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2003-07-23 - 11:05 a.m. i gotta say, it was a good day - ice cube no work today, always a good thing. did the gym at 7:30, this morning. "cute guy" was nice again. i'm not sure what's up with that, but, i'll take it. got home about 9:30, called my aunt for breakfast, picked her up, and went to our little outdoor cafe. had eggs scrambled up with onion, tomato, mushroom, and potatos, doused with salsa. it was excellent. we gabbed a lot. everything has been centered on my tata (her father. she's my mom's sister) and i'm not complaining, but it felt good to talk about normal things. kind of like proof that everything IS getting back to normal. which, of course, is what we all really want. the dish today was all about her niece's wedding this past saturday. this niece is her husband's side, so she's not my cousin. anyway, the niece cuts hair in an upscale salon, and apparently is very good, and has a lot of loyal clients. so loyal, that one of them offered her mini estate for the ceremony. her boss, the salon owner even paid for her gown. vera wang, no less. the whole thing was this big, tented, catered affair. it sounded truly lovely. here's the thing though... it seems that at the eleventh hour, the bride to be informs her mother that she doesn't want her to bring her boyfriend. her boyfriend just happens to be related to my aunt's side of the family, or OUR side. he's a typical, blue collar guy, and like the rest of her blood related family (and most of the rest of us) not the most refined and cultured people. he's just a regular guy, just like her family, and most people in smltwn. anyway, after word of her "request" got out among her other family members, some of her uncles said, if he's not good enough for "those people", then we're not either, because he's exactly like us. so, among the elegant, idyllic setting, there was missing family members, and a lot of hurt feelings. i think that's terrible, terrible behavior on her part. i can't imagine ever doing anything like that. when i started bringing matt around, i basically told him, "my family are a bunch of crazy assed mexicans", and that was about it. i've found that you can't really prepare people for my family. just the number of them alone is intimidating (so i'm told). i would never try to hide my family, or change my family. especially for someone else. i don't know. i just think that shit's sketchy as hell, and just all around fucked up. i know i'm terrible, but, it made for breathless, gasp inducing dish. that's what i love about my aunt. well, one of the many things. she can dish like no other. when she grabs me by the arm, and says, "aye, hon, guess what?", i know i'm in for a doozy of a story. yeah, as embarrassing as it is, i do love my gossip. i'm a big girl. later... |
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