I got a new toy. It’s big and red and comes with lots of features. It’s also battery operated, but I can plug it in when it gets low.
That’s right, I got a brand spanking shiny new laptop. Courtesy of my honey, Mr. Zaal.
You see, for 2 years my Beast was in school. He was studying to be a full fledged certified geek. AKA taking an I.T. program in college. I was a good little housewife. I kept my complaining to a minimum. Ok, that last part is a total lie, but we’re good. For the second year, we agreed he couldn’t work and go to school, so we agreed I would take care of us while he worked towards “a brighter future”. As a birthday present, I also paid for a semester of school.
I know! I’m pretty awesome eh? Well, I didn’t see it as a choice. It had to be done, he’s my husband and I love him. I take care of the people I love. It’s a very small circle of people who have the privilege, so in the end I’m not spending that much more money.
I was pretty lonely however, and I was lucky enough to have the ear, and time, of my bestie Janice. My friend Bill was pretty good to talk to as well. He was taking a similar program at the same school, so it was easy for him to relate to both me and my husband.
Oh man, my shoulders hurt from carrying this big wooden cross. Phew! No, I’m not feeling sorry for myself. I’m simply stating the facts. Sure it sucked sometimes and I missed having my honey around. He put 99% of himself in school, and gave me whatever time he could spare. I don’t begrudge him that. I’m pretty independent and am fully capable of self entertaining. Movies and books are my primary form of entertainment and encompass a very large part of my life, and neither of these things require me to have someone with me to do them. “Ok, you read one page out loud, and I’ll read the other one”. Not so much.
Throughout this last year, during which I was his sugar mama, Zaal kept telling me he was going to get me a present when he was done school, and I jokingly said I wanted a ruby. A big, shiny, red ruby. Why? Because I’m not all that big with the jewelry. I like earthy stones like amber, but big flashy things aren’t really a part of my every day garb. So to me it was a big joke. “Get me a ruby honey. Yeah! One that will blind people if they see me on a sunny day.”
Obviously, since there hasn’t been any incidents on the news about some crazy lady blinding people with her bling on 17th ave Sw, I am not the proprietor of a shiny blinding ruby.
I am, however, the recipient of this new toy, on which I’m typing right now. It’s a Ruby Red Dell Laptop. It’s 17 inches of awesome. I can watch movies on it. I have 2 little speakers at the front here that provide me with decent surround sound. It’s just so much prettier than a real ruby. And way more entertaining and practical. Zaal does kind of look at it longingly, so I’m worried he’s going to steal it back. It is covetable though, so I understand. Please let me keep it!
He has a new job that’s 4 words long, Systems Analyst Commercial Services, and carries around business cards, so I’m sure he can treat himself with one later. Does it sound like I’m tooting my husband’s horn here? Bragging perhaps? Well too bad! I’m proud of my husband for his accomplishment. Other people have kids and dogs they can be proud of, I have Beast and my biting wit.
So thank you honey for the awesome gift. I’ll be sure to treasure it and take care of it and love it and maybe kiss it a couple more times. Ahem.
I wouldn’t say no to a real ruby though. A solitaire pendant. Princess cut. *cough cough*. Not that I’ve thought about it or anything. *looks away and starts whistling*
Thank you Billy and Janice for your time and patience and ears. I may have killed someone had you guys not been there.
Congratulations Chris and Billy on your graduation tomorrow. If you’re on stage and hear some crazy lady woohooing, it won’t be me. I would never make such a public spectacle of myself.