Wade: People at work kept asking what I was getting you for Valentine’s Day.
Me: Did you say NEW BRAKES?
Wade: No, I said, “I just give her my credit card number and say ‘Buy yourself something nice at J. Crew, honey.’” Oh wait, you ALREADY DO THAT.
Me: HEY! I use my own credit card for that!
Wade: Uh huh.
Me: And I pay the bill myself, too!
Wade: Uh huh.
Me: Mostly.
Wade: Uh huh.
Me: You should have said, “I got her new brakes! And a new battery!” Because THAT’S romantic.
Wade: Sure. “Here you go, honey, five hundred dollars worth of car repair!”
Me: It wasn’t that much.
Wade: How much was it?
Me: Less than that.
Wade: Eh, whatever. Happy Valentine’s Day.
Me: You too, sweetie.
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My husband had to repair the toilet for Valentines Day. Because my 2 yr old flushed a Mega Bloks person and a blok. And go figure, they got stuck.
Now isn’t That romantic?
By Rachel on 02.15.07 9:58 am | Permalink
Oh, Rachel, THAT is funny.
I’ll bet your husband thought it was funny, too. Right?
By Susan on 02.15.07 10:03 am | Permalink
Oh, I got a new Heat Pump and Central Air! WooHoo!!! I’m so glad other women are enjoying such romantic husbands, too!
By Becky on 02.15.07 10:17 am | Permalink
Car repair for Valentine’s Day would just make me cry, I think.
By wordgirl on 02.15.07 10:29 am | Permalink
Heh. I should have gotten my husband brakes for Valentine’s Day, because the ones on his truck crapped out this morning.
Whee! No brakes!
By mamatulip on 02.15.07 10:32 am | Permalink
Hey, car repair is romantic, too. Nothing says “I love you” like new brakes… it’s like saying, “I don’t want the car to kill you! I don’t want you to be injured from a sudden lack of braking ability!” Really, it’s a deeper statement than roses.
By Mara on 02.15.07 10:52 am | Permalink
Mara, exactly! And the battery was a nice extra, because of what that says is, “I don’t want to have to leave work and drive halfway across town to rescue you when the car dies and you call me crying because you don’t know how you’re going to pick the kids up at school.”
If THAT’S not romance, I don’t know what is.
By Susan on 02.15.07 10:58 am | Permalink
Oh he thought it was just hilarious, Susan, what with the 9:30 run to Home Depot and the plunging and what not. It made for a very romantic evening.
By Rachel on 02.15.07 11:03 am | Permalink
I got a bag of mini peppermint patties (my absolute fave sweets) and the chance to watch Lost with my husband without him studying or even MENTIONING calculus or physics. Twas heavenly.
But brakes sound nice too! I had to get a new tyre last week so I will count that towards my v-day haul.
By Nat on 02.15.07 10:27 pm | Permalink
Ah, romance! It smells vaguely like rubber and battery acid - who knew?
By Velma on 02.16.07 10:50 am | Permalink
I would never give Dan something so unromantic. He got some money in our roof fund and a science magazine subscription. After a nice dinner and a movie at home, I stayed up until 2am writing for a deadline. Ain’t no Valentine’s Party like a west coast Valentine’s Party.
By The Daring One on 02.16.07 12:22 pm | Permalink
Practical gifts are always better! I’d much rather get some car repair than a box of chocolates.
Although I could eat the chocolates when my car breaks down.
Gabriel.
By Gabriel on 02.16.07 4:10 pm | Permalink
Sooo romantic.
By ewe are here on 02.16.07 4:56 pm | Permalink
I tried to be romantic and get him the latest Norah Jones CD–I didn’t think he even knew it was out–and I felt rather sheepish when he handed me a suspiciously shaped package and opened it to find he’d bought me the same thing.
Kind of a warped Gift of the Magi thing, just much less touching.
By scribbit on 02.16.07 5:11 pm | Permalink
Since we are moving and in an apt right now without a lot of space and without a lot of money until the papers are signed on the house, I asked for a stick vac. I know it’s not romantic, but it helped me out tremendously and for that, I am thankful!
By Robin on 02.18.07 8:19 am | Permalink
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