October 07, 2006

First!

The VP was already gone this morning when I awoke. I looked around the bedroom. No card, no flowers - nothing. I ran to the bathroom. No notes taped to the mirror. I headed into the kitchen. Again, no cards, no flowers, no presents.

No indication that he remembered that today is our anniversary.


YES!


I WIN! THIS YEAR I WIN! I dialed his cell phone number and left him the following message:

Good morning, Honey. It's about quarter to eight. I didn't see any cards or notes or presents anywhere around the house, so allow me to be the FIRST to say, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, Darling!
For the past five or six years...well, heck, let me be honest...in the eleven years we've been married, I have a horrible track record for remembering our anniversary. And The VP is catching up with me. We've both been forgetting the last few years. Somehow, we've turned our memory lapses into a competition. Whoever remembers first and declares "Happy Anniversary" first on October 7th, wins. No prizes are involved. The winner just gets to gloat all day about being the better spouse.

I haven't won in years. In fact, this may be a first. I can't wait until he gets home to rub it in directly to his face.

Bwah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

AND...

a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my father-in-law. I'm much better about remembering that important date. Hope you're having a good time out in Colorado.

Posted by Cathy at October 7, 2006 11:38 AM
Comments

What a lucky guy. Mocha-momma is one of those women who remember the date I first asked her out, when we kissed, when we got engaged, when we conceived our first child, etc, etc, etc. That's a lot of pressure on a guy. Thank goodness she doesn't hold it against me, I remember the biggies anyway.

Posted by: kingdavid at October 7, 2006 07:44 PM

I guess I don't feel so bad about not remembering if the VP didn't either. And to think I was out there today and could have wished you happy anniversary in person. And pretended that was real the reason I stopped by.

Had a great time today. Thanks for allowing me to use the tin shed.

Posted by: Bob at October 7, 2006 08:41 PM

Felicitations (if slightly belated) on your anniversary.

May you have many more.

Posted by: aelfheld at October 9, 2006 01:30 PM