My brain needs time off
On my lunch break yesterday, I made a couple of stops at local retailers in search of a new microwave oven. One of my visits was to my home away from home, Target. When I got out of my car, I noticed a HOT girl getting out of her car a row over. Then I realized that she looked familiar. Then I realized that she was my wife. She was going to her home away from home to pick up some stuff for the boy, neither of us knew that the other was going to Target. It was a fun chance meeting, but that's not what this story is about.
Last night, as I was getting ready for bed, I was talking with the wife about random stuff. Then I was like, "Oh yeah! I went to Target this afternoon and -- "
I got that far before I realized that I was about to tell her that I ran into HER at Target earlier in the day. Clearly, my brain is being overworked and needs a vacation.
(Oh, and no word yet from the neighbors on their trick-or-treater count. I'm calling that a victory.)
Comments
Becky said:
did she ever call you when y'all were just starting out?
Lia said:
I love it when things like that happen.
I'm also one of those people who starts telling cool stories to the people who were with me when it happened. It's only a little embarrassing. Sometimes a lot.
Rhonda said:
So you didn't immediately recognize your own wife, and then you forgot that you had seen her on the same day? Are you sure this isn't early-onset dementia? HA...I joke.
Why do you think Target is such a hot spot? I am there at least 3 times a week (it helps that we have a Starbuck's in ours).
carrotjello said:
I think your neighbors don't want to admit defeat. WTG.
jasmine said:
i'm a little confused about why one neighbor would ahve more trick or treaters than another.
i mean, don't they all go from door to door?
can i come over for halloween next year? i miss suburbia. i miss houses where kids ring doorbells. sad.
cadiz12 said:
back in college, my roommate, me and another girl were inseparable. in the cafeteria for dinner if one of us started telling a story, often she couldn't remember which of the other two had been present for it. it happened so often that we just started raising hands as soon as a story started to save all the confusion.
it happens.
I said:
Becky - Quite a bit, yes. We went to different colleges, so there was a lot of phone time.
Lia - I do that on occasion also, where I tell stories to people who were there at the time. I don't think I've ever told someone a story about an interaction with that same person, though. This one was almost a first.
Rhonda - Target is a hot spot because it's AWESOME. No Starbucks in mine, but I don't drink coffee anyway.
Carrot - I agree!
Jazz - The numbers are always close, but they're not the same. The X factor is the young ones. For example, we only took our kid out trick or treating to 5 or 6 of our neighbor's houses. The people three houses down, they missed out.
cadiz - I remember my wife and her circle of friends having a similar hand-raising strategy.
elasticwaistbandlady said:
First of all, I'm really bad about telling my husband all about places I went with ex-fiancee Matt, only to have him glare and say, "Ummm, you were with ME, not that loser, Matt." Oops.
Second of all, I once chased a Papi lookalike in the same tan truck as Papi all the way down the road. I kept flashing my lights and honking (yep, I'm a honkey!), but he wouldn't stop. Finally, we get to the corner donut shop, and I hop out all mad, and then I see it's not Papi after all. At least this really was your woman, and you weren't harrassing a complete stranger.
Rhonda said:
Elastic - That is so funny. I have done that too. The the hubby gets all mad and I am "cut off" for a day or two. BOO! ;)
Omar - I don't drink coffee either. I drink yummy frappacino's...a chocolate concoction with a jolt, which I need to keep up with the baby!
TARGET ROCKS!
Becky said:
can i just say that turkey-straddling ninjas are the best kind of ninjas?
Lianne said:
I am so glad I am not the only retard on the internet.
Jon said:
Hmm… I seem to get this in reverse. I’m always the one people are telling the story to and I have to interject and say, “ Yeah, I remember, I was there… with you…” I guess I’m not that memorable.
elasticwaistbandlady said:
I just noticed the elite special forces trained "Turkey wrangling" Ninja. I raise my nunchucks in tribute to you!
geekdarling said:
I love that you noticed the woman was HOT before you noticed it was your wife!
Jonathan said:
Omar, Quick question. You wrote - "The X factor is the young ones. For example, we only took our kid out trick or treating to 5 or 6 of our neighbor's houses."
Did you take your son to the neighbor's house you are competing against?
If so, hats off to you! That’s like saying “I’m so confident my house will get more Treaters than yours I’m going to give you one”
That is of course, only valid if he didn’t bring his 8 kids over to your house first. :)
glo said:
Okay - that's officially a whole lot fo funny...