Now I could go into the whole spiel of Hilda Wynell Jacobs Lunsford was born in blah blah blah year to so&so and so&so but zzzzzz. Sorry, dozed off there for a bit. I'm not saying mawmaw's history isn't fucking important, it's my history too, but what I really wanna share is the awesome shit we are doing together in the present. I will post stories that have only occurred within the span of my life because really, it's my blog and I do what I fucking want. It's all about me, dummies.
So the other day I stopped by mm's after work as I do most every other fucking day. She was having a rum and coke for the first time in probably a year. It's been so long since she had one that I really can't say. These days she usually has her dessert, as she calls it, which is equal parts 1/2&1/2 and kamora. That's off brand kahlua to you Richie fucking Riches out there that only buy name brand items. And no, I'm not kidding. That is seriously what she fucking drinks. Anyway, we got to talking about how sad she is and how much she misses pawpaw and how something has to change. I told her that she had just hit the nail on the head. Change. Things have got to change. That's one of the reasons that I'm pushing her to do more than just sit at the house. I put on some music and we had a couple of drinks together and after five different versions of "I never will marry" believe it or not, we felt better. So we turned on cal smith's "The Lord knows I'm drinking" and had another beverage. That's one of her all time favorite songs and always makes her talk about when they lived in Monticello. That was a bunch of judgmental sons a bitches, that town, she always tells me. We laughed and said that people should mind their own business, that way they wouldn't be minding ours. And we had a fucking laugh. This is what it looked like, by the way.
Adios amigos.
Billy. I love you. I have been saying for such a long time, "Start a blog, dammit!" and you have and I think this is fabulous and you ARE a writer, whether you know it or not.
ReplyDeleteAnd maybe the best grandson in the entire world.
Tell us stories about memories you have of when you were a kid and Maw Maw and Paw Paw took care of you a lot. Or anything.
And I have to tell you that yes, Monticello can be a judgmental place but there are some mighty good people there. Some of whom have been judged cruelly, by the way. And interestingly enough, just a few weeks ago I was eavesdropping on some ladies having lunch and one of them used to live there and she was saying the same thing.
Okay. I'll shut up now.
Did I tell you I love you? Oh yeah. Well, so what? I love you.
I love you too. And there will definitely be some memories on here.
ReplyDeleteWell god damn. I loved that. Ahhhhh I miss my granny and how she used to crack open the beer cans and say "WellI'llBeDoggone" in one word. I really do.
ReplyDeleteMaw maw only ever has a beer if it's really hot outside, the Busch beer is really really cold AND in a can, and there's some salt to put on the rim.
DeleteDude. So good.
ReplyDeleteHi Billy, so nice to meet you, Mary sent me. I love your blog and your Maw Maw. My Grandma liked her PBR and Baltimore Orioles, and she was one happy lady. She taught me to love life and see the world as an adventure waiting to happen. You are the best grandson for helping yours still have fun while she's missing Paw Paw.
ReplyDeleteOh, and she has great taste in drinks. I have a good recipe for make your own kahlua that you can use instant decaf coffee and cheap vodka and it works great and tastes like a good iced coffee. Just let me know.
I can't wait to read what you write next.
Hey Mel, thanks for reading and for commentinng. It's nice to meet you as well! I'm glad you enjoy the baby blog and MawMaw too. She's hard not to love! I can't wait to see what I write next either.
DeleteI also got here via Ms. Moon. I love her! You look to be an interesting read so write on.I am a non-blogger so do me a favor if you can and put me on your list of follower/suscribers. I am also a dolt when it comes to computers. Here is my e-mail do what you got do. Have a great day. I live in the south but was born elsewhere. m.bartels65@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI'm really new to blogs so I changed it to where anyone could comment. I'll have to figure out how to add you to my subscribers. Maybe I'll ask Marymoon.
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