Bachelor Cranky
It is Saturday
night and I have been a bachelor for four days now. Mrs. Cranky has been working upstate since
Wednesday, her dance studio employer is holding its annual ballroom dance competition…serious
stuff if you are a ballroom dancer.
You may be
wondering what I have been up to during my days as a carefree bachelor. I was left with only one command, “Don’t
forget to bring in the mail.” Mrs. Cranky is serious
about two things, taking in the mail every day, and answering every phone call.
Getting the
mail has been easy, the phone I let go to the answering machine. In the meantime, I stay up as late as I want
and sleep in late every morning…actually I can do that all the time. I am able to watch whatever TV I want, and
practice my guitar for hours…actually I can do that when Mrs. Cranky is home.
In her absence,
I got to play golf three days where ordinarily I would only have been able to
play…actually I get to play golf pretty much whenever I want.
At dinner time,
I have barbequed every night and have enjoyed an occasional cigar and a glass
of wine while cooking. OK, probably
several glasses of wine. Mrs. Cranky
doesn’t like me to drink that often on account of that being a drunk thing. I do get to smoke an occasional cigar and
barbequing is nothing new.
So to recap,
as "Bachelor Cranky" I have been able to do pretty much the same stuff I do when
Mrs. Cranky is at home, except I have done them all without Mrs. Cranky hanging
around.
I will be
very glad when it is Sunday and Mrs. Cranky is back home.
This bachelor
stuff is not all it is cranked up to be.
Stupid Headline Sunday has been
delayed one day because this post would not make any sense if posted later in
the week.
Hear, hear!
ReplyDeleteLife is apparently good with Mrs. Cranky around!!
ReplyDeleteHubby rarely goes out of town, maybe once a year if that these days. I "cherish" those few days alone. The remote to myself, my schedule how I want to do things, make a meal, bring in a meal, whatever. I do miss him but it is good to have just a few days apart. Glad she'll be home so very soon!
ReplyDeletebetty
Being on your own does give opportunities to count blessings.
ReplyDeleteAwww, I bet you're missing her saying "you're a jerk!"
ReplyDeleteDitto River's comment.
ReplyDeleteYou could not wash the dishes until the last minute. Now, that is defiance!
ReplyDeletePerhaps meet her at the door with flowers?
ReplyDeleteawww. i always love when you miss her. :)
ReplyDeleteI figured you were doing what you do when she's home. You seem both very happy even though you try to convince us otherwise.
ReplyDeleteI linked this post to Silly Sunday.
Have a fabulous day and she's home today. Excellent. ☺
You're probably wasting away from the lack of hidden snacks to discover.
ReplyDeleteThat reminds me, I have to take the trash out and get the mail.
ReplyDeleteGood relationship when you miss someone who is in your hair usually.
ReplyDeleteFrom the look of it, I think life is better off when Mrs. Cranky around!
ReplyDeleteAww, how sweet and that should earn you many a pardon from the Mrs.
ReplyDeleteseens you have the best of both worlds, with or without Mrs Cranky
ReplyDeleteWhy do i get the feeling you'd rather have her around so you can argue on occasion?
ReplyDeleteThe last time my husband was out of town without me, I missed him a lot. Because I couldn't figure out how to turn on the damn TV and get it to where I wanted to go (the antenna, or Amazon Prime, or one of those many apps that let you stream stuff). It's so much easier to tell him to "go to that one place that shows German TV." Heh.
ReplyDeleteThat's the beauty of being with a good partner, we both do pretty much as we please most of the time. When there's work to be done, we pitch in to make it go quicker.
ReplyDeleteLife is good down here in the sticks.
My favorite thing to do when Mrs. Chatterbox is out of town is sleeping in our bed on a diagonal.
ReplyDeleteMade me laugh again!
ReplyDeleteI'm usually too tired to do much more than I do now when the Ms is here. I don't think she has anything to worry about.
ReplyDeleteIt is nice to just have someone else there. When they are away you realize how much you treasure having them there with you.
ReplyDeleteYour mate's your mate for so many wonderful reasons. Safe travels, Mrs. Cranky!
ReplyDeleteWhat? No dancing in your underwear and sliding across the floor in your socks? No sliding down the stairs on a piece of cardboard? Cranky, you disappoint.
ReplyDeleteI tend to drink a lot of wine and eat pizza or popcorn for dinner when I'm alone.
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