The shocks on my car sound like they need to be oiled. Do you oil shocks? Well, anyway, if they need to be fixed I guess I am heading back up to St. Joe.
My dad’s friend owns a body shop and I always take my car there to be fixed. Now one may ask, “Is it worth the drive, time off work and gas money?” Simple answer, YES!
There are many reasons why I enjoy making the trip.
1. My grandparents are there and I get to spend time with them
2. My car gets fixed for next to nothing (compared to what it would cost)
3. My dad and Nonie are AMAZING cooks and I get to eat something that isn’t a turkey burger or a Lean Cuisine.
4. No matter what I look like Les tells me I’m pretty.
Now the last one is the best reason. KIDDING!!!! It’s the second best reason. Seeing my family is the best. However, hearing how pretty you are, no matter what you look like, is always an added bonus.
One time I went in and was working on 3 hours sleep and a strict diet of beer. We’re talking by the grace of god I was sober when I woke up. The bloodshot puffy eyes that were hiding under the giant sunglasses were almost as cool as the hickey’s I apparently received during my 3 hour drunk make out session with Chris.
SIDE NOTE: WHAT!!! Are we still in high school!!! What self respecting 22 year old marks up his poor girlfriend like that?? Apparently those messed up Canadians.
I am sitting in the office (clean and showed but hung over) and trying to keep my hair covering the giant purple mark on the right (ear area) side of my neck while I do some of the paperwork. Les comes back and says: “You get prettier every time I see you.”
Me: “Les, you’re such a good liar.”
Les: “No, I mean that. Sorry if its to bright in here, I can put the shade down.”
Me: “No, its ok. I like my sunglasses.”
~As I sit there Jody, Les’s son who’s my age, walks in.
Les: “Jo, doesn’t Joanie get prettier every time we see her.”
Jody: “yeah dad, but right now she looks pretty hung over.”
~THANKS ASSHOLE!!!
Me: “Gee golly Jo…you’re MUCH too kind.”
~Les walks out to get something leave me and funny man alone
Jody: “I could have mentioned the dark hickey on your neck. YOU apparently had fun last night.
Me: “I don’t know what you’re talking about. I have a cold, hence the eyes, and I got hit in the neck with a ball. It’s a bruise.
~we both laughed at that one.
Jody: “You better be nice to me. Or I’ll tell my dad and Neil about how their little princess is letting some guy feel her up.”
Me: “You better shut your fucker. Or I’ll tell your brother about the time we all went camping and YOU watched him mess around with Sarah in the camper when our parents were at the bar. My dad will be disappointed; your brother will kick your ass. I win.”
That shut him up! I think the best thing about knowing someone for almost your whole life is the ability to blackmail them.
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