And What I've Been Right About? EVERYTHING ELSE

Setting:  My kitchen, doing dinner prep last Monday.

Me:  (peeling asparagus) (which makes it SO tender, be sure and try it next time) Hey, I had THE best workout today. 

Fletch:  Yeah?  What'd you do?

Me:  Well, when I walked into the gym trainers Tino and Mike greeted me by saying, "One thousand!"  So I was all, "One thousand!" back to them, figuring it was some expression I'd never heard.  Then I see Barbie and she explains we're going to do a one-thousand rep workout, meaning ten exercises one hundred times each.  And not easy exercises - I'm talking lunges and squats and stuff.

Fletch: (emptying the dishwasher) I bet that went over well with you.

Me:  Riiight.  When Barbie told me about the hundred push-ups, I was, like, "What, am I in the Army now?"

Fletch:  (shoulders still sore from three years worth of military service) You know nothing of push ups.

Me:  Whatev.  Anyway, I knew I was going to have a super-tough day so I bought an energy drink.  I expected it to have the Hot Orange Death flavor like the Ripped to the Max stuff I bought last summer, but it was good.  I mean, SO good I would drink it just to drink it.  Plus, it gave me so many strongs that not only did I complete my thousand reps, but then I burned another 1020 calories on the treadmill afterward, with running and everything!  I mean, seriously, one thousand reps AND one thousand calories?  That shit is AMAZING.

Fletch:  Impressive!  What'd you drink?  Liquid amphetamines?

Me:  Practically.  What I had was TnTea, lemon flavor. 

Fletch:  (pauses with a clean colander in his hand)  You're kidding. 

Me:  Um, no.  Why would I kid about an energy drink?

Fletch:  (incredulous) TnTea.

Me:  Yep.

Fletch:  You realize TnTea is the supplement I used all summer.  Remember?  I kept trying to get you to taste it because I thought you'd like it and you flat-out refused.  Why?  Why would you refuse? 

Me:  Huh.  Must have thought it looked yucky.  Yet I was so very wrong.

Fletch:  (sputtering)  But!  But!  You wouldn't even take a sip.  Not one goddamned sip.

Me:  And too bad for me because it was delicious!  It gave me so much energy!  I'm actually still vibrating like a hummingbird.

Fletch:  (in a bit of a lather, if you want to know the truth)  So why would you not even TASTE it? 

Me:  (rinsing the asparagus) I dunno.

Fletch:  Even after I PROMISED you you'd like it?  We got to the point I told you I'd give you a dollar or let you take a swing at me if you didn't.

Me:  (shrugs) Beats me.  Maybe you should have been more persistent.

Fletch:  Short of pouring it down your throat, I could not have been more persistent.

Me:  Yet it's a shame I didn't try it sooner because I loved it!

Fletch:  (bangs head against cabinet)

* * *

The point of this little vignette is twofold - first, it demonstrates exactly how stubborn I am when I believe I'm right.  Second, the fact I'm such a good sport when finally proved wrong makes me all the more aggravating.  So, in the spirit of not annoying the bejesus out Fletch and others (and before my stupid opinions/actions become an issue) I'm publicly admitting I was wrong about the following:

* Purchasing an entire case of Hot Orange Death-flavored Ripped to the Max.   

* Promising I'd use our treadmill every day.  (In my defense I would have, if the basement didn't smell so much like pee.)

* Insisting we purchase TV trays (now languishing in the pee-pee basement next to the lonely, pristine treadmill) because I didn't realize I'd rather eat off a real table or the ottoman.

* Putting fancy underwear on the cover of the new book.  Apparently a number of people (who aren't me) find products from places like La Perla and Victoria's Secret and Cosabella and Agent Provocateur appealing.  Huh.  Who knew?

* The Indianapolis 500, which takes place at the end of May every year... except on a leap year and maybe I should have actually looked at the calendar rather than just calling my publicist in a huge panic about Indy hotel rooms.  (Fletch gets partial blame for this one.)

