So, Hubby and a I went to a party that Hubby's former boss was throwing this evening for some friends of theirs in the neighborhood. We weren't from the neighborhood, but we were new to the neighborhood. We had a blast.
Near the end of the party, I found myself sitting at the dining room table with four other wonderful women. Two of them were empty nesters with youngest kids in college or older. Two were mothers to three to five month olds. The husbands were all outside talking about manly things. The women were inside talking about motherly things. I heard about how the one baby had cysts that turned out to be caused by the mother's hormones. I just laughed at the funny jokes and poured another glass of wine. I heard about how the second baby's dad didn't know immediately that she was a girl because she was so swollen, due to hormones, right after delivery. I just laughed. I found out that one of the empty nesters only had one "and-a-half" ovaries, but the time didn't seem right to inqure further.
Once I even decide to test the waters with a "getting pregnant isn't what the teach us in PE" comment. Both of hte new mothers heard comments about how pregnancy, not conceiving, wasn't like PE. I knew what I was dealing with then, and just had another glass.
I just went along with all the new mom conversations, because I was really enjoying hanging out with these women, despite the problematic subject. I went along and had another glass of wine...and another. Next thing I knew, I'd had a bit too much.
For the record, I'm almost ALWAYS the designated driver. This time, without even a conversation, the Hubby knew that it was his turn to be the DD. It was definitely a good thing, too, because I definitely had too much. It's so nice to hang out with non-judgemental people, but I guess I would've rather them known why the conversation at hand was a bit difficult for me. Oh well...off to sleep tonight; headache in the morning, I'm sure.
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6 comments:
Hope you feel ok in the morning *hugs*
Hope you don't have too bad of a headache!!
Glad you let your hair down! Sounds like a fun evening.
Take care today! I definitely have a love/ hate relationship with those type of conversations, too.
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Just pour another glass! That's been my motto as of late ...
I'm glad you had a good time. I hope you're not paying for it today :(
good for you for having some wine! Hope you're feeling okay today!
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