Tony and I laughed until we cried
Note: Have not forgotten the fear post, just don't have time to blog it properly.
Saturday, we're getting ready to go to the grocery store, Publix, and Tony is standing at the sink washing out tupperware bowls.
I was eating a slice of cheese and notice he's wearing a faded grey Palm Bay High football t-shirt, his navy plaid pajama pants, white socks and his leather slip on, slide shoes.
Hum. "Are you wearing those pants to Publix?"
"Yeah, unless you can give me 27 reasons why not."
"Well," I say in a low voice, chewing cheese. "You look like a Grandpa."
"So, I'm old enough to be a grandpa."
"You'll embarrass your wife."
"What else you got?"
I tear off another piece of cheese and still in a low, slow voice say, "They're... flood... waters."
Tony looks up. "Actually, that's the best reason you've given so far."
I start laughing. He adds, "I don't mind not being fashionable, but I don't want to look like dork."
I laugh even harder.
"Flashbacks from '70s young teen insecurites," Tony says. "Wasn't it the worst to wear flood waters?"
He's laughing, I'm laying on the counter, laughing so hard I can't breath, eyes watering. Tony goes into the bedroom and changes into jeans.
I laughed all the way to Publix. We ran into several people we know, one we hadn't seen in a dozen years. Tony looked quite dapper in his ankle covering jeans.
Maybe you had to be there. But the combination of me saying, "they're flood waters," and Tony reacting like we would've in seventh grade was just too, too funny.
posted by
Rachel Hauck @ 4:53 PM
See, I can totally relate to his comment: "I don't mind not being fashionable, but I don't want to look like dork." There must be something deep in that...or Not...LOL
Will