Marriage #2

The 22nd of January marked the anniversary of our time here in Wichita. It crept up really fast. So, since we have been here a little over a year and I have worked in my office just over 6 months, I guess minding my business is still really important to some of the people I work with.

If you use an earlier post titled Marriage as a reference, this is the continuation of that wonderful story/event/time I will never get back/brain shrinking conversation.

Setting: The work room in my office. This is where the computers, staplers, tape, blank contracts, etc. are in my office. It also poses as a general gathering/gossiping place for the staff.

Lady in my office: How are you?
Me: Good. How are you?
LIMO: What are you doing?
Me:Looking for houses for Josh and I. We are slowly beginning the search for a house of our own.
LIMO: (Eye roll then face scrunch) Well, when is he going to put a ring on your finger?
Me: Probably after we buy a house.
LIMO: Well, why would he get married, you know, why buy the cow when you get the milk free.

Seriously lady! WTF! It took everything in me not to square off and punch her in her dentures, then laugh while they slid down her chicken neck looking throat.

Me: (Smiling) You know, this has been the only place we've lived where people care that we aren't married. It is really weird.
LIMO: Does that bother you?
Me: No, I am just shocked people care so much about my business. It is really weird.

I got up and walked out of the workroom. I fumed for about five minutes. Now, looking back on these conversations she engages me in, I laugh. I have decided this is the beginning of a game for me. This will begin my slow mental destruction of old ladies who have too much time on their hands so they feel obligated to mind my business.

The game will go as follows; she will ask me a question about my relationship with Josh or she will ask me what happened to my hair/clothes/shoes/whatever and I will immediately respond with something ridiculous. It can't be totally outrageous because I want her to think about what she just asked me and then go talk about it with the other agents to see how long it will take to get back to me.

Example:
LIMO: When are you getting married?
Me: When we have another black person in the office.

I am sure she will be appalled.

Example 2
LIMO: What happened to your hair?
Me: I don't know, I just woke up like this.

I am sure she will look at me like I am crazy.

Example 3
LIMO:...why buy the cow if you can get the milk free.
Me: We have a 2 bedroom apartment for a reason, he has his room and I have mine.

I am actually excited to see how this all pans out. That post will probably be Marriage #3!