Sometimes you just have to laugh at the conversations around here. We have an ongoing joke about potatoes . . how are you going to cook them tonight because we have so many in the garden. Yesterday at lunch, Vince said “How are you fixing the potatoes tonight?” and I said “mashed, with gravy”.
On his way back to work, he took one of the drawer fronts to get paint matched and they tried several times and were having a hard time getting it right so he told them he would come back and get it after work. He called me and told me that they couldn’t get it right so he had to go back there after work. Fine.
We have to go to Abilene this week and over the weekend, Vince was looking online for restaurant recommendations. We don’t go there enough to know the good places to eat. He found a Chinese restaurant. I said “I don’t really like Chinese” (which he should know by now!). He found another Chinese restaurant. I said “I would rather eat somewhere besides Chinese.” He found the third Chinese restaurant and I said “Whatever you want is fine with me!”
So, yesterday afternoon, he came home from work just as I was putting sourdough bread in the oven to bake and was peeling the potatoes for dinner.
Vince: You ready?
Me: Ready?
Vince: We have to go to Sherwin-Williams.
Me: I thought you were going after work.
Vince: This is after work!
Me: No . . I thought you were going straight there from work.
Vince: No, I thought we would go eat Chinese (which is in the same shopping area as Sherwin-Williams).
Me: Vince! You have to tell me these things ahead of time. I just put bread in the oven!
Vince: I did tell you ahead of time.
Really?
Last night, we did not go to Sherwin-Williams. We did not go eat Chinese.
This morning Vince called about the phone/internet (internet is working great — phone, not so much!) and he said “Do you want to meet me at the Chinese restaurant at 11:15?” NO! Not really! But, I said “yes . . you you there!” I can assure you that by the time you read this blog post, Vince and I will have had a conversation very similar to this:
Vince: It’s never as good as I think it’s going to be.
Me: Yep.
Vince: I’m not going back there again.
Me: Yep!
I will want to say “You said that last time too” but I will not say it.
lynne quinsland says
i love you two!!!
Debbie Rhodes says
I think men are all alike… we have those conversations here.. almost exactly…
Mare says
If it happened to me, I would not have gone to eat something I didn’t like.
Michelle says
That post just made me feel so much better about my own afternoon. 🙂
Sheri says
🙂
Vicki S says
With my DH it’s more like – he doesn’t believe half of what I say and the other half he doesn’t listen to.
Sharon Eshlaman says
It’s like “Who’s on First”???? You make me feel better about my conversations with my husband.
Doreen says
I do recall a show….believe the name was “The Bickersons”…….LOL!
AngieG9 says
I’ve never met a man yet who listened to what his wife said. My ex ate only meat, potatos and beans. I could never get him to try anything else, so eating out was always a huge bore. You and Vince seem to have a fun time together. At least most Chinese restaurants around here (KY) serve American food also. I do love Chinese though, as well as Japanese, Mexican, and Italian. I had a friend from India who would cook for me and I loved the Indian food, but smalltown KY doesn’t have Indian food yet, so I will have to wait to meet another Indian to get my real curries again.
Peg H says
Thanks for the belly laugh Judy! It’s the same way around here but I never remember the conversations to share later. Right now Better Half is steaming in his chair because I was sitting here laughing out loud while he was shouting at some political show on TV. He thinks I was laughing at him. I’m not gonna tell him differently because at least he’s not shouting any longer. 😀
Mary Mekelburg says
That conversation sounds like our house. Its a universal lack of communication because you are not on the same page at the same time. Love it!!!
Try our favorite potatoes, We don’t peel them just cut them in pieces. Toss them in Olive oil. Sprinkle with seasoning (we really like the Rosemary Garlic from Sams Club) then Bake them at 350 degrees for about an hour. Fresh new potatoes are awesome.
Mary Mekelburg says
That conversation sounds like our house. Its a universal lack of communication because you are not on the same page at the same time. Love it!!!
Try our favorite potatoes, We don’t peel them just cut them in pieces. Toss them in Olive oil. Sprinkle with seasoning (we really like the Rosemary Garlic from Sams Club) then Bake them at 350 degrees for about an hour. Fresh new potatoes are awesome.
Mary Mekelburg says
That conversation sounds like our house. Its a universal lack of communication because you are not on the same page at the same time. Love it!!!
Try our favorite potatoes, We don’t peel them just cut them in pieces. Toss them in Olive oil. Sprinkle with seasoning (we really like the Rosemary Garlic from Sams Club) then Bake them at 350 degrees for about an hour. Fresh new potatoes are awesome.
Norma V says
you may have to learn to cook chinese food…
Kay L Ford-Sollimo says
Have you ever tried Vietnamese food? Pho bowls and Spring Rolls are quite tasty. I’m a bit surprised that you don’t enjoy the Szechuan style Chinese cuisine – it is spicy. The Cantonese and Mandarin dishes tend to all taste alike and very bland so if that is what you are getting, I don’t blame you for not liking it. Too sameo sameo.