Friday, September 29, 2017

Salmon Breath

Kissing Austin goodnight, Me: Your breath smells like cat food after eating that salmon.
Austin: Don't put it down. Cat food might taste fantastic.
Me: I doubt it.
Austin: I think I'd like to try it. I bet I'd love it if you got me Fancy Feast.
I start leaving the room to go to bed.
Austin: Don't really get me Fancy Feast. I'm just joking.
Then when I send an e-mail to myself to remind myself to post this, Austin: So this was Internet worthy?


Me: It's Internet worthy that you think I don't know you're joking about eating cat food.

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Dinner at Home

Me, cooking dinner. We recently had a marinara sausage dish, so I was trying to recreate that.I was going to share with Austin, but he brought in a salmon fillet, so nix that.
He comes in, kisses me, notices that I'm boiling rotini, sets his salmon on the counter. He goes upstairs to take off his work clothes.
I pull the sausage that's leftover from a cooking extravaganza Austin had over the weekend, chop it up and toss it in with the pasta.
Austin comes back downstairs in shorts and a tank.
Me, pulling a red sauce out of the fridge. Smells like an Italian tomato sauce.
Me: Is this like spaghetti sauce?
Austin: Yeah, but I was going to use it--
Me, putting it back: Oh.
Austin: With the leftover sausage.


Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Show My Love

Me: Is there anything I can do to show you how much I love you today?
Austin shakes his head.
Me: Are you sure? You should take advantage. I may not love you tomorrow.

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Strong-Willed, Independent

Austin: I love you so much. You're intelligent, strong-willed, independent.
Me: If those are the qualifications, you could love my mom.
Austin: In a way I do.
OK.

Monday, September 25, 2017

A Gift

Austin was changing clothes for work.
Me: You are a gift.
Austin smiles sweetly, then smirks.
Me: I know, the booby prize.
Then I looked down at his chest.
Me: Though I shouldn't make that joke when you're topless.

Sunday, September 24, 2017

Elbows

Austin: Your elbows are so gorgeous.
Me: Elbows are ugly. They're wrinkly, disgusting body parts.
Austin: Not yours. Yours are beautiful.