Spending Time (and Money) With Hubby
Yesterday Hubby and I spent the day together. We had some business to attend to, but I had intended to let him sleep in since there wasn’t anything that we had to get done early. But he got up around 8:00 anyway, much to my chagrin. I didn’t feel like being in any hurry to get ready, but when he’s ready to go, he’s ready to go. So I begrudgingly got in the shower, got dressed, put on my makeup and fixed my hair. Still, by the time we left the house, it was nearly lunchtime.
So the first order of business was to get something to eat. We went through the Hardee’s drive thru and ordered, then parked the truck and ate in it. (By the way, if you haven’t tried their new hand-breaded chicken tenders, they’re awesome! And no, they’re not paying me to say that.)
Then we went to the hardware store to get a chain for his chainsaw. When we got there, I saw that the mother of one of the girls who use to be in Pumpkin’s girl scout troop was working there. We chatted with her for a bit, and Hubby selected a chain and also ended up picking up a new file for it. I had to restrain myself to keep from looking too closely at the great LCD TVs they had on display. If I had my way I would be posting one of the greatest TV reviews of all time right now, but unfortunately that will have to wait. As much as I would love to have a new television, it’s just not in the budget right now.
After that, we went to the cell phone place. Hubby’s phone has been busted since not long after he got it a couple of years ago, but it still functioned until recently. First the earpiece speaker went out, which meant you could only use it if you put it on speakerphone. Then the speakerphone went out, rendering it completely useless. So we went and picked out a new phone. I couldn’t get him to settle on anything, so I pretty much made the decision myself. And then I conned him into letting me have the new phone and him taking my old one.
I know, I’m such a bad girl. But my old phone is a much better fit for him. The new one isn’t a flip phone, which he insists on having, and the old one is. The new one also has a full keyboard for texting. I’m not a big texter myself, but he’s always making me do his texting for him, so I might as well keep the best phone for it, right? Right.
When we got done at the phone place, we went by the convenience store so he could get some cancer sticks, and he ran into his cousin. They stood and talked forever while I waited in the truck. When he finally got back, he said he needed to meet him at his house at 2:00 to see about getting some wood for the winter. So we goofed off for a bit, got some stuff from the store for his brother and delivered it, and went back out to see him.
After we got done there, it was time to head home so we would be here by the time Pumpkin got off the bus. And home is where we stayed for the rest of the evening, with the exception of some dirt bike/ATV riding nearby.
All in all, it was a nice day. I got a new toy – er, phone – and Hubby and I enjoyed each other’s company very much. Now that I’m not so depressed/anxious, I can tolerate his constant joking, ribbing and horseplaying much better, and can even give him a run for his money at times. And that makes the time we spend together much more enjoyable.
