7.23.2010

silly husband

so this story may be a little more personal than you care to be with us, and if you are a little prissy, this post is not for you. skip it.

but this story was just too good. i'm in the middle of switching birth control pills right now, so my NP suggested we use condoms for the next couple weeks. shawn and i are not condom people, we don't even have any. see, lots of information. but shawn's eyeballs pop out of his head at the mere thought of having another wee one anytime soon, and then will proceed to vomit if he thinks of an "accident".

hence, we go to a CVS pharmacy to pick up my new perscription and some condoms. to begin with, we don't even know where they are in a store...health and beauty? pain meds? toys? i don't know. so we find them and shawn literally stands there like a deer in headlights. SO MANY OPTIONS. and i'm like "dang. they're expensive." and he says "well, for most people, which includes us now, you are up a creek without them."

twenty minutes later, folks, he's still standing there. i have now circled the store twice with sam-boy freaking out in the cart, jack is destroying every display they have with a four-square ball that he does not own.

k: "dude, just pick a box."
s: "oh, you want me to pick?"
um, yes.
s: "i don't know which ones to get!"
k: (seeing a box with the size X-LARGE on it) "well, what size do you need? large, x-large?"
s: (rolling his eyes) "babe. they are all the same size. you don't see a box with SMALL on it."

touche, well-said. who's the guy that's gonna walk in and slap a box of SMALL size condoms on the counter?

to all of shawn's friends, you know who you are...please comment kindly, my mom reads this blog...

yes, i'm talking to you nate, morgan, kyle, jordon, and any others who might wander in.


12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well Katie...I may have left this post alone had you not called me out...now I feel that I must comment.

You see, I remember Shawn and I having this exact same experience back in high school. I recommended Shawn go with the extra-large, he was coy about the whole thing and ended up purchasing the mediums.

We went home and proceeded to make wonderful, sweet, exciting, perfect, tender, inflatable...balloon animals for a street carnival that we were attending later that afternoon. Those balloon animals sold like hot cakes. It was that day that I knew Shawn had a great talent for making balloon animals.

Anyway, I hope he was able to make some great balloon animals that night for you and the family. Hope all is well. Love you guys!!

Kaela said...

Too funny! Don't worry, I'm pretty sure I could have written this exact post (minus one Jack to destroy the CVS)

jes said...

hahaha we had the EXACT same issue right after emma was born...hilarious!!

Beth said...

I love this post... the end :)

leslie said...

hmm, does this mean you don't want us around this weekend?:)

it's called abstinence katie. only do it when you want a baby. allie's 2 and 3 months. you do the math.:)

mandy harline said...

okay. bruce and i are rolling laughing right now. thanks for that :)

Shawn, Katie, and Jack said...

Shawn: In my defense I was looking for the alpha condom that makes you a snack after and tucks you into bed. What the?!!?!?!?! Really condom makers? Let's be serious. There's more options with condoms then cereal. Sheep hide or laytex, it's that simple.

Jen said...

LOVE this post!! I laughed as hard while reading it as I did when you told me about it.

Unknown said...

Since I am probably going to be the only person who will give you guys a straight answer just go with trojan you can get spermacidal if you want that extra guarantee. the ones we like the best are either the ultra thin or the ribbed. those two are the ones we find are both for both involved. Since you guys gave me so much sex advice before i got married, I guess it is my turn to help you out!

Unknown said...

hahaahah that is hillarious. I can just see shawns face! LOL! That is great. Don't you love little "married life" stories like that!?!?!?

Brooksburg said...

For the record, we used condoms for 9 years! Man up Shawn. By the way, I am X-Large.

Travis Wilson said...

The expense of condoms is relative. They're only expensive if you're using a lot of them. In that case, shop at Costco - smaller selection but greater quantity.