I called my sister. She asked me what I was doing for my husband’s birthday. “Thanks for reminding me!” I said, “My kids get testy when he doesn’t get a cake.” Later on that day when I talked to my mom she causally worked his birthday into the conversation. “Oh, yeah, I have something planned.” I told her. And I did . . . now that I remembered.
I don’t buy my husband any presents because if he wants something he buys it himself. But if I was going to buy him something this year, I would have bought him a blender (truly – hand raised; look, I also give bad man gifts or money) . . . I broke our blender making green smoothies and made him a little sad).
Hmm, perhaps creativity is not one of my strengths. For the first ten years we were married I bought him socks every year for his birthday and occasionally for Christmas. But don’t feel too sorry for him because last Christmas he bought me a ladder. Seriously, and I didn’t ask for one or anything!
And every year on my birthday and Christmas I remind him how lucky he is to be married to me because other women might get really upset if they got a ladder from their husband of 18 years!
BTW, Eileen please remind me two days before my anniversary, thanks.
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4 comments:
Oh my. This is very interesting! I guess I'm the opposite..showering the birthday person with love, appreciation, gifts and cake with way too much frosting! ha.
Man... I wish you were on call. That way I'd have the best of both worlds.
I wish I could take credit and therefore be more accomidating for your anniversary. But, I don't think it was me.
Oops! Happy B-day Jared!
And if I am as forgetful as I am currently, Happy B-day to you too!
Hey, what's wrong with a ladder? I bought your mom two, for the house.
I just counted, I have eight. I cary one in my pickup, just in case?
Jared probably thought it's a family thing.
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