Friday, March 14, 2008

Scenes from a Marriage

Time: Tonight, March 14th, around 9:00

Setting: The Husband's Home Office

Characters: 1. The Husband, packing for an upcoming ski trip that I am not going on as A) I do not ski, and B) Small Son.

2.The Rachel: Tired, silly, and with one (or two) vodka tonics in the system.

The Rachel: (Sitting in The Husband's chair, kicking a plastic Wal-Mart bag repeatedly in the air and giggling.) "Look! It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen!"

The Husband: (Sighs) Did you just make an American Beauty joke? In 2008?"

The Rachel: (Still giggling) "IT'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING I'VE EVER SEEN!"

The Husband: ...

Trust me any unmarried folk out there. Exchanges like this? They are what it's all about.

5 comments:

Chris Benjamin said...

ah yes, it's those little things we'd miss. hubby's right about this one.

Anonymous said...

LOL! Don't get me started on some of the conversations I've had with my hubby. You'd think we were twelve. :)

Anyway, I've given you props on my blog again. :) Check it out if you want.

ginnybakken said...

Silly little exchange? I think not! At my house (2 semi-grown adults and 1 all-out wild todler) we call this communication! At least it doesn't involve your son's bodily...never mind!

Anonymous said...

I was all prepard to apologize for not keeping up on your blog, but you haven't been blogging? What gives, chica? :( Your agent got you working hard?

If you can find the time...and, you know, if you want to... I'm tagging you. Go to my blog to check it out...

Hannah Gibbs said...

I love those moments in life when something so simple is the funniest thing in the world at the time.

One of my all time most used phrases is... "I guess you had to be there."