My cousin, Rob, recently moved to Texas from Detriot when he got promoted in the audit firm he works for. I was surprised to find out his girlfriend was going with him. He hadn't been seeing her that long, it seemed, and with his last girlfriend, he couldn't commit to adopting a dog with her. I thought he would end up a tall balding accountant George Clooney type -- a perma bachelor.
I was wrong. I got an email about a week ago saying that he and Karin were getting married. Cool. Yay Rob!
The email also said they wanted to break with tradition and not do the whole church wedding gift getting open bar dancing receptiony kinda thing. Cool beans. Not what myself and
(e:Uncutsaniflush) did either.
The email said that they would be getting married on a cruise ship. Before it departs. Then out to sea. And we were all invited... for the wedding and the cruise. Nope, they aren't picking up the tab. But the price is decent.
Of course,
(e:Uncutsaniflush) and i thought we wouldn't go. We don't feel like the cruise types.... and i reckon we thought we could do better for just under a coupla grand.
Then, yesterday morning, my mom called me. Her and my dad are thinking of going! What?!? My mom is willing to be pried out of her office for an entire week!?!?!?! No way! Way.
Seems that my dad's recent scare and her slightly ill health over the past year has made her think about mortality. That saving for retirement might not be the best option. What if ill health prevents them from doing what they want to do once they retire? What would be the point of that.
The message
(e:Uncutsaniflush) and i have been trying to tell her for years sunk in. Enjoy life now while you have it!!
She also said that if
(e:Uncutsaniflush) and i wanted to go, her and my dad are willing to pay for the cruise for both of us as birthday and xmas gifts. Wow. Nice offer. We're thinking about it. Seriously. Might be fun. Well, except for the part that my family will be there.... can't have everything, huh?
Yay! And the extra odorous properties they will have accuired after spending the night in the wheely bin my even be an advantage..............ahem...
Alright then, (e:britian). I just went out to the curb. I figured if the big garbage truck in the sky hadn't taken them yet, the exhumation was possible. They are now back in the house. Today, i will ask said fine gentleman how i should go about this ebay business...
Why not exhume them and we can give it a try? We'll just have to ask the big chap how best to describe them.
I thought it was just old used chucks he could sell on ebay. You reckon the wellies would sell too?
man, what a bummer.
Leeeeeee!!!!! Nooooooooo!!!
I know someone who'd sell those wellies on eBay - actually you know him too.
Nooo those were still good, Leeee!
I am such a packrat.
I've had some American Eagle sneakers since Black Friday, they've had a hole since January and I am still wearing them until I am sure the snowing will stop. Sure its nice now, But it may snow mid July.
Paul, I'm sure if there were a contest of people having random garbage in their livingroom, I'd take the cake.
I would seriously pay someone to clean up for me. When I was on campus I paid my friends to do my laundry (They had to pick it off the floor- gross.
Thanks for the pics. I am obsessed with pictures of stuff being thrown out. I realized after (e:jenks) gave me the book of the dude who catalogued every food item he ate for a year, that I had been outranked and needed to move on from the food thing. I am now considering a documentary about everything I throw out for one month.