Birthday Blog Entry! So, I've been a little shamefully absent, but I hope someone I know and love will give my little neglected blog just one more chance because my grandma almost killed me last night! I'm in Oregon and rockin' it out with the geriatric set, which has been seriously fabulous, but my grandma gets real punchy and wacky and like she's possessed right before she goes to bed. So, there is only one extra bed at her house and my mom is sleeping in it, so I'm sharing with Grandma. No problem. Except if I go to bed before she starts snoring, she tries to talk to me and it just gets progressively crazier. Here is the transcript from last night:
--kate, have you dated anyone much since emilio?
--not too much grandma, you know, not really...
--well, why not?
--i don't know grandma, i'm just taking it easy, it's not good timing, you know.
--oh. well, do the boys ever try to get in your pants on the first date?
--What! Grandma! What, no, ummmmm, I guess I date nice guys.
--well, even nice boys try to get in your pants.
--(i'm trying not to die from shock and laughing) oh, right, did you date a lot of guys before you and grandpa got married? (change subject change subject please God change subject)
--oh my yes. that's how I know about how they can be. (pause pause pause, kate is hoping maybe grandma has fallen totally asleep) Sometimes you wonder why they don't try to get in your pants on the first date. Hey normal boy! What's wrong with you!
I really almost asphixiated I was laughing so much and about 45 seconds later she was sound asleep and snoring. The verdict is in, the 60-96 set is so much crazy fun it's criminal. I'm sitting here right now wearing some 'flip-flop socks' that she bought me because they were so cute and didn't I want a pair and had I ever seen them before and I couldn't say no without crushing her spirit it seemed, so I said 'great!' and they are really weird and great and then we were walking an hour later and I was wearing them and she goes "oh, you're wearing those stu--those things" and I was like "grandma! you just bought these for me! you think they're stupid??" "well, they're just so silly. you know what they are." It's almost too much mirth to handle.
Anyway, in other news here's an insider trading tip: Best investment of the year=Pat Benatar's Greatest Hits. AND, YES Jac!! Everyone come to the reunion! Emily and I will manhandle you into it if we can (right Em, you didn't get too scared off by all the talk of diamonds and fetusi, right?).
