I have a wonderful husband. It’s true. I could go on and on about all of his virtues, but instead I will tell you that I am petty. Yup, even though my husband is a wonderful human being, I can find a way to focus on the inconsequential everyday irritants. I do not like this aspect of my person; it does not make my life a better place. I find that the less time I spend having fun with my husband, the more time I have to focus on the minutiae.
I’ve been complaining because we haven’t been on a date for months. He kept saying, he didn’t have any money and I said, I didn’t care if we only went for a walk, but that I needed to spend some time with just him. Well, we finally went on a date on Monday and it was great. We had such a good time that he agreed we really need to make spending time “alone” together a priority. It’s really necessary because the more fun we have as a couple, the less petty I become.
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Do you like musicals? You probably do, most people seem to and they are big money makers on Broadway. I myself am not a fan of most. There are a few exceptions, but for the most part musicals just don’t do it for me. I wouldn’t buy the cast recording because I don’t really want to sing along to songs from musicals. This weekend we were watching the Tony Awards and saw that Spiderman The Musical is coming to Broadway. Really?! My husband, who is also not a fan of musicals came up with an idea for a new musical that we would both actually watch. Wait for it…
And that’s all she wrote!
Have a great weekend!
Your idea for a Bobby Brown musical cracks me up! Thanks for the giggles.
My hubby & I hardly ever get alone time together. It is SO frustrating! We have such small kids that it is almost darn near impossible. Even more so in the last few weeks because the baby has been teething & wants me ALL THE TIME! It doesn't help that our 2 1/2 yr old wanders into our room by ohhh 2 or so every morning. Thank goodness our 4 1/2 yr old is such a great sleeper Uggghhh!
LOVE the musical idea… you should start "selling" the idea. ha ha ha
The Bobby Brown musical..Oh, it's on like a pot of neckbones!! I'm there! Your first paragraph sounds like you are shutting it down. Say it ain't so!
Date nights are SO important so that you don't lose sight of why you're together in the first place. I mean who really can have a real conversation with a 2 year old running around. And it's just different being at home. We've made a point of going out at least once a week just to be alone and decompress. It's so awesome. Some of the most fum times though were when we were making NO money. We'd scrounge around for some change get in the car, buy a coke and a candy bar or something and just drive around and be alone. It's too easy to grow apart without making time to be together.
You sound a lot like my wife. She is a nitpicker when it comes to me and who I am. She finds fault with all the little petty things about me. Quirks, mannerisims, just being me. Everything about me annoys her.
The Bobby Brown musical is a great idea. You really should pitch it.
Spiderman, the musical..really?? I'd say that your Bobby Brown idea makes waaaay more sense! 😀
When I was pregnant with my 2nd I was obsessed with lead – I scrubbed the house top to bottom, walls and all, even the sideboards. I taped any paint cracks. Then finally I bought some lead tests and found our my house had no lead paint.
Going on a date with your husband is the most romantic date 🙂
I am sure we all need to reassess our behaviour every so often, too easy to become complacent and seem ungrateful. Take Care and have a good weekend.
When my kids were little, we would just go to the local hamburger joint, get some fries and just sit in the parking lot and talk. I was great. I actually remember those dates.
LOL! Thats an awesome idea for a broadway show. Much better than Spiderman
Oh sister…you truly crack me up!
You are right about the couple time. It is salve to the wound of life.
LOL. Awesome broadway show! Would definitely see that over Spiderman anyday.
I don´t like musicals either. Not my thing.
You are so funny! But I have to agree that would make an interesting musical. And that made me think about our ice cream man who was busted last summer for selling crack from his ice cream truck. My poor little grand kids would be standing at the curb and he would just buzz right buy them. The other day I heard the music from an ice cream truck and I quickly headed for my purse and my little 4 year old Avery said "Oh Mom-Mom we don't want any crack cream" I could not believe she remembered that.
I am so happy you got to spend time with your man. You are so right it is so important. My husband rides a motorcycle and I love it when he takes me for a ride and we stop and take little breaks and just talk. Have a great weekend!
I would definitely go to see the Bobby Brown Musical, " From Crack to Comeback." I bet it would spawn a killer soundtrack as well.
Ouch! I don't want to be like that. One of the things that I love about my husband is that he is so accepting of who I am. I'm sure that there are a million and one things that I do that irritate him, but he just lets them go. I think that is one of the lessons I am supposed to learn.
I love musicals. One of my favorites is Chicago, which was made into a move with Richard Geer and Renee Zellwinger. I have the DVD and have to watch again every now and then.
I would totally go see "From Crack to Comeback"!!! Whitney could make an appearance in there too! Hahahahah!
date night, brilliant choice….bobby brown, not so sure 😉
Date night is so important especially when you have kids! I hope you have a great weekend and Father's Day with Papi!
Bwahaha! Bobby Brown, the musical…maybe they should just call it "Bobby!" and have the rest as a subtitle 🙂
I don't think it's petty to want som time alone with the love of your life. I plan on demanding a little more of that as soon as he gets back! Your relationship is very important, and you two together is different than you two being parents. Both sides need time! So I'm glad you had a nice date!!!
Go for the Bobby Brown musical! (Although the domestic violence problems might make it a hard sell.)
Oh, I'm not shutting down. I just had a moment of gratitude. I love blogging. I'm not going anywhere.
