June 01, 2009
The Seven Year (B)Itch
What I Am Doing Today On Our 7th Wedding Anniversary
1. Coloring my hair.
I try to do this when Husband isn't home. He knows I color my hair -- I mean, how could he not notice the ever-changing hues! But I try to maintain a teensy air of mystery. He doesn't need to see me dye my hair, or clip my toenails, or trim my pubes, or squeeze my blackheads. He's aware that I groom, that I'm not naturally perfect, so let's just leave it at that. (Oh, and a word about the color: I could not find a light brown, so I am mixing "Cinnamon Stick" and "Golden Honey." I think I'm going to end up as some lucious Greek dessert!)
2. Checking the front porch until his gift arrives.
Friday night, I moved his car, and I saw a gift bag from a nice store downtown in the back seat. I thought, "Shit! I didn't know we were doing presents!" See, our gift-giving fluctuates with our budget, and since I've been unemployed, I figured, well... Saturday morning, I quick got on Amazon and paid twenty frakkin' bucks to have the thing here today. Gotta wrap it before he gets home. Luckily, I did have the presence of mind to get a card before now.
3. Calling him every hour to nag him about coming home.
In theory, we are supposed to have dinner and see a movie tonight to celebrate. But since his normal home-arrival time is 6:30, we usually only have time for one or the other. We'll see, but my money is on either a "dinner" of Twizzlers and popcorn as we watch "Night at the Museum II," or a nice steak dinner and back episodes of "Boston Legal" on DVD at home. Anyone care to bet against me?
4. Wondering if, in recognition of our marriage, I should send a condolence card to my step daughters...