Firsts
I guess I'm not too old to learn new tricks. Just a few things that I did this weekend that I'd never done before:
*Had an overnight date with my husband without the kids.
*Sang Benatar's Heartbreaker to a room full of people, most of whom I did not know. And I hadn't even been drinking.
*Drove a minivan for the first time.
*Purchased a minivan for the first time.
*Had a dream in which Willem Dafoe was my housemate. Still trying to figure out that one.
*Spent a Saturday in which I neglected to lift a finger in my kitchen all day, despite the annoying mess. Probably the most liberating thing I've done in a great while.
*Sat down with a half-empty tub of a half-gallon of peanut butter chocolate ice cream and DID NOT consume the entire contents. A first indeed.
*Had an overnight date with my husband without the kids.
*Sang Benatar's Heartbreaker to a room full of people, most of whom I did not know. And I hadn't even been drinking.
*Drove a minivan for the first time.
*Purchased a minivan for the first time.
*Had a dream in which Willem Dafoe was my housemate. Still trying to figure out that one.
*Spent a Saturday in which I neglected to lift a finger in my kitchen all day, despite the annoying mess. Probably the most liberating thing I've done in a great while.
*Sat down with a half-empty tub of a half-gallon of peanut butter chocolate ice cream and DID NOT consume the entire contents. A first indeed.
posted by Kristen @ 8:29 AM
12 Comments:
At 9:54 AM,
Anonymous said…
"Had an overnight date with my husband without the kids."
This reminds me of a recent first: an afternoon with my wife where all the kids were either in school or napping. What will we do?!
Soooo.... what van? Chrysler? Honder? Toyoter? Mazder?
I remember Michelle was actually kind of afraid when she first drove her van. It was the most expensive vehicle she had ever owned and she was a bit worried that she'd crash it. Nowadays she won't drive my car for similar reasons.
No YouTube video of the Heartbreaker incident? ;-) (as far as you know...)
At 10:56 AM,
Alyssa said…
For the record, I am not Willem Dafoe.
And none of your other roommates ever came close - unless he's a very smelly man with terrible personal hygiene habits.
Overnight date, huh? Mini van? I was going to tell you about the Honda Odyssey. The Car Talk guys are big fans.
At 12:13 PM,
Kristen said…
Scott- Luckily no video cameras were present at this event, though I know several photos were taken. We'll have to wait and see where they may pop up. Oh, and we got a Ford Freestar. It's easily the nicest car I've driven (that I've personally owned) and I am also nervous about crashing it, or rather, having someone crash me. So far I've had two cars totaled when different sixteen year old girls hit me while they were learning to drive.
Lyss- No, in this dream Willem was one of several housemates and we were all past college, but apparently not past the party stage of life. Dafoe wasn't stinky at all and probably was the most attractive I've ever seen him. I think he would have made a very good roommate.
The car talk guys are usually on the money. The Freestar ranks pretty high in safety and customer satisfaction, and is easily way too nice for someone as messy as myself to be driving. That reminds me- can anyone recommend a good cordless, handheld vac??
At 1:09 PM,
Anonymous said…
Can't wait to see the van-- Got any photos to post yet? Who's going to get to sit in the "way back"? (Besides me, when I visit!)
Were you singing at Karaoke or some other kind of function? You know John and I are Karaoke junkies, but only at venues that start early in the evening and preferibly don't allow smoking. So of course, it's been pretty rare lately!
Glad to see you back on the blog!
At 4:43 PM,
Anonymous said…
Re. Willem Dafoe: Maybe you're subconsciously attracted to men who have crooked teeth. That would be weird, but sort of original, too. Actually, it sounds very romantic. *sigh*
At 10:05 PM,
Anonymous said…
Peanut butter chocolate sounds like the best icecream flavor EVER.
I would eat the whole thing. For sure.
How is life after minivan? They still scare me. You should sign yourself up for Pimp My Minivan.
At 6:37 PM,
Anonymous said…
You are totally my hero.
At 11:05 PM,
Rick Broussard said…
As the semi-official photographer of the karaoke office party, I am in position of the evidence which Kristen alluded to in her post. Of course it would be thoughtless and rude of me to show of the to anyone without Kristen's permission.
At 11:06 PM,
Rick Broussard said…
Oh well, screwed up the html, but you get the idea.
At 12:30 PM,
Jen said…
Wow---not finishing off the ice cream? What's your secret??? I need to know!
At 4:14 PM,
Kristen said…
Okay Rick, you have my belated permission. Just lucky for you I was wearing all black and some makeup. If I can't be photographed under those conditions, then I should just never be photographed at all.
And Jen, the secret to not finishing off all the ice cream is to be heavily pregnant and have no room left for it. This is the only method of prevention that has ever worked for me.
At 7:38 AM,
Flea said…
Heyyy, how are you, where are you?
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