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Saturday, November 12, 2005Carded at 40!Forget all this "I'm not gonna talk about my age" stuff -- I'm crowing today! Last night, Eric and I had a "real" date (those don't happen too often). There was a forty-minute wait for dinner, so we headed to the bar for a glass of wine. The spunky lil' bartender brought us our glasses, and then said, "And I'm going to have to ask to see your identification. I'm sorry..." "Are you serious?" I squealed. She laughed nervously. I don't think she realized that my squeal was a delighted one, and not an offended one. "Can we kiss you?" Eric piped. That's when the bartender realized that we were both deliriously pleased with the situation. I pulled out my brand-new wallet (thanks to Kathie over at Housewife Cafe -- but that's another post altogether) and fumbled with the inner flap (how awful to have a new wallet that you're not used to at a time like this!) in order to flash my driver's license. I gladly would've jumped onto the bar and flashed it to the entire room, but that most likely would have been largely unappreciated. So I settled for triumphantly displaying it in Ms. Bartender's smiling face. "What, do you have to look fifty to not get carded?" Eric said. Please. Don't dampen my thunder. It's obvious that we both look barely thirty, right? Right? Okay, so it was dim lighting. And maybe the restaurant has recently instituted a newer, more stringent carding policy: "Anyone who looks like they are more than two years away from AARP membership must be carded." I don't want to know. I just want to gloat a bit. The last time I was carded, I was 36. We were having dinner with three other couples, and I was the only one who was carded. I might also ever-so-humbly point out that I was not the youngest one in the crowd that evening. After our waiter left, my neighbor at the far end of the table said, "It's just because you don't have your children with you." Honestly! I would have kicked her, but she was out of reach. Anyway, I'm feeling rather sprightly today. Why, I even took a mile-and-a-half walk with my son this morning. And so what if Eric happened to beat me by two years on the carding record. She only carded him because he was with me, naturally. A young thing like me wouldn't go out with some broken-down forty-two-year-old, would she? *grin* |
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14of my readers are feeling chatty:
awwwwwwwwww! You know i remember you last carding experience, Gee we have known each other that long!
I'm so jealous i have not been carded in oh gosh ages, OH thats right you have to buy drinks to get carded LOL I guess I will have to do that once in a while and see if i can get carded LOL
Carded and duped! What is this world coming to?
I can honestly say that I have never been carded... but then again, I don't drink so that isnt saying much.
I am usually mistaken to be a several years older than I am. That's one reason I shaved my beard.
Now I only look a few years older. :)
41-1/2 Looking about 42-3/4
I tell some people about my six-pack that converted itself into a full keg.
Congrats on keeping your youthful looks.
Go read BWaSOG. :)
Ta!
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heh, heh.
You go, girl.
Oh the little joys in our life...they are great...:)
Beverly Ur... Jill:
Seen my blog lately? LOL
I was just there!! I think Picard will be more interested in me this way, don't you think? :) And at least I won't be killed off.
Have you seen the new Willy Wonka yet? My favorite line from the movie applies here: "You're really weird."
:o))
I haven't seen it. The family saw it without me.
I like Johnny Depp though. I watch Secret Window whenever I need a kick in the patooty to get writing. It inspired my other book... did I tell you that? Probably.
I have not had a lot of motivation on the NaNoWriMo book. I have been working some severley long hours the past couple weeks, and when I sit to write, my brain rebels.
I have been so tired that I have been spending the bulk of the few lunches I get taking a nap in my car.
I usually write during lunch, but I have been wiped out lately.
Being weird keeps me grounded. Gotta love me!
Take care
I think my favorite movie line is one from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. (I havent seen it for a lot of years, but a lot of years ago, I watched it a lot.)
The line:
"What a strange person!"
Of course, you'd have to see it in context, but I just love it.
Closely followed by the guy taking the arrow in the chest:
>>>BEEE-YOOOONK<<<<
"Message for you sir!"
LOL
Whoo hoo!!!!! It's GREAT to be carded any time after 30! You go! ;-)
You look so much younger than forty I can hardly believe this is a infrequent experience for you! Or maybe that's just testimony to the whole parents and barely able to get out of the house alone thing! Gotta love the little things as was said above...thanks for mentioning the site and wallet, too...glad you love it!
You look so much younger than forty I can hardly believe this is a infrequent experience for you! Or maybe that's just testimony to the whole parents and barely able to get out of the house alone thing! Gotta love the little things as was said above...thanks for mentioning the site and wallet, too...glad you love it!
Thanks for the heads up on the Crusher pic, EGADS LOL
The bartender just wanted a bigger tip!
I'm just kidding!!!!
:-)
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