This may come as some surprise, but I am a fan of babies. I know. You’re shocked. Look, it’s not like I want to have any of my own right now (we have our hands full with an aging dog and a persnickety cat), but I am awfully keen on other people’s wee ones. The Dork Lord has become accustomed to my unusually sensitive baby-dar, and is not at all surprised when I melt into an oozy heap of goo in their presence. Case in point: my nephew. I lose my mind around that kid and become a cheek nibbling, silly-song singing, hopeless mess. I love it.
All that crazy love is going to double in November when my brother and his wife have a baby Cylon girl. A girl who will love me for my unparalleled skills in dress-up and Barbie hair-doing (including botched haircut rescue). And if she isn’t into those things, well, she will love me because I let her do shit her parents won’t. I am an aunt. It is my right.
I just sighed the biggest sigh. Did you hear it from way over there? The Boy and I are in possession of a last minute invitation to the Ranch and we’re heading out after work for some quality gettin’ dirty time. Not that kinda dirty, perverts. The four-wheelin’, jeepin’, eatin’ messy barbecued brisket dirty. Um, no, we’re not exactly packed for the move on Wednesday (though, the Dork Lord’s computer cords? They are VERY organized). But if I don’t fill these lungs with some country air and cake some serious grime up under these fingernails, the only thing getting packed would be me – off to a very quiet room with padded walls and no Internet.
And nobody wants that.
Haha sounds like moving with MY Dork Lord. I just laughingly told him about your post and he said “Well without knowing exactly which cords go where and being able to find them, you get no tv, no internet…” Wow, good thing I have him. I don’t know how I could have moved all those times before without him!! hehe
Congrats on getting to be an Auntie again! I hope you two have lots of fun this weekend. =)
Congrats! Nieces are THE most fun. I have 4. You’re going to love corrupting that little one.
Yes! Yes! Being the “Aunt” is the best! Spoil them and love them! It’s amazing. You’re so right!
Congrats on being an Aunt again. Do keep us posted. Wishing your sister the best.
I hope you and your guy get filthy, grungy, dirty this weekend! Enjoy that cake!
Haha. Your ovaries. They weep.
On the off chance that your bro does have a baby Cylon, what are you going to do? Do you try to convince it that peace can be made with humans? Do you let it live knowing it will slaughter us all?
I’m only giving you a hard time because I don’t get to go tearing around in the mud when I get out of work … at 9 p.m. … on a Friday night.
Being an Aunt is the best!! My sister is pregnant with her second and due in August and I’m the nut at Target buying everything off the registery. Congrats!!
I absolutely know what you mean! I, too, am Auntie (I purposely left off the indefinite article there). My nearly 3-year-old nephew, Owen, and my 14-month-old niece, Madeline, are the joys of my life! I light up whenever I simply think about them or see a picture of their smiling faces. I’m crazy in love! And, yes, when Mommy and Daddy aren’t around, Auntie lets them do things that are otherwise not allowed.
“the Dork Lord’s computer cords? They are VERY organized” You’re killin’ me. I love it.