Early entry for husband of the year

I DIDN’T know what to do as I sat in the food court at Southern Cross station munching on my chicken schnitty wrap.

I felt like I’d wasted an entire morning and early afternoon of my Saturday off.

I had two hungover mates sitting next to me and a brideto-be pretty frustrated too.

My mind was ticking. What should I say? “I told you so, Holly”? Nah … that won’t end well. “Oh well, maybe next time”? Nah … I don’t think anyone wants there to be a next time.

How did I get into this situation, you might ask?

Well, those who bother to read my 400 words of drivel would know that I’m getting married later this year.

And with a couple of months to go, we still don’t have suits for the bridal party just yet.

That’s what Saturday’s mission was about.

Hol and I had gone up a week or two before to have a look at some shops.

We found the colour and style we liked. All we needed to do was organise a time for the three groomsmen and myself to get together. Holly suggested August 4 and when Holly gets an idea in her head then it’s gotta happen then. So despite my best man Jacko being unavailable, Holly decided we should still go ahead and grab the suits. I protested. I said it would be impossible to get suits with one person missing. She’ll be right, she said. With the three lads all looking dapper in our perfectly-fitted suits, we headed back to the rack to find a size for Jacko. He’s a bit bigger than me, so I left my hoodie on and stuck my gut out a bit to work out the right size. With the measurement in mind we headed back to the rack. Nothing left.

“Once it’s gone it’s gone,” the salesman said.

His computer said there might be one in a shop 2km away. So we walked there. We left empty-handed.

“There’s no where in Australia that has them left,” I got told.

We were defeated sitting in the food court. In the end I decided not to say a word. Holly has a powerful uppercut.

But I did take matters into my own hands. I called every store that stocked that suit in Australia on Saturday arvo. I couldn’t find the suit. But yesterday I got a call back. Turns out someone found one and now we have it.

When do nominations for Husband of the Year open? I’ve got an entry already.