This weekend marked a monumental turning point in our marriage. No it was not an anniversary of any kind, and no we are definitely not having kids. But, the secret is out.
As most of you know, Brad was a bachelor living in NYC prior to us getting married. As most bachelors and city folk do, Brad took everything to the dry cleaners. So naturally when we got married the trend continued (except that he used to take ALL his laundry to the dry cleaners). Now I grew up in a home where I got paid 10 cents (I think I got a raise to 25 cents at one point in time) for each item I ironed from my parents. Yes you Dept of Child Services, I was forced into manual labor and I did call you several times but to no avail! Having had a lifetime of ironing, I decided to let Brad remain thinking that there was no other way to clean button ups and "work clothes" but that they can only be dry cleaned.
Alas, this weekend the truth came out.
Brad: "I have these no-iron shirts, I wonder if we {obviously it should just say you right here} can just wash them and then hang them up after the dryer?"
Lauren: "Hmmmm... {thinking - crap he's figuring things out} I suppose that can work, but just because it says they are no iron doesn't mean you wont have to iron them at all"
Brad: "Oh well, we have an iron so we can just wash them and iron them if we need to."
Lauren: "Our iron is broken."
Brad: "Oh, well maybe we should get a new one."
Lauren: "Good irons are awfully expensive."
Brad: "Oh well we will try it and see how it goes."
Well, it worked {obviously} and we will no longer be frequenting the dry cleaners. :(
I guess I can be grateful for 13 months of being iron-free.
Love,
Lauren
