Canned Laughter

Red wine with a screw top cap,
popcorn & dark chocolate Raisinettes
and Hellboy II from Blockbuster.
Seriously.  Does my Spouse get me or what?

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Things my mother never warned me about #37:
When slipping into This-Is-Your-Lucky-Night Pumps,  flirting becomes slightly less effective when one stops to search for bifocals in order to fasten the tiny buckles on the ankle straps.
And now for something completely different, I think we can all relate to Affirmation Girl and her first vlog .
Warning: The [...]

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I know a dark secluded place
A place where no one knows your face
A glass of wine, a soft embrace
You’re at Hernando’s Hideaway, Ole!
-Pajama Game, Adler/Ross
 
Spouse took me to the most thrilling little nightclub the other evening, Scat Jazz Lounge.  We walked past it about three times before finding it.  It’s located at the end of a [...]

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Summer is here and I no longer have to wake up at six to get the kids to school.  Spouse had the week off and Bear has Mondays off from work and would be home with his little sister, so we decided to have our date night on a Monday.   Sounds like a plan, but [...]

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Yesterday morning we had business in Cowtown, so we decided to stroll over to Sundance Square for breakfast. It was a lovely walk and the weather was fine. I am always surprised when roaming my old stomping grounds. The downtown revival and moving of the highway have changed everything so much, I [...]

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Hah! Snagged this one from Rambling Mom of Life in the Minivan Lane.You’re an espresso!“You seem a bit wired,” is what we’re trying to say. Your personality is quite flavorful, so you probably form strong bonds with the people and things you love. Maybe your schedule’s just been crazy lately, but you’re clearly someone who [...]

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I heard that the biggest peeve men have with their wives is that women do not close the bathroom door. I heard this when my Spouse read this little tidbit to me with a loud HA! for emphasis.

While I pointed out to him that there is a fundamental difference in the dainty business a [...]

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Spouse: Honey, why are you so blue today?Me (after much hemming and hawing): I just worry that I’m not good enough for you, and someday you’ll leave.Spouse: That’s funny, just this morning I was thinking about how pretty you are and all the weight you’re losing and I was thinking that you might find [...]

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Last night after I popped the roast in the oven for dinner, Spouse suggested we take our cocktails out to the hot tub. Now then, take one hot tub + one empty stomach + two or maybe more, I’m not sure glasses of excellent wine = one giddy and gay me.
How do I come [...]

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Tonight we were watching MTV-The Geriatric Channel. They were doing one of those ‘where are they now?’ shows and they had on some cutsie girl band from the eighties. They showed them giving a concert just last year and they looked smokin’. I commented that they looked just as good now as they did [...]

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