WELL... my mom has a group of friends, like 8 of them, that have been friends since kindergarten or before. They go on a Ya Ya trip every spring... One of the Ya Yas has a son, my age, that I've known all my life but haven't seen in years. The two mothers got together and decided that the two of their children should meet. So, that's what we're doing tomorrow night.
A bunch of their friends are gathering for a pool party and then to dinner at a pub so the son and I can "meet".
He's my age, recently divored (too) from his cheating spouse (too) and he's trying to meet someone decent (too). He's had a hard time dealing with his divorce (too) and is in counseling to get over the hump (too). Sounds like we may have a thing or two in common and to talk about!
My mom and I are having a great time with this, so far - me saying how ICKY the first few minutes are going to be and her laughing her butt off about how I'm probably right. Who knows... at the least, I'd say we'll be friends.
Wish me luck and think about me squirmin' around all these people on a BLIND date!!
Monica
This is your life. Are you who you want to be? ~ Switchfoot
hi monica, it sounds like it could be fun, you guys seem to have a few things in common to talk about, and if it all gets a bit too awkward you too could gang up on your mum's haha
have a great time, always nice to catch up with people and renew friendships etc.
Do you guys have those chocolates over there called 'Matchmakers' - thin strips of chocolate, kind of like a thin cigarette shape, in all different flavours? If so, take a dozen boxes of them, when you meet the guy, tell him the Mom's are trying to matchmake, give him half the boxes and hand them out to all the Mom's. It might at least lighten the first few moments. If you don't have those chocolates, then just tell him that you both know what they're up to so 'lets get them going and have a big snog in front of all of them'!! Then sit down with him and compare notes on how crappy life can be... xxx
There's probably hundreds of them, but they only come up once in a while, so its quite fun to just say it and have someone ask! Add to that the Australian element, and you'll realise I'm constantly being asked what I'm on about!! Kath will be able to translate in my absence, cos she's bonza. I had a real hard time when I moved from Australia to England when I was 16........ I asked for a can of Fanta in a shop and they looked at me like I was some kind of funnel web spider... eventually they said 'oh you mean fizzy pop' - I wasn't sure if that's what I did mean! They'd never heard of Pizza Hut or pasta. This was 1973. Panty hose were tights. Slacks? They didn't have a clue what I meant. And now I have to try and convert it into American! I have trouble following some of your stuff too, especially Red Wolf's ingredients that I've never heard of, except rats, I know what they are xxxxxxx
"bonza"??? lol...Geez...even I know what Fanta is...a brand of soda...right? Used to have different flavors if I remember correctly. Slacks? Come on...they didn't know what pants were?! I've heard the "tights/panty hose" one before, but Pizza Hut...pasta!!! OMG! How...sputtering at computer screen...I don't get that.
I'm nowhere near the level of cooking that RW is...and thought I knew what most ingredients might be...but she boggles my mind at times! Sounds yum, but what the heck is some of that stuff?!! LOL
Why do they call it French Kissing? When its done all over the place, except in my house!? Basically, tongues down each others throat. It's not nice, really is it? Especially not if you've just eaten RW's rat sauce - you might get the bones stuck in your throat.
Shagging? Is that English then? So what do you guys call it? We have a few terms: the usual f word, a quickie, nookie, blokes say 'getting my end away' - they would! hide the sausage, ughh. Sex. Making Love. Blokes say 'I'd give her one' which is where the Sandyism came from - marks out of ten, I'd give him one.... So what do you guys call 'it'??
ah snogging, i think the word is used because that is probably the sound one makes when one comes up for air after having someones tonge down your throat haha.
now sandy, i know you were born in aus but i have to say i have no f..ing' idea what you are talking about half the time hahaha - joking hon.
good to hear some of the words haha, my favs are maggot and bunta (boonta)
ciny pizza hut is a pizza house chain and pasta is spaghetti stuff haha.
monica, so how did the meet up go ??? come on - what happened.
Ok Ok ...I know what Pizza Hut is...just couldn't believe the English didn't know what it was!! OMG...how could they not?
Kid...et al....
How about "boffing your brains out"...yes really.
Dipping the pickle!
getting the old salami wet
Oh, I could go on, but can't seem to remember the others now that I thought of while reading all yours!! ROFLMAO
Well, as it turns out, the thing MORE pathetic than being set up by your mom - is that the blind date backs out!
Actually, it was ok - he just isn't ready. I think he's only been divorced a few months and was put through the ringer w/his divorce. He has zero self confidence right now and can't imagine why anyone would be interested in him.
We haven't rescheduled and I don't know if we will... Either way, it's ok. I stayed home yesterday, read half of the new Harry Potter book and had friends over for movies last night. All was not lost!!
I think I'll call him this week and maybe chat on the phone a little to ease the weirdness of it all.
Monica
This is your life. Are you who you want to be? ~ Switchfoot
