Christmas Party

Tonight is the company Christmas party. I will be a strange affair as I will likely be the highest ranked person from my discipline there. You never know how distant your relationship is with the people you work with until you get in a social setting. Then you realize just how close you are to your spouse.

I am not one to smooze, so these things are somewhat a chore for me, but it does give me a chance to show off my wife. Which is always fun.

We didn't get to go last year because I was in Montreal. From what I understand, it was the best one yet. I don't expect much out of this years party, especially considering the circumstance surrounding it.

Anyway, our old house rented out and the new folks are moving in. I went by to get the last thing out of their way and found out that I knew them. At least someone moved in that will take care of it. I remember trips to Michigan when my parents would drive my a half dozen places they once called home and point them out. I can't do that... I have two places. The old house and here. It is hard to think of someone else living there, but I guess it was past time for us all to move on and the house to get a new family.

A friend of mine at work and I were talking about aggravating yet endearing idiosyncrasies our wives have. These are the little things that may annoy mut would be sorely missed if they stopped. Robin Williams put it best in Good Will Hunting when he said that those were the things he remembered about his wife. The good stuff. The stuff that make them lovedable and unique. So, in loving tribute to my wife I will share some of hers.

1. It has become apparent to me that she is incapable of pouring a glass of coke out of a 2 liter bottle without squeezing the bottle until the sides touch, and then replacing the cap so it stays that way.
2. Every doll in the entire house must be face up before she can go to bed.
3. When she is dressed up and returns home she will immediately replace her dress bottom with a pair of scrubs or pajama bottoms. So she very well may be wearing a beautiful red blouse and a pair of candy cane stripped pajama pants.
4. When given cash, she is likely to stuff the bills anywhere. The longer she has the money and the more change is made out of it, the more places it will turn up. It is not uncommon for her to make $20 off herself doing laundry.
5. Becca is an amatuer biologist. It is especially apparent whenever we eat a cut of meat because she will dissect htat cut of meat until every substance that is not pure meat is removed.
6. Finally, at least for this list, is her unnatural passion for reality shows about child birth. This one does go by spells, but there is only so moany times you can see them things before you strat to wonder.

Like I said, these are things that I like. Everyone has there little things they do that makes them who they are, and to know them is to love them. Like I love her.