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Newlyweds
- April 23rd, 2010
- Filed under: Cowgirl Voices
Meet Pat….
Meet Jill….
Jill is from Florida… she met and married cowboy Pat, and came to the Wild West.
A few prairie fires last fall, one very cold tan-less winter, and now a couple of brandings under her belt and she’s still hanging on… with a smile on her face to boot…
Pat & Jill are cute. They’ve been married for a few months now– they fit the title, “newlyweds” at its finest.
They’re fun to observe. I overheard this conversation between them last weekend while Pat was roping calves at the branding…
Jill: “Wow! You’ve done such a good job today, honey!”
Pat: “What’s that honey?”
Jill: “Oh, I just said, you’re doing a really great job today.”
Pat: “Thanks, baby.”
I went ahead and tried it out on Buck…
Me: “Wow! You’re doing such a great job today, honey!”
Buck: “Huh?!”
Me: “Oh, I just said, you’re doing a really great job today.”
Buck: “I just threw two crappy heal shots in a row; were you even watching?”
Me: “Umm…. you threw other nice shots. I mean, probably, surely you did, right? I’m sure you’re doing a great job. I’m taking pictures and keeping track of our offspring. Isn’t that enough?! Now I have to watch every heal shot, too? Maybe you should get down and chase kids around so I can rope a little.”
Buck: “I didn’t know you wanted to rope.”
Me: “I don’t. I mean, never mind, this whole conversation is ridiculous. Go rope. I was just trying to encourage you…. and I thought maybe you’d like to try out calling me ‘baby’.”
Buck: “Huh?! Could you go grab me my other rope out of the pickup? Oh, and snag me some grape pop on your way back.”
Now…aren’t we cute?!
–Chelsea
12 Comments Leave a comment »
Jean
April 23, 2010
8:09 am
LOVED this post…….also love the bag that I won! thank you!
Charity Ketscher
April 23, 2010
8:17 am
LOL!!!
Laci
April 23, 2010
8:22 am
AH!! Chels, I love your humor. It’s so accurate. You know, though I could still be called a “newlywed” my husband would still have to same reaction as yours… “huh?!” Only mine would probably be in reference to a freethrow or dunk or some other such basketball play–and inverribly a terrible ref. :) Good times–great post! :)
Robyn H
April 23, 2010
5:13 pm
I’m with Laci on this one. I’m sure my husband would also say “huh?” lol
Ellen Marie Le Claire
April 23, 2010
5:26 pm
YOU CRACK ME UP!!!
Bev
April 24, 2010
10:07 am
This post made me laugh right out loud as I’m sitting here in the kitchen all by my lonesome! If someone would have walked in right then, they would have thought I’d gone crazy. Thanks for sharing!
Polly Dougherty
April 25, 2010
7:26 pm
…fun pictures of my awesome son and daughter-in-law (Pat & Jill)…just spent the weekend with them…they are quite a team!!!
Cassidy
April 26, 2010
10:47 am
I don’t know what to say even, I am giggling sooo hard! I am so glad to hear I’m not the only one that tries out other couples cutenesses on my husband!
Robin K
April 26, 2010
2:43 pm
lol that is funny. Guess that’s what happens after the “newlywed” time wears off and we’ve been married more than a couple years. :)
Ann
April 27, 2010
2:49 pm
How funny and how true! The fun things you learn about your cowboy after you have a few years and a few kids under your belt. Reminds me of a song by our friend Marty Campbell about husbands and wives at the brandings.
jill
April 29, 2010
10:58 am
How fun it is to see me n’ my hubby thru your eyes! I love it ….its a special gift to us. TY. Love your humor too.
Holly
May 2, 2010
3:49 pm
Thank you for sharing this. Jill is one of my dearest friends. We were roomies in college. I just love her. You totally captured how sweet she is.