Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Try to Enjoy this Week
Next Monday, August 8th, two things that I dread all summer are happening. One is the start of the school year. For someone who doesn't have any children in school, you would think this doesn't matter, but it DOES. My morning commute will be a nightmare. In the summer, it takes be about 20 - 30 minutes to get to work. Next week, I'll be looking at 45 - 60 minutes. When there is an accident, it is anyone's guess how long it will take. Steve will be suffering more than me, but he has the option of taking the Metrorail, which will actually cut his time down significantly.
The other dreaded event is the start of football season. The Miami Dolphins have their first pre-season game on Monday. Don't get me wrong, I like sports a lot more than most women. I enjoy watching the games and can name more players than most guys in my office, but football season isn't fun when you're married to one of the BIGGEST sports fans of all time. Football is his favorite sport, so I basically become a Sports Widow for the next few months. His mind is occupied by statistics, injuries, competition, and basically all things football. Even our tv and radios seem to get stuck on sports. It is the one time of the year that he becomes a reading maniac and can't keep his hands off the newspaper and magazines.
Maybe I should get together with other women and create an anonymous sports fanatic group. I'll have Steve start, "Hi, I'm Steve and I am a football loving FREAK." I don't want to stomp it out all together, but can't we have a bit of a normal life during the season? I'll take Tuesdays through Thursdays when there aren't any games on. On those days, he can listen to talk radio during his commute. He can also watch 30 minutes of ESPN. Other than that, I want normal conversations.---Is that too much to ask for? With him, the answer is Yes!
He'll proably completely forget I am pregnant. I wonder if he'll even notice that my belly is getting bigger and that fatherhood is approaching. I just realized that I am due the beginning of February. The last ultrasound showed January 27th. That could be horrible. I better not go into labor during the Superbowl, or I'll have to drive myself to the hospital.
Ok - he is not nearly this bad, but he does have a pretty bad Sports addiction.
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