So it was Friday morning and there was a problem.
Tom couldn’t get to the airport to pick up his mother who had just flown in to spend a couple of days with us.
Why?
Because the roads were closed thanks to the snowstorm we had the day before.
“Why are they closed? I have a truck! I’ll be fine,” Tom kept fuming.
“Er, well the news says that roads are closed due to blowing snow and limited visibility,” I explained.
Tom waved a hand in the air dismissively. “That’s nothing. I’ll be fine.”
I blinked at him. “So you can still see even though there is limited visibility? Are you like a superhero or something? You could be called SuperBoy ‘N Truck,” I joked. I thought it was funny and laughed.
Tom did not. He just started to pace. “I have to find a way out there. There’s got to be some way.” He checked the map online that told him what roads were open and closed. All the alternate routes were still closed. “Why won’t they open the roads? I’ll be fine!” he kept moaning.
“Blowing snow and limited visibility,” I reminded him.
“That’s nothing!” Tom said again.
He’s not afraid to drive in anything, you see.
An hour later he checked the map.
“My alternate route is open! I’m off,” Tom said, grabbing his coat.
I checked the map and saw that the road was open but that it stated that it was icy with blowing snow and yes, limited visibility.
“Wait!” I called out as he was about to walk out the door.
“What?” He was obviously annoyed.
“I’m just...worried. What if you get hurt?”
Tom rolled his eyes. “I won’t. I have four wheel drive. I’ll be fine.” He leaned over and kissed the top of my head.
“But...” I started to argue.
“Amber. I’m going. What’s your problem?” Tom demanded.
I sighed. “Maybe I just love you, you idiot! I don’t want you to get hurt!” (And yes, I totally took the line “I love you, you idiot” from Gilmore Girls. I love using lines from the show. Sometimes I’ll shout, “Oy with the poodles already!”)
Anyhow, Tom said that he’d be fine and left.
I worried for him.
But he was okay. Tom really is a good driver. He said some roads were rough but that his truck got through it.
Later that night we carved the pumpkins.
After Tom finished the first one, he said he had a great idea for the second.
I thought it would be something sweet from the way he winked at me. Maybe he’d carve in the worlds “I love you!”
But no.
He made this:
He laughed at it for about five minutes.
“A barfing pumpkin. Hahaha. Maybe he ate Amber's cooking," Tom said.
I gave him a Look and reminded him that hey, I made a mean bowl of spaghetti...
So there.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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The whole time you were worrying, I wanted to say, "He has four-wheel drive!"
ReplyDeleteHe made a barfing pumpkin that with those eyes apparently has limited visibility as well
ReplyDeletesorry, but the pumpkin really is pretty funny!
ReplyDeleteI'm a worrywart, too.
ReplyDeleteBut I have to say this may be the best pumpkin EVER! It really is hilarious....it deserves an award!
Very creative!
What a stinker!
ReplyDeleteI know it wasn't the "I love you" kind of pumpkin you would have liked, but you've gotta admit, it is funny.
ReplyDeleteI love him and his truck. He totally IS a super-hero . . . you should totally make him a cape for Christmas!
ReplyDeleteGlad he made it home safe and sound and you couldn't say, "I told you so!"
ReplyDeleteI swear, the driving through snow thing must be a guy thing. Because my husband, even though he doesn't have a truck, is still "What? It's snow! I was born in Detroit, I know how to drive in snow!". Bah.
ReplyDelete*Rolls eyes to heavens*
ReplyDeleteMen, huh?
*Then walks off, singing, "Sisters are doing it for themselves"*
I'm glad he was ok and they made it back safe! LOL at that pumkin thats a neat idea! Sorry it was something sweet for you but you have to of gotten a chuckle out of it!
ReplyDeleteI hope you told him to make his own dinner that night. LOL
ReplyDeleteHe sounds fun! The pumpkin is funny. The eyes are the best part. Enjoy MILs visit!
ReplyDeleteBut wait how was your weekend with your MIL that you get along with so well and what about the cookies?
ReplyDeletecute pumpkin, that would have been me sitting beside him in that truck slipping all over... wretch lol
ReplyDeletepoor poor pumpkin... it didn't ask to look like that!! lol...
ReplyDeleteI have to admit, I'm with Tom. I let out such a loud guffaw when I saw that picture that the 3 lawyers in the office all stopped arguing to stare at me.
