Apr 25, 2008

Bossy’s Chicago Husband. The Panera Bread Edition.

This is Bossy’s Chicago Husband to the second power, and he is sitting in a Panera franchise. Bossy doesn’t actually know her new Chicago husband’s name, but she is going to call him Eddie.

When people ask Eddie why he fell in love with Bossy, he’ll explain it’s the way Bossy allows splashes of cheddar broccoli soup to fall from her black plastic spoon to the deck of her laptop.

And when people ask Bossy why she fell in love with Eddie, she’ll say that never mind, he shoves too much chicken panini into his cheeks and he jiggles his foot:

After Bossy filed for divorce from her first Chicago husband, she drove to a karaoke bar in Indianapolis to meet up with her Indiana posse. Like her and her and her and her and her and her.

But then the man left and the remaining bloggers realized they took the group picture without her, so they prepared for a second photo shoot:

Within an hour, the Indianapolis bloggers took to the dance floor:

And then a few girls poked around the karaoke songbook to make a selection:

Soon a few bloggers took to the stage:

While the brave sang, their blogger friends were respectfully supportive:

All too soon it was time to put down their free onion rings and go home, and Bossy knew this because the bar staff put her chair up on a table and swept her shoes. So the bloggers retired to the bustling parking lot to retrieve their cars and say goodbye.

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48 comments

1. 1
   on April 25th, 2008 at 11:27 am
   David said:

   I don’t care if Eddie jiggled his foot, leg, shoulder and earlobes, I’d still nail him.

   Ah, the ephemeral live male blogger. We hardly knew ye!

   No karaoke for Bossy?


2. 2
   on April 25th, 2008 at 11:29 am
   Jenn @ Juggling Life said:

   Bossy’s Chicago husband is yummy.


3. 3
   on April 25th, 2008 at 11:30 am
   davido said:

   That is SO NOT Eddie! I’m sayin’ Alfredo or Antonio.


4. 4
   on April 25th, 2008 at 11:30 am
   Momo Fali said:

   I don’t know how Bossy does it. I’m exhausted after one day of this road trip stuff.


5. 5
   on April 25th, 2008 at 11:36 am
   Mjohnson said:

   I’m in a weatherspoons (cheap uk pub chain frequented by alkies) and I’m typing on my new asus eee pc. Due to the fact that my pc is cooler I feel I am hotter than bossy’s new husband.though my pc is very small and i find it hard to use the shift key so maybe he wins on caps, plus I’m starting to think everyone here covets my machine and are going to stab me for it. It did cost almost a months benefits, but not quite, see I’m not too stuck up to know what the dole is.


6. 6
   on April 25th, 2008 at 11:38 am
   SammieRae said:

   Oh wow.. I shouted “Thats Jennifer!!!” and my friend says “you act as if you KNOW her” and I says ” I *do* KNOW her! I read her blog! Her husband is Tate and her kids are Carson and Ella and they just moved here from Bama” .. i.need.therapy. (or friends)


7. 7
   on April 25th, 2008 at 11:48 am
   stepher said:

   I never liked Eddie anyway.

   Looks like one helluva night Bossy! I’m going to need a vaca when your Excellent Road Trip ends…

   S t e p h e r


8. 8
   on April 25th, 2008 at 11:53 am
   The Domestic Goddess said:

   This rip-roaring roadtrip is coming to an end soon. Sigh. It’s been fun meeting everyone.


9. 9
   on April 25th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
   Scandalous Housewife said:

   Just wondering how you took a photo of Hunk-of-Burnin’-Panera-Love without his knowledge? Very sneaky!


10. 10
    on April 25th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
    Andrea @ Sweet Life said:

    KARAOKE?? Bossy must have had the best time, ever.


11. 11
    on April 25th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
    Maureen said:

    Wow. just WoW. Nothing, I mean nothing, like Eddie is ever found in Panera Bread Co around here. *sigh* Enjoying being along for all the fun.


12. 12
    on April 25th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
    Amy said:

    It was awesome to meet you!! I have half a mind to drive to Detroit so we can hang out again!

    Thanks for stopping!