* Jean jackets.  But not Crocs.  Crocs still ROCK. 

* Two and a Half Men, which I refused to watch for five years, despite my father insisting it's the funniest show on television.  (BTW, the crush I developed on Charlie Sheen in the '80s?  Is back.  Hard.  Also?  I'm delighted to see how well Jon Cryer has aged in comparison to Andrew McCarthy, who appears to have been let out of his crypt to film Lipstick Jungle.  Oh, Duckie, Molly Ringwald would totally choose you now.)

* Organic produce and dairy.  Also?  Anything soy-based.   

* Letting the book Middlesex sit on my shelf for two years because I thought it looked dull.  (And what's more boring than Pulitzer Prize-winning novels about hermaphrodites?  Um, everything, that's what.)

* Chicken Cacciatore, which Fletch tricked me into eating by calling it "Hunter's stew," only revealing its true name/nature after I'd licked the plate clean.

* Thinking I'd be happier watching Flavor of Love 3 in high-def.  (I have one word for you - SPITTLE.  High-def Flavor Flav spittle.  Gah.)

And... I think that's everything.  Now it's your turn - what would you like to publicly admit you've been wrong about?  Pilates?  Recycling?  Finally buying pants one size up?  Rock the Cradle or any other fine, fine VH1 programming?

The comments section awaits your confessions.      

P.S.  One thousand reps followed by eighty minutes/one thousand calories in the same session?  Justine can SUCK IT.

   

Comments

[Candy]

I was oh, soooo wrong about TiVo. For years, I scoffed and pointed to my wall-sized collection of video tapes, which were "good enough for me." And then I would laugh at the TiVo users, who were unable to share their recently taped show that I just had to see, unless they were willing to unhook their TiVo from their tv and bring it to my house.

But then...oh then...I acquiesced, and all the magic that is TiVo became mine with a mere bloop-bloop. My viewing pleasure was transformed forever.

[Laura]

I too was wrong about Lord of the Rings. My husband read all the books (including The Hobbit and Bored of the Rings) and when I heard that the movie version of LOTR was coming out I actually said to my husband, "Yeah, you can go see that with your other geek friends."

So when we were in the theater waiting to see a different movie and the LOTR trailer came on and I saw Viggo Mortensen in all his smudgy, hairy, sweaty goodness I hastily amended my decision by saying "Uh, I GUESS I could go see that with you."

As soon as the first LOTR movie was over, I blotted the drool from my mouth with a tissue and said "WHEN does the next one come out????"

Now we OWN the DVDs and whenever it comes on TNT (which is every five minutes, that is, when they aren't showing The American President or The Matrix or one of the OTHER "New Classics") (And don't you just love it when a cable station coins a clever oxymoron like that, what's next? The Recent History Channel?)

And I am fully aware that referring to Lord of the Rings as LOTR is totally queer and who's the geek now?

[Dana Whitaker]

It pains me to admit this, but I was wrong about...

-wedge heels. Soooo, comfortable, and I love anything comfortable that makes me taller
- low rise jeans. I thought they were sort of trashy, but have seen the error of my ways
- squeezing into a size [whatever]. Let's face it, no one sees the size tag, so now I wear a larger size if I need to, and I no longer look like a sausage
-whether my son has ADHD. Just because he can focus for hours on the computer games does not mean he didn't need to be medicated for other aspects of life. He's still the same kid he's always been, but with fewer meltdowns and with many more opportunties to show that he's a good kid underneath the spazziness

[Dana Whitaker]

It pains me to admit this, but I was wrong about...

