Sometimes the stars don’t line up and everything gets all fouled up. That was the kind of day I had yesterday.
I had an appointment in the BIG city which is about an hour drive. Since my eyes were getting dilated and I wouldn’t be able to see, the beloved husband drove me. He would have driven me anyway because I’m a princess!
The drive is fairly easy but a little tricky at the end. Somehow in the switch from the old car to the new car the detailed directions with our quirky notes were missing.
All we had were the directions from their website (which were complicated) and Mr. Google’s version. As is often the case, Mr. Google’s streets didn’t match what was really there. That always makes an interesting trip.
We got there just fine with only one wrong turn and an illegal U-turn despite a missing street (could they have moved it in the past year?).
I was taken in for all the testing and emerged an hour later with pupils as big as saucers and a whopper of a headache. Eye exams always do that to me.
We were halfway home stuck in the most incredible traffic jam when I realized I didn’t have my Kindle. @#x! I said some naughty words.
When I walked out of the building I felt like I was missing something. You know that nagging feeling that something isn’t right. I checked my jacket and my purse, all was good but that feeling sat on my shoulder. I didn’t figure it out until halfway home.
The beloved husband just asked if I wanted to go back. No eye rolls, no admonishment, no nothing. We were in stop and go traffic barely moving for more than a half hour just to get off the limited access highway. Then we had to make our way back.
He asked me to pull out the map to see if we could get around the traffic jam. Did I mention I couldn’t see anything?
I found the map and then I told him I couldn’t even see if I was in the right car. He was on his own.
We got back to the medical building with only one wrong turn. Not surprisingly we had managed to make a different wrong turn. We are definitely overachievers!
They had my Kindle. Oh yes, I tried to call them from the car but my new navigational system failed me. It was probably user error.
It took three hours to get home while it usually takes one hour. There were no harsh words, no bickering, not even a glare. Of course I was near blind and I couldn’t see much.
We even had leftovers for dinner. The princess was exhausted!
This is why I call him the beloved husband. If I ever grow up, I want to be more like him although it’s unlikely. I always think a good eye roll or two is necessary occasionally just to clear the air.
Views and Mews by Coffee Kat 
This sounds like one fine man…
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Definitely a keeper!
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What a good guy, you are so right! I have a very patient and calm husband, too. I need his calm, because I can be quick to react and that isn’t always a strength. LOL! I’m certainly glad you didn’t lose your Kindle. It’s like an appendage, isn’t it?
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My husband is very different from me and for us that works. I keep him interesting and he keeps me grounded. Win-win most of the time!
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I know what u mean. I hate it when a GPS sends me to the wrong place (really way off).
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On one trip our GPS tried to get us to exit from a large interstate at a place where there was nothing…nada…no road to anywhere! We do download updates but this shouldn’t have even been an update!
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You are a very lucky lady! There would be far more than eye rolls should I be in the same situation. Although I must admit my own beloved mate has “off days” when he is positively saintly. Funny post Kate. I love the term, “user error.” 🙂 LOL!
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I couldn’t see much so there may have been eye rolls. You never know. My car is way more technology savvy than I am.
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Whew! (I have that bag with sweater, too – even in summer or especially in summer around here….)
No wonder the princess was exhausted. So glad a knight in shining armor was calmly there with the reins.
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OMG! As soon as it gets warm here (and I mean just nicely warm) stores and restaurants crank up the air conditioning. So during the winter you carry coats and stuff and during the summer you lug sweaters and stuff. I have found that since I am retired and not subjected to cold air conditioning all day, my body adjusts to the temperatures fairly well. That is of course, except when the humidity is close to 100% and it 100 degrees out.
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Cheers to your husband and yay to the office staff who stowed it safely away. Whew! Thank goodness you retrieved it!
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They were very helpful. It wasn’t in the first place they looked but they told me not to worry, it was most likely on the upper floor and it was!
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He’s a keeper! Mine is too. Glad you were able to reclaim your Kindle with only one wrong turn.
Have fun at your medical class tonight ~ bring a thermos of coffee to share!
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Cancer tonight, yay!
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It’s sweet having a ‘Mister Wonderful’ that will do ’bout any and everything for his ‘Princess’; I’m blest to also have one…a keeper! Love’s like that…doing for each other. My Prince and I roll out of bed at 4:30 A.M. tomorrow morning for yet another procedure for him at 7:00; oh wow, that’s a biggie for me…when I KNOW there’s something scheduled early? I don’t sleep a wink all night waiting to get up! I think his ‘eye rolls’ are in order…what can I say except ‘he loves me’…and life is good! P.S. Your Mr. Wonderful is also Mr. Handsome!
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I’m like that too. Often too afraid of oversleeping so I never really go to sleep. Good luck on your hubby’s procedure tomorrow. Will be thinking of you.
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No doubt, that man is a keeper. Oh, I can’t imagine how you must have felt when you discovered you forgot your Kindle. I would drive across country to retrieve mine!
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I was so angry with myself I could spit and sputter. I usually take a carryall bag with me to that doctor’s office complete with sweater (in case it’s cold) and reading material (in case there’s a long wait). This time I didn’t and the Kindle didn’t fit in my pocketbook. It’s the kind of thing you have to remember to keep in your hand. I was fortunate someone returned it to the desk instead of taking it.
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This is why you need a bigger purse…remember your post on purses? You can get an organizer! 🙂
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You know I did google them. I’d love to find them somewhere so I can see if they fit in my purse. The good news is that my new summer purse (which I didn’t switch to yet) will fit the Kindle.
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Yay! You’ve got to hold on to that Kindle!
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I can’t even imagine how many times that man turned around for something much less important than a Kindle when I was growing up. Glad to see we got him trained for you. 😉
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Great job!
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Why does it seem like bad days snowball? One mishap in the morning and suddenly everything that can go wrong does go wrong. That’s how it seems to me anyway. The good thing is that you’re traveling (literally and metaphorically) with Mr. Wonderful, so there’s someone to commiserate, and to have the tact to roll his eyes when you’re not looking (or can’t see).
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He rolled his eyes? Really? Here I thought he was perfect! Yes, it does seem when one bad thing happens it snowballs. Maybe it’s just in our heads though.
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Remember, Kate, you couldn’t see him doing eye rolls even if he was! Lol.
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And it’s much better that way!
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I knew you were a woman with good sense. That’s why you picked the perfect husband. What a kind fellow. Hope your eyes are better now.
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Yes, I can see again and all is good.
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Eye rolls…absolutely necessary. What can I say? Your hubby is a saint.
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Yes, I am going to canonize him!
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I’m sorry you couldn’t see and were in the car for an eternity, but Hubs stepped up to the plate and well, I like him for that. I love when men are men. Hope you’re better today…and I would have gone back too.
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It was the Kindle with MY BOOKS on it. I had to go back. I also worried about people hacking into my Kindle account. I was so annoyed with myself and really grateful that he didn’t mention how stupid that was.
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He acted princely.
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Dan’s a marvel. I’ve come to realize that many times in my dealings with him. Definitely a “Keeper!”
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Yep, definitely a keeper!
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