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I was kind of a meanie last night (long & stupid)
But I still got what I wanted, so I guess I don't feel too badly about it. I know I will have a chance to make it up later to the H, but I do feel like maybe I should have been a little more compassionate last night.
I'll start by admitting that I am rarely in a good mood if I am woken up from sleep, it's just part of my fibers and I don't know how to act perky/happy from the instant my eyes open (takes me a while to get my mind right). So, the H comes home late (like after 11pm, I was already asleep) and normally on game nights he eats with the kids after the game. I guess there were issues and they didn't stop for food like they almost always do, so the H came home hungry. Not my fault, and there are places around us that he could have stopped at for a burger or something!
Anyhow, I had gotten a big to-go dinner while I was out picking up my prescriptions after work, and purposefully got something big enough that I could split into lunch for today. I hid my box of lunch leftovers in a spot in the fridge so that maybe the H wouldn't see it and eat it before I woke up this morning. He has killer midnite munchies, even on nights he has a full dinner, and tends to clean out the fridge on a frequent basis.
I guess he knew I really wanted it since it was hidden and not just there in plain view like normal leftovers, so he was nice enough to come into the bedroom to wake me up and ask if he could eat it. I guess my sour expression gave it away because he immediately said, "nevermind, I'll find something else" and stormed off, before I could even say yes or no.
Needless to say, he didn't eat them and I have a very yummy lunch today instead of a blah frozen meal, but I feel a little badly that I didn't share it with him. Then this morning he tells me about how the game was pretty bad last night (they won the game, but nastiness was happening on the sidelines between parents, refs, and students) and it made me feel even worse that I was bitchy about my food. Normally I would never pick a fight or be territorial over food, but it was just bad timing and for once I wanted my own stinking leftovers!
see, stupid. I told you. But just wanted to get it out and if anyone else had a crappy VDay, then know that you aren't the only one!
Re: I was kind of a meanie last night (long & stupid)
I'm sorry, Erin, but this post made me giggle hysterically. Fighting about leftovers? You know your marriage is solid when your biggest fight is about leftovers! FWIW, I'm pretty territorial about my food. And he's a grown man, he can take care of himself and order some food.
I also giggled a little at this! You are so stinkin' cute - even when you are mad!
I am not into being woken up either, so I totally get it!
it is okay, I am glad it's at least funny. It's true, we rarely fight, which is why it seem so silly that I wouldn't share. I normally just let him eat whatever the hell he wants, and if I had just ordered a pizza then I wouldn't have cared. But these leftovers were my special Valentines' treat to myself, and I just wanted them ALL!
I think I would've been cranky-pants too!
I'm te same way though...I only make homemade noodles when J is out of town so I dont have to share with him.
I would do the same and not feel bad.
I did laugh because we've had to set rules down when it comes to leftovers in our house.
At least you can make it up to him however you can later.
I'm territorial with food. I also hide stuff from DH. He will eat the entire thing in one sitting, where I will space it out.
One of my biggest pet peeves is that he always wants a bite of what I'm eating and his bites are always huge. Sometimes I just don't wanna share!
B always wanted bites of my food. I never minded, except his bites were always massive too. It's like, if you were going to eat HALF of my grilled cheese, maybe you should have made your own??
And I'm a beast when I first wake up, so I think I would have given hate-face over my special leftovers too, Erin!
I totally agree. DH always claims that I don't share, but I get enough of something for me, and then he wants to eat half of it! If he wanted some, I would've gotten enough for both of us. So annoying.
OMG, if I order food from somewhere, I always get a large portion just so he can have some and I still get fed!
I am glad you can all sympathize.
Since it was the "day of love" it seemed like a poor time to be greedy, but he even confirmed that morning that he'd be getting dinner on his own or really I would have had something else ready for him to eat. We'll just have a Valentines' do over later this week.
And about taking the huge bites, that is pretty funny! It's happened before with drinks when the H says he doesn't want anything and then ends up drinking half of mine. Get your own or don't change your mind about wanting some, buddy! haha