Random Esquire

Today is Boss’s half birthday. I know what you’re thinking. Yes, I am exactly that trained. Here’s how it happened. We met each other just days prior to her birthday. Because I had not even had a second date by then, I decided that her half birthday was the perfect excuse to buy her something. That reminds me of something else I did early in our relationship.

I gave Boss a card and she opened it and her face turned to stone. It was a very sweet card so I did not understand her reaction. She looked up at me, lips pursed, and said, “Do you recognize this card? Have you ever given this to someone else?” I was stunned and swore that I had not. Well, I was lying because I had given her the same card about a month earlier. Oops. (I should clarify that she wasn’t really angry, just giving me a hard time.)

So, to celebrate her half birthday, I bought her a new mobile phone. When I got home from work, she announced that she was craving spaghetti and meatballs. This is highly unusual becaus Boss does not eat meatballs. Quick trip to the store for some fresh bread, pasta, meatballs, ice cream and cake before making it inside minutes before the heavens opened. We ate and watched the rain.

I think it is time for ice cream.