Meet the Family

Hubs comes from a large, conservative, intelligent, cerebral family. I come from a smaller, non-traditional, much louder family. We're purty smart, too, but Hubs' family can Scrabble us all into the ground. The only game I can hope to win against them is something pop culture related, especially from the 80s and 90s, as they don't watch television or movies.

I know, right!?
The lack of a television is likely at least half the reason they're all so dang smart!
note: Now I hardly ever get control of the remote. It's like he's making up for lost time.
With the Golf Channel of all things!

When Hubs was still to-be, he told me about his family and while I don't remember the exact words he used, he basically told me to watch my mouth. What?! Me? Okay, yes, I can, sometimes, fall to the temptation to let one fly.

Picture, if you will, me in the kitchen with Hubs-to-be's family, when he still had brothers in single-digit ages and no nieces and nephews yet.

Wow! Remember back then, OK family?!

Hubs' sweet and wonderful mother, C, was making conversation and asked how my family felt about the quick engagement (we got engaged 6 weeks after we met, but that's another story). I smiled as sweetly as I could and sort of caught Hubs' eye across the room. I told her my Dad was fine with it, but had told me I'm not allowed to use the "f" word until I graduated from college.



Poor C. The color slowly drained from her face. Hubs gave me a little stinkeye from across the room and before C totally passed out, I said "you know, fiance!"*

Graciously, she smiled and sort-of laughed. I think she knew then that I was going to be trouble for this family.


*Note: I'm not making this up. My father actually told me I wasn't "allowed" to get married until I graduated from college. Good news - that was my goal too. Hubs and I tied the knot 6 months after I finished my undergrad.
 

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