James Cordova

Oh, absolutely.

So we were in the process of shopping for a new pair of boots for her.

And one of the things that we have is sort of like an inside joke between the two of us is that she has exquisite taste.

So way more often than not, when we're shopping for something, she makes a beeline for the most expensive version of whatever it is that we're shopping for.

And it's an ongoing sort of running joke between the two of us.

So we were having a good time shopping for boots and we're heading into this like small kind of boutique boot store in Santa Fe.

And so as we're walking in, I call out to the proprietor and I say, can you just go ahead and show us the most expensive pair of boots in the store and save us some time?

Which I thought my wife would find hilarious, but clearly in the moment did not.

What was her reaction, James?

So, you know, when my wife is hurt, she gets quiet, right?

So there's a very distinct shift in tone from the sort of playfulness and lightheartedness that we were experiencing as we were walking in the door to you can just sort of feel her pull away.

Oh, yeah, I'm not an idiot.

I can tell like something happened.

And it's interesting because like my instinct is still to see if I can maintain the momentum.

Right.

So, oh, we're having a good time.

We're feeling jokey with each other and something happened.

But maybe I can just like keep going with the playfulness and it'll just wash away.

And, you know, that just as it turns out, doesn't usually work.

So like, I've tried to like, uh, explain where I'm coming from.