C is for...

Compliments, Children and Comebacks.

I couldn't pick one.

We'll start with compliments. Yesterday I had a chance to visit The Mr at his office and meet some of his current colleagues. We work for the same company but at different locations. It was kind of a bizarre meeting. He gave an announcement to his group, "hey guys - this is my wife." Everyone politely said hello but one woman looked at The Mr and said, "She's so pretty!" Its always nice to receive a compliment but at that moment, I felt like a little kid. She wasn't speaking directly to me but about me to someone else. It was bizarre but at least she said something nice about me.

As I was leaving that office yesterday, I was stopped at a red light and heard a car honking next to me. I turned and saw 2 gentleman waving, saying hello, blowing me kisses and showcasing their mouth of gold. While some may shudder and say its creepy, I secretly patted myself on the back and thought, "Oh yeah - I've still got it."

And I'd like to thank Willikat for giving me some blog love! She awarded me with this:

Its nice to know that some folks find this entertaining because I have been struggling for awhile now to come up with anything interesting to write about. Thanks! I'll come up with my list soon because I feel like I should pay it forward.

Now onto children. This is a 2-parter. First, I think I've warmed up to the idea of children. I don't guffaw everytime someone brings their kid around and have been thinking about procreation. This is a huge step for me because I've spent the last few years declaring that I hate kids and never want to destroy my body and vagina to pop one out into an already overpopulated world. Well... I'm getting older and my views are starting to change. I do want to point out that I'm not anywhere NEAR being ready (so Mr, you can calm down now).

My parents had me when they were in their late 30s and I remember thinking that they were just so old compared to everyone elses' parents. I vowed I wouldn't be an old parent. Well, I'm 27. I don't want to have a kid while I'm in grad school so that would leave me at 29. That's still not TOO old but The Mr is considering law school. That would put him at graduating at 32. And then who knows! I'm starting to panic a little because one of the other reasons I didn't want kids is because there is so much I want to see in the world. Having a kid kind of puts a damper on things but with both of us in school, we can't really travel much now. It looks like I'll be an "old" parent.

Part 2. After I was done patting myself on the back yesterday, I was driving home when I reached an intersection. My light was green and the car ahead of me was turning left so I passed on the right. I noticed a teenager (age 14?) walking across the crosswalk so I paused in case he had any other punks with him... and he did. So they jumped back in horror like How dare she drive through a green light! and yelled at me to SLOW DOWN. I maturely responded in my sarcastic tone, Yeah, I'm the one that needs to slow down. to which the punk screamed, "BITCH!" I just gave him a big smile and a thumbs up.

Seriously though - I understand that the education system in Baltimore City schools is lacking but last time I checked, the crosswalk sign of "Walk" and "Stop" were pretty clear cut.

I've never wanted to punch a kid so badly (and its another reason I don't want a kid right now).

Now onto comebacks. Perez Hilton announced that New Kids on the frickin' Block will be performing on the Today show tomorrow! My inner 4th grader squealed with delight and I haven't stopped since I read that blurb. I've set up my DVR to capture this truly monumental event.

And look at how well they've aged!

I used to have their dolls, the bedsheets, buttons, and every f'n Tiger Beat they were in. Yippeeee!