YES, DEAR!
“YES DEAR!”
They are
the two most important words a man could ever utter. It could mean a matter of
life or death, or at least a happy marriage...
“Yes Dear!”
Usually followed by an
effusive nodding of the head, “yes dear” can make your life easier, because we
all know a happy wife means a happy life, and rather than fight the inevitable
beat down into submission it’s best to just say….”yes, dear!”
Of course, I say all
this in jest, but truthfully Janet IS the captain of this ship. Detailed
oriented and tenacious Janet works out everything, finds the best deals and
when she proclaims we are good to go I say “Yes, Dear.”
Seriously. She revels
in details. Comparatively, I am an idiot.
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| MALTA |
But, even her head for
details can explode when there are too many variables. We had hoped to travel
to Malta and then to England this past October, but because of the COVID protocols in place at
the time, there were too many loose ends like quarantining and testing, so we
decided (she did) that it would be best if she traveled to England by herself
to see her grandchildren.
That was a very easy “Yes,
Dear” for me. I got to stay home and for two weeks I didn’t have to put the
toilet seat down OR make the bed.
Malta was an alluring
destination, and I really enjoy visiting Nantwich, Chesire, where her family
lives, but given the COVID issues at the time it was easier this way.
JANET KNOWS ALL
So, instead of an
exotic destination Janet has planned us a trip to Sedona, Arizona over the
Thanksgiving Holiday. “Yes, Dear,” I say and I know better than to interfere.
Though Sedona would never be on my travel radar Janet has researched and
planned the trip to the smallest detail. Flights, rental cars, side trips once
we’re there; Janet has planned it all.
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| THE MILKY WAY |
One night we are going
to go star gazing with a guide. Hopefully I will finally get to see the Milky Way.
Arizona, by the way has 6 of the 16 Dark Sky Communities in the country. Dark
Sky Communities are those committed to keeping light pollution to a minimum….and
one of them is Sedona.
Another day we’re going
on a wine tour and there’s talk about taking a train to the edge of the Grand
Canyon. I’ve never seen that either.
More than once, she has
said I will be pleasantly surprised by this trip.
And to that I say, “Yes,
Dear!” and this time I truly mean it.
Thanks for reading. Have
a great Thanksgiving Holiday. We’re double empty nesters; our children are
scattered across the globe, so rather than sitting home trying to figure out
how to carve a turkey properly we are going on this trip.
Love Janet and greg
© 2021 by Greg Dunaj
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