Are you sick of hearing about what I did on my Virginia vacation yet? I hope not, cause here comes yet another tale. In this exciting chapter, you will hear about how I embraced my Inner Senior Citizen.
I became an avid Domino player. That’s right, yours truly, generally known for being super nerdy hip, young, and dazzlingly stylish, succumbed to peer pressure from my parental units and embraced this old folks home favorite. And what’s worse, I dragged my uber-cool husband down with me.
My mom and I played on a team against my dad and Bobby, and we tooooootally whooped ’em. It was legen…wait for it…DARY! In the world of familial domino-playing, that is. It was on like Donkey Kong! My mother and I seriously laid the girl power smackdown on those dudes, while high-fiving each other and ruthlessly taunting our competition. It was like, totally a “Girls Rule, Boys Drool” moment. Although, in the nursing home, where this game is usually played, I think both genders drool equally.
But anyways. We played every night we were there, and this week I have been having Domino withdrawal. I am thiiiiiiis close to running out and getting a set for Bobby and I. Dominoes in hand, I can then start cruising long-term care facilities for people to play against us.
Protect your Grandmas, people! Or I’m gonna force them to play Dominoes against me. And I plan to show NO mercy.
But to save you, my friends, from a similar dotted-tile related fate, I’ll give you one piece of advice: do not accept an invitation to play games with two people whose most exciting upcoming life events are going on Social Security and/or Medicare in the next 30 days. I beg of you, don’t do it! It’s too late for me, but YOU – you have your whole life ahead of you!
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Hey, we have a set you could borrow after house church on sunday 😉 Did you do Mexican Train??? LOVE IT. hmmmm… does that make me nerdy too?? No, I’ve got 10 other things that do that.
I’m pretty sure my grandpa would play you Jenny. He’s retired engineer, who wears white socks with black shoes, and only gave up his pocket-protectors a few years ago, so I’m pretty sure his nerdiness trumps yours. 😉
As for me? I think I’ll just stick with Scrabble when playing with old folks (who usually beat me).
I love dominoes! I guess that is why we get along so well – we’re both nerdy! Maybe we should make a domino date soon!
I really needed that laugh this morning…thanks 🙂
I used to kick my grandpa’s ASS at Chinese Checkers. Yeah, that’s right. I kick the ass of senior citizens.
Loved the How I Met Your Mother reference!! hilarious story! I may run out and get a set too!!
Yep, it lived up to the hype!
There’s nothing wrong with a little domino love! I wouldn’t say I play all the time, but when given the chance it’s definitely on.
BlogHer 10, we should totally start a tournament! 🙂
First of all, today IS Social Security Day, on this date in 1935, FDR signed The Social Security Act into law. (Your Mater and Pater and millions of others are happy about this.)
Secondly, if you keep referring to your parents as “old, aging, ready for Social Security”, I’m thinking all those millions will be left to your nerdy siblings. You can only be so spoiled you know!
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My husband and I like to play domnioes too. He got hooked when he had to do a three month stint in one of the refinieries. All the guys played out there when they were on break to kill the time.
I used to play dominoes with my grandmother all the time. I loved it! When ever we are with my in-laws, we play copious amounts of card games, which is equally nursing home nerdiness, but I love it! It’s good family bonding time.