Little Ricky Retardo

Disclaimer: Today has been a really weird day.

This morning, after I made sure N got on the bus, and I finished getting ready for class, I prepared my huge Starbucks cup with two cups of coffee, and off I went.  As I was making my way to school, in a zigzag pattern (in hopes of avoiding traffic), I saw multiple people get pulled over for talking on their phones...even using bluetooth devices...and I was always in front of the cops who were trying to pull them over.  They'd wave me out of the way, and I'd gladly comply.  No tickets for this girl!  Yes, I just knocked on the coffee table...No worries.  I'm covered.

As I pulled up to a light to turn left, and proceeded to start turning, I caught a glimpse of a familiar face to the right of me, also turning.  I had to look to make sure, but it was a guy I went to high school with; I'd just seen him for the first time in a while around Christmas time with his wife and kids.  I pulled up next to him, and he looked over, but didn't recognize me (sunglasses), but as he pulled forward, he looked into his sideview mirror, seemingly puzzled.  I waved, and he seemed even more puzzled.  We drove on for a while, and then ended up next to each other at a light.  I looked over and waved, he looked at me like "What the?" so I took off my sunglasses, recognition dawned, and he rolled down his window.

I reluctantly turned down my XM and rolled my window down, too.  He said, "I was like, 'Who is this crazy lady waving at me?!'  I guess I accidentally cut a lady off yesterday and she waved at me, too, but not so friendly."  I was cracking up by this point, and said, "Nope, not a crazy lady...Just me!" and then we both laughed.  I wished him a good day, and he did as well, and we were off.  It kind of made my morning.

When my class got out 20 minutes early, I hit the liquor store for some cake vodka, Sam's for some water and chex mix, the library to return my library books, Bath & Body Works to get a couple of candles (2 for $22, and one of them smells like suntan lotion!), and then home in time to get the boys.  Once they got home, we took off for snowcones and Bahama Buck's.  N got orange & strawberry, B got blue bubble gum & strawberry, and y'all?  I got Big Red & Juicy Fruit!  SO good!  They have a ton of different flavors, and healthier/sugar free options, too.  They also have a ton of board games readily available for patrons to play while they're hanging out, eating their snowcones.

We've always liked Bahama Buck's, but I think we'll make inside trips a little more regularly now...especially since I found one close to my apartment.

After that, we ran by Starbucks to get some caramel syrup, so I can be my own barista, and then I dropped N at his friend's house to play.  B and I went home, he ate the remainder of his snowcone AND his brother's, and then his stepmom came to get him, and I got peace & quiet.  N didn't come home until well after 8:00, and he was being a turd.

He was also acting like a spaz, so when I called him "Little Ricky Retardo," I don't think he saw it coming, and he burst out laughing...which caused me to laugh until tears were rolling down my face.  He got indignant (without taking the fall OR acting hurt), and it didn't help.  I kept calling him "Little Ricky Retardo." and my laughter got a little louder and harder each time.  (I might still be on a caffeine high).  He finally said, "If I'm Little Ricky Retardo, that makes you Lucy Retardo!"  We looked at each other, and dissolved into laughter all over again.

His dad called a short time later, and after we worked out basketball details for the last game tomorrow, N was just about to hang up when I yelled, "Tell dad what I call you now!" so he did.  And y'all?  I could hear his dad laughing all the way through the phone and across the room...and if you know his dad, you know he's not typically that loud.

Oh, it was so funny...I'm still laughing now, and N's sitting next to me (playing Xbox), griping about how his brother messed up the game when he played earlier, and complaining that I laugh entirely too much..

And, you know what?  I'd rather laugh than be a crankpot...

And I haven't even opened the vodka yet!

Aubs