The other night, we're leaving the mall after picking up take-out for dinner, and we pass a local hospital just as a doctor was leaving the employee parking lot in his Mercedes.
(I mean, I'm ASSUMING he was a doctor. If he was an orderly or something, I'm SO changing careers.)
"Nice car." Hubs is an automobile aficionado.
Now, Hubs and I have had an ongoing debate about what car he will purchase when his 4Runner craps out, say in five years or so, and he is lobbying hard for a HUGE WHITE LIFTED TRUCK which I think is both disgusting and unnecessary.
(No offense to any HUGE WHITE LIFTED TRUCK owners out there, but seriously.)
He used to have one, he loved it, he misses it, it defines him, etc. I don't care.
(He picked MY new car, so it's only fair I have SOME input in his.)
I think you can tell a lot about a guy by the car he drives, and this particular vehicle screams DESERT-LOVING BRO to me. Any car that only gets 4 miles to the gallon (of DIESEL) and requires a stepladder to get into is just not my cup of tea.
So even though I know the answer, I ask him:
"What kind of car would you get if you were a doctor?"
"Uhhh... a Mercedes. Probably. Like a 600 series."
I am surprised. "Really?"
"Oooor... a big truck."
"Uh huh." I knew it.
"Oooor..."
"What?" I'm confused because as far as I know, the HUGE WHITE LIFTED TRUCK is his happy place.
"The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile! That would be AWESOME!"
"..."
"Seriously! How cool would that be?" His grin is genuine.
And then I just started laughing hysterically because sometimes I forget that he's randomly witty, and by the smile on his face I can tell that he LOVES that I'm laughing, since he's used to ME being the funny one.
(I mean, you know,
So I'm laughing, and he's laughing, and then he says:
"You can blog about this if you want."
"Okay, maybe I will," I say.
Oh, Hubs. I PROBABLY WOULD'VE DONE IT ANYWAY.
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I've SEEN the Weiner Mobile!! It came to my town!!! That would be cool.
this post is so cool and fun to read :)
lol
love
You totally get to pick out his car. I WAS THERE. I SAW IT ALL.
I'm a resident doctor, and I'm pretty sure even orderlies drive nicer cars than I do. Probably due to the lack of debt accumulated.
The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile! I'm not even going to mention it to Hubster, or it will be on the top of the list.
Cute!
i hope the big white truck is an escalade.
baller.
ok don't kill me but it was really great to read about something other than the vampire craze :D I love your writing style
What a sweet post :) way to go gal.
HAHAHAHAHA!!
You guys...hilarious!
My BF has mapped out all the cars that he intends to purchase for the rest of his life...and yes, it's that sad...and that serious to him...sigh.
Oh, Hubs! He's so cute!
hahaha wonderfully hilarious!
Mercedes and doctor. That screams Carlisle to me!:D
aww... a cute married couple! i vote for the weinermobile! you could totally write that off as a business expense. just sayin'.
My favorite is that he said you could blog about this.
I'm still waiting for my husband to say those magical words. It would make it so much less awkward when he reads about his latest dumb-ass thing on the web.
Cute blog! Love it.
I think you should definitely make a Pro and Con list before TOTALLY ruling out the monster truck idea.
Think about it.
That's comical! I was in a bad mood this morning but this post gave me a needed laugh.
Way to go hubs!!!!!
haha it would be awesome to drive the weiner mobile. you guys crack me up.
Funny story. I'd love to see you two driving around in the wienermobile.
Damn. My hubs usually says, "I'll work overtime if you don't blog this." My blog would be MASSIVE if I posted half the shit I deal with. I'm working with nothin', yo. :)
Hmm..secret blog may be in order..
I say you totally get a say in his next car. At some juncture I'm sure you'll be in it and you shouldn't have to be embarrassed! White LIFTED TRUCK = embarrassment. ;) good luck.
Tch, "probably would have done it anyway"? Girl, as a good blogger, you are OBLIGATED to post things ilke this! =P
You two are so cute.
NO BIG WHITE LIFTED TRUCK! NO, HUBS! THE BLOGOSPHERE VOTES NO!
Oh Hubs. What would we do without your antics?
You should put around ads for renting the wienermobile around your house. I think he would get a kick out of it.
I drive an inherited VW Beetle to work every day.
I don't think you can get any more opposite to a HUGE WHITE LIFTED TRUCK than that, and if I have survived so far, I'm sure he will to.
Or you could let him get the truck but insist it be lime green instead of white.
That'll show him who's boss. :)
wienermobile fir sure! i'm sure there is at least one of those for sale on craigslist :)
You're right about a car saying a lot about the person. I drive a Camry...I'm about as responsible and un-adventurous as you can get!
Hubs would be jealous. I got to hang out and drive in the Weinermobile this summer.
Awesome post!!!
just wondering... if you really didn't adhere to some rules, would she actually come up to you in the store and tell you about it?
Doesn't EVERYONE want the Oscar Meyer weinermobile? No? ;)
I love your site (especially the weekly "Fanged Friday" posts haha), so I had to give ya an award: http://lifeinbeta.com/2009/12/16/a-blog-award-happy-101/
I love the permission to blog about things almost as much as the warning that I must never, ever breath a word of certain events. As if they get to decide!
LOL!! Loved this post, made me chuckle. I like your hubs. He's charming in a manly way. (a TRUCK, for crying out loud!)
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