In between earthquakes and hurricane warnings (what a week we're having, Jersey, eh?) my husband, Garth (NHRN) and I celebrated our 21st wedding anniversary and had an awesome dinner with my in-laws, last night!
I tried to keep the conversation light (thanks to 2 Mojitos and an awesome glass of Pinot Gris) alas, my husband's boyscout powers, along with the category 2 hurricane and extreme flood warnings, had been activated early in the day.
"You guys have everything you need?"
My in-laws are both in their 80's (but, you STILL look good Mom!) and, well, let's just say that they didn't seem very worried about the weather.
"Ah-yup."
Still, I told them that the kids and I were going to go down to check on my folks (they live about 15 miles inland from Seaside Heights) then, I would stop by their house (my in-laws live about 10 minutes away from us) to help secure stuff and drop off a case of bottled water.
"I don't expect there'd be a problem."
My father-in-law is from New England, enough said.
"But, you want to be able to have coffee!"
I mean, seriously, you really have to wonder about some people's priorities.
"Category 2 hurricane and you're worried about coffee?"
I'm sure the table behind us MUST have heard the muscles in my neck snap, as I whipped my head in my husband's direction (I mean, my neck STILL hurts a little) seriously, he's lived with me for 21 years.
"Maybe coffee would help make them worry about it, you know, less."
Okay, at this point, I realize that it sounded as if I was being beaten by the stoopid stick.
It's not every day you experience an earthquake AND a hurricane in the same week.
I stood my ground.
"This way, you have water, all you have to do is just fire up your Keurig and you're good to go."
Wait for it.
"That's actually a great idea.
Wait. For. It.
"Iffffffff, they had electricity!"
AHEM.
"How about those Giants?"
[blink, blink]
"They're actually going to go ahead and play the Jets."
[sound of crickets]
"You know, on Saturday?!?"
[heavy sigh]
"Sure, I'll have another glass of wine, thanks!"
All I'm saying is, thank goodness, I married a boyscout….stupid Irene!
© 2003 – 2011 This Full House
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80 responses to “Easy, Breezy, Pinot Gris-y”
And who said that marriage wasn’t interesting and entertaining! Congratulations on your 21st anniversary!
You guys are rockin’ and rollin’ there on the East coast. Literally! I’m sending my best thoughts your way that all goes well and that the hurricane veers off into the ocean at the last minute! Living in the Midwest, I’ve never experienced a hurricane. Do I want to?
And who said that marriage wasn’t interesting and entertaining! Congratulations on your 21st anniversary!
You guys are rockin’ and rollin’ there on the East coast. Literally! I’m sending my best thoughts your way that all goes well and that the hurricane veers off into the ocean at the last minute! Living in the Midwest, I’ve never experienced a hurricane. Do I want to?
And who said that marriage wasn’t interesting and entertaining! Congratulations on your 21st anniversary!
You guys are rockin’ and rollin’ there on the East coast. Literally! I’m sending my best thoughts your way that all goes well and that the hurricane veers off into the ocean at the last minute! Living in the Midwest, I’ve never experienced a hurricane. Do I want to?
And who said that marriage wasn’t interesting and entertaining! Congratulations on your 21st anniversary!
You guys are rockin’ and rollin’ there on the East coast. Literally! I’m sending my best thoughts your way that all goes well and that the hurricane veers off into the ocean at the last minute! Living in the Midwest, I’ve never experienced a hurricane. Do I want to?
And who said that marriage wasn’t interesting and entertaining! Congratulations on your 21st anniversary!
You guys are rockin’ and rollin’ there on the East coast. Literally! I’m sending my best thoughts your way that all goes well and that the hurricane veers off into the ocean at the last minute! Living in the Midwest, I’ve never experienced a hurricane. Do I want to?
And who said that marriage wasn’t interesting and entertaining! Congratulations on your 21st anniversary!
You guys are rockin’ and rollin’ there on the East coast. Literally! I’m sending my best thoughts your way that all goes well and that the hurricane veers off into the ocean at the last minute! Living in the Midwest, I’ve never experienced a hurricane. Do I want to?
And who said that marriage wasn’t interesting and entertaining! Congratulations on your 21st anniversary!
You guys are rockin’ and rollin’ there on the East coast. Literally! I’m sending my best thoughts your way that all goes well and that the hurricane veers off into the ocean at the last minute! Living in the Midwest, I’ve never experienced a hurricane. Do I want to?
And who said that marriage wasn’t interesting and entertaining! Congratulations on your 21st anniversary!
You guys are rockin’ and rollin’ there on the East coast. Literally! I’m sending my best thoughts your way that all goes well and that the hurricane veers off into the ocean at the last minute! Living in the Midwest, I’ve never experienced a hurricane. Do I want to?
