Two Tickets to Paradise (Guest Blogger)

Greetings loyal Pink Droppings readers, I am Kim's husband Ethan.  As many of your already know, Kim is out this week for a girl's trip to the Bahamas.  In her stead, she has reluctantly given me full access to her blog to keep her readers entertained.  With great power comes great responsibility, so hopefully I will live up to the high journalistic standards personality Kim brings to her blog.  

I'm going to start my set off in more of a family-friendly Tim Allen-esque comedy vibe before I work up into the really rant-y Bill Hicks stuff, so let's kick this off with some "men and women are so different, LOL, amitrie" observational comedy.

When a wife goes out of town, she has a vastly different conception of what her husband is planning to do in her absence than what reality will dictate.  To reinforce this point, I'm going to attach this handy chart of why Kim thinks I'm doing this week as compared to my mundane existence:

Sunny Days Are Ahead!

Tomorrow, bright and early, I leave for Bimini Island in the Bahamas.

I can’t wait to ditch this cold ass weather. 

While I’m here next week,

I have given full blog access to E. He may or may not post. It’ll be fun to see what he has up his sleeve.

Ciao!

All Things British

This past weekend, I majorly binged on TV viewing. Ever since we changed our cable plan and have Showtime and HBO, I have been a TV show catch up nut. My latest conquest was Downton Abbey. Obsessed! I finished season 3 Monday and don’t know what to do with myself without a TV show to  compulsively watch.

Now I have to keep the memory of Downton Abby alive until Season 4 with some British treats. 

Lady Earl Gray tea   

With a splash of milk and sugar, you’re ready to have tea with Cousin Violet/ Grand Mama  

Slippers

These are the Brit originals, now you can find them all over “across the pond” 

I like these, but they don't look near as luxurious and comfy as the British ones:

via

House at Riverton by Kate Morton

Amazing epic book that takes place in a big house in England in the '20s, and probably the closest to getting a Downton Abbey fix until next year. 

 Haha, when looking for a pic, I found that even Amazon agreed with me.

Cheers Old Chaps!

Hump Day Funny

Maybe one of these days I'll get around to creating a button for my "Hump Day Funny" series, but until that day, you get funny only. No graphics.
I got this in a chain email and had seen a few of them before, but they still make me laugh. Especially since E and I are an "old married couple" and we like to (playfully) hate on each other. 

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After retiring, I went to the Social Security office to apply for Social Security.
The woman behind the counter asked me for my driver's license to verify my age.
I looked in my pockets and realized I had left my wallet at home.
I told the woman that I was very sorry, but I would have to go home and come back later
he woman said, 'Unbutton your shirt'.
So I opened my shirt revealing my curly silver hair.
She said, 'That silver hair on your chest is proof enough for me'
And she processed my Social Security application.
When I got home, I excitedly told my wife about my experience at the Social Security office.
She said, 'You should have dropped your pants. You might have gotten Disability, too’.
And then the fight started.....

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My wife and I were sitting at a table at my high school reunion, and I kept staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as she sat alone at a nearby table.
My wife asked, 'Do you know her?'
'Yes,' I sighed, 'she's my old girlfriend. I understand she took to drinking right after we split up those many & years ago, and I hear she hasn't been sober since.'
'My God!' says my wife, 'Who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?'
And then the fight started.....

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I took my wife to a restaurant. The waiter, for some reason, took my order first.
'I'll have the strip steak, medium rare, please.'
He said, 'Aren't you worried about the mad cow?'
'Nah, she can order for herself.'
And then the fight started.....

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A woman is standing nude, looking in the bedroom mirror.
She is not happy with what she sees and says to her husband,
'I feel horrible; I look old, fat and ugly. I really need you to pay me a compliment.'
The husband replies, 'Your eyesight's darn near perfect.'
And then the fight started.....

A Late Weekend Wrap-Up

Saturday was grocery day. Our grocery budgeting was going well, but Costco sucked us in. Workout clothes and multiple bottles of wine were not on our list, but somehow we left with it.

Saturday evening, we went for our post “fancy” Valentine’s dinner. Apparently, others have the same idea to push their V-Day dinner off to the weekend after. We might just have to push it 2 weeks out, or just start celebrating Japan’sWhite Day.

Sunday, E made some no bake energy balls. Heehee, many jokes ensued. But I must admit, they were delicious and I had my fill of balls this weekend ;)

We were closed Monday, so I accompanied E suit shopping. I actually felt *a little* bad for men. Macy’s had a sale on suits, but the suits come with a set size in pants, and of course E needed a different pant from jacket. Plus most of the non “slim cut” have doofy pleated pants.

Most of the long weekend was, well, I wrote a Haiku for it:

The sun on the couch

full DVR on TV!

nap is imminent

The Best VD Ever!

Get your minds out of the gutter, it's the best Valentine's Day ever!

E and I originally  weren’t “doing” Valentine‘s Day this year, after a disastrous dinner 2 years ago.

Late yesterday, I changed my mind (as women have the right to). I texted E to see if he would skip class and go to Chick-Fil-A with me. I had received an email a few weeks ago from our local Chick-Fil-A that they had a special Valentine’s dinner that you could make reservations for, so naturally I was intrigued.

E said sure, why not, and I made reservations. Yes, at Chick-Fil-A.

When we arrived, I received a rose and we were taken to our seats:

 

They had their menus printed off, along with “talking points” for the evening (It must be from their Chick-Fil-A marriage retreat).

We had a waiter, delicious chicken sandwiches served on plastic plates, free desserts, AND then a gift bag on our way out.

Not to mention, it was not crowded nor was parking or service an issue. All that for under $20.

Oh, and I made us late because I was gluing together my "52 Reasons Why I Love You" since I decided yesterday after reading a blog that would be my non-gift.

Too bad Facebook ratted me out and Ethan had an idea that is what he was getting!

I told E that was he best Valentine's Day ever. His response: what, did you say something about low standards? Ahhh, my heart is aflutter.