8 things about US

Check out this article about Family Week. I hope the link works. Departure time is 46 hours away. Can you tell I’m excited?!?!  

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So, I got tagged by oneofhismoms to write a me-me. Instead of writing about me, like I did in a previous me-me, I figure I should write about “us” (Lois and I) . I know it’s slightly one sided, but until I can get Lois to write some posts, you’re only going to get the Holly version of things.

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1. We believe in roles or having a little yin and a little yang in a relationship. We are very similar in our likes and dislikes but also have differences that are balanced. She hates golf and doesn’t give me a hard time when I spend a rare afternoon playing it. She does the grocery shopping because I hate it. I leave my shoes inside the front door, she moves them and bitches to me about it. I like an occasional cold beer or two or six, she doesn’t drink and is always designated driver. It’s a wonderful balance.

 2. When we met, Lois was 32 and still fresh from a break-up of her 7 yr relationship with her ex, with whom she had the girls. I was a carefree 23-year old waitress/bartender/substitute high school teacher who was recently layed off from a job in Manhattan, living at home again and spending much time boozing. We were both “messes” and no one, not even us, thought any lasting relationship was going to occur. We needed to grow as individuals as we were starting this relationship and we became better people in the process.  We also credit this time in our relationship for making us a non-co-dependent couple too.

3. Being late used to be a HUGE pet peeve of mine. I had to get over that. Lois works on “Lois time.” She doesn’t wear a watch because it’s too annoying for her. This means that she has absolutely no concept of time. If we need to be at a friend’s house at 5 pm and it’s 30 minutes away, I am in the car with everything ready to go at 4:25 pm. This apparently is the perfect time for Lois to say, clean the bathroom or put in a load of laundry. When I get her in the car at 4:40 pm, she then announces to me that she needs to stop at the ATM, get gas, pick up a dessert and drop off something at the post office. In her mind, this should all take 15 minutes.

4. Lois has a horrible memory. Short term, long term, whatever. She can’t remember shit. While she is the organized one when it comes to making plans and everything, I am the one that must keep the mental calendar. Her memory issues also work in my favor because I win most arguments about our past or can simply say, “I told you that last week” and she’ll just accept it as fact. LOL!!!

5. We call other lesbians who we spot in public “friends of ours.” If we see a random lesbian we don’t know in a grocery store, I ask Lois “is that a friend of yours?” and she usually responds “no, must be a friend of yours.”

6. When traveling with more than one adult, we have a rule about who gets to ride in the passenger seat. You must pass a smartness test. If you continuously say dumb things (“backseat material”), you may lose your front seat privileges and be downgraded to the backseat on the return trip. Likewise, if someone in the back seat comes up with witty or insightful material, they will earn a spot in the front seat. (credit to Laura for this one). BTW – I always drive (because I’m a better driver and we also get there quicker), so I always get a front seat. LOL

7. Lois is fiscally responsible. I am whatever the exact opposite of that would be. Lois takes care of the bills and gives me “an allowance.” This may sound controlling to some people, but I think it’s a very good idea. If this was not the set-up, our condo would most likely be in foreclosure, but I would have a Ducati, an iPhone and a new laptop.

8. We have to have 2 coffee pots in our kitchen (which is already limited on counter space) because I only drink flavored coffee and Lois swears that anything my coffee touches will taste weird forever no matter how much bleach you use. We can’t share coffee travel mugs for the same reason.

“And what do you do, Holly???” a friend of ours wanted to know what I brought to the table when we discussed all of the things that Lois does. I’m not sure yet. I like to believe my sparkling personality is what keeps Lois around.  

Okay, enough rambling about us.

I am tagging K, Dee, Keri, Amber, Rachelle, Nailgirl, Jojo and E and S (hopefully it will be a good distraction from the ticking clock of the 2ww!)

If I tagged you before, quit your bitchin’ and try to play along!
If you’ve been tagged before and wrote about yourself, now write about your partner or your family.