Coffee is kind of important! 🙂
Happy Anniversary!
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Coffee is kind of important! 🙂
Happy Anniversary!
Going to ‘like’ on FB 🙂
Coffee is kind of important! 🙂
Happy Anniversary!
Going to ‘like’ on FB 🙂
Coffee is kind of important! 🙂
Happy Anniversary!
Going to ‘like’ on FB 🙂
Coffee is kind of important! 🙂
Happy Anniversary!
Going to ‘like’ on FB 🙂
Coffee is kind of important! 🙂
Happy Anniversary!
Going to ‘like’ on FB 🙂
Coffee is kind of important! 🙂
Happy Anniversary!
Going to ‘like’ on FB 🙂
Coffee is kind of important! 🙂
Happy Anniversary!
Going to ‘like’ on FB 🙂
I hope you had a WONDERFUL anniversary 🙂
I hope you had a WONDERFUL anniversary 🙂
I hope you had a WONDERFUL anniversary 🙂
I hope you had a WONDERFUL anniversary 🙂
I hope you had a WONDERFUL anniversary 🙂
I hope you had a WONDERFUL anniversary 🙂
I hope you had a WONDERFUL anniversary 🙂
I hope you had a WONDERFUL anniversary 🙂
Congratulations on the anniversary!! I’m going to be totally worried about you and all my other East Coast friends if this Hurricane is as bad as predicted. I’ll be crossing my fingers that it passes you by!
I’d probably be making cold “iced” coffee if I couldn’t have hot, even at room temperature, some caffeine is better than none 😛
Congratulations on the anniversary!! I’m going to be totally worried about you and all my other East Coast friends if this Hurricane is as bad as predicted. I’ll be crossing my fingers that it passes you by!
I’d probably be making cold “iced” coffee if I couldn’t have hot, even at room temperature, some caffeine is better than none 😛
Congratulations on the anniversary!! I’m going to be totally worried about you and all my other East Coast friends if this Hurricane is as bad as predicted. I’ll be crossing my fingers that it passes you by!
I’d probably be making cold “iced” coffee if I couldn’t have hot, even at room temperature, some caffeine is better than none 😛
Congratulations on the anniversary!! I’m going to be totally worried about you and all my other East Coast friends if this Hurricane is as bad as predicted. I’ll be crossing my fingers that it passes you by!
I’d probably be making cold “iced” coffee if I couldn’t have hot, even at room temperature, some caffeine is better than none 😛
Congratulations on the anniversary!! I’m going to be totally worried about you and all my other East Coast friends if this Hurricane is as bad as predicted. I’ll be crossing my fingers that it passes you by!
I’d probably be making cold “iced” coffee if I couldn’t have hot, even at room temperature, some caffeine is better than none 😛
Congratulations on the anniversary!! I’m going to be totally worried about you and all my other East Coast friends if this Hurricane is as bad as predicted. I’ll be crossing my fingers that it passes you by!
I’d probably be making cold “iced” coffee if I couldn’t have hot, even at room temperature, some caffeine is better than none 😛
Congratulations on the anniversary!! I’m going to be totally worried about you and all my other East Coast friends if this Hurricane is as bad as predicted. I’ll be crossing my fingers that it passes you by!
I’d probably be making cold “iced” coffee if I couldn’t have hot, even at room temperature, some caffeine is better than none 😛
Congratulations on the anniversary!! I’m going to be totally worried about you and all my other East Coast friends if this Hurricane is as bad as predicted. I’ll be crossing my fingers that it passes you by!
I’d probably be making cold “iced” coffee if I couldn’t have hot, even at room temperature, some caffeine is better than none 😛
Caffeine and wine are essential in earthquakes and hurricanes.
Caffeine and wine are essential in earthquakes and hurricanes.
Caffeine and wine are essential in earthquakes and hurricanes.
Caffeine and wine are essential in earthquakes and hurricanes.
Caffeine and wine are essential in earthquakes and hurricanes.
Caffeine and wine are essential in earthquakes and hurricanes.
Caffeine and wine are essential in earthquakes and hurricanes.
Caffeine and wine are essential in earthquakes and hurricanes.
What Kendra said!
What Kendra said!
What Kendra said!
What Kendra said!
What Kendra said!
What Kendra said!
What Kendra said!
What Kendra said!
Oh those pesky hurricanes. We’ve been through a few here in the Gulf. We have numbered plywood boards for the windows, and our survival kits prepped at the beginning of each season. If we lost power, it’s time to pull out the gas grills and have a block party with all the food in freezers. Party time!
Happy Anniversary!
Oh those pesky hurricanes. We’ve been through a few here in the Gulf. We have numbered plywood boards for the windows, and our survival kits prepped at the beginning of each season. If we lost power, it’s time to pull out the gas grills and have a block party with all the food in freezers. Party time!
