Meet Rosie*, pregnant with her second child and ready to head to a friend's wedding and to see other dear friends somewhere that seems like Uzbekistan to bystanders...but really is a town on the map in a state that does exist nearby (okay, no offense to Uzbekistan...it really does exist....but the general feeling is that it is a "fake" country used to win Scrabble games).
Meet Duke**, who is ever faithful to Rosie but quietly is worrying about her sanity in taking first child and herself on said trip. Although he feels strongly she is entirely capable of the travels, the man of the house cannot help but be a little concerned about her road time in combining said wedding trip with several other work events...leading her to be gone for 2.5 weeks, instead of just under 2. Especially when Rosie fails to mention to most parties that she is experiencing a wee bit of "practice," shall we call it, in the labor department.
After much thought and crying, Rosie decides that, for the overall happiness of the household, she will give up the long awaited wedding portion of the trip and forgo all the pre-planned activities. Being a women (and very hormonal), she secretly expects Duke to read into subtle signals of severe disappointment, such as loudly sniffing behind Forbes magazine, eating piles of cookies and determining her side of the bed has its own demilitarized zone, and offer dinner out on the town in a location featuring more than 300 total people in its populace.
Touched by how much her man will miss her later in the week, Rosie decides a good compromise would be to drive solo to a neighboring town and partake in a shopping excursion for the day. By jove, if she canceled two nights of hotel rooms and 8 hrs of gasoline, what's to say she shouldn't enjoy at least 5-7 hrs of females-hopping -pregnant-lady-bliss while the husband finishes his day and arrive back refreshed and not feeling sorry for herself. Duke was potentially busy with prep for his upcoming fair and other plans, therefore it shouldn't interrupt his schedule and the wife would be back in time for dinner and a pay-per-view or something. However, Duke again feels strongly that he should escort the lovely lady out on the town....if only she would wait until he finishes a morning appointment lasting until about noon. Involving gun maintenance and man things that Rosie trys to avoid at all costs and purposes. So there she sits.....with the kidlet and man off to town doing their thing, patiently waiting for their return so she can actually DO SOMETHING she would like to involving people and social environments.
Should she:
A) Eat all the cookies remaining (oatmeal raisin) and suffer such severe gastric distress that she couldn't possibly go anywhere unless a rest stop exists at each mile marker...
B) Commence upon Ebaying a few "loose items" in the house, all involving triggers and major optical displays, setting up a trust fund with payouts offered only in plane tickets over fair weekends until 2020..............
C) Clean the house (again) and attempt work in stealth mode, since her voicemail announces her absent from the physical office anyway this weekend..........
D) Order a dress for her upcoming class reunion, which she was supposed to shop for this weekend while traveling, and tell Duke that Gucci and Prada were really the only cute options for semi-formal preggie wear........
E) Wait patiently for Duke's return, knowing that he truly does love her and that his shortfalls in observance are only because he is male, and wait to be surprised by whatever fun exciting non-couch sitting adventure he has planned.........
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* & ** Names have been changed to protect the privacy of the individuals involved in the "fictional" plot. Any resemblance to real characters you may know in "real life" are purely in your head and accidental...not the responsibility of the posting party.
