which was to book a 4 day trip to Portland,Oregon as a surprise to Gordon. He has a number of days off this week as he needs to use up his leave before the end of January. I don't know why but I got it into my head to surprise him with a trip away for a few days.
We have a friend who moved up to Portland a couple of years ago and it seems like the kind of place he would enjoy,despite the current weather which is wet and cold. I just wanted to do something nice on his days off for a change. Over the years, we have spend so many of his weeks off, just slouching around at home because it was too expensive or too much trouble taking the kids (kids are quite happy playing around in the garden for the summer).
Anyway, I finally got a deal for a flight from Austin, 3 nights with hotel and car for under $1000 (divide it down its $118 per person each day). A lot of money for 4 days away but hell, its a long way to go. So with trepidation I pressed the button and I have been regretting it ever since. I was going to tell him on Wednesday night. Just as well, I decided to tell him straight away. I suppose it was the response I was expecting.....splutter, splutter, you did what?. God it made me feel small, I can tell you and guilty as hell. So now my day will stink because I will have this guilt hanging over my head and all because I wanted to do something for Gordon which was nice. Jeeze, I feel bad, crying bad.
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