Jack Straw
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As a lot of you know, earlier this year I had the good fortune to spend an afternoon at The Graycliff Hotel in Nassau.
The Graycliff
My only regret was that we were there on a Sunday, and didn't get to tour the cigar factory or see the torceadores at work.
Tonight I get home from work, and on the dinner table is a gift bag with Happy Birthday written all over it, and my wife, who is grinning like "The Cheshire Cat", telling me to open it. Now I have to inject here that my wife feels her birthday should be a national holiday, all work should cease, and the celebration should last at least a week. I, on the other hand, wish mine would pass quietly, no one would notice, and the less said the better!
So, as my birthday isn't until Sunday, I put the bag on the floor telling her I will open it on the appropriate day, and ask, "What's for dinner?". This was not acceptable, and I got "The Look" that every married man in the known universe is aware of. So, figuring if I want to eat, I had better open the package. Inside was a card, and inside the card was an email from my boss addressed to my wife acknowledging that I had permission to take off this Friday and the following Monday, and another envelope. Inside of envelope #2 was online airline confirmation for two round trip tickets to Nassau, reservations for 3 nights at The Graycliff, and an email from the staff at The Graycliff confirming my cigar rolling class on Saturday!
To say I was surprised would be a massive understatement, and I am still not sure how she pulled it off without me finding out. It turns out my entire office, her entire office, all of our kids, and God only knows who else was aware of it, seems like everyone but me!
The topic title says it all, she is definetly a keeper!!
If I do any good at rolling, I'll post pictures next week!
The Graycliff
My only regret was that we were there on a Sunday, and didn't get to tour the cigar factory or see the torceadores at work.
Tonight I get home from work, and on the dinner table is a gift bag with Happy Birthday written all over it, and my wife, who is grinning like "The Cheshire Cat", telling me to open it. Now I have to inject here that my wife feels her birthday should be a national holiday, all work should cease, and the celebration should last at least a week. I, on the other hand, wish mine would pass quietly, no one would notice, and the less said the better!
So, as my birthday isn't until Sunday, I put the bag on the floor telling her I will open it on the appropriate day, and ask, "What's for dinner?". This was not acceptable, and I got "The Look" that every married man in the known universe is aware of. So, figuring if I want to eat, I had better open the package. Inside was a card, and inside the card was an email from my boss addressed to my wife acknowledging that I had permission to take off this Friday and the following Monday, and another envelope. Inside of envelope #2 was online airline confirmation for two round trip tickets to Nassau, reservations for 3 nights at The Graycliff, and an email from the staff at The Graycliff confirming my cigar rolling class on Saturday!
To say I was surprised would be a massive understatement, and I am still not sure how she pulled it off without me finding out. It turns out my entire office, her entire office, all of our kids, and God only knows who else was aware of it, seems like everyone but me!
The topic title says it all, she is definetly a keeper!!
If I do any good at rolling, I'll post pictures next week!
