Random Thoughts IX (The first 8 were probably better)

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cowgirl836

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close call tonight.

so a bunch of gifts were getting delivered today. Wasn't sure if DH's would show up or not. So I run to the grocery store to get a gift for friend's birthday tomorrow. Turns out they have like, nothing. So I wait for 10 minutes in line to get her card, and only the card. Think about just leaving completely, but don't. Girl rings up apples at $12/lb and has to find a manager to fix it. Takes so much time.

Anyway, I'm getting home and thinking I'll grab the mail just in case the gift is there and then go in. My lights hit the mailbox. There's a person there! DH is getting the mail! WTF! He never gets the mail! And he's holding a package that I just know is his gift. Damn that grocery girl and her bad fingers! Two minutes earlier and I'd have grabbed the mail and he'd never have known. I ask what he has and he's like not sure, think it's your makeup, sender is "fanatics" (thank baby Jesus it didn't say mlb or sports fanatics!!!). I'm like, oh I don't know, let me see. He doesn't hand it over. Great, if he thinks it's my makeup gift, now he's going to hide it from me so he can wrap it even though I ordered it.

Get inside and I said I thought the gift he had was a mermaid tail blanket for one of the girls he's like yeah this other stuff came today too and adds his gift to the pile. Phew, now it's out in the open. He starts talking about something, IDK and walking away from the gifts. I walk over and nonchalantly grab the bag while looking at the other packages. He started reading the mail and I walk into a bedroom and hide the gift.

Now to make sure he doesn't notice that package missing from the pile.
 

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close call tonight.

so a bunch of gifts were getting delivered today. Wasn't sure if DH's would show up or not. So I run to the grocery store to get a gift for friend's birthday tomorrow. Turns out they have like, nothing. So I wait for 10 minutes in line to get her card, and only the card. Think about just leaving completely, but don't. Girl rings up apples at $12/lb and has to find a manager to fix it. Takes so much time.

Anyway, I'm getting home and thinking I'll grab the mail just in case the gift is there and then go in. My lights hit the mailbox. There's a person there! DH is getting the mail! WTF! He never gets the mail! And he's holding a package that I just know is his gift. Damn that grocery girl and her bad fingers! Two minutes earlier and I'd have grabbed the mail and he'd never have known. I ask what he has and he's like not sure, think it's your makeup, sender is "fanatics" (thank baby Jesus it didn't say mlb or sports fanatics!!!). I'm like, oh I don't know, let me see. He doesn't hand it over. Great, if he thinks it's my makeup gift, now he's going to hide it from me so he can wrap it even though I ordered it.

Get inside and I said I thought the gift he had was a mermaid tail blanket for one of the girls he's like yeah this other stuff came today too and adds his gift to the pile. Phew, now it's out in the open. He starts talking about something, IDK and walking away from the gifts. I walk over and nonchalantly grab the bag while looking at the other packages. He started reading the mail and I walk into a bedroom and hide the gift.

Now to make sure he doesn't notice that package missing from the pile.

With how clueless/not caring he sounds about it here, I don't think you have to worry about him being observant enough to notice a package missing.
 
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close call tonight.

so a bunch of gifts were getting delivered today. Wasn't sure if DH's would show up or not. So I run to the grocery store to get a gift for friend's birthday tomorrow. Turns out they have like, nothing. So I wait for 10 minutes in line to get her card, and only the card. Think about just leaving completely, but don't. Girl rings up apples at $12/lb and has to find a manager to fix it. Takes so much time.

Anyway, I'm getting home and thinking I'll grab the mail just in case the gift is there and then go in. My lights hit the mailbox. There's a person there! DH is getting the mail! WTF! He never gets the mail! And he's holding a package that I just know is his gift. Damn that grocery girl and her bad fingers! Two minutes earlier and I'd have grabbed the mail and he'd never have known. I ask what he has and he's like not sure, think it's your makeup, sender is "fanatics" (thank baby Jesus it didn't say mlb or sports fanatics!!!). I'm like, oh I don't know, let me see. He doesn't hand it over. Great, if he thinks it's my makeup gift, now he's going to hide it from me so he can wrap it even though I ordered it.

Get inside and I said I thought the gift he had was a mermaid tail blanket for one of the girls he's like yeah this other stuff came today too and adds his gift to the pile. Phew, now it's out in the open. He starts talking about something, IDK and walking away from the gifts. I walk over and nonchalantly grab the bag while looking at the other packages. He started reading the mail and I walk into a bedroom and hide the gift.

Now to make sure he doesn't notice that package missing from the pile.
I'm confused, are you trying to keep the fact that you bought him a present a secret?
 

cowgirl836

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With how clueless/not caring he sounds about it here, I don't think you have to worry about him being observant enough to notice a package missing.


I should be fine now. It's when it looked like he thought it was my gift that it was going to be bad. Cause then he'd be like a pitbull until he found out what it was.
 

cowgirl836

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I'm confused, are you trying to keep the fact that you bought him a present a secret?


yes. and I especially don't want him getting suspicious about it and looking up the sender, cause then it would spoil the surprise.
 

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Not exactly sure.
About 10-15 minutes left but his wife wanted him home at 6 and he doesn't like to drive in the dark. So will finish Tuesday.
 

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Got my amp so all is well.

I can't order anything on amazon if I want to surprise hubby because we only have one account and he sees all the shipping notifications. We also have all joint cc accounts so unless I pay cash, he sees all the charges anyway.
 

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With how clueless/not caring he sounds about it here, I don't think you have to worry about him being observant enough to notice a package missing.

I think he is channeling his inner Benicio del Toro, via the Heineken Christmas commercial, on how to act "surprised" on Christmas. IMHO, commercial is a bite of a hoot.

 
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