Okay, Carlos left his job last week. We kinda thought that the end was near, for a variety of reasons, but when it came down there was all kinds of bitterness and shouting and hate speech … and all from me, because Carlos takes things in stride and I get mad.
But we’ll be fine, he’ll be fine, and it’s on to something newer and better. However, until that ‘new’ comes along Carlos has been home every day this week. See, when I drove him to work, I’d be able to come back home for a short while until I had to go to work and I loved that time alone to myself. So, this week, with no time alone, I was getting antsy, and, after telling him he had the weekend to wallow about the situation come Monday it was new start, new day, and jokes about being unemployed.
Cue Sarcasm Mode.
Yesterday morning Carlos said he had a translation at the courthouse, and could I drive him. Of course, I could; and then he said:
“It should take most of the morning, so you’ll get some time to yourself.”
“But how will you get home, though, if I’m at work?”
“The client will drive me back.”
Hallelujah! A little me time to do whatever I wanted for a hot minute of two, except … I dropped him off at the courthouse, returned home, and as I settled in at the computer to check the blog-o-sphere, a car pulled up in front of the house and Carlos ……. got …….out.
He came in the house:
“I’m home!”
“What the hell happened to my time alone???”
“What do you want me to do? Go stand outside in the yard?”
“Please. But not where I can see you.”
Humor will get you through the tough times, as long as both people are in on the joke.
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Sadly I rather think that Yertle the Turtle will refuse to bring the Equality Act onto the floor of the Senate....I'm just surprised he allows his wife to work he's so antediluvian.
ReplyDeleteI hear the melanie double also does extra hours at night in the bedroom. I certainly dont blame her then......
ReplyDeleteYou and Carlos at home all week together....... oh no....what could possibly go wrong?
Awww, give Carlos a big hug from me, will ya? All of my daylight time is alone time. I will probably miss it when Balder Half retires in the next couple of years. He'll probably teach part time, so there's that.
ReplyDeleteMelanie's stunt double doesn't look too happy with the job. Holding that squishy little hand probably doesn't help.
Weave and the Mouth Breather? HA! Sounds like a country act.
Melanie (typo and it stays) probably handpicks the ‘replacement ‘. She is obviously beautiful and bitter.
ReplyDeleteThe Carters? It’s just for publicity.
Carlos is my spirit animal, btw.
Gimme Beau Mirchoff NOW.
XOXO
Back to hugging (Carlos) :-)
ReplyDeleteWhen in doubt, blame everything on _______.
Actually do it anyway!
xoxoxoxo
I love Carlos...What a great partner you have...Yes, I know it may not be all roses and rainbows at times-what relationship is-but if one can laugh through difficult times and push threw it makes all the difference...Thanks for being there for Carols...If I understand, he is losing his eyesight...How frighting...No, you still have to watch your weight...You know he can still feel right...And don't forget to shave...
ReplyDeleteOooh, Carlos! I couldn't get away with that with Jerry. He doesn't know how I used to hate it when he wasn't working and I was and I therefore had no alone time in the house. Don't tell him.
ReplyDeleteI feel for Carlos. I’ve had some jobs I’ve walked out of.
ReplyDeleteLet him take his frustration out with the vacuum cleaner...
JP
I suspect Melanoma has doubles for all sorts of occasions.
ReplyDeleteand the award goes to... no, you're right, they were desperately looking for someone with name recognition.
I'm surprised Pence did't turn that spare office into a temple unto himself.
Oh, yea... right, Beau really looks straight, doesn't he?
carlos doesn't need aggravation on the job. but YOU need your quiet time too.
ReplyDeletejust look at the faces and the noses - there are two different melanomas.
ENOUGH with bey and j! and putzy pence.
YAYZ for equality; the right wing will have a cow over this one!
oh beau, you perfect hawt stud!
@MM
ReplyDeleteIt's going to be a bumpy week, but that could be a good thing!
@Deedles
Carlos, unlike me, doesn't care for alone time, so that's our lone sticking point!
@Sixpence
Carlos likes the idea of spirit animal.
I like the idea of Beau, you know ....
@VRC
It's not perfect, but it is love.
@Mitchell
This is probably one of the few things Carlos and I differ on; I like alone,sometimes, he hates it all the time.
@TDM
I should blame Carlos' lost job on _____. I like it.
@JP
Funny you should mention the vacuum cleaner ...he used it all day today!
@Dave
I just find it funny that _____ thinks he'skidding people with Fauxlania!
@AM
He is being nice by giving me a little space, and I'm being nice by keeping the sarcasm to a suitable minimum.
I thnk the faux- Melania is the one with the big smile on her face. Like she knows her shift is almost over...
ReplyDeleteIs that young Barren in the first foto? He has grown abit, as kids do. You'd think with all their money he could get a decent haircut tho'...
Team Avan for me!
"Weave and the Mouth-breather" Is it bad that I don't which is witch?
@Jake
ReplyDeleteMelanie made her bed, literally,so let her lie in it.
Weave and the Mouth Breather are probably interchangeable.
Oh, I feel your pain with having Carlos home. I'm one of those people who needs some alone time, but a few years ago the husband cut down to part-time for health reasons. Now he's only gone for a few hours (while I'm also at work) and then home alone for part of the day so that by the time I get home, he tends to follow me around, talking. He used to be the silent type--not sure when that changed. Occasionally I snap at him and he gets his feelings hurt and then I feel bad. I can't imagine what it's going to be like when we both retire!
ReplyDelete@Sadie
ReplyDeleteIt's always something, eh?
You just have to readjust!