Back when Alison and I were merely "going out", as opposed to the current situation of being "married", we did the whole long distance thing for about 3 years. For the first year of that she was still at uni, and was still good friends with her ex, who I had displaced, so to speak. He observed that I often brought Alison flowers when I came to visit. Furthermore, from this he deduced that while bringing a woman flowers is seen as quite cliche, it certainly makes them happy and as such can't be a bad thing. His conclusion was that the reason things like this become cliche is because they happen frequently, or are successful, and as such are often observed.
With this in mind, I will tell you that a couple of days ago, almost exactly two weeks after our first wedding anniversay, the kettle we were given as a wedding present broke. It started burning through the bottom and smelling of melting electronics, which is not a terribly pleasant or reassuring smell. Argos, of course, won't take it back as it is now outside their year's warranty. Curses.
Is this just the beginning? Is everything going to break now? Will our bedclothes mysteriously turn to threads overnight? Will the legs fall off the ironing board? I ought to start a sweepstake. If you can guess what breaks next you can have it.
