I'm bad, soooooo baaaaaad!

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I'm bad, soooooo baaaaaad!
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Tue, 04-29-2003 - 5:51pm
Or what a husband will never find out.

For at least 20 years DH has talked about going to a live radio broadcast of Garrison Keeler's A Prairie Home Companion. We always listen to it enjoy it and just never got around to going. It travels around a lot but is based in the Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul. He said a few weeks ago that he wanted me to get tickets so we checked on line and found out there would be 2 shows in St. Paul in May. Perfect, the anniversary of our first date is May 15th and so that is what he wanted to do for our 'date' It seems very important to him. After all I have drug him to countless Twins, T'wolves, Viking, and Wild games. We asked another couple to join us and so we excitedly waited for the day the tickets would finally go on sale. That was TODAY. Guess who forgot. I had such a day. Run Run Run. Left the house at 8 and got back home at 2:30 just in time to run again for the kids.

DH called and asked me did I get the tickets and when I said I forgot he got a little huffy and blah blah blah. I told him to let me off the phone so I could get the tickets. Well they were sold out. SOLD OUT! In one day probably in a couple of hours. OMG what was I too do. DH would be so disappointed and lets face it p*****.

I wasn't about to call him and tell him they were sold out. So I did what any red blooded women would do. I called the local ticket scalper. Yup it is legal here in Wisconsin. Had the tickets. Some for $75 and some for $95. The regular price through Ticket Master is $30. So I thought if I am going to be scalped let it be for the best seats in the house. I got 4 tickets 2nd row center. But I got those tickets and DH will never be the wiser. He asked me what they cost he never asked me what I paid for them. In the whole of our lives the extra $$$$ won't matter much but having him happy--- priceless.

So I admit it. I am bad very very bad. Don't you think. I don't live in Contraryville for nothing ya know. MM

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Tue, 04-29-2003 - 5:58pm
You tricky tricky wife!! LOL I have done so much the same thing, now not often, but only when necessary! Love what you said about the extra $$$ and the whole of your lives, and having him happy being priceless!! Absolutely right on! Keeping those men happy sometimes requires a delicate touch of larceny! Mary Mary you are indeed quite contrary..;o) Seren
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Tue, 04-29-2003 - 6:19pm
Mary, that is the best love story I have read in a long time. I know you and he will have the date of your lives. Kathey
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Tue, 04-29-2003 - 6:20pm
Well you did a very good thing for your DH, MM. I wish that I had someone to do the same for me. They are going to be here in Atlanta on May 24th. They were sold out immediately. Scalping is illegal here. I really, really, really wanted to go. Wahhhhhhh!

Well I guess I will just have to listen to the live broadcast. I hope that you and your DH will enjoy it.

Dannie

 

             

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Tue, 04-29-2003 - 6:44pm
Mary, I love the way you think. L You are truly a stickler for dates and anniversaries. That must have be some first date.
Bren
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Tue, 04-29-2003 - 7:30pm
MM, that is the best story!!! What a great wife you are. Gee, scalping is legal up there. I agree the money isn't worth the disappointment if you hadn't gotten those tickets. I'm sure you'll have a great time. Hugs
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Tue, 04-29-2003 - 7:55pm
Bravo! I would have done the same thing! You know what they say about $$$ ... You can't take it with you! LOL!

I know the evening will be a very special one.

Francine

 

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Tue, 04-29-2003 - 10:15pm
LOL!! That was great MM!! You are *not* bad, you're just a great minded minipulative person of the female kind..LOL!! And resourceful too..LOL!! Good job, and your secret's safe with us! Enjoy the show...Hugs, Susie

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Wed, 04-30-2003 - 7:21am
A womans gotter do what a womans gotter do. Would have done the same thing and think how thrilled he'll be to have such good seats...

if he finds out just tell him that was the plan all along....you did it for him...we'll never tell.

Val




                                      

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Wed, 04-30-2003 - 9:59am
MM- I would have done the same thing. We only live once. Did you really mean you "drug" him to the games.? LoL.

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Wed, 04-30-2003 - 10:31am
Oh, MM, I read this last night but was just too sleep to respond; but I want you to know that I was ROFLMBO about it!

Hey, think of it this way - if you had remembered to buy the tickets through TM (on time) you would not have been able to get such great seats!! Those prime ones go quickly to the scalpers anyway!! So, even though they did cost more than what TM would have charged, you got a pretty good deal!

Besides, DH only heard a wee 'white' fib!

(:|:) Kt

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