After a frenetic week of work, I was ready for a little down time. The plan was to spend a quiet Friday evening playing cards with my "saintly friends" from Gloria Dei. As it was only 4 o'clock in the afternoon, thought I'd relax on the couch before gearing up for the evening. But there was no rest to be had for the weary.
I could hear that the neighbors were restless. Lots of boysterous chatter interrupted my rest. I could tell they were out in the neighbor's front yard---remember the neighbor who lived so close that she could get to my front door before I could even get out of my chair!!---that neighbor!
By 4:30 pm Wayne arrived home only to declare that the neigbors were already starting up druken driveway for the evening.
Knowing I would get no further rest on the couch, I decided to be social and join the fray -- start my evening a little early --what the hell. So I grabbed my chair and my diet coke--(yes, should have added some rum to that coke in hindsight!).
Bri-Bri was already a couple sheets to the wind. He and the rest of the revelers had already started creating yard art with their beer bottles and cans. Their first work of art was forming into the face of a clock. They only needed to land a can in the 12 o'clock position to complete the venture.
Not sure if the clock was ever completed as we left to prepare for our next event and the neighbors changed their focus to decorating our our yard with their lovely trash-art creations!
They have become ever more bold--probably due to the alcohol already consumed--decorating during the daylight hours before we have even left the premises!! At this point in our neighbor relationship, I have realized that it is really best to just let them go---and enjoy the fruits of their labors.
I am just happy to know that the neighbors are having fun and finding a way to entertain themselves. They all know that I secretly enjoy the attention--after all--this 50's decade is all about me!
So I now share with you the fruits of their labors:
11 comments:
Thank goodness you and Wayne have a wonderful sense of humor or you would have had us all arrested years ago! The information that you tend to never share with others is that drunk driveway hardly EVER goes past 9pm! So, at least we are all safely tucked into bed when you arrive home from your "saintly" card buddies. And, I have heard just how "saintly" you are when you play cards. I just have to shake my head at your antics also! We all know that deep down inside Sue, she is just dying to join in and plant a few beer bottles of her own in her neighbors bushes! And! I want to go on record!! I DID NOT START THIS TREE DECORATING! Not MY doing! Amy started it and Jes, Bri-Bri and Tony finished it. I just sat in my chair and laughed until I thought I'd pee myself or pass out! (Don't forget I left the couple of "planted'" bottles for you to find next spring!!!)
You are a great neighbor and thank you for putting up with us!
The only video/pictures I'm interested in is seeing my sister truly smashed/staggering/ and slurring her words..Then the drunken driveway people will have my full attention and respect.
Paula- the closest Pete and I ever got to seeing Sue slightly smashed and slurring was YEARS back, she had TWO, count them II, 2, Dos Margarita's with us and Wayne. Then, a few days later she stood in front of us, instructing us in the ways she would be educating our middle school child in the applications of science. So, being the great parents of her student, we brought flash cards with us to hold up to her and we rated her presentation, 10 being the best and 1 the worst. Yes, we sat in the front row and do you know, she NEVER made eye contact with either of us. But that did not stop us- we held up our rating cards anyway! Thank God, Amanda survived her year with Mrs. Martin!
Then..........................
There was the Wine and Hor d'ourves party we had with all the neighborhood women. I think we had 22 bottles of wine to taste and as the evening went on Sue got louder and louder and kept holding her glass out for second's! It was fun to watch her! You need to live closer so you can participate in our fun!!
Wow Laura! I can't believe you'd throw me under the bus like that! I may have started teh decorating, but I do recall my buddy, LAURA, did throw out a few suggestions. I, too, recall Sue getting a little "wild" the night of the wine tasting party. We must do that again.
No No No. I have experienced loud and obnoxious. I want to see the dance with the porcelin God. Then I want to see her weep and then laugh then weep and then laugh. Now you have the picture. Yes I am missing out with the great neighbors. You put my neighborhood to shame.
Ok!! Ok!! I may have given a direction or two! But enough about me!
And, LET ME SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT:
Bri-Bri did not, I repeat, did not get out of his chair either. He did make suggestions, however.
(I guess the big man is afraid of retaliations from Sue!!) Don't you love to think of Brian losing sleep thinking someone is messing around with his yard??!! I know he has guns and I would NEVER play in his yard!
Oh Paula, How I would love to grant your every wish and desire to see Sue dance with the PG! I fear, this will never be...............
Unless........................
we could always spike her drinks with vodka, small at the start and increasing slowly (she'll never know what hit her!) Oh DAmn!!! She reads her own blog. Shoot, that won't work!
I am open to suggestions. Perhaps you need to come down for a weekend and stay here, not with her, and you and I and Amy could plan our evil plot!
My, my, my, Haven't you all been busy now! I have been busy at work---being productive, but let me address all of your longings......
NO WAY IN HELL will you EVER see me puking my guts out to the porcelin god.
You might see me run naked through my garden, BUT YOU WILL NEVER SEE ME DRUNK---just no appeal there for me.
So now that that has all been layed to rest.....
Oh, and welcome to Amy!! Now that you have joined the sisters......you are fair game in my blog :)
Sue,
you have no idea how freeing it is to dance nude while excessively drunk. You never know until you try!
Amy? Amy who?
See Paula! You need to come back and visit- Meet all of us!
Amy is the one who sets the bar for drunk driveway! Sue will never attain what Amy has set, that I can assure you! :)
Sue-
Naked thru the garden?? I need a higher fence!!
Time to pull the black out curtains again!
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