Clarity in Communication

 If marriage has taught me anything, it's that you have to choose your words carefully.  This rule applies more to husbands than it does to wives.  I tend to get in trouble a lot more than my wife does when it comes to word choice.  Husbands need to use a very good filter, while wives seem to have carte blanche on what comes out of their mouths.  This particular story isn't about saying something inappropriate, but is more a commentary on my wife's use of ambiguity.  

The other day we went to Roxberry to get some smoothies.  On the way home we started talking about a whole variety of topics, and out of the blue my wife asked me, "JP, did you get a thing in your thing?"  Puzzled, I looked at her and said "What???"  Becca said again, pointing at her smoothie cup, "A thing, you know, did you get a thing in your thing?"  At this point I start chuckling, because I still have no clue what she's talking about, but she sure does!  As we continued this little discussion, I was finally able to get my wife to "use her words" and ask me if I had gotten an energy boost in my smoothie.  You know, a 'thing in my thing'.  I'm grateful for a wife who loves me and is patient when I don't fully understand what's going on around me.  I just can't wait until we're like 80........