Pete in MI
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when it comes to dates on a calendar. Say for example an anniversary.
The guys usually forget the date of such events and get cornered when asked "so when did you get married?" (and usually this is in front of the spouse to add insult to pending injury for a wrong answer.
If we are really lucky we know the date like in my case Aug 31. If a guy remembers that much he is doing well and should be patted on the back. And a time for celebration that he knows the day of their marriage.
What comes next though is 'that's great - so how long have you been married?" So like a little duck floating on the water you now feel you're about to be blown out of the water because you're not sure or just plain don't know what year. No amount of math can be processed through my head quickly enough to give the right answer. Hence - one dead duck!
Women on the other hand remember EVERYTHING! They can tell you when the first kiss was. Where you went on your first date. How you were dressed. EVERYTHING!
I have to tell you this guys for the humor of it all. Yesterday having been my wedding anniversary, a funny thing happened. Yeah I did get asked the "how long you been married" question and fialed miserably. (Have to remember 4 years...hmm this is 2006 - 4 years uhm guess we were married in 2002.)
Anyway back to the situation, I was up and made sure the trash got out as Thursday here is 'trash day'. Sherry got up and we said our good mornings to each other and shortly after I and Ken went out for breakfast.
At the restaurant I got a cell phone call from Sherry. She apologized for not saying Happy Anniversary to me before I left the house. She just realized it was Aug. 31. I said Happy Anniversary back to her. Ken of course said "time to go get some flowers?"
Nope - Sherry doesn't like flowers. What pressure! She deserves something. Ken and I went yard sale-ing and couldn't find something Sherry would like though Ken did find a long handles skillet. (Just what I didn't want to bring home was a long handled skillet to get beaned with
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I did find a toy game - a Super Bass Fishin' game. Kinda nice for me since I live at the biggest lake in Michigan and I can't go fishing with this hernia so I can fish at home in my recliner - even when the ice is on the lake. Yet still not a fitting anniversary gift.
Ken had to get to a doctors appointment so took him home and I continued the yard sale search. Did find a BB pistol for $10 but desided it best not to buy it and take it home. After all who wants to get shot in the butt with a gun he just bought and brought home - on his anniversary. Besides "Its all fun and games til someone loses an eye" (from the Muppetts 'Treasuere Island').
Casey was at a friends helping with their yard sale. Saw her and she too had forgotten it was our anniversary and wished me "Happy Anniversary Pete" (that's where I got shot out of the water on how long I had been married).
Well it was time to give up and go home empty handed - well except for my little handheld fishing reel game. Again Sherry apologized.
Later that night I had a confession to make on our way out to the restaurant to eat. I told Sherry and Casey that though they forgot the anniversary because they hadn't realized the date, I had forgotten the date as well. To me, today was 'just trash day'. (I never pay attention to the calendar and my watch is lacking on a calendar on it that I can see - too small for my old eyes).
So there you have it our anniversary and being Thursday it was 'trash day'but I too hadn't realized it was Aug. 31 too. Then Sherry said "I was hoping for a card". This is the point where I realized I hadn't even given buying a card a thought. How stupid yet how simple it all would have been.
Hope your anniversary goes better than mine.
The guys usually forget the date of such events and get cornered when asked "so when did you get married?" (and usually this is in front of the spouse to add insult to pending injury for a wrong answer.
If we are really lucky we know the date like in my case Aug 31. If a guy remembers that much he is doing well and should be patted on the back. And a time for celebration that he knows the day of their marriage.
What comes next though is 'that's great - so how long have you been married?" So like a little duck floating on the water you now feel you're about to be blown out of the water because you're not sure or just plain don't know what year. No amount of math can be processed through my head quickly enough to give the right answer. Hence - one dead duck!
Women on the other hand remember EVERYTHING! They can tell you when the first kiss was. Where you went on your first date. How you were dressed. EVERYTHING!
I have to tell you this guys for the humor of it all. Yesterday having been my wedding anniversary, a funny thing happened. Yeah I did get asked the "how long you been married" question and fialed miserably. (Have to remember 4 years...hmm this is 2006 - 4 years uhm guess we were married in 2002.)
Anyway back to the situation, I was up and made sure the trash got out as Thursday here is 'trash day'. Sherry got up and we said our good mornings to each other and shortly after I and Ken went out for breakfast.
At the restaurant I got a cell phone call from Sherry. She apologized for not saying Happy Anniversary to me before I left the house. She just realized it was Aug. 31. I said Happy Anniversary back to her. Ken of course said "time to go get some flowers?"
Nope - Sherry doesn't like flowers. What pressure! She deserves something. Ken and I went yard sale-ing and couldn't find something Sherry would like though Ken did find a long handles skillet. (Just what I didn't want to bring home was a long handled skillet to get beaned with
)I did find a toy game - a Super Bass Fishin' game. Kinda nice for me since I live at the biggest lake in Michigan and I can't go fishing with this hernia so I can fish at home in my recliner - even when the ice is on the lake. Yet still not a fitting anniversary gift.
Ken had to get to a doctors appointment so took him home and I continued the yard sale search. Did find a BB pistol for $10 but desided it best not to buy it and take it home. After all who wants to get shot in the butt with a gun he just bought and brought home - on his anniversary. Besides "Its all fun and games til someone loses an eye" (from the Muppetts 'Treasuere Island').
Casey was at a friends helping with their yard sale. Saw her and she too had forgotten it was our anniversary and wished me "Happy Anniversary Pete" (that's where I got shot out of the water on how long I had been married).
Well it was time to give up and go home empty handed - well except for my little handheld fishing reel game. Again Sherry apologized.
Later that night I had a confession to make on our way out to the restaurant to eat. I told Sherry and Casey that though they forgot the anniversary because they hadn't realized the date, I had forgotten the date as well. To me, today was 'just trash day'. (I never pay attention to the calendar and my watch is lacking on a calendar on it that I can see - too small for my old eyes).
So there you have it our anniversary and being Thursday it was 'trash day'but I too hadn't realized it was Aug. 31 too. Then Sherry said "I was hoping for a card". This is the point where I realized I hadn't even given buying a card a thought. How stupid yet how simple it all would have been.
Hope your anniversary goes better than mine.
A late card is better than no card.