patio/porch/lanai/what-have-you making dinner (burgers and dogs on our 1st BBQ!). he ushered me outside and told me to sit down. so i did. then he starts whispering that we've been invited to our neighbor's house on Friday night: to play poker. i was shocked on about 10 different levels. here is but 3 of them...
1. neither of us know anything about poker. stephen actually hates to play any card games. he grudgingly sits through games with Chris and John every so often, but it's as obvious as his beautiful blue/green/hazel eyes that he'd rather be dusting the blinds or something. Me? i am terrible at most card games because 95% of the time i can't remember the rules (ie. which hand beats which, basic rules of play, etc). i'm the guy that takes 10 minutes to decide which card to "throw out". the only game i'm good at is Uno. i love me some Uno action.
2. the neighbors whose house we're going to have, till now, seemed cold and distant at best. we've been living there for two years and conversation has never progressed beyond "Hi" and "Bye". once, like six months ago, Stephen knocked on their door to borrow an egg (to make muffins) and on Sunday the, 8 month pregnant, Mrs. came over to borrow a drill. the latter represents the longest i've ever stood in her presence. i'm just curious as to Why Now?
3. straight people make me nervous. there, i've said it: i'm a hetero-phobe. don't get me wrong, some of my best friends are straight, hell my parents appear to be too. but the average straight couple confounds me. i don't know what to talk to them about (do they cook? listen to music? watch Desperate Housewives?). if i'm in a room (especially with Stephen) and we're...surrounded...by straight people, i wonder what they're thinking of us; are they going to gang up and beat us into a sticky pink pudding or try and proselytize (not that i think their Crazy Christers, but who can really tell these days)?
4. what the hell are we gonna bring?
2 comments:
Talk about whatever you have ever talked with J and me about - but that really can't count, cuz you've known us for AGES. As for what to bring? You both are FABULOUS cooks. Bring any of your creations. That will surely make friends.
us straight hetero people... guess what.. we're normal too! we can be talked too, just like um...ordinary folks.
Sorry...i thought that was funny.
NEVER would have thought I'd hear that comment from "the other side".
I guess it all goes to show how very human we all are doesn't it. :)
oh.. and bring good food. A nice dessert...mmmm... chocolate cookies, or some wine, or ... hmm... just something nice to share. If you're a good cook you'll figure something out.
Cheers.
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