From Him: Looking in the mirror

Regardless of who is better at working and playing, we sat outside on the deck last night having drinks with a nice group of people. Other than a very cliche "I'm not drinking any more" from the sexy wife this morning as she stumbled out of the room at 8:00am to start work, it was a lot of fun. The sexy wife loves gin at night and regrets it in the morning.

There is another couple at this event who have only been together for about five months. Both have their own kids (as the sexy wife and I do), and he is still in the middle of the ugly part of ending a previous marriage. Talking to them was kind of like looking back at the sexy wife and I a couple of years ago. Including the fact that whenenever they look at each other you can tell that heading back to the hotel room is high on the list of things to do next. Which, now that I think about it, isn't a bad idea.

What is interesting, and a little spooky, is that he mentioned us to the new girlfriend before coming down here as an example of relationships-in-action. Now I do think we do the whole couple thing pretty well, but I had no idea we were someone else's poster child for second relationships. This blog notwithstanding, the sexy wife and I basically go about our lives without a lot of fanfare, so its surprising to find out we're the source of scrutiny we never even knew about.

On a related note, I started this blog referencing the drunken housewife blog. I did that because she is funny, happy, loquacious and entertaining. The very next posting she made after I did that involved difficulties in her marriage. Which obviously makes for a less funny and upbeat blog. Sigh. Relationships are hard. Hopefully having this venue as another way to interact is a good thing.

Now, how do I convince the sexy wife to skip out of work and head up to the room...