Well I can't believe it, but Nate and I have been married Seven years today! And what am I doing to celebrate? A whole lotta' nothing. It's hard to celebrate your anniversary when your husband has left you. I knew it was only a matter of time before Nate came to his senses and walked out the door.
Nate left me early Sunday morning quick and with out warning. He didn't even have time to hug me and say good bye...(dramatic pause).... Now he is sitting in a foreign country, soaking up the rays and enjoying his view of the palm trees and ocean... oh, and pulling out lots of teeth.
OK, so maybe Nate didn't leave me for good. And ya, he isn't just sitting in the sun and boogie boarding all day long (at least he better not be). He is apart of a group called the Haiti Health Foundation where they go in to small villages, set up shop, and just pull teeth for people that have no access to dental care.
This scene from the Incredibles keeps running through my head. It's where Frozone gets all excited to fight the robot causing mass destruction and he's desperately searching for his super suit,
Lucius: Honey?
Honey: What?
Lucius : Where's my super suit?
Honey: What?
Lucius: Where - is - my - super - suit?
Honey: I, uh, put it away. [helicopter explodes outside]
Lucius: *Where*?
Honey: *Why* do you *need* to know?
Lucius: I need it! [Lucius rummages through another room in his condo ]
Honey: Uh-uh! Don't you think about running off doing no derrin'-do. We've been planning this dinner for two months!
Lucius: The public is in danger!
Honey: My evening's in danger!
Lucius: You tell me where my suit is, woman! We are talking about the greater good!
Honey: 'Greater good?' I am your wife! I'm the greatest *good* you are ever gonna get!
(Please place an emphasis on that last phrase)
OK, so maybe I can let Nate off this time because he really is doing some thing for the greater good and I couldn't be happier for him... really.
So what have I done to celebrate my anniversary while Nate's day has been full of injections, cutting, and pulling? (Sorry to all you dental phobe's out there). Well my day has actually been pretty decent. I mean a day without any expectations can only get better, right? I managed to go to the gym, wash the dishes, mop the floor (which is really a gift to my husband, because now he can sleep on a clean, crusty free kitchen floor... which makes me happy)
Nate left me early Sunday morning quick and with out warning. He didn't even have time to hug me and say good bye...(dramatic pause).... Now he is sitting in a foreign country, soaking up the rays and enjoying his view of the palm trees and ocean... oh, and pulling out lots of teeth.
OK, so maybe Nate didn't leave me for good. And ya, he isn't just sitting in the sun and boogie boarding all day long (at least he better not be). He is apart of a group called the Haiti Health Foundation where they go in to small villages, set up shop, and just pull teeth for people that have no access to dental care.
This scene from the Incredibles keeps running through my head. It's where Frozone gets all excited to fight the robot causing mass destruction and he's desperately searching for his super suit,
Lucius: Honey?
Honey: What?
Lucius : Where's my super suit?
Honey: What?
Lucius: Where - is - my - super - suit?
Honey: I, uh, put it away. [helicopter explodes outside]
Lucius: *Where*?
Honey: *Why* do you *need* to know?
Lucius: I need it! [Lucius rummages through another room in his condo ]
Honey: Uh-uh! Don't you think about running off doing no derrin'-do. We've been planning this dinner for two months!
Lucius: The public is in danger!
Honey: My evening's in danger!
Lucius: You tell me where my suit is, woman! We are talking about the greater good!
Honey: 'Greater good?' I am your wife! I'm the greatest *good* you are ever gonna get!
(Please place an emphasis on that last phrase)
OK, so maybe I can let Nate off this time because he really is doing some thing for the greater good and I couldn't be happier for him... really.
So what have I done to celebrate my anniversary while Nate's day has been full of injections, cutting, and pulling? (Sorry to all you dental phobe's out there). Well my day has actually been pretty decent. I mean a day without any expectations can only get better, right? I managed to go to the gym, wash the dishes, mop the floor (which is really a gift to my husband, because now he can sleep on a clean, crusty free kitchen floor... which makes me happy)
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Later in the evening some friends stopped by and brought me the mother of all Carmel apples....jpg)
...I plan on eating it by myself and all in one sitting... Life is good (especially when you have chocolate to make it better)!Moral of the story:
Keep your expectations low. That way you will never be disappointed.
Now those are words to live by.
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10 comments:
I thought it was your anniversary today. Sorry Nate wasn't there to share it with you. The apple looks so yummy.
Well, I'm hoping that after your birthday experience he'll have the sense to come home and do something REALLY awesome to make up for it.
oh my gosh..you scared me. you're hilarious. that apple looks delicious. sorry he's not there with you for your anniversary. that sucks.
Well I like that motto. I need to do more of that keep my expectations low. Where on earth is Nate is he really in a foreign country? Well I'm sorry for your alone day. But I'm glad you at least got to mop the floor I mean what good in an anniversary if you don't get to do a little house work to make you feel that everything is right in the world. Happy anniversary. YOu two are a very cute couple. Love Jenny
Happy Anniversary. You should have had a little Anniversary get together, I would have shared that apple with you..that apple picture looked like I could have reached out and grabbed it. Have you been practicing taking pictures of food? HEHEHE.
Thanks so much for all the dental commentary, made me feel soo much better about my trip to my dentist today and my return trip tomorrow.
Sorry he is not there for your anniversary but at least you have that killer apple to keep you company..
Happy Anniversary! If it makes you feel any better, last year James was gone on a dirt bike riding trip on our anniversary, and this year we didn't have a babysitter so we went to dinner WITH the kids and they screamed the whole time. :) You can only go up from here...
Funny you mention the Incredibles, we watched that today and I was laughing at that exact scene.
Hey Ginnie, I found your blog on Melynn's site. Thanks for letting me take a peek. You look great. Well, I remember my sister-in-law bringing me a birthday cake on my 40th because Eric was working out of state, and being completely alone on my 54th in Amman, Jordan and waiting until Sept. 30
(2007) to tell Eric our anniversary was the day before (greater impact that way :). Life goes on and it's great despite the 'misses' because there are so many 'hits'. You can check out the 'hits' at
fun2beus.blogspot.com.
Do me a favor and write a book! You are so funny! LOVE the moral of your story! I am gonna stick to that!
Ginnie,
This is Greg, and I must say that you have some awesome friends to bring you that apple. They sound like the kind of friends that would watch your kids for you anytime! You're so lucky! Ha ha.
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