Why I Love My Wife
Aug 17th, 2007 by Micah Tillman | 3 Comments |
I was vacuuming the apartment a few minutes ago. This requires me to move all the stuff we pile up in various places so I can vacuum under them. I’m not sure what the point is, but I know I’m supposed to do it. The Eternal Principles of Vacuuming I guess.
I went to move the wicker basket which is beside my wife’s side of the bed. On it was an empty water bottle, so I had to stop and move the bottle first. I don’t know why, but I didn’t want it to fall off. As I was about to put the basket back down, I saw another empty water bottle behind it.
It made me think of a drunk’s apartment. You walk in and it’s littered with empty bottles. Except my wife is a water addict. The woman can drink water like nobody’s business. Beside the two water bottles on the bedroom floor, there’s one on her dresser, one on the shelves beside the kitchen, and one with her at work.
She’s so cute! I just want to give her a big smooch on the cheek and make baby-talk noises at her. What other possible response could there be?
As opposed to my wife, my living spaces are littered with empty coffee cups. Or rather, my car is. I like to think of it as my drug paraphernalia (what a great word) that the cops will bust me for when they pull me over for driving dirty (there’s a song about that, so I thought I’d make a reference to it).
So when I compared my coffee cups to my wife’s water bottles, I thought, “Not only is she adorable, but she’s healthy.” How can you not love a woman like that?
Oh, and she got a job to provide for us while I’m teaching and finishing my dissertation. That counts for something too.
But not as much as the water bottles.
(jus’ kiddin’! I am a very blessed man.)
I’m glad that you love me even though I’m a compulsive water drinker or because I’m a cute and compulsive water drinker!
And thanks for having that list of published articles on the side, I think that’ll make it a lot handier for me to find one.
Love!
Me
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Sarah and Nathan are sqealing in approval!!
And yes, you DO have a lot of coffee cups in Kimono. I’m not sure what I leave around, but with Nathan it’s change. Every time that boy stands up it’s tumbling out of him….but unfortunately not in the form of quarters which is what I require to do laundry.
-Sarah
I miss you guys. So, when are you moving to South Bend to teach at Notre Dame? ;)
ps – Sarah says “Hi.”