I took the first shift because I thought he’d wanna sleep. I’d gone to bed early so I’d be rested before we left. He never came to bed, instead he stayed up repacking the car like Tetris.
Maybe he was wired from sleep deprivation, but Gawd, he would not stop talking. Kept rambling about people I didn’t know. It was crazy talk most of the time.
Once in morning rush traffic, it took all within me to not ram into a concrete barrier just to shut him up. Something quick and lethal, but, there’d be no cure for my misery.
Thin spiral notebook 
Lol. I think most of us can relate. Well done. I like the tetris image.
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This was amazing! And I totally loved this line “repacking the car like Tetris.” how true. Sometimes the best conversations can be had in utter quietness and silence.
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Ah, the joys of road trips! Sometimes I wish I could tell my husband to shut up and just enjoy the silence…or listen to music instead of him blabbing on and on š
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On long journeys I’ve always been amazed that Hubby can sleep whilst I drive. I’ve never been able to do that, no matter how tired I am.
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Sometimes we need peace and quiet and drastic measures are all we have š
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I guess we’ve all been there.
Leslie
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This is me. Sorry, but it is. I bet Bobina could write a novel of this.
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This is more than a smidge autobiographical on my part. (Even the Mister repacking the car…)
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I think my husband would say this is me sometimes. We are in the car for a long periods of time daily (not just for trips!) so some days, I have a lot to say (go figure) and many of those times he will turn on the NHL channel, Howard Stern or simply look at me and say “you can take a nap honey. Now.” and I often do. š
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I put a lot of value in comfortable silence. š
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Quiet is so nice. š
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Oh GOD. I fall asleep the instant I hit the passenger seat. If I’m driving, it’s fine. Anybody else, and I’m crashed.
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If I’m a passenger, I want to read or sleep. I’m not a good conversationalist, especially if I can’t get a word in edgewise.
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hahaah I know this feeling, except in my case it’s my daughter.
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My husband does this to me all the time. If we are on a long car trip, and I’m not driving, I just want to read.
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