In sickness and in blah

December 3, 2015Steven Baird

blah and

It’s been a morose few days, with very little writing or editing accomplished. We (and by ‘we’, I mean my wife and I, not the imperial, ‘Franz, bring us our seltzer water and pour it down your trousers, as we are inadequately amused’) …

Where was I going with this?

Oh, right. We’ve both been under the weather for the past week. Not quite nausea, not quite coldy…. just a gray sense of ‘blah’. That, and Monday was our 14th wedding anniversary and we almost forgot it. We endured a celebratory but unenthusiastic leftover turkey dinner sans leftover pie, and danced the dance of Imodium to the rhythm of rain flooding the front porch. And by ‘dance’ I mean fell asleep in front of the TV. In sickness and health, right?

We are not amused. Eventually, we’ll get our groove back and laugh about this. I supposed we’re now officially an old married couple. And I think the traditional gift for the fourteen is seltzer water… the gift that keeps on giving. Won’t she be surprised.

mstoywhisperer December 3, 2015 / 1:18 am

Ah, growing old together. They say it’s a blessing.

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- Steven Baird December 3, 2015 / 1:23 am
  
  I would not disagree.
  
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  - mstoywhisperer December 3, 2015 / 1:25 am
    
    I cherish it. Who else would put up with me?
    
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  - Steven Baird December 3, 2015 / 1:30 am
    
    I say the same thing, so apparently we’re doing something right.
    
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mstoywhisperer December 3, 2015 / 1:20 am

http://www.happy-anniversary.com/year-of-marriage/year-fourteen.html

Won’t she be surprised to know gold is the alternate modern gift?

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- Steven Baird December 3, 2015 / 1:25 am
  
  Isn’t that the alternative gift for every anniversary? Gold or really really good chocolate. 🙂
  
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D. Wallace Peach December 3, 2015 / 1:25 am

Oh, hope you feel better soon. It’s that time of year. At least you’re in it together.

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Steven Baird December 3, 2015 / 1:27 am

Thank you. Wouldn’t want her to be sick without me.

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Helen Jones December 3, 2015 / 11:22 am

I think there’s something in the air at the moment. You’ll get your groove back, hope it comes back soon 🙂

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Steven Baird December 3, 2015 / 11:54 am

Thanks Helen. It might just be a seasonal thing. Makes me want to hibernate until spring. 🙂

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Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog December 3, 2015 / 8:26 pm

We just celebrated our 30th. Our dancing days are mostly in the past.
Hoping you feel better. Cherisheachother! 🙂

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Steven Baird December 3, 2015 / 11:08 pm

Congratulations. I got married relatively late in life, so I appreciate it more very year. 🙂

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