: It’s mine. MINE!
Last weekend I asked him, “When you were a teenager, did you ever think someday you’d be spending your Friday night in a Walgreens pharmacy line getting medicine for your stepdaughter, and listening to Rush’s ‘Tom Sawyer’ on the store speakers?”
On the other hand, I never thought I would spend a Friday night helping at a Rotary Club bingo game during “Village Days”. At forty, I was the second youngest person in the bingo tent. You can imagine how willingly I went. Good thing I love that big guy.
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November 13, 2007 at 1:23 pm
leian
A bingo game? You’re killin’ me. Someone should only do that for love.
Oh, and when did Rush become suitable Muzak? There outta be a law against that.
November 14, 2007 at 3:42 pm
markie
Ha ha! The Big Guy is finally figuring out the economics of marriage? Sounds like you are doing a good job of “training him.”
You should run a boot camp for hubbies.
Although, how did he get you to a Rotary Bingo game?!?
November 14, 2007 at 4:11 pm
angelawd
Completely unwillingly. I probably grumbled the whole way to the Rotary bingo game. Not that I am a ROtary snob, and I grew up Catholic so bingo is in my blood, but on my list of things to do before I die, that was on somebody else’s list.
November 15, 2007 at 6:31 am
Mary
Hey Angela – I tagged you for a meme for sharing 8 little or unknown things about yourself. Someone tagged me and I am passing along the joy. If you’re not interested, no problem but if so, you just list your 8 things and then pass it along to 8 others. My post for this is up now. Take care!