So while I was on my road-trip to Sedona, my two sisters and I were frequently asked “so, what part of Texas are you girls from?” Now first of all, let me say I LOVE being called a girl. At 54, 58, & 61, we just don’t get called ‘girls’ often enough!!
Second, I have no problem whatsoever being accused of being a Texan. I have always thought they had charming accents (for the most part, a notable exclusion being W) so being asked what part of Texas were we from was amusing and complimentary. The highest form of that compliment came from the Texas state trooper who pulled me for speeding and thought we were from Texas and wondered aloud why we didn’t have a Texas inspection sticker until he saw our Virginia tags (my sister’s car). And he was a black man from upstate New York whose accent deep in the heart of Texas blew our mind!
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My husband told me I was a wonderful life partner. I know he believes that, but I think he might have been fishing for someone to take care of him as he was having a wisdom tooth cut out this morning. He knows I make fabulous soup and I think that was his way of asking for soup tonight for dinner! Still, whatever his motivation, it was a lovely thing to say and even more lovely to hear it being said about me.
Thanks, ivymere, for the invite! This is something definitely worth doing and I wish I had this last week as I had a really craptastic week, what with my little VW Beetle being declared dead forever, among the nine other disasters that occured. I could have used a little boosting, but things are back on track now and I feel much better.
The best compliment I’ve gotten lately was someone who doesn’t see me often asked if I had lost some weight (AS IF!!) I haven’t but it felt good for someone else to think I had!!
