Today is my fourth wedding anniversary and I'm about 5500 miles away from my husband. After I moved to France, I never thought that I would be doing the whole long distance thing again, but here we are; me at my mother's house in Texas and Gregory currently at this exact moment, somewhere on the road between Toulon and Clermont. C'est la vie!
In these past four years of marriage, I've learned a few things. One being that it is important to learn to love each others quirks. Take for instance Gregory's quirk of being a horrible cook. I'm talking beyond bad, ridiculously bad, barely capable of boiling water bad. I could let it bother, frustrate or irritate me beyond belief because for the next fifty years, I'm on dinner duty, but instead, I choose to sit back and enjoy the carnage. And today it gives me great pleasure to allow you to do the same.
The backstory: On a Sunday morning not too long before we left The LPV, Gregory declared he was going to make an omelette. I looked at him and raised an eyebrow. Then he said, "no, not an omelette, just eggs, normal."
"What's normal?" I wanted to know.
"You know, in the pan." Apparently Gregory was going to make fried eggs.
I watched him for a few seconds, I din't want to intercede, but when I saw him turn the stove up to ten, the highest setting, I had to step in. I reached over and said, "I'm just going to turn this down."
He let out a small huff and puff.
"OK, I'm going to stand over here and not say anything, but if you want any help just ask." I said.
Another small huff and puff slipped out so I stepped back and let him get on with it, but not before realizing that I would be a fool not to capture the moment (you know, for educational, culinary purposes) and this is what happened...
Those eggs!! I chuckled to myself throughout that whole video. What did they ever do to him??! haha
ReplyDeleteI love the "et voila" at the end, like it is exactly how he meant them to turn out.
ReplyDeleteHahahah - this is gold!
ReplyDeleteHappy 4 years!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHahaha, got to love the quirks. Happy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteCan't stop laughing!!! Hope you two are back together soon, if for nothing more than great stories.
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a non-stick pan. And yet . . . Happy Anniversary.
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary and congratulations on 4 years. Best wishes for many many more but together for sure. I hope things get sorted out so you are together as you deserve.
ReplyDelete... are you making scrambled eggs? Hahaha!
ReplyDeleteDid he say "freestyle eggs"? LOL! :o)
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary!!!
You guys are too cute! Sending you lots of love from France!
ReplyDelete"freestyle eggs" :) oh, Gregory...
ReplyDeletehappy anniversary, LPV-ers! Sara, I hope you're reunited with your charming hubby soon!
Hahahaha!! Poor guy! It's okay - fried eggs are a lot harder to cook than they look!
ReplyDeleteThis post made me smile so much :) Thank you for sharing! Did you ever figure out if he's getting better at it if he tries it again? I think I must have done the same when I tried fried eggs for the first time ever ;)
ReplyDeleteHe just turned them into scrambled eggs! That works! ;) Enjoy your day even if you're apart!
ReplyDeleteHaha good you captured that moment! it's priceless. Happy anniversary!
ReplyDeleteI love that you outed his bad cooking on your anniversary. And those poor eggs, they gave up their lives to be... mush
ReplyDeleteWell the good news, he's adorable, the bad news, might take me a few weeks to even think of fried eggs again. Dude....what did they do to him?
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary dear lady, my love to you both
Damnit I totally forgot to wish you a happy anniversary when I saw you!! So happy anniversary!!! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary! I hope that Gregory continues his culinary adventures when he gets to the US, it will surely entertain everyone around you, anyway!
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary! Four fun years, here's to many more. :)
ReplyDeleteWell, he tried. :) I am sure he can work on his skills but at least it looks eatable. Happy anniversary! Hope you will be back together soon and can celebrate!
ReplyDeleteWhew! That made me laugh SO hard - especially as I was trying to be quiet, which always makes you laugh louder! I don't know what is my favorite: "freestyle eggs" (as if it were an Olympic sport), the "et voila" or your sweet but slightly sad "Bon Appetite" at the end...
ReplyDeleteWishing you a very Happy Anniversary. Next year will be better and your love is alllll that matters.
Oh yes, the "freestyle" eggs was the best part! Happy Anniversary! Sorry you have to be away from your love...
ReplyDeleteHa! You couldn't have picked a better post title. As a former Denny's waitress (circa 2001), I'd say those freestyle eggs aren't going to make it on my home menu anytime soon. Hysterical, though. I love that you captured this on video.
ReplyDeleteHaha! This is wonderful. Very refreshing reminder of how to appreciate each other's quirks :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary!
but on the bright side he will always have to do the washing up?
ReplyDeletehappy anniversary!
Ah Sara, a Frenchman who can't cook.......who knew? :))
ReplyDeleteBonne anniversaire to you both!
Happy Anniversary! Cooking isn't everything. ;)
ReplyDeleteomg those eggs. Eggs in the pan. I have to try this! :)
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