"Eeewww"

I took the girls to the Museum of Ancient Life at Thanksgiving Point yesterday afternoon. We dropped into the Expedition Cafe for some lunch before we went through the exhibit and while we were waiting for our lunch at the table Calista noticed the teenage couple ordering their lunch. Now, those of you who have heard Calista talk she has two volumes...LOUD and whisper soft. That's it. Nothing in between. So when she said to me "Mom, that boy is wearing earrings... Eeewww" can you guess which volume level she used? Thankfully my back was turned so I didn't have to hide my laughing face. Téa and I were laughing so hard. And not only was this young buck wearing earrings, he was also wearing those metal rings you stick in your lobes to stretch them out and you can stick a finger through them. Why is that in style now? I remember seeing that on African tribal members on the History Channel when I was a kid. I certainly hope this 17 year old wants huge holes in his ears when he's forty because those are preminent. I really am old. I think I sound like my parents when they freaked out about my upper ear piercing in the cartilidge just after high school graduation. At least I waited until after family pictures to get it done.

The way Calista did her eeewww face was memorable as well. All scrunched up nose and eyes. I'm still laughing about it. I guess I won't remind her that Mark used to wear an earring years ago.