Sometimes, even amazing husbands have amazingly bad days… Yesterday, my dear husband told me I was:

a. Like a broken coat he didn’t want to get rid of.
b. The love of his life that no amount of money could induce him 
   to leave if I was dying.
c. Like a child’s ratty, nasty, dirty, old blanket.
d. All of the above.

Hint: When he fails, he does so spectacularly.

It began in the morning.
Craig: “I don’t have a coat to wear.”
Me: “You have about twenty in the closet.” (Yes, this was an exaggeration.)
Craig: “There’s something wrong with all of them. This one has a broken zipper. This one has broken elastic at the waist. This one has a rip. I don’t like the collar on this one.”
Me: “If they’re all broken, why don’t you get rid of them?”
Craig: “Should I get rid of you just because you’re broken?”

FAIL

It ended at bedtime, as we discussed an aquaintance’s situation. His wife has been given a few months to live. He’s been offered a construction job out of town. (We didn’t get the impression it was long term or anything.) His wife and her best friend want him to go because they could use the money. (And in this climate, who couldn’t?) So, as the resident sick person, I could identify with the practical, I’ll-be-fine, take the job side. But Craig said:

“If I was told the love of my life only had a few months left to live, then I would ignore her opinion and be selfish. I would want to spend my time with her and deal with money later.”

Ooohhh. It brought tears to my eyes.

WIN!!

I told Craig that was so much better to hear than that I was like a broken coat he didn’t want to get rid of. It set him back and he scowled.

“I did say that, but that’s not how I meant it.” He stands up and faces me, looking earnest and sincere. “I meant you’re like a child’s blanket. This ratty, nasty, dirty, old thing they drag arou—”

He froze and mimicked digging with a shovel.

LOL I told him he was going on Facebook for that one.

What are some of your favorite spousal fails?

The year of the movies, I swear. Hollywood is having a good year. Already we can see a few more, but I think I will wait until they are out of big theatres since we’ve already gone to so many this year. But, Sherlock Holmes, New Moon, GI Joe, and I have promised my youngest, my little chick-flick buddy that I’d take her to The Ugly Truth. It looks way too cute to miss. And I need to make up for the broken promise on The Proposal. LOL

However, in the meantime, we had a Harry Potter marathon with all 5 movies before seeing the Half-Blood Prince. We definitely have our favorites, but this latest one was so beautiful. I can’t wait to see the 7th/8th movie. The expansion of the story into such a dark, dramatic direction looks even better with each new trick of graphics.

Craig was almost shocked going into the movie by how many people thought it was the funniest one yet, considering the incredibly dark end. But there were so many hilarious moments. Ones I’d forgotten since it’s been so long since I’d read the books.

I am beginning to see the appeal of re-reading. We’ll see how far I go with that. LOL But movies and TV shows, those I love re-watching. Last night was a Bones marathon and I saw the first episode again. My daughter was disappointed. Bones began so cool with the haphazard clothes and the youthful hairstyle and the energetic determination and the issues between her and Booth. Now she’s very professional, almost rigid, and seems even more lacking in human understanding than she began. And her and Booth are beginning to drag on in terms of their relationship. I am now ready to separate David Boreanaz from Angel and enjoy Booth getting what he wants.

Which makes an interesting segue into actors and aging. Angel as a vampire, the HP cast… I don’t get the hoopla. Aging happens and it doesn’t bother me nearly as much as having a new actor or actress step into a role. So seeing the HP cast get older in the movies, especially since they are supposed to grow up during those school years, isn’t a bad deal for me. Seeing Angel grow an get older just didn’t matter. I think he just looked better. LOL

We did it! We went to the midnight showing when Transformers was released. Been planning that one all year. It was pretty exciting. There were two Camaros out front during the movie. A roped off brand new one and an older version with the black racing stripe and everything.

My daughter was in love and is seriously reconsidering her love of Mustangs. Her dream is to own a Thalon Eleanor Mustang. But now she is considering a bright yellow Camaro or the black car from Supernatural. lol

The movie itself was great. I loved how everything from the first movie flowed into the second and continued it forward. Parts at the end were a little confusing, but overall very enjoyable.

I swear we’ve gone to the movies more often this year than any other. It began with Underworld:Rise of the Lycans. Truly awesome. I am so enjoying this series of movies. It’s like they’ve finally figured out what it takes to make a truly exceptional series on purpose.

This is seen so rarely. Terminator, Godfather, The Matrix, American Pie. Well, yep, that is what comes to mind. The Die Hard series is good, but the continuity of a man doing the yo-yo I-Love-You, I-Hate-You thing with the women in his family really doesn’t satisfy as a continuity.

TV series understand the concept of a character arc from season to season, but movies don’t tend to work that way from movie to movie. So, Jason, Freddy, Michael and more just drag on. Can you think of any good ones I’ve missed?

What else? Oh, yes, X-Men: Wolverine. Very fun. I always wanted to know more about Logan. Then Star Trek. Very nice. I loved how it brought in a whole new generation and got them excited about the characters and the story, able to make it fresh and new without stepping all over canon.

And Terminator: Salvation. A wonderful continuation of the series. I loved how it brought in the love of his life from T3 and how it advanced the robots even more, making one human. That was awesome. And, loved the flashback to Arnie as the first Terminator. That was cool.

But, no, I didn’t love them all. Watchmen was a movie for fans. And teenage girls who giggle at the blue man’s penis. And the five in one scene. lol

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Watchmen
X-Men: Wolverine
Star Trek
Terminator: Salvation

And we have several to count on seeing for the rest of the year. Movie ticket prices are still horrible, but we’ve had fun. That’s what counts, right?