-wedge heels. Soooo, comfortable, and I love anything comfortable that makes me taller
- low rise jeans. I thought they were sort of trashy, but have seen the error of my ways
- squeezing into a size [whatever]. Let's face it, no one sees the size tag, so now I wear a larger size if I need to, and I no longer look like a sausage
-whether my son has ADHD. Just because he can focus for hours on the computer games does not mean he didn't need to be medicated for other aspects of life. He's still the same kid he's always been, but with fewer meltdowns and with many more opportunties to show that he's a good kid underneath the spazziness

[Megan]

Things I was wrong about:

.banana peppers (how could I ever doubt their deliciousness)
.giving the ex a second chance (sure, he wont cheat on me with my "friend")
.Wheel of Fortune (Is it sad that I feel smart when I guess the puzzle before the contestants?)
.Guitar Hero (Slash aint got nothin on me)
.my ability to take care of a small child (I haven't broken my nephew yet, so were good)
.drinking mass amounts of burbon (no explination needed)

[jenmakesmehorselaugh]

Things I was wrong about…..

~Wii

~Myspace

~Thinking a hot body was the answer

~How the first 30 years of my life would pan out

~Asparagus

~Being to intelligent for reality TV

~That love had to be perfect

~That planning a golf tournament for my company would be more fun than work

~That college could wait (it did wait, but I sure am kicking my self now)

~That the super fast shipping option for such a pretty fat was not a necessity

[Lisa Johnson]

I was wrong when I told myself I would no longer be an HBO whore once The Sopranos went off the air, then I had to watch the last season of The Wire, where I promptly switched to Showtime and become the whore I've always been for The Tudors and Californication. David Duchovny, I was wrong. I thought you were a dork on The X Files but you've matured into a sexy cigarette smoking, drinking , hard core sex fiend! How could I be so wrong? I'm in there also with Middlesex. Bought to read on the train to Chicago for a fabulous day spa called Spa Space about 5 years ago. Couldn't put it down all weekend! Yeah to Biggest Loser, I'm right there cheering you on with my fat ass on the sofa. Can I bring a word back? I use Asswipe all the time. My husband swears no one ever says it. Why because they are asswipes?

[Karina in T.O]

High Def tv, and 24!!

My hubby tried to get me into both for ages! Number 1, what difference could hi-def make for God's sake, I asked....uh yeah....when I watch the news now I can actually see Brian William's lipliner and every wrinkle! Too much info, but fab for sports!

And 24? I was thinking Keifer was totally washed up, then I watched him save the world withought so much as a nap or a pee break! Got hooked so bad one weekend we watched 10 hours in a row. Whew! I'm a bigger loser then I thought.

[Michele]

Three words... ROCK OF LOVE. I refused to watch the first season despite my sister telling me that it was the best show on television. Now, I am aware of the genius that is Brett Michaels.

[Christine]

Sushi - the thought of eating raw fish when I don't even eat cooked fish YUCK. Wrong - love it now.
Martinis, vodka martinis - I had one once and thought it tasted like jet fuel, then I had one made by someone who actually knows how to make martinis - YUM, especially dirty martinis with blue cheese olives. I don't even like olives, unless they are stuffed with blue cheese and drowning in a martini.
One other thing about Middlesex... this book has been haunting me. I first saw it on the shelf at my local Borders. I picked it up and thought - this isn't for me and put it back. I think it was insulted. Now, I see it all the time when I'm in Borders or Barnes and Nobel. There it is just sitting on the table or on a shelf and I decide no that's still not for me. It vanishes from the store for a few months and then its back. I have felt like its calling out to me, and now I see it mentioned on my favorite blog...well, guess who will be purchasing Middlesex on her weekly trip to Borders?

[Kirsten]

I was wrong about Nip/Tuck. I didn't start watching it until the 3rd season and now i'm addicted. Dr. Christian Troy, mmmmmm he could. . . never mind.

I was also wrong about running. Common words out of my mouth used to be "I don't run." Now I love to run at the gym (in short intervals on the treadmill...hey, it's hard. i'm getting there!)

[ali]

i was wrong about skinny jeans. short girls (with the exception of ramiele malubay) CAN wear them and look HOT.

[LizaK]

So wrong about the Wii. My husband insisted it was unlike other video games, kids would love it, etc. Well I'm now hooked on and LOVE Guitar Hero III. I ROCK...albeit on the 'easy' setting...but still ROCK!

and

One Tree Hill--I am addicted to the pseudo-teen drama. Will Peyton and Luke get back together? Fingers crossed..

