So, this morning, as I was puking so violently one eyeball exploded, I thought “I am not canceling this tea party.” This afternoon as I slammed back the last of my daily bottle of Robitussin so I wouldn’t cough when on the phone with Gary, I thought, “I am not canceling this tea party.” And this evening when I made the Annual Cream of Broccoli Soup and the newly invented Plantain-Nut Bread and was unable to taste them, I thought “I am not canceling this tea party.” I had to gird my loins because I’d told Gary this was the day of decision, and I knew he was adamantly against infecting our friends with what A DOCTOR WITH A DEGREE HAD DIAGNOSED AS The Croup.
See, what I did wrong was turn on the TiVo and catch up on the Gilmore Girls, and they had that scene where Emily ambushed Lorelei and gave her a big speech about compromise.
“It isn’t all about what you want, Lorelei,” Emily explained.
“SHUT UP WHORE!” I yelled at the TV. “Let her do what she wants!”
“Marriage is all about compromise, and if you can’t compromise your marriage is doomed.”
“WHORE!” I threw a piece of cheese at the TV. Then I deleted the show so I wouldn’t have to watch those stupid girls they have yammering at the end.
Then I put out a series of tests for Gary. Often, he will be all show and bluster and doesn’t make it past the series of tests, but we talked about it and while he did bend a little when I presented him with the hot salty tears of disappointment, and while he pretended at first to be unable to use the phone when I demanded he call our friends if we were canceling the tea, it seems he was not just faking it but truly did feel High Tea thrown by sick people was perhaps not the best idea.
Damn. Hate being a grown-up.
On the plus side, I am so ahead of schedule for everything now!
7 responses to “Who Is To Blame”
Everyone loves the Gilmore Girls. Even my boyfriend, man who can’t bear anything with estrogen. Why have I never seen this show?
You’re not canceling, just postponing. Glory, woman, I was only theoretically attending and I’ve been thinking all week, I hope she decides not to go through with the tea just yet. Put it off until after the new year.Feel better, hon.
Moose – my girlfriend Gary turned me on to this show. He is so packed full of estrogen he almost has a cycle. If I were you, I’d start watching repeats and ignore the current season.Becs – That is the question: postpone or cancel. The issue is that Aunt Carleen had an Annual Tree Trim, and died weeks after the first time she cancelled. SO right tight now I;m thinking postpone, but will people still want to celebrate in January?
Postpone. Say, middle to end of January. The Christmas hangover will be over and people will be craving a party.
Don’t know if your ears rang through all that mucus, but we were discussing the idea that perhaps you might consider tea in the spring as you once had done.Just a thought…Anyway, we’re sad that we’ll miss tea this year, but it’s certainly understandable and I know it was a difficult choice.Get well, woman!
Tea in the spring would be wonderful.
Postpone! Think of the blahs that set in after the holidays. You will be the antidote.