I just got the best news EVER!!! I have had some suspicions about my husbands actions recently. He is currently in Canada and has been there for the last 10 weeks. He travels for work: 2 months away, 2-3 weeks at home and so on. Anyway, he cut one of our daily phone calls short a while ago, abruptly announcing he needed to call his sister. Since it was going to be our anniversary while he was away I assumed he was planning a surprise surrounding that date, and I patiently waited. Our anniversary came and went. I was surprised with beautiful flowers brought to the house by a completely different person, but nothing involving my husband’s sister.
I didn’t think much of it and went about my regular routine, until one weekend morning (8 am German time, 2 am Canadian time) I got a phone call from a very bored and drunk German husband professing all kinds of love for me. (As he should!) He went on and on, very sweetly I might add, about how he missed me, how he loved me sooooooooo much, and how he couldn’t wait to come home. “And”, he endearingly slurred, “I might have a little surprise for you”.
“Really! A surprise! What is it?”, I cooed. I was taking a cheap shot and hoping I could get him to fess up while he was under the influence.
“No no no no no!” He started to giggle and sounded like he had all the time in the world to torture me with this. “It wouldn’t be a surprise then”. Damn. No dice.
Later that day when we spoke again I pressed him on the issue. I got some stupid song and dance and then he changed the subject. I knew something was up. I just had no idea what it was. I started thinking of some of the possibilities. Maybe he was able to change his flights and come home a few days early, a very welcome thought after being apart. Hmmmm, what else could it be? He bought the house next door to his sister? A house would be great, but this one needs a LOT of work I am not prepared to do what, with a baby due soon and all. Not to mention we might possibly move to another area of Germany. Nope. That’s not it. Maybe he broke down and bought me something at Tiffany’s? Highly unlikely simply because every time he says he wants and new car or bike I chime in with “I want Tiffany’s”! It’s a half serious battle of wills at this point that he is determined to not succumb to. What could this surprise possibly be?
Two days ago he dangled the bait again. “I have a surprise for you when I get home”. “Oh”, I played along. “When will you be telling me what this surprise is”? “Hmmmm, maybe I’ll wait until Sunday”, he says. Ok, so it’s not that he’s coming home early if it waits until Sunday and I know it’s not a house. “Why would you wait until Sunday”, I ask. “I don’t know, because I want to”? He’s doing his best to torment me with curiosity. “And it’s not anything from damned Tiffany’s”, he growled in an attempt to sound annoyed at the thought. Casually I laughed it off. “I didn’t think so”, I said as sweetly as possible. I began to think it was some really odd trinket from Canada. God. Is he bringing me a Canadian flag just to irritate me? Don’t get me wrong here, I like Canadians, but I don’t want to have one of their flags.
He called today and just couldn’t keep the secret anymore. “It’s burning underneath my nails to tell you”, he says. “OK, tell me”, was my reply. “Well”, he pauses, “maybe I should wait until I get home”. Damn him! This cat and mouse game continued for a few minutes until I was bursting with curiosity. Realizing I couldn’t take anymore, he tells me that the reason he had to call his sister so long ago was because he asked her to do a little research for him. Apparently here in in Germany he can take paternity leave once the baby is born, and I am not talking about a measly little week here. He gets to legally take two months off from the date the baby is born! And since Christmas will follow immediately after that period of time he will be home with me, rather us, until after New Years!! Almost 3 months in total!!! I’m so excited, (and relieved!) that he will be here for so long. Isn’t it fabulous? Don’t you just want to jump up and scream “HOORAY”!? I did! This is WAY better than any surprise I could imagine!!
Although, (smirk) the robin’s egg blue box tied with a white satin bow HAS been known to make me smile as well. *wink*
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Doug Halo // September 10, 2008 at 8:17 pm |
Obama? Good orator(from prepared speach), appealing package to the wishful masses——-empty suite with bad ideas, terrible debater, ill tempered(just watch the next 60 days), billions in new Government programs to make people dependent on the Government and not on working, and for those who do work, more taxes, taxes, taxes(and at the German tax rate you should be sensitive to that). Obama`s going to feed the starving, get medical coverage for all, and educate all. I defy anyone to show me a starving person in this country (except the crazies that Carter let loose). There is always some place you can get fed. I defy anyone to show me anyone that has a medical emergency that can`t get treatment. As for education, get rid of the “me first” teachers unions, Obama`s greatest supporters. I do resent being told I have to buy some one a HD tv because they feel inferior with a standard one. All this may sound a little peevish to you and I do talk about the other side as badly—I have lived in Washington for almost 50 years and no President has ever made the type of change both are advocating– they can set the tone but congress only can really change things—and that will happen by not letting lawers hold public office and replacing all that are currently there. Anyway, hope your hubby made it back safely—and as for the robins egg blue box tied with a white satin ribbon—just remember, it`s only a pretty box, it`s the contents that matter. Doug
aziemniak // September 13, 2008 at 1:56 pm |
I realise no one is perfect but there is no way I can back McCain. And yes, the Tiffany’s thing is an ongoing joke.
The time at home is what I’m really excited about!