Slimboli
toby and i are not only married but we started our business together, we worked together
every day, and now that we are semi retired together, we hang around together. as a matter of
fact she is dozing in the chair next to me while i type.
toby knows how much i spend on cigars.
toby has always known the family income
and outgo.
toby was the person that convinced me at age 40, to leave my job at AAA and
start our own little business.
40, 2 kids, and all the rest of life's normal bills, and a couple of
hundred dollars in the bank and we went for it.
we didn't want or expect to get rich and we
didn't, but here we are.
i have no idea what it costs to have her nails done. i have only a
vague idea what her collection of 300 + beanies cost or her, i don't know how many barbies she
has.
we don't deny each other anything.
we used to travel with other couples or in
large groups, but we stopped. we only travel with each other and are not forced to listen to
couples bicker or simply be mean and rude to each other. "honey, don't you think you have had
enough to eat, or drink, or smoke, or whatever." "hon, i wish we had gone to the restaurant i
suggested." "no dear, i don't need you to take the wheel for a while, i can drive the 10 hours
myself, you know i love to drive."
on our last cruises we sat at a small table with no other couples for that reason.
wherever we go we meet lots of nice people and we
can enjoy their company and split when we want.
are we lucky? no. we worked our tails off to
make this life good for each other and when the entire family get's together christmas, toby's
birthday, my son's birthdays, which they decided to celebrate together, and my birthday, i look
around the table and i am at peace.