Never Ever Dull
With every conversation, I always seem to end with "Never a dull moment"....our lives are rich, complex, and beautiful stories. Join me in laughing about everyday things and appreciating life-bumpy roads and all.
It all started with "the Larges". Yep, "the Larges" lived next to us in Charlotte. I never got to know them, but I did get to see their underwear hanging on the clothesline once a week. I remember staring at what seemed like king-size bed sheets and being amazed that someone would really display their private garments out there. I was even more shocked with the size! The underwear mysteriously would appear and disappear. I never saw the people who lived there. So, I simply referred to them as "the Larges". I realize I label folks all the time. This week, at the gym's endless rows of treadmills, I carried on a conversation with a guy and discussed his running habits. In that brief kind of blonde moment, I heard him say "I Max-in-can". I thought he was sharing that he was Mexican. Odd. He was very white, blue eyes, so not Mexican. Hours later, I figured it out he was telling me over the whir of the machines, "I max when I can"....Runner talk for maxing with interval training. Light bulb moment. I think of him as "the Mexican" when I see him now. "Heavy Panting Guy" always ends up beside me in my spin class. He breathes so heavily that I'm always glancing around to find the closest defibrillator just in case he falls off his bike. I do it in my neighborhood too. There's the guy who texts while walking 11 (yep, eleven!) dogs at the same time. He's the "crazy-walking-dogs-dude". I refer to people by their pets:. "White lab guy", "Finley's dad", "Daisy's mom", etc. I'm just fascinated by people. So, I confess: I call people names because I'm intrigued by them. I wonder...does anyone else do this?
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AuthorFun-loving mom to 4 kids and 1 big puppy. Fifth grade teacher of amazing little people who have never ending things to share with me. Love to discuss Jesus, diy projects, and life. Trying to keep it simple: Love Jesus, love people. Archives
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