The move to Tybee Island is officially underway. The big yellow truck is backed up in our driveway. One of the storage sheds has been emptied. Mr. Mary Kay and a strapping youth, plus Mark, our son-in-law are out there in the cold, wrestling with the Baptist Yard Sale Sleeper Sofa, and the vast quantity of wicker I have amassed over the past couple years, not to mention assorted geegaws, and whimdoodles. The big-ass wide-screen TV which Mr. MK purchased recently is waiting to be loaded. This television is so large that I think we could just point it at the street and sell tickets to front yard screenings this summer. It is so large that the dudes on the space shuttle could probably watch Sports Center on it from outer space. Mr. MK is all about electronics. While I have been dithering over doorknobs and salivating over sinks, he has been making furtive visits to Best Buy and Circuit City. One night he came home with a shopping bag full of stuff. I eyed it suspiciously, seeing the all-too-familiar Best Buy logo. “What’s that?” she said. “Clock radios,” he said smugly. “A whole bag-ful?” “I can’t stand a beach house without a clock radio, so I bought one for every room,” he said. “People want to know what time it is.” I tried to tell him that many modern-thinking types just check their cell phone, but he was having none of it. While I was browsing around in the basement (home to the Breeze Inn furniture inventory) I came across a large cardboard box. “What’s this?” He got a blissful look on his face. “Stereo system. Inside and out speakers.” This box is the size of a suitcase. “Couldn’t we just get a docking station for an iPod?” I asked innocently. He looked at me as though I’d just suggested he should attend high mass at the Cathedral–wearing women’s panties on his head. Tonight, as we were loading his vehicle for the move, I spotted another suspicious box in the back of his SUV. I’m afraid to look, but I think it might be a HDTV blue-ray DVR. And did I mention his fixation with batteries and light bulbs? Oh well. He better not say a word about that wicker dressing table that materialized in the basement over the Christmas holidays. Or the three different kinds of salad plates I’ve purchased for the beach house. Not to mention all the wine glasses.
Sounds like you gotta put up with the electronics. You definitely got the better end of the deal!
DEAR KINDLY TELEGRAPHER,
I ENVY THE TRUCK … WE USUALLY TIE THINGS, GRAPES OF WRATH STYLE, ALL OVER THE CAR. I’VE ENJOYED READING ABOUT YOUR RENOVATIONS AND DISCOVERING THE REAL THING WHILE WALKING THE DOGS AT THANKSGIVING.
I SHIVER WHEN YOU WRITE ABOUT USING YOUR VINTAGE WICKER. I WROTE YOU WHEN YOU STARTED YOUR PROJECT HOW HORRIFIED I WAS BY THE DEVASTATION IN OUR BEAUTIFUL COTTAGE AFTER JUST ONE SUMMER BUT MAYBE A FEW WICKER SPECIFIC EXAMPLES WOULD HAVE HELPED. IF YOU LOVE IT DON’T LEAVE IT.
M-BEAR
Every electronics purchase made by MrPeachez takes a minimum of 2 weeks of research. It’s all about the anticipation. I bet he’d claim it’s better than sex, cause if nothing else it definitely lasts longer.
On the salad plate issue: The last time we moved by husband had the nerve to ask me “why do we have more and more boxes of china each time we move, we can only eat on one plate at a time”. To which I responded “why do you have so many guns, you can only shoot one at a time”. Hope your move goes well.
Ah, Mr. Mary Kay and thee. . .truly a match made in heaven!
We spent New Year’s Eve @ the Desoto on Tybee. We danced all night down @ “Fannies” w/Christy Allen band from Savannah Breeze weekend 2008! It was freezing but the fireworks from the pier were absolutely beautiful! On New Years day before leaving to come home, we rode over the island looking for “The Breeze Inn”. When we found it,I took some pictures to show the girl friends back home! We are sad that we won’t be together for another Savannah Breeze weekend in January!(I was ready to steal the crown from Linda!) Hope plans are in the works for a weekend soon!
Can’t wait to see pictures on the blog after ya’ll get moved in!
Beez
(Miss SavannahBreeze 1st runner-up)
Milledgeville, Ga.
I want to come and visit!!! I had so much fun meeting you!!! Hope all is well! we never exchanged phone numbers…..I feel so cheep! LOL
xoxoxo
Eddie
OMG! Eddie posted a comment for you! It was also great to read a comment from the Miss Breeze! To see photos of her, please go to http://www.spotted.savannahnow.com and type BREEZE in the search box. I have been going by the Breeze Inn frequently and it is going to be GREAT! Sherri Simmons
Eddie–Pleez! What if Mr. MK reads this? And what about Jaithan? Do you think he suspects anything? Must talk later….the other woman.