sometimes it is silly:
b-"hello?"
c-"hi sister! how are you?"
b- "really good! guess what happened..."
c- "well i just got to lucy's school, i'll talk to you later!"
sometimes it's harsh:
b- i think i might have to vote for mccain
c- are you an idiot?!
sometimes she needs me:
c-ssssooooo i'm coming to visit you!
sometimes it's sweet:
b- it's because you are awesome and i love you!
c- no you're awesome and i love YOU!
b- your the best sister!
c- no, YOU'RE the best sister!
sometimes it is ugly:
b-"and i am soooo sad and tired of being pregnant. i am really having a hard time. i am 2 DAYS over my due date and it is driving me crazy i want to have this baby NOW!!"
c- (cheerfully) "hey i know! i bet they got your due date wrong! maybe your not due till NEXT MONTH! so you can just stop worrying about it!
(silence)
b- *click*
but sometimes, it is wonderful. we are both feeling witty with a tinge of silly, we have a great amount of equally funny things to talk about, and it is gold. we both start laughing and do our best to ignore everyone and keep the conversation going as long as possible. these are times that we are both leaning into the phone, with silly grins on our faces, enjoying that sister pull that goes right to my center.
that was happening today and i was giggly, but the phone call had caught me in a nap, so i was still a little groggy. i was having a hard time remembering the actors name who plays the colonel in the bbc version of sense and sensibility, and i said:
b- "haha my humor is on, but my brain is off!"
c- "that is my favorite beth!"
i don't have a punchline for this entry. i just thought it was a funny thing to say.
i think.
muwahaha, i remember that conversation about your due date. Thats Beth with humor OFF.
ReplyDeleteOh, boy, I remember it too. That was Carrie with mouth ON, good sense OFF. Which might be a common thread running through all of those conversations you posted...
ReplyDeleteI do like funny, silly Beth though. She's great.