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<< that was then this is now >> Last night my husband let me know he knew my recent hair cut and color cost $300. Either he's psychic or he went in my wallet and found the receipt from the salon. We were watching something on the television and there was a blonde woman and he made some dumb blonde remark. "I don't get that whole dumb blonde thing," I said to him. "Just because a woman is blonde doesn't make her any dumber than the next person." Hubby then smiled while giving my new hair-do the once over and said, "You paid three hundred dollars for this hair...that makes you pretty dumb." Mind you I'm not blond, I only have blond highlights. Regardless he was right about how much they cost and yes it was pretty fucking stupid to pay that much money for something that will only cost more money to maintain. (See PHOTO. **************************** I talked to a longtime friend last night who I hadn't spoken with in a couple of months. (If you read her blog you will find fabulously narrated stories of our adventures together, including a sort of threesome with a man I was having an affair with at the time (my beloved Ross). This was BEFORE I married my husband. Then there was that run-in with a rich man in a Ferrari who gave us a lift one night when we couldn't get a cab and then showed us a night on the town we will never forget! And there's more of course where that came from. e Reading her blog today really brought me back. Unfortunately I no longer have my old journal posted here, so reading Denny is my only way of going back. She probably knows me better than anyone else I know - more than my husband even. We met in college and have been friends for ten plus years now and I always feel better after we talk. It probably has a lot to do with feeling heard and understood - something women don't always get from their husbands. I was grateful for having a little privacy to be able to talk and really share with her in ways I hadn't shared with anybody in quite some time. My husband was helping a friend paint his kitchen and the baby was asleep, so I settled into the sofa with a nice glass of Merlot and poured out my heart to her. She knows my husband and one thing she always says about him, no matter what kind of shit he pulls, is that she can still see how much love my husband has for me. That the kind of passion we share is rare. She reminded me of his generous nature and almost childish innocence, and she reminded me that I knew what he was like before I married him. "He's not an easy person, but he's a good person. Every relationship has it's difficulties, you'll work through yours, you always do." Some of you who have been reading about some of my recent difficulties with my husband may not agree at all. Some of you felt I should up and leave him after given the nature of some of our arguments and what resulted. In fairness to my husband, you don't know him, you only know the version of him that I give - my side of the story. Now I know there is no tolerance for a husband that uses name calling and who once slapped me (however lightly) across the face when I gave him the finger. This is unacceptable and he has been forewarned. Regardless of what his culture has taught him, no excuse. But there really is a lot of good in my husband. He's super generous, he's funny and he's loyal. He's the kind of guy who will bring me home an entire dinner because he went out and had a beer with some friends while I stayed home with the baby. (I never mentioned that before did I.) He's the kind of guy who is willing to do anything to help out around the house including the dishes, laundry and grocery shopping. And when it comes to the baby there's nothing he won't do. He changes diapers, feeds the baby, plays with the baby and puts the baby to sleep for me in the middle of the night when I can no longer stand the lack of sleep. (The other night the baby woke up five times because of teething pains. By the fifth time my husband could see I was at my wits end, and even though he had to get up for work the next morning he jumped right in.) He's the kind of guy who, after working all day comes home with corner shelves and installs them for me because I once off-handedly mentioned how much I wanted them. Regardless of how much he pisses me off some time, I really cannot imagine my life without him in it. I still look forward to seeing him at the end of the day, and there's no one I'd rather curl up to at the end of the evening or wake up to in the morning. He still kisses me goodbye at the beginning of his work day and hello when he returns each evening. And even though our sex life is in need of improvement (happy to report it is getting better and better after the sex talk), my husband has always been and continues to be a fantastic kisser! ************************** My son continues to grow and thrive. Bottom two teeth are almost completely in and now the two top ones are working their way in as well. I recently purchased the FIRST YEARS ON THE GO BOOSTER SEAT which can be easily fastened to a kitchen chair and saves space (which is something we don't have a lot of), and he now sits at the table with us like a big man! We love it. What's really great is that it's portable, which means you can take it with you when you go out for dinner as a family. Save you from having to use the grimy germ ridden booster seats that restaurants provide. At least you know where this has been! Very safe and gets the job done. I am still making baby food, but I also rely on Earth's Best Organic when I don't have the time or energy to make my own. Recently found that ordering online at FRESH DIRECT saves me a good deal of money. I was buying a case of twelve at the local healthfood store for #12.99. Fresh Direct has the same case for just $7.99 and sometimes they offer customers additional discounts which makes for super savings! My son really loves their peach and banana oatmeal as well as the chicken and sweet potato (although I think he prefers my chicken and sweet potato more, but we'll never know for sure now will we!)
beanie - 2008-07-08 15:28:59 |
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