My Wife of 30 years left today

[NewHampster]

For a one week vacation without me! Off to visit her sister in N.C. This is a yearly sister gig in Myrtle Beach with outlet shopping, cig smoking in the house and fried food up the kazoo.

People can't imagine the pressure this takes off me and my 18 year old son. This is an extremely hard working woman in a sometimes stressful career. She's an Anesthetist that holds your life in her hands during surgery, while reading Newsweek and two novels a week.

She deserves a nice long break with her sister and we deserve a week without her.

A week without The Obsessive One.
A week to watch Spike TV if I want.
A week for the kid to stay out late with his girlfriend and not get a call every hour asking where he is.
A week to maybe work from home while not being asked to vacuum, go to the store or call the kids.
A week to waste some time on what she calls "that stupid DU place".

My working vacation week that I look forward to every year.

What should I do different this year? Something that's basically free since I'm broke.

Maybe I'll blow off work one day, put on the waders and try for a Lake Winni Salmon. Maybe I'll go to a bar and stay out late flirting with the babes. Perhaps, I'll visit Kerry HQ and get me a bumper sticky thingy to put above DU on my van. Maybe I'll go look at new cars and take a Mini for a test ride.

Or I can go rake more leaves, watch the Sox and take Charlie for a run and go try for a Salmon.

At least this week the decision is MINE all MINE.

Suggestions welcome.



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