    Hugs,
    Amy


13. 13
    on April 25th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
    Christine said:

    Weird how those Indiana bloggers get all transparent when they dance.


14. 14
    on April 25th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
    Chesapeake Bay Woman said:

    It’s time for a different tactic, since the number of husbands/victims has officially exceeded my brain’s bandwidth, and clearly this is now out of control.

    Let’s agree that Eddie the Current Chicago Husband is by far the best looking, so there is no need to pursue any additional husbands. K?

    Also, Bossy is pregnant by “a car” (named Cowboy Josh aka “sleeping bag friend”), and we must think of the baby.

    Think of the baby!


15. 15
    on April 25th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
    Fun's Not the Word said:

    In that first photo–were you all doing the Macarena? That would be so awesome!


16. 16
    on April 25th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
    Meg said:

    Eddie? No way. ARMANDO. Or maybe DOUGLAS.

    So did he see you snapping photos or were you like an uber-subtle stealth photographer with a super-zoom lens?

    One day I aspire to party with the cool kids for thirty-some nights in a row. But I might stay in my own time zone to do it, thus reallocating driving time to drinking time.


17. 17
    on April 25th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
    Foolery said:

    What happens in Indiana, stays in Indiana.

    ‘Less of course there’s a DocuBlogger along to let us in on the fun.

    Question: Did Miss Bossy participate in the dancing and/or karaoke-ing? Anyone have photos?


18. 18
    on April 25th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
    that girl said:

    bossy, your new husband looks like Dean Cain aka Superman and you need to butter that panini!

    You are in the birthplace of John Cusack, so save some dirt in a jar for me!


19. 19
    on April 25th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
    nrlois said:

    My Chicago husband is still John Cusack. Sorry, Bossy, but I’m pretty sure I can take you out over that one.


20. 20
    on April 25th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
    Biddy said:

    good golly miss molly eddie/alfredo is GAW-JUS!!


21. 21
    on April 25th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
    Audubon Ron said:

    If not for you, I wouldn’t have a vacation this year.


22. 22
    on April 25th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
    Babybloomr said:

    Ok, apparently I’m the only one here with the balls to tell you– Eddie is gay. Yes, gay as a big, bright bouquet of birthday balloons, which, when you really stop and do some soul-searching, answers a lot of the nagging questions you’ve tried to sweep under the rug, doesn’t it? But he’s kind, and he’s good, and you should thank your lucky stars you got to share the time you did with him, so wipe that tear away and let him go– run freeeeee, sweet, gay Eddie! She’ll always love you!

    In other news: I have a guestroom with its own vanity (the kind you brush your teeth in, not the narcissistic-disorder kind) and a comfy bed. I have coffee and wine and dogs. I am in the lush, tropical ‘burbs of Music City, USA. AND YOU ARE GETTING VERRRRRRY SLEEEEPY… Nashville loves Bossy, too, you know.


23. 23
    on April 25th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
    Philly said:

    Hallllllllloooooo Eddie !!


24. 24
    on April 25th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
    Sue said:

    They do grow them nice in Chicago, don’t they? Too bad they occasionally forget to teach them table manners, though.


25. 25
    on April 25th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
    moosh in indy. said:

    I shook my can so hard apparently I became INVISIBLE. (Although the ketchup stain didn’t become invisible. *sigh*)


26. 26
    on April 25th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
    meleah rebeccah said:

    you are having way too much fun


27. 27
    on April 25th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
    Emily R said:

    Eduardo is pretty. The mouth full of chicken is fine, but the leg jiggling . . .
    Maybe babybloomr is right. He might could be a homersexual.


28. 28
    on April 25th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
    Say What? said:

    Eddie’s too buttoned up and starched for Bossy – stick with Andre! Oh, and have you let Cowboy Josh outta the trunk to breath since you absconded with him? (He has been missing from Ree’s pics lately…)

    Just saw that Cusack is doing a movie with Hillary Duff?! Bossy, an intervention is called for! Get thee to Casa de Cusack and slap some sense into that man!


29. 29
    on April 25th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
    Tootsie Farklepants said:

    BOSSY is wise not to overlook those irritating habits that eventually end up in a nasty, expensive divorce.


