I would like to take this sunny day opportunity to say that said sunshine is sunshining on the lovely bunch of flowers my extreme sports brother gave me at last night's dinner. It was an unexpected evening and a good good time.
We--Yellow Dog, Sister, SCN, Brother and Brother's Girlfriend (whom we'd not yet met but told us an awesome story about believing diamonds were in the asphalt when she was little)--wiled away the evening at Kingfish and were just generally relaxed. (Flowers were given to both sisters.)
The dinner invitation was given over the phone the night before, but it turned out that he was yelling outside our apartment window for awhile first. This makes me almost happier than the flowers.
I hardly ever see this brother even though he lives less than two hours away. One of the best things about him? He was a real fucker in younger days, but has absolutely turned into the guy who peeked out from the fucker edges. Y'know, the sweet one who paid attention and laughed and said nice things. (Which is not to say that he doesn't sometimes have rotten qualities...as do the rest of us.) He's the only one who can calm my mom down...though also the only one who will ditch her on Christmas morning to go snowmobiling (although he also took her snowmobiling the previous day).
Anyway. Dinner was great. And I hope there are more to come.
Someday maybe even both brothers will be there at the same time.
(This post brought to you by parantheses and the consumption of last night's leftovers.)
Posted by Ida at August 1, 2007 02:19 PMsiblings be damned. what did you have for dinner??
(but seriously, I've got four sibs and I have similar thoughts about the evolution of our relationships.)
Posted by: rachel at August 2, 2007 09:46 AMGriddlejacks. They were yum. (I almost ordered the chicken...I still can't decide if I should have gone that way--I need a parallel universe, I think.)
Posted by: ida at August 2, 2007 01:11 PMor two stomachs.
Posted by: rachel at August 3, 2007 09:13 AM