[Jara]

Barbecue sauce. For years I didn't understand the deliciousness that is barbecue sauce. I wouldn't eat it as a kid, and my mom would always separate my food from whatever else was being barbecued. Until I turned 12 and then she just gave up and basically told me to suck it up...and suck it up I did! Now I think it is perhaps my favorite condiment.

I was also wrong about beer. When I first started drinking (we won't say when it was), I drank all of the frou-frou girly drinks. When I turned 21 and started going out every night, the mixed drinks totally dented my budget big time, and I had to suck it up again and buy beer, since it was cheaper. Yuengling initiated me (my Pennsylvania people know what's up!!!), and I've been a convert ever since. What's more, you can drink fruit beer! Beer that is made out of FRUIT! LOVE IT!!! Lindeman's Framboise (Raspberry) beer is my favorite! I'll even drink beer that is infused with fruit (Leininkugel's Berry Weiss, anyone?!)! Or when I'm feeling like a bad-ass bitch, I'll drink a Lager or Porter. I still haven't conquered Guinness. I don't know if I'll ever be THAT bad-ass.

I still do love the occasional girly drink. Flirtinis are my weakness.

And speaking of flirtinis, I was so wrong about Sex and the City. I refused to watch it while it was on the air. And I refused to go to the SATC nights my sorority would have as a sister activity. But then a couple of years later, I learned that HBO OnDemand is a dangerous thing, and pretty soon, I was hooked. Love me some SATC!

[Shannon]

So guilty of this. Just this weekend, my husband misquoted a movie (Stand by Me) which is also based on Stephen King's "The Body"...both of which I have memorized. HE insisted that the junkyard dog's name was Chomper, when it fact it's Chopper. I so went and looked it up. I was right. what I have been wrong about could fill a book, but my most recent transgresions:

I though "Slow Ride" was done by CCR instead of Foghat, despite playing Guitar Hero 3 for 4 hours.

I thought, "Hey, even if they're weight-loss shakes prescribed by a doctor, they taste good; I won't get bored for 13 weeks." Wrong-o.

And that's just since I woke up an hour ago.

[Jen L]

I was so wrong about not going up a size in jeans sooner!! Sorry a bit long.

My DH probably thinks I am crazy and that I have finally fallen off the turnip truck!!! It all started Friday. I had some place to go, a MNI and wanted to look un-frumpyish (OK SO NOT A WORD!). I was going grocery shopping at Wal-mart- with my two boys in toe. While I was there I woundered over to the clothing section. They had some great sales, so I proceeded to buy with out trying on due to the above mentioned boys in toe.

I get them home and try them on only to find out that the hip hugging pair of jeans does not flatter me at all, and they are technically too small. Now on tho the cutest shirt! It is a red 3/4 sleeve button down shirt, it has the eye and hook method instead of the buttons. It is gathered just right and has the right shape..... ALMOST!!! It was just a little snug and would have not done me any good with the jeans I bought.

So I did wear the jeans, not the most comfortable idea on my part, but oh well!! I wore a shirt that I already had that was big enough to hid my jawles of a dog, as Katie (from John&Katie plus 8) would say.

Today I needed out of the house, DH was at work. Both boys in toe once more we make a trip to the mall. I took the double jogging stroller, which by the way is HUGE!!! I was still able to manuver it into the dressing rooms at Sears and JCpenny's. Although at Penny's I had to leave the door half open, but hay I have had two kids so what is the differance!!! LOL

I left the mall VICTORIOUS!!!!

Ok here is the part about DH thinking I am crazy. He was in the shower and I was trying my jeans ans shirts on again, before taking off the tags.I guess I thought my trip to the mall was a dream and had to see them on once more! Well I walk into the bathroom and he opens up the curtain to take a look, I stand there with the biggest smile jumping up and down and clapping!!! I was just so happy I had clothing that fit and fit right. Ok so I did have to sercome to a size 14. UHG!!!

