You know how sometimes something happens that makes you rub your hands together and laugh with wicked glee?
I had my moment just the other evening.
I was working my way through a massive pile of laundry, when I came to an odd red bundle at the bottom. I pulled it out to have a closer look.
It was red long johns. The full-body kind with the flap in the back…
WHOSE could they be?
The long johns sat there for days as I stewed. WHO could they belong to? I’d never seen them before, and I couldn’t imagine anyone I knew who would wear them.
Finally, one evening, I mention the mystery to Jay.
“They’re mine,” he announces (rather proudly).
I promptly fall out of my chair.
“Yours?!” I stutter and gasp and choke.
He smiles smugly. “They were ON SALE.” he tells me, “I got them for going fishing on the river. They’re really warm. Plus you don’t have to take them off to use the bathroom!”
Yes, I saw that.
“Honey?” I ask, after a couple minutes of stunned silence.
“Yeah?”
“You know that I’m going to have to blog this, right?”
(that’s just the kind of wife I am)
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May 13, 2008 at 9:17 am
Hee hee. You HAVE to sneak a picture of him actually wearing them and post it for The Internetz.
May 13, 2008 at 9:44 am
I can’t believe I’m actually going to admit this, but I had a pair of those in college.
Yes, I did. They were even red.
May 13, 2008 at 10:59 am
I think my husband lives in fear of blog exposure. It is a great tool for my arsenal. I don’t give a warning, he just comes across his behavior as he reads. Bwahahahaha. (evil genius laugh)
May 13, 2008 at 11:59 am
gabe has those too. in navy blue. he wears them when we ski. i laugh every time.
May 13, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Oh, yeah! I was reading along, thinking, oh, she has to PHOTOSHOP about this!! Thank you!
May 13, 2008 at 1:17 pm
You mean you didn’t want to jump on him instantly at the thought of him in those hawt red long johns ?
May 13, 2008 at 2:59 pm
haha love it. I also agree with amy about sneaking a real pic on here.
May 13, 2008 at 4:30 pm
I just wanted to say that I would totally wear those and blog about them. And I also have those same red and white IKEA storage boxes.
May 13, 2008 at 8:13 pm
I bought a pair of those when I lived in northern idaho. they were very comfy. :)
May 13, 2008 at 10:17 pm
I had a pair like that when I was a kid… except mine were candy cane striped, red and white! Klassy!
May 13, 2008 at 11:27 pm
LOL! That’s hilarious :P
May 14, 2008 at 6:23 am
It takes a special man to admit to buying red long johns! LOL
May 14, 2008 at 8:19 am
Should have had him model them for us :)
Does Jay read your blog? Just curious, I asked Paul last night if he reads mine and he said no, so I could write about just about anything! He’d never know.
May 19, 2008 at 8:26 pm
oh come on, now you can play “logger and tree fairy” in the bedroom. and think of the possibilities for that flap!
May 22, 2008 at 11:09 am
I saw you pitcher of you in your red union suit. their fun to wear an play in …