Pick up lines

While at Chili's for my birthday desert Todd and I were paying more attention to other's conversations than talking (it's a sign of a long, healthy marriage right?). Let me first describe the "players" Boy #1 is in the orange shirt, Boy#2 is the balding one in all black w/shorts and Boy #3 is in jeans and striped polo. The ladies are in red and green behind Todd and weren't co-operating with my stealth photo taking.


I got to use my brand new blogging camera to take a quick photo as the action happened (notice Todd pretending to be the focus of my shot...of course that was just a ploy to not look so obvious)



So we here the following conversation...

Boy #1 to both Ladies: Hey. Can my friend ask you a question?
Ladies: Ummmmm sure
Boy #2: Do you like Boys to Men?
Ladies: some mumbling we couldn't hear
Boy #2: They are only the BEST band of the 20th century.
Ladies: OK
Boy #2: My friend (points to boy #3) is doing their show if you want to come just give him your number and he'll send you an e-vite.
Ladies: So we get an invite or we get to go?
Boy #2: It will put you on the "list" and you are in for sure.
Ladies: No response (that we could hear)
conversation is over.

I was laughing so hard at this conversation and even more at the fact that I pulled out my blogging camera for a quick shot of the scene. I've only done this once before. The rest of the night I kept trying to think back to the single days to the best pick up line ever used on me and for the life of me couldn't remember any. How sad is that!?! I know I had some good ones back in the days.

Any of you have any good ones?

My Neighborhood

So today I read posts on Alice and Lacey's blogs about safety and sex offenders. Yuck!!! It is just one of those topics that makes you completely sick as a parent. My kids are just so sweet and little and I can't imagine how someone could hurt a child, but it happens way too much. We have had lots of "stranger danger" talks with the kids and I sure hope they remember them when it matters most. Sadly, it isn't always the strangers and those are the people I fear the most with my kids.

So, I looked on the familywatchdog website that Alice posted and lucky for me there are NO registered/convicted sex offenders in my neighborhood (yet) and the great news is that there are several police officers in my neighborhood and I LOVE that they park their cars out on the street. It makes me feel safer for my family. My kids love to play outside especially now that it's officially spring in Utah! Woo Hoo!! I'm sure it will still snow several times, but if it's in the 40's and 50's between those storms it's fine with me.