BUT I AM HAPPY!!!!!

[Paula]

Cats. I used to think they were mean and cold and couldn't understand why anyone would want such a pet. A friend of mine had me watch hers while she was on vacation, and I was hooked. They are delightful, funny, affectionate, cuddly, loving and loyal. I miss my cat when I'm at work for the day.

[kim]

Love + Marriage

That as long as you work at it everything will be ok. It actually takes 2 people to make it work

[Poppy]

Marriage. And children. Both sounded dull, dreary, boring, and predictable.

Turns out they're both great.

But the suburbs? Really do suck.

[ally]

1. TiVo-I LOVE it so much and I thought it would be stupid to pay for it since we had a vcr when we got it. (the vcr is gone now)

2. Texting-again something I thought was dumb but I had to change my phone plan since I was spending about a million dollars a month doing it.

3. The Bachelor-yep, I still watch it, probably the last person who does but it's hilarious. I was on my feminist soap box about how degrading it is to women yada, yada, yada. Then I watch it and laughed my a** off. I TiVo it every week now!

[Karen Buscemi]

I was so wrong to think life could magically go on without General Hospital. Guess what? It can't! It's been said countless times that you should stick to your gut, and my gut knew back in 8th grade that the people of Port Charles and all their crazy shenanigans wouldn't go away quietly. Cue the ambulance.

Help me get $50k to finish my book and I'll pay it forward: http://cgi.ebay.com/Endowment-For-a-Talented-Writer_W0QQitemZ270225728487QQihZ017QQcategoryZ1467QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[nadine]

i was wrong about how much i'd love living in the country. big mistake. until they built the new jewel foods the nearest grocery was 25 mins away. the nearest mall? over an hour. online shopping just isn't the same, people. sometimes i dream about the shoe department at nordstrom's...i didn't know how good i had it in the 'burbs, just hopping into the car and getting a hit of the sanctified air at neimans just when i needed it.
you can appreciate the beauty of the many cornfields only so long, you know. you see one field of corn, and you pretty much seen them all. but the beauty of a jimmy choo? endless fascinating..

[Jess]

Very and completely wrong when I promised The Husband that he would get a certain naughty treat every week for the foreseable future when he said yes to The Chuck (i.e. The Doggy Baby) Four years later - he reminds me that I was wrong every day.

[Kelly]

Golf. I used to HATE it. I dreaded it being on TV in our house. Then my boyfriend dragged me kicking and screaming to a tournament and now I'm hooked. Seeing Tiger Woods and many other hot golfers whacking a ball as hard as they can is pretty damn impressive. And sexy!

[myrtle]

Raisins in the cookies. First 46 yrs of my life I hated them. Especially if I thought I was biting into a chocolate chip cookie, only to unexpectedly encounter a soft gooey raisin! Blech, sent me running to the trash can to expell the offending old grape carcass. Suddenly a year ago, I developed an isatiable love for oatmeal raisin cookies. OMG.. could prunes be next?? Gahhh..

[shannon]

I was wrong about my fear of waking up when I'm 40 and saying "is this all there is?" I'm here now, and while a little voice still whispers "there's still some time left to try", I have a very happy life even without fulfilling my fondest wish (yet). Also, I am unmarried and childfree and IT ROCKS.

[jennifer kluck]

Sorry, whoever developed Crocs, thought "Let's make them in a million colors and maybe people won't think they are garden shoes" It worked!

I was wrong about the american version of The Office. I loved the British version, and thought nothing could touch it. Very wrong!

[blu_canary]

Motorcycles.

I rode with my grandpa when I was a kid, but that was different. He just enjoyed tooling around on Saturday afternoons.

Then my husband bought the Harley. I was mildly livid. But we started riding. Started going to rallies. Yet, I denied the entire thing for almost a year. Three years later and NOW my life is planned around Bike Week in Myrtle Beach and my non-mom wear usually sports an HD logo. Right down to my shoes. And my purse. Agh. And my jewelry.