Happy Anniversary!
Oh those pesky hurricanes. We’ve been through a few here in the Gulf. We have numbered plywood boards for the windows, and our survival kits prepped at the beginning of each season. If we lost power, it’s time to pull out the gas grills and have a block party with all the food in freezers. Party time!
Happy Anniversary!
Oh those pesky hurricanes. We’ve been through a few here in the Gulf. We have numbered plywood boards for the windows, and our survival kits prepped at the beginning of each season. If we lost power, it’s time to pull out the gas grills and have a block party with all the food in freezers. Party time!
Happy Anniversary!
Oh those pesky hurricanes. We’ve been through a few here in the Gulf. We have numbered plywood boards for the windows, and our survival kits prepped at the beginning of each season. If we lost power, it’s time to pull out the gas grills and have a block party with all the food in freezers. Party time!
Happy Anniversary!
Oh those pesky hurricanes. We’ve been through a few here in the Gulf. We have numbered plywood boards for the windows, and our survival kits prepped at the beginning of each season. If we lost power, it’s time to pull out the gas grills and have a block party with all the food in freezers. Party time!
Happy Anniversary!
Oh those pesky hurricanes. We’ve been through a few here in the Gulf. We have numbered plywood boards for the windows, and our survival kits prepped at the beginning of each season. If we lost power, it’s time to pull out the gas grills and have a block party with all the food in freezers. Party time!
Happy Anniversary!
Oh those pesky hurricanes. We’ve been through a few here in the Gulf. We have numbered plywood boards for the windows, and our survival kits prepped at the beginning of each season. If we lost power, it’s time to pull out the gas grills and have a block party with all the food in freezers. Party time!
Happy Anniversary!
Okay. I haven’t even read it all yet, but I have to comment and say that I love that [NHRN] is now a built in acronym here.
Okay. I haven’t even read it all yet, but I have to comment and say that I love that [NHRN] is now a built in acronym here.
Okay. I haven’t even read it all yet, but I have to comment and say that I love that [NHRN] is now a built in acronym here.
Okay. I haven’t even read it all yet, but I have to comment and say that I love that [NHRN] is now a built in acronym here.
Okay. I haven’t even read it all yet, but I have to comment and say that I love that [NHRN] is now a built in acronym here.
Okay. I haven’t even read it all yet, but I have to comment and say that I love that [NHRN] is now a built in acronym here.
Okay. I haven’t even read it all yet, but I have to comment and say that I love that [NHRN] is now a built in acronym here.
Okay. I haven’t even read it all yet, but I have to comment and say that I love that [NHRN] is now a built in acronym here.
Maybe Keurig will make a solar charger 🙂
Maybe Keurig will make a solar charger 🙂
Maybe Keurig will make a solar charger 🙂
Maybe Keurig will make a solar charger 🙂
Maybe Keurig will make a solar charger 🙂
Maybe Keurig will make a solar charger 🙂
Maybe Keurig will make a solar charger 🙂
Maybe Keurig will make a solar charger 🙂
While the hurricane was going, and we still had power, I actually made extra coffee with my Keurig…just in case! I had never even thought about THAT priority. Batteries, flashlight, 3 cases of water…but no instant coffee, ahhhhhh!
While the hurricane was going, and we still had power, I actually made extra coffee with my Keurig…just in case! I had never even thought about THAT priority. Batteries, flashlight, 3 cases of water…but no instant coffee, ahhhhhh!
While the hurricane was going, and we still had power, I actually made extra coffee with my Keurig…just in case! I had never even thought about THAT priority. Batteries, flashlight, 3 cases of water…but no instant coffee, ahhhhhh!
While the hurricane was going, and we still had power, I actually made extra coffee with my Keurig…just in case! I had never even thought about THAT priority. Batteries, flashlight, 3 cases of water…but no instant coffee, ahhhhhh!
While the hurricane was going, and we still had power, I actually made extra coffee with my Keurig…just in case! I had never even thought about THAT priority. Batteries, flashlight, 3 cases of water…but no instant coffee, ahhhhhh!
While the hurricane was going, and we still had power, I actually made extra coffee with my Keurig…just in case! I had never even thought about THAT priority. Batteries, flashlight, 3 cases of water…but no instant coffee, ahhhhhh!
While the hurricane was going, and we still had power, I actually made extra coffee with my Keurig…just in case! I had never even thought about THAT priority. Batteries, flashlight, 3 cases of water…but no instant coffee, ahhhhhh!
While the hurricane was going, and we still had power, I actually made extra coffee with my Keurig…just in case! I had never even thought about THAT priority. Batteries, flashlight, 3 cases of water…but no instant coffee, ahhhhhh!