Dates are sooo important and you're right, it doesn't really matter what you do. You only need to schedule "it" and follow through!
More dates….yes. I asked Mrs. MM to go on a date with me this weekend. They are too few and far between as we go on with our day to day lives. If I lived in the Bay area, I would babysit for you so you two could go out.
A Bobby Brown musical would be a riot!!!! Have a wonderful weekend!
awwww Yay for blog support!! and for annoying hubby's who should really just stop playing so much computer and hang out with their wives! (oh, wait, you didn't say that!! lol) I love my hubby toooooo 😀 and spending alone time is crucial, I agree.
ok, come on, tho – musicals? You really really don't like them?? I have to say I have a huge soft spot for them! As an actor/dancer, I am envious of all dancing the extras get to do! But don't have a strong enough singing voice to play a lead. Sigh. Oh well, they generally do less dancing anyway! Now if only there was more dancing in plays. Ha! wait – now that would be weird!
I love musicals. I love ALL live theatre. I'd go see spiderman (weird, yes. Go see it, yes!) and I'd go see Bobby Brown too! If I could – I'd see every live theatre performance ever created! But that would take a lot of time – and I'd truly rather be in some of them, rather than just go see them all. :p
Have a great weekend!!
I think alone time and a date night are very important in a relationship. If I lived closer I would gladly babysit Putpie for you while you went on your outings. 🙂
I'm very petty.
But what shames me most, is that I know every one of Bobby's stinkin' songs.
Mami that would be a GREAT musical! *wiping tears from laughing*
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Please do NOT encourage Bobby Brown 😉 What a show that would be.
I am so glad you got to spend some quality time with your hubby. It's so important. hope you two can escape together more often.
See you Sunday. jj
If you lived in the Bay Area, I would take you up on the offer because that date did wonders for my attitude.
I love your attitude toward theater and in the spirit of full disclosure I should say I can not sing. I've been in plays where I've been aske, bd to lip sink because I was so off key it was throwing everyone else off. There are some musicals I like: Hairspray, Chicago, West Side Story, Working, The Black Rider….I vote for more dancing in regular plays.
For a second I thought you wrote, "I'm very pretty" and I thought, well that's very confident of her, but what does it have to do with anything I wrote.
There is no shame in knowing the Bobby Brown songs, they are catchy.
I'll check out the link.
So… who's going to play whitney? Oh! I'll do that! I think I'd make a decent crackhead…
I forgot Bobby Brown wore his hair like that. Wackadoodle!
I'm with you on that – the more time I spend with my husband (alone), the happier I am too. And even knowing that, it's STILL hard for me to plan things.
PS: I bet Bobby Brown has already found this post and is pitching this idea around as I write this!
date nights are a priority…we have not had money in a while…but we make it happen. we swap babysitting duty with another couple so we dont have to pay for that either.
I don't care for musicals much either. I loved Rent and Les Mis, but all the other ones I have been to I just get sleepy and bored. I like plays, but the singing kind of bothers me.
Date night is so important. Keep it up!
Great that you managed to get your date eventually and I'm sure your guy will be smart enough to keep it up – He is probably enjoying the relief from earache 😉
Let's see if it'll let me comment today……
I like that segue from talking about your husband to info about lead poisoning 😀 I'd see the BB musical up until the point he and Whitney discuss poop….
From Crack to Comeback–I'll bet someone's going to go with that. Just watch and see.
I'm glad you and the hubs got some "we" time; it's important. Our we-time today consisted of my trimming Mr.4444's toenails, but it's something, haha.
p.s. taking the day off tomorrow. Just gonna.
Good for you! Enjoy yourself.
From crack to come back!
Oh my gosh! You are so funny. So super duper funny!
I can't even stand it!
Gary and I never get to go on dates. he works 7 days a week. 14 hours on saturdays and sundays. i miss that man. Miss him so much.
Seriously, I don't know how you guys do it. That schedule would drive me crazy.
Oh yes, we all need that time with our partners. We had date night tonight. We spent most of the time cruising the shelves together at Barnes and Noble. It was perfect. I'm so glad you got a night with your sweetie.
And I am laughing out loud right now…who thinks of Bobby Brown, the Musical? You, that's who! FANTASTIC!
Best,
Tina
You sound like me.
Thanks for the smiles
~B xx
Adam and I rarely have time alone together other than at home after the kids have gone to bed, that's probably why we have such a terrible habit of staying up way too late at night and not getting enough sleep!
Dates are important — that's not petty! It is an important part of taking car of your marriage. So good for you for fighting for it.
🙂
Traci
Ha – I would go see the Bobby Brown musical!! But only if it includes the drugged-out Whitney Houston at some point.
I didn't think Spiderman could talk (I'm really not up on my spidey) but I bet in broadwayland they can make him sing, dance talk as well as be a superpower.
I try to go out with my husband and it's a chore – we don't even have the excuse of having a child. It's a good idea and I'm glad you got it accomplished. I hope you can make it a regular part of your week.
I love your intro! You deserve a Fragmenter award!
I am blessed with a wonderful husband too and I don't know how he puts up with me!
I love the musical idea! I'd watch that. 🙂
My Hubs works insane hours and getting out for a date happens infrequently around here, though we squeeze them in where we can. Many times, we simply go for a walk somewhere pretty.
It IS important to make times for couple time. My husband and I don't do this enough. Thanks for reminding me. 🙂