A Dollar for Those Crickets?

I've been out of sorts lately...missing my Mom and Dad ...A LOT! I've also been down with some shoulder pain issues this week - hence the reason for not much blogging.

So, this morning I called my Honey - the conversation went a little like this:

Me: "Babe (cause I call him that ), did I dream or did we actually have the conversation where I said 'now that you are back to making the big bucks (anything more than military pay is 'big bucks' - can I get an AMEN!), can I start getting my other half of my paycheck back? And then you told me "No"?

Ahem...I may or may not have been under the influence of a little Jack last night. Okay, I'm sure the conversation took place somewhere between finishing the last of the Wild Turkey American Honey (pure YUM in a bottle) and helping myself to some Jack. Clearly for medicinal purposes I assure you, as it relieved my shoulder pain for the night!!

Sidebar for those out there that are playing for the first time: Honey and I have separate bank accounts...he gets 1/2 my paycheck for the household stuff and I keep 1/2.

Honey: "We did have that conversation and I told you no...maybe when we get a little further along."

Me: "Ahhh, well I couldn't remember if we actually talked about that or I dreamed it but I clearly remember you saying No."

Honey:  {I hear crickets...he's clearly not into this discussion} Yeah, you were completely coherent during that conversation and I told you no."

End of conversation.

Honey picks me up for lunch.

Me: yada, yadda.... "I haven't done much today other than balance my checkbook and pay some bills...yadda...yadda. I have $XX left in my account".

Honey: {silence - notice how he's not getting drawn into my web?} If you really want to, then you can keep $200 of what you give me"

Now, I'm not stupid...I hear in his voice that he really does not want to make any changes to our financial arrangement..he threw that out there as bait to see if I would grab the dough and run. If I said " I'll take the cash and thanks for playing", then I'd end up feeling like a heel because he is making wise financial decisions for our future while I just want to go and buy a new Vera Bradley handbag....bleck!

Me: "No, that's okay. You really don't want me to make any changes to my direct deposit...I know you! You just said that to make me feel better but you REALLY don't want to."

Honey: "Yeah, notice how I wasn't really pushing your money back at you!"

After lunch and a kiss in the parking lot I said "Honey, if you would just give me your credit card I could swing by and pick up that VB handbag I want on my way home from work".  {BIG sweet smile}

Honey: {crickets again}

Damn.