Thank god it's closing in on riding season around here and by this time next year? I WILL have my own bike. I've had enough of reading his helmet stickers and catching the bugs he ducks to miss.

Artist. Brainy chick. Harley diva. Who knew?

[Suzanne]

....mine aren't so original, just supportive of others' posts ...
1. Blogs
2. NASCAR (except Jimmy Johnson is my eye candy)
3. Starbucks, but not in a good way. I have finally realized that though their specialty drinks are good, they can't make a decent cup of plain coffee.
4. Facebook -- it is such a good thing.....
(please come back Jen!)

[Cathy Dee]

The Girls Next Door.

[Christine]

I am not sure if this counts as being wrong, but its definitely embarassing! Admitting to a wrong choice, perhaps?

Yesterday, being the Packer fan that I am, I went to Will's Northwoods Inn. This just happens to also be the very same place that I met my husband four years ago and is still one of our favorite bars. Favre Fest 2008--One should not ever, in a drunken haze, think that its a good idea to grab cardboard Brett's package and then proceed to give him a blow job. Did I mention that this larger than life cardboard Brett was strategically positioned outside on Racine Avenue? Yes, this was in daylight, conveniently happening while the neighborhood was crawling with drunken Cubs fans. Imagine the honking. Commotion. Bears fans yelling obscenities. It's my own fault, I know. My friends think I am hilarious. Yes, I guess I am, and the pictures are funny, too. Need I say more?

I agree with the designer jeans theory as well...they do make me look and feel better, too!

Wrong about Lincoln Park for sure. I thought I would love it...wrong, wrong, wrong.

[Leslie]

1) The Braves - I grew up in Cleveland (still bitter about '95), and I thought that after I moved to Atlanta, I could never root for them. I went to opening day last week and really, it's still baseball & I still love everything about it--even if they do that annoying tomahawk chop.

2) Thinking I knew what I wanted to do with my life. Both times (apparently changing my major didn't help.). Now I'm a year and a half out of college and couldn't be more UNhappy with careers pertaining to my degree.

3) Last, but not least, I was wrong about Crocs. I despised them. Now I own clogs, flip-flops AND ballet flats. One word: LOVE.

P.S. I want to know the details of this 1,000 workout! I'm training for a 10k and my workout could use some excitement(?).

[Jessie]

Cheesecake (15 years of my life lacking? gotta make up for it now...)

And the NFL!

[Ami]

Guitar Hero III.

I've always hated video games and refused to play any. Then, my boyfriend said if I beat him at Guitar Hero that he would buy me a present later that day, so I gave it a shot. Holy hell, I ROCK AT IT.

[Danielle]

Ooh, this is a toughie. I'm so frequently RIGHT. Let's see...

The "twist" in M. Night Shyamalan's "The Village". I stupidly believed a documentary that said the film took place in the 19th century.

It turns out that cheese sandwitches, despite being rediculously boring, are actually pretty damn tasty.

"The Spectacular Spider-Man." I was petrified it would be another crap-fest like "The Batman." I was wrong. The writing is possibly superior even to "Spider-Man: The Animated Series." I was very, very happy about being wrong.

(Yes, I am a geek. A very sexeh geek.)

[apple]

You are hilarious girl!!! I can't believe how strong you were doing that "one thousand" thing...I would have died (like totally)!!! I am exhausted just thinking about it!!!

[Patti_Mayo]

My husband Trans Am. He had one when we were dating and I so totally hated it, calling it a dust buster without a handle....swearing i would never let him drive me around in it....saying it was a death machine and such a dangerous car....

Til I drove it. OH MY GAAAAHHH. That car was AWESOME...

(and I second Ginny's post...I've done that twice now...my husband is so pissed at me. )

[Melissa]

Forgetting my golden rule about work: No one cares about your opinion, especially if you're new. Oh well, time to find a new job again!

