Actual conversation opening
On the phone with Dara:
Me: Hi hun!
Her: Happy anniversary!
Me: Happy anniversary! [checking watch] Yep, today was the fifth, wasn't it?
Her: Duh.
Me: Sorry, I've been focused on day of the week and letter day at school, missed the date.
Fortunately, perceptiveness isn't the major reason she loves me.
Oh, and for anyone wondering, it was our fifth.
Me: Hi hun!
Her: Happy anniversary!
Me: Happy anniversary! [checking watch] Yep, today was the fifth, wasn't it?
Her: Duh.
Me: Sorry, I've been focused on day of the week and letter day at school, missed the date.
Fortunately, perceptiveness isn't the major reason she loves me.
Oh, and for anyone wondering, it was our fifth.