Tagged With: Kris & Gene
Games
Erin: “Maybe we should all come back to your place and hang out on Thursday instead of going to a restaurant.” Kris: “That sounds good. More mellow.” Erin: “Do you guys have any fun games here?” Kris and Gene laugh a lot. Kris: “Oh, yes.” Gene: “We have Magic: The Gathering!” Erin: “…” Kris: “And … Continue reading
Camping at Glacier National Park
Gene and I were sitting at the picnic table at our campsite, playing Dominion and drinking microbrews (are you seeing a theme here?) when we heard a terrific thumping and grumbling coming from the campsite next to ours. The sites at Glacier, at least in this campground, are divided by stands of trees, which is … Continue reading
Camping at North Dickey Lake, Montana
Gene and I are sitting at the picnic table at our campsite playing twenty or thirty rounds of Dominion and drinking microbrews (why? what do YOU do when you camp?) when a minivan pulls up to our site and honks. We turn around. For about half a minute, the driver just sits and stares at … Continue reading
Year One
Sunday was our first wedding anniversary, and we spent it picnicking with some friends in the park where we got married. A few highlights from the day: Waiting for other people to arrive Kris: How about we call our dads right now to say Happy Father’s Day? Gene: Good idea. [Picks up phone.] Kris: And … Continue reading
Good
Gene and I started taking walks around the neighborhood this week, a trend I hope will continue throughout the summer. Up until now, I have always considered the height of romance to be when your boyfriend wins you a stuffed animal at a carnival and then tilts your head up to kiss you, an image … Continue reading
Filler
It’s funny to remember the things I was thinking last year as we were looking for a house. There was a lot of “if we have kids, this will be their room,” (or in some cases, “if we had kids, they’d have to live outside”). Not a lot of “when we get twelve people together … Continue reading
‘Your natter’s devoid of all matter,’ I mutter
Last night Gene and I cooked our dinner out-of-doors for the first time in a while. It is lovely to have a yard of our own. “How do you like your land, squire?” I asked him. “I like it,” he said, roaming around and yanking up weeds, even though they’re growing on top of the … Continue reading
Riddles in the Dark
Kris: I just invented an extremely awesome riddle! Gene: Let’s hear it. Kris: What did the Australian say to the pirate in the eyepatch? Gene: I give up. Kris: “Good eye, mate!” [Laughs uproariously.] Gene: … Kris: I should go on some sort of reality TV show so people can find out about this talent … Continue reading
Fantasy
Kris: Victoria’s Secret is selling a gold bikini. As the wife of a Star Wars nerd, should I be obtaining such an item? Gene: Let me see. Gene: No. Leia’s bikini was actually made of metal. Kris: So to fulfill the fantasy, I would need to wear a bikini which has been forged in fire? … Continue reading
Strong
One of the many things I like about Gene is that he has a good, strong stomach. Some people, on hearing that I have just eaten a sandwich of scrambled eggs, spinach dip and tortilla chips on wheat toast, have to move away from me rapidly, but Gene just turns a little green and carries … Continue reading