ReplyDeleteBest pumpkin carving EVER!
ReplyDeleteGlad he made it safe and sound.
ReplyDelete(But I do think the pumpkin is kinda funny).
I love Gilmore Girls! I'm surprised your MiL's flight was able to land if the roads were closed. Glad you are all safe!
ReplyDeleteFrom the look of it, I don't think it was throwing up spaghetti so I think it wasn't your fault at all. And Tom? What can I say, he is the perfect example of the manly man husband!
ReplyDeleteThat pumpkin was hilarious and I'm totally doing one like that next year!
ReplyDeleteMen and their crazy sense of invincibility on the road....
ReplyDeleteLove the barfing orange dude--but the comment about your cooking? He is due for a shit sandwich, methinks.
I love the Gilmore Girls reference, but even more than that: I thought of GG before I even read the next sentence after 'I love you, you idiot!' :)
ReplyDeleteGlad he made it home safe!!
I love how "limited visibility" is somehow negated by "FOUR WHEEL DRIVE".
ReplyDeleteSaw that pumpkin last year. At one of the frat houses. Cracked me up then, too. :)
Hahahaha! That's close to I Love You...right?
ReplyDeleteI love that pumpkin! Too funny!
ReplyDeleteJeff carved me a barfing pumpkin too. He said it was to remind me of the day when I was pregnant with the triplets.
ReplyDeleteheh... you know what I say to those who complain about my cooking?
ReplyDeleteFix it yourself asshole
Oh funny! I admit, I laughed. I'm a kid like that though.
ReplyDeleteOh funny! I admit, I laughed. I'm a kid like that though.
ReplyDeleteOh funny! I admit, I laughed. I'm a kid like that though.
ReplyDeleteI don't care what he's driving. I'd be worrying too! I'm with you on that.
ReplyDeleteLove the pumpkin!
That pumpkin is awesome! I'm glad she made it ok.
ReplyDeleteMaybe he's not a super hero...maybe his truck's just magic.
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tee he he...a man and his truck can not be stopped. Maybe the pumpkin was truly the way he felt driving in to the airport.
ReplyDeleteI woulda been worried too..I'm from AZ where we don't get snow unless we drive up north though. It's November and 90 degrees still here!
ReplyDeleteAnd that's a pretty darned funny barfkin, er, I mean pumpkin if I must say so myself!
SuperBoy n' Truck.. sounds like a new addition to Heros.. I'd watch.. Oh the puking pumpkin.. niiiice. at this point id expect that from tome :)
ReplyDeleteBTW..
Drop by Shaking the Tree to see what I have for you.. xoxo Mary
hahaaa! i love the pumpkin!! totally rocks! and my hubs would have done the saaaame thing...men.
ReplyDeletePumpkin's funny and the two of you are pretty cute. Always a pleasure to visit.
ReplyDeleteWhen my husband traveled every day, I worried..even in good weather. I love the barfing pumpkin!
ReplyDeleteNothing says I love you more than a barfing pumpkin. ;P
ReplyDeleteLOL @ the barfing pumpkin!! I'm glad he made it home okay, I'm always freaked to drive in the snow.
ReplyDeleteTOO funny about the pumpkin but leave it to the men to be the stubborn asses and drive in that mess! Glad he (and his mother) made it home safe and sound! LOL
ReplyDeleteTOO funny about the pumpkin but leave it to the men to be the stubborn asses and drive in that mess! Glad he (and his mother) made it home safe and sound! LOL
ReplyDeleteMEN! THAT one word sums up a whole bunch of mess!
ReplyDeleteBTW-You have an award at my place! I love reading your pages! Cheers!
Glad he got through and got his Mom back safely!
ReplyDeleteThe pumpkin is a riot, but he could have self-censored that crack about your cooking!
HAHA! Love the pumpkin!
ReplyDeleteI suck at pumpkin carving. I tried it for the first time a couple years ago. The face I carved out somehow melted on itself, looking more like a grotesque and deformed troll than a grinning, single-toothed pumpkin.
-Jen
It seems like men are fearless drivers usually. I hate driving on ice!
ReplyDeleteGlad he made it back safe!
Not only is he a good driver, he's a mean pumpkin carver, too! LOL! Glad he made it back okay.
ReplyDeleteTwo great Gilmore Girls quotes! I'd probably quote it more often if people around me knew that's what I was doing.
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