On the day after, I was feeling all happy and sleep deprived. I wanted to spend money, so Allie and I made our way down Ward Parkway to the nearest mall. I bought a pair of Crocs, but I still wasn't satisfied, so I turned to Allie and said, "Baby, I wanna buy you a blouse."
So we went to Nordstroms and she got a real pretty one.
Then yesterday I heard her talking about it on the phone to one of her friends. I heard her say, "I don't know where he heard of blouses."
And I looked at her like, Huh?
Turns out it wasn't a blouse I'd bought her. It was a shirt.
I said, "But I thought a blouse was a woman's shirt."
She shook her head. I was wrong.
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5 comments:
Crocs? A blouse?
Could you please just surrender to the fashion police?
Hey Joe, pls explain what a Croc is. Are you referring to a type of faux reptile covering for a shoe?
Crocs are rubber sandals. Very comfy.
ty for croc clarification.
Another question: Do you really talk to your wife that way? Beginning your statements with "baby..."?
I, for one, don't have the self-confidence, nor the extra limbs to lose...
ha ha. i have an ex who believed, until i corrected him, that skirts and dresses were the same thing, only dresses were longer.
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