Well I was not really stranded.
My husband and I were trying to drive my son's 2006 Saturn Ion to the mechanic. My husband was driving the Saturn and I was following him in my car. (I really wanted to make my son follow him, but he is a college student and he does homework on Sundays. So I volunteered to do this for him.) Anyway, the Saturn was running with barely any power, due to a dying alternator. We had already jumped it a couple times, but after a third stall the jumper cables were too hot to jump it again. So my husband heroically volunteered to sit alone in Brown Deer with the car to wait for the next available-on-a-Sunday tow truck.
I was tempted to leave him there and pick up some cigars and smoke on my porch. However, I remembered that there was an Otto's Liquor Store nearby, so instead of ditching hubby I drove to Otto's and bought an Ashton Cordial and a fruity craft beer for me, a Freedom of Peach lager. I also bought a lemonade for my husband.
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So there we sat waiting for the tow truck. We talked and bonded, as sometimes couples struggle to find that time together with work and life. I sat on a nearby utility box and hubby took a photo of me with my cordial and peach lager. By the way it was October 30th, the day before Halloween, so I was wearing black and heavier makeup than usual.
The mild body of the Asthon cordial's cedar and nutty flavor actually offered a contrast for my palette with the Freedom of Peach beer. It was a tad chilly but this was a fun way to enjoy a smoke and a beer. I guess it was a welcomed change from the usual cigar bar. I generally don't get to smoke with my husband around. (I have mentioned on my blog before, that hubby does not like cigars and does not want to join me at cigar bars.)
I really should have a spare smoke, a lighter, and a beverage for such emergencies!
