a face only a mother could love?;)
i have to say that having a puppy definitely makes strangers come right up and talk to you, which is fine since most times they are just saying how cute hen is. but sometimes funny awkwardness ensues.
::tim's at petsmart with henry::
random lady: what a beautiful dog!
tim: thanks!
lady: is he a french bloodhound?
tim: uhh, i think just the regular kind..
this 10 second encounter resulted in us calling him a french hen and singing the 12 days of christmas for weeks now. we keep joking that he needs a beret. oui oui, the french hen!
(we googled it, there is no such thing as a french bloodhound)
::walking dog past a neighbor with a new puppy, who tim and i met while walking henry just two nights before::
neighbor: is that a BLOODHOUND? (impressed/incredulous tone)
me: (confused, since i don't know we had this SAME convo two nights ago) uhhh yes, it is.
neighbor: he's so calm (as his puppy boxes henry in the face and he just stands there taking it)
me: not really, he's crazy if he doesn't get a walk! he's just shy with other dogs at first.
neighbor: so do you guys live here now?
me: (confused by the "now", as opposed to what??) uhh yes, for about a year now. just down the street in the circle..how about you guys?
neighbor: oh, about 5 years now for us. i'm eric*, nice to meet you ::shakes hand::
(it's important to note that i was wearing my ridiculous dog walking gloves for this handshake, aka tim's old snowboard gloves that are black with white skeleton print on them. also this neighbor was wearing shorts...yeah)
me: okay well, i'm sure we will see you around!
did he really forget us that quickly? i mean, it's pennsylvania. it's not like bloodhounds are running rampant around here. i'm just saying, hen is pretty memorable. i mean who could forget a wrinkled face like his?
*that thing happened where the second you shake someone's hand you forget what they said their name was. i THINK it was eric.
happy friday! hope you have an awkward-free weekend! (that makes no sense, but you know what i mean.)
xo
Kate
i love our humor! thank you for making me laugh after the longest meeting ever! xox
ReplyDeleteHahhah we make up French scenarios for Floyd all the time. Classic with a Pop has a basset named Pierre and we are convinced him and Floyd have many conversations about French things and croissants. And lots of oui oui!
ReplyDeletehaha oh awkward neighbor encounters. at least he was friendly! ps love your blog and your red hair is about the prettiest i've ever seen!
ReplyDeletetalk about an awkward conversation, i had to laugh when you extended your gloved hand towards him, awkward encounters sure keep life interesting don't they?
ReplyDeleteWhen she asked if he was a French Bloodhound, you should have just been like "Oui. Merci."
ReplyDeleteThat is hilarious. One time I went to take Bronx for a walk downtown without realizing that a cruise ship had just come in and the passengers were getting off to tour Portland. I could barely get 2 feet without someone stopping me to ask about Bronx. I ended up getting a parking ticket that day because I couldn't get back to my car in time because people kept stopping me!
ReplyDeleteHA! French Bloodhound...That is quite hilarious.
ReplyDeleteI am HORRIBLE at remembering people's names too! I get way too concerned about whether to go for a handshake, a head nod, or a high five (or those still in??)...and I totally don't pay attention to the name. *sigh*
haha i know what you mean. and, i think high fives are totally still in! i'm always worried about giving a firm handshake, so i blank on their name!
DeleteHaha! How funny!
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Deletehaha, I so wish my weekend was awkward-free. A girl can dream:-) AND now I have puppy (wrinkly "french" bloodhound) fever! Such a sweet face!:-) xoxo
ReplyDeleteI alway meet people in my neighborhood on dog walks.. I have the awkard part, where I remmeber the dogs name and not the person... refering people as "Henry's Mom".
ReplyDeletethat face is so precious! ha! and awkward convos are my life, i feel like. people are weird! that's the only explanation ;) [with my pup i've gotten a lot of "is that a POMERANIAN? i didn't know they came in black!"]
ReplyDeleteHaha! So funny! There is a guy at church who introduces himself to Steven and I every week!! (Because we usually sit right behind him) It is so ridiculous!! I just want to shake him and say we've met you for the first time a thousand times!! Hahaha
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