[Ginny]

Signing up for gym memberships. I always get all enthusiastic and think I'm REALLY going to stick with it and get super-fit this time. Then I sign up for a one (or more) year membership that I have to pay for whether I use it or not. I work out like a fiend for about a month or maybe two, then something happens to break my rhythm and I never go back. But I still have to pay. And a couple of years after I've paid off the last membership, I decide I'm REALLY going to stick with it this time and start the whole process over again.

Hope springs eternal but honestly -- will I NEVER learn???

[KLM]

Starbucks. For years, I swore I'd never patronize the store, saying it was the 'establishment,' that I'd never give my money to 'the man.'

Turned out that 'the man' makes some damn fine coffee, and even better chai.

[Jenna]

As a child I was a really picky eater and was sooooo wrong about things like mayo and onions. Now I put mayo on every sandwich possible and I'm pretty sure onion rings were invited for drunk and/or hung over people. they are amazing!

And I must say for my Kistler girls from my days in the dorm at GVSU, I was SO wrong about One Tree Hill. I refused to watch this show and thought all of you were insane for tuning in every week. Now I own seasons 1-3 (waiting for the 4th to go on sale at Target!) and I never miss an episode. I love all the drama and I'm happy you converted me. thanks ladies!

[Kara]

Oh, AND, for my parents, I'd like to admit that I was wrong when I thought I could change/cure/fix an alcoholic boyfriend. It took me three years to realize how very wrong I was that time.

I was also blessedly wrong when I said I would die alone surrounded by thousands of cats. Hi honey!

[Sue]

I was wrong about....Chicklit - thought it was all crappy love story trash or a bunch of whining.
Went to the Great Lakes Booksellers Association meeting in Chicago last September. Met an author...she was funny...maybe I'll read her book.
Fast forward - now I have all my friends addicated to Jen Lancaster and eagerly awaiting the new release. Oh - I was also wrong about Blogs...thought I'd never get addicted...hmmmmm
Thanks Jen for showing me just how wrong I can be - I love it!!

[tia]

my husband.

we've known each other for a long time but i used to think he was a ridiculous, skirt-chasing, blustering, over-testosterone'd italian boy, because i judged him by his friends.

but he's actually really great.

[Malia]

Jen! I love Middlesex! But anyway, here are some things I learned today (ie, things I was wrong about)!
*It is NOT okay to pet a police horse. Or feed him a Werther's butterscotch candy.
*Greek yogurt is NOT the same thing as cream cheese, and should never be spread on a bagel.
*I cannot use my Charlie Card (Boston's equivalent of NYC's MetroCard) to jimmy open my closet door and then expect it to work when I need to get on the T.
*My significant other will not appreciate it when you send my jacket to the dry cleaner's instead of his suit like he asked me very politely to do.
*Not everyone appreciates the fine, fine music of George Michael.
*The salesgirl at Ralph Lauren does NOT want to hear about my weekend OR my cats.
*Honey lattes and carrot sticks are not an acceptable dinner.
*My significant other WILL notice if I don't clean the bathroom.
*My new purse is in no way a business expenditure.

[dodim]

Being a mom is a lot bigger job than I thought it would be... but there are some people that I will NEVER tell that to!

Also? Can I just tell you how much I love that Justine is now the go-to whipping slut. Cheers for you! Boo on her!

[Jenny]

You are CRAZY with the workouts!!! Congrats!

I would like to admit to a friend and my mom: You're right-- I DO like my house better when things are clean and organized. I don't like doing it, but I DO like the results. Thanks for being annoying for the past years of my life...

... but I still don't think it's TOTALLY necessary to make the bed every day.

[bananas]

blogs
Survivor
low-carb
learning to love yourself
Wii
waxing

[Amanda]

I was so wrong about The Real Housewives of Orange County - I thought I'd detest it. Now it is my guilty pleasure and I like the New York series even better.

[Carolyn]

I am NEVER wrong!! And if I was..... I would NEVER admit it in print!

:)

Carolyn