30. 30
    on April 25th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
    mp said:

    Remember the St Louis lesson: Panara Bread Company started it’s life as The St Louis Bread Co…and the headquaters is here.. there will be a test later…

    I LURVE Kareoke..


31. 31
    on April 25th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
    Caroline said:

    Aw hells, Bossy! No shame in being the last one to leave. What if you left early and MISSED SOMETHING?!? O the horror!

    That other car in the lot? That woulda been mine.


32. 32
    on April 25th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
    Velveteen Mind - Megan said:

    Hey, I do know Jennifer from Playgroups Are No Place For Children! We are IRL friends and I can tell you that her blog is far too popular and it is a good thing that BOSSY didn’t add a “her” link back to “her.”

    If you don’t believe me, just type for half an hour and spell out Playgroups Are No Place For Children and then add a .com.


33. 33
    on April 25th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
    krg said:

    I believe that your san diego husband joe, is a stalker. he is surely your chicago husband eddie?


34. 34
    on April 25th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
    heart shaped hedges said:

    Oh, I almost wish I lived in Indiana, so that I could dance and sing karaoke with you.


35. 35
    on April 25th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
    Amy said:

    Eddie looks like an Antonio as another commenter mentioned.

    And no good. Had a wedding band and all. (Yeah, unworthy even if you wear one

    Besides, those foot swingers are irritating! Ask me, I married one.


36. 36
    on April 25th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
    amy said:

    yay! It was so fun girl! Love the pics!
    kisses!!!!!


37. 37
    on April 26th, 2008 at 12:26 am
    mn said:

    i’ve been following your trip off and on. i can’t imagine your family let you go for so long, what withe laundry and shit piling up but i have a question: how do i keep track of where you going next. is there something you click on that tells us where you been and going next.
    it’s late, so maybe i’m too tired to look for it on the page. just curious. like if you put up a map or something on top, or better get Eddie to do it. He’s panera-licious.


38. 38
    on April 26th, 2008 at 1:19 am
    judy said:

    Please have someone take a picture of you taking a picture of your husband(s). I am trying unsuccessfully to imagine how you get all the pics of these various prizes without either strange looks or restraining orders being involved. Thanks.


39. 39
    on April 26th, 2008 at 3:15 am
    anne marie in philly said:

    ummmmm, chicago husband eddie…how FINE is THAT?

    reminds me of john corbett from “my big fat greek wedding”, also set in chicago.

    you are almost home, girlfriend! how many more men can bossy marry before bossy returns the the messiest house in the universe?


40. 40
    on April 26th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
    Yolanda said:

    has anyone ever caught you taking pictures of them? that would be a funny picture.


41. 41
    on April 26th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
    Victoria said:

    Eddie, I LOVE YOU!


42. 42
    on April 26th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
    kate said:

    i’m glad you divorced eddie. i mean, come on, he was probably wearing that suit because he just got done interviewing to be a junior sales associate and the men’s warehouse.


43. 43
    on April 26th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
    annie said:

    Wow, Chicago has got some good-looking mens!


44. 44
    on April 27th, 2008 at 9:43 am
    Cheri said:

    Is Bossy going to sleep for a week when she gets home?


45. 45
    on April 27th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
    Jennifer said:

    That was the best time EVER.

    Smooches, Bossy! It was a pleasure meeting you!


46. 46
    on April 28th, 2008 at 12:31 am
    Jason said:

    I had such high hopes for you and Eddie. You didn’t last very long, did you?

    I love that Moosh in Indy. Especially when she did the Puntabulous guest debate about cookies vs. brownies. Cracked me up!!!

    I’m so glad you’re going home now. Now my life can get back to normal.


47. 47
    on April 28th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
    Kevin said:

    Thanks for letting me crash the party you all.

    Bossy, thanks for making Indy one of your stops, and I hope you were welcomed warmly and happily home from the travel.

    Nice to meet everyone who made it that night…

    Kevin


48. 48
    on April 30th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
    eliza said:

    Umm…that’s my husband for real. Ask Maggie.