In Which I Think It's Probably Not A Good Idea
Social Butterfly (in black) and her FFF (Friend From Forever), Care Bear
For many years All-Star softball was our life--at least for the months of May and June. Practice every night and tournaments every weekend. In this photo SB and CB are playing for different leagues, but before that they played together.
One year, CB's mom and I decided we would share a room at the Embassy Suites in Irvine while we were up there for a tournament. If you have any experience with club sports and tournament play you know exactly how fast the expenses start racking up. Cha-ching, cha-ching, cha-ching!
At the last minute CB's mom needed to stay home, so it was CB and her dad and SB and me. Which was totally fine with us--our families have vacationed together for years, so seeing each other in our pajamas was not a problem for us. Besides, the rooms are suites so there's plenty of room.
We didn't realize how odd other people might find it. There was more than a little whispering and quite a few sideways glances. We didn't care because . . . well, that's just the way we roll. And if my husband and his wife didn't have a problem, why should anyone else. We found it pretty amusing.
Saturday night, after the team dinner, we went back to the room to get some rest before an early game.
Care Bear: I was thinking about it and I think SB and I should sleep on the comfy bed and you and my dad should sleep on the pullout sofa.
Me:?????
CB: We're the ones that need a good night's sleep because we have games tomorrow.
Me: Oh. That makes some sense, but NO.
A good laugh was had by all the adults involved. The kids never did figure out what the problem was. Bless their little hearts.
oh, they do come up with some funny s**t.
Posted by: kate | April 18, 2008 at 12:27 AM
Oh the innocence. Don't you want to bottle it up, put it on a shelf and bring it out in the years ahead?
I just think this is hilarious.
Posted by: phd in yogurtry | April 18, 2008 at 12:37 AM
Great post. I slept with my best friend's husband once. He is also a good friend of Tom's. My kids were there too. Seriously, we all stayed at the apartment of a friend of ours in LA when she was out of town, and she'd promised him and me (separately) that we could use her place -- on the same night. He slept in one room and we slept in the other, but "I slept with my best friend's husband" makes for a good first line of a story.
Posted by: Cheri | April 18, 2008 at 12:54 AM
Yup, The innocence is priceless. I pray they don't get it for a long long time. "getting it" somehow ruins the magic of it all. Doesn't it?
KEEP BELIEVING
Posted by: Angie | April 18, 2008 at 12:55 AM
Innocence is such a wonderful thing.
Your cutie daughter looks so much like you, love!
Posted by: Kristen | April 18, 2008 at 12:58 AM
Marriage has a way of fading out sleepovers, I suppose.
Posted by: Jamie | April 18, 2008 at 01:26 AM
Oh lawdy!
Posted by: Tootsie Farklepants | April 18, 2008 at 02:40 AM
gotta love their innocence and long may it last!
Posted by: sue bull | April 18, 2008 at 06:49 AM
SO Cute! How sweet! (deep sigh)
Posted by: Becky | April 18, 2008 at 08:31 AM
Bless their dear wee innocent souls!
You guys should have really played the situation up just to get the gossip flowing...
Posted by: Don Mills Diva | April 18, 2008 at 08:57 AM
haha oh such innocence. It's funny how people get worked up about people of the same sex being friends. Mostly I laugh about it but some times it gets a bit irksome.
Posted by: Reluctant Blogger | April 18, 2008 at 09:15 AM
I find it hilarious that they wanted to kick you out of the comfy bed. Have you slept on a sofa bed recently? No thank you!
Posted by: Heather | April 18, 2008 at 10:50 AM
My, they do come up with things, don't they? Of course, ever after, they would have said, "Remember the time my dad slept with your mom at that hotel?"
Posted by: Jennifer H | April 18, 2008 at 11:47 AM
Oh, to be that innocent again :-)
Posted by: Janet | April 18, 2008 at 11:50 AM
Oh how funny! I'm glad you handled the chatter gracefully:) Those tournament team$. My kids are banned from participating for that very rea$on.
Posted by: Green Girl | April 18, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Great story! And I find providing fodder for the rumor mill to be HIGHLY entertaining!
Posted by: Fannie | April 18, 2008 at 12:27 PM
I don't sleep on the fold out if I paid for the room (with Stephanie or anyone else). Now, when the kids start caughing up for the hotel room then they get first dibs.
-Stu
Posted by: Stu | April 18, 2008 at 01:32 PM
LOL,lets hope kids never figure us out.
Posted by: mike golch | April 18, 2008 at 01:52 PM
This was great! And I would have picked out your little girl in a heartbeat. She looks just like her mama!
Posted by: JCK | April 18, 2008 at 02:12 PM
oh boy!!!! Well, at least she's still innocent!
Posted by: CC | April 18, 2008 at 02:12 PM
This is FUNNY!
I too have male friends that WE have known for years and it would be like sharing a room w/ a brother....
It is great that the girls did not even find it odd....well adjusted kids!
Posted by: Suzanne | April 18, 2008 at 02:44 PM
Sweet innocence! And even better than "my mom married her divorce lawyer."
Posted by: kcinnova | April 18, 2008 at 02:53 PM
Their innocence is so refreshing.
Posted by: Domestically Challenged | April 18, 2008 at 04:23 PM
I loved this story,
thanks Jenn!
Posted by: David | April 18, 2008 at 05:28 PM
What a cute story - one day they will get it.
Have a good weekend - Kellan
Posted by: Kellan | April 18, 2008 at 06:20 PM
I remember the baseball tournament years. They lasted all summer. Luckily we had a camper and stayed at camp grounds, which saved us. We were actually in a tornado one year at a 10 and under State BB Tourney. The players got to stay at host families. I don't know if they still do that.
Posted by: Susan | April 18, 2008 at 06:28 PM
Oh, I love that.
Posted by: Irish Goddess | April 19, 2008 at 02:50 PM
That would have made things much more interesting
too funny
Posted by: Angela | April 20, 2008 at 09:58 PM