grit and glory

It’s been pretty cold the past few days here on Bainbridge Island, off the coast of Seattle. Cold enough for my friend to turn on the seat warmers in her SUV. I tend to be cold all the time, so I thoroughly enjoyed being heated from the bottom up.

With only the front seats fitted with this feature, Niel was missing out in the back seat. I kept telling him how great it was and that it was too bad he wasn’t able to experience it.

We parked at the restaurant and as I climbed out of the car, I excitedly told Niel, “Seriously. Feel my butt. It’s so hot!”

“Baby… your butt is always hot.”

My cheeks (the ones on my face!) instantly turned red and I started laughing. I turned around and gave Niel a high-five. My hombre certainly earned some bonus points with that one.

It was snowing when we arrived at the rental car agency in Denver. The ever-so-friendly associate showed us to our car, a red beast of an Expedition, as she ran through all the details of our rental agreement.

“Sign here… and here… and here.”

Niel compliantly signed in each spot.

“Now, would you like the basic insurance or the full insurance?”

Niel asked the question that would be on everyone’s mind at this point: “What’s the difference between the basic and full?”

She quickly replied, “I’d suggest the basic. You really only need the full insurance if you’re going to get into an accident.”

What’s the craziest thing you’ve heard this week?

[SCENE: Niel and I sit across from each other in a booth, sharing some very-messy buffalo wings. Our fingers and faces are covered in the spicy saucy mess. Niel dunks his wangs---yes, I just said wangs---in blue-cheese sauce.]

Me: So… what’s the deal with the blue-cheese dip?

Niel: {Incoherent mouth-full mumbling, hinting of “What do you mean?”}

Me: Is it to tame down the spiciness for sissies?

Niel: No! It’s for the flavor.

Me: That’s just the excuse sissies use, isn’t it?

I took a look at some of the search terms that have led people to my site lately. Here’s a sampling…

These ones concerned me a bit:

• weird hairdos
• ugly hairdos

Ummm… Are you serious?

• heavenly bathroom
• feminine decor
• how to decorate a bathroom
• clever guest bathroom theme

I have no idea why this search landed someone here:

• rent a soft serve ice cream machine

And my personal favorite:

• is it hard to get pregnant with ocd?

While we’re having a real conversation about serious stuff, I wanted to share three unbelievably note-worthy things:

1. According to our contest, I just won the dog of my dreams! (You guys rock!)
2. Because of the love and dedication of my faithful blog-friends, I received over 1,000 comments on one post! (I wish you could have seen how excited I was about this!)
3. Niel ended up getting aebleskiver balls today. (Pretty gross…)