Girlie girrrrrllllll --- pull up a chair -- Go grab yourself a cup of tea or coffee - whatever will keep you seated for a minute.

Let's gab!!!!

First request - done.✅ NOW the best part is, I would feel as people update their awesome profile pics, that I may need to -- but then deal is: I can't stand my pics, ever. I would hate to have to find another pic.

So now -- I have THE best excuse. I cannot switch my profile - I need Ms. Julie to find me. So yeah - we are good girl!! I got you!!!!

😂😂....[by the way, my handle is: natalieandherboys)

okay moving it along.....

The pictures!!!!! LOL -- you cracked me up! YESSSS -- Look. Here's the deal.

Over the last few months when I saw these things that irritated me, I figured oh - I can do a short form. And maybe - maybe there's a "deep" lesson here.

Yeah no.

LOL - there is nothing deep about them.

So when I couldn't do this bucket list - I was seriously walking into the grocery store again irritated at the carts left about - and I said, "damn! I could never do this stupid stuff!" and it hit me -- hey, what if instead of "I would never...." -- well you get the picture.

I said - let's throw this together...LOL

The Florida buses.

😏😱 - really???!!

Well - guess what -- someone sent all the Florida bus drivers here bc I swear the kind of moves they pull drive me bonkers!

See that pic I took - last year a bus did that when I was at the front of that line (this is on the way to taking my son to school) -- ooohhh -- I was like "oh no he didn't just literally cut right in front of me!!!!"

So - fast forward a couple of months...

I'm waiting in line. Chilling.

Bus passing us -- and I whip out that camera - I'm like, "Bet -- this dude is TOTALLY gonna cut WAY in front -- and yep. He did. And yes he was a he!!!😂😂 -- you know how men like to see a bad drive and say, "I bet the driver is a woman!" Okay - well - yeah, I'm saying, "I know that bus driver is a man!!!" 😂😂

Okay - how we doin'???!! You need a refill on that cup???!!? Go on, my friend. I'll wait for you. We gonna be here -- ALL day!!!! 😜kidding...okay -

For the curious minds -- girllll. Look, I told the hubby: dude, help me out let's think of a really good excuse. He's like - I'm not going, but it's too late - you gotta go.

And yeah - from how I messaged her asking what to bring -- it was obvious I was planning to go.

So let me clarify because I quoted her and a lot of you misunderstood - but my fault. Bad writing.😝

She said she was going to buy the food - and then I should transfer her the money once she split it four ways (we were four couples -- I didn't know ANY of them from "Adam," THEY - the three other ladies, neighbors -- came up with this genius plan - no one thought to tell me until the day of the invite)

Now here's the million-dollar question. Why did she invite me - not really knowing me? I thought, hmm, maybe she wanted to welcome us? It's all just weird.

So, I get my drink and pour into my tall cooler cup (it was water - I'm not a drinker - but what do they need to know, I wanted her to know that since she told me to bring my drink - I was totally taking MY drink!)

I get there at 8 pm - as the invite said. The other two couples arrive at 9-930 and get this: one of the couples is hauling in a LARGE cooler with their drinks!

I swear I can't make this shit up!

Anyhow -- I digress. While we visited in that first hour, with her six cats jumping all over the counter and everywhere, as she tried to put on their costumes -- she actually asks me, "Can I get you something to drink?"

LMAO

I, then hold up my cup, "Oh - I'm good! I brought my drink!"

That was a good moment - it was a touché kind of moment for me!!!! LOL

Anyhow -- they start grilling burgers and they eat around 10:30 and I scoot on out at 11 saying - I'm heading home to be with the hubby.

When I got home, I texted her: thanks for the lovely invite, tell me how much I owe you so I can send it to you.

Next morning she replies - oh it was a pleasure - but alex (her hubby) and she decided that she'll pay for it.

🧐😶😑

Now - Julie. Let me tell you: aside from the buns and meat, and fixings...there was maybe a bag or two MAX of chips....and if you divide that by four couple it would have been between 10-15 USD. Granted there is an exchange here to where it's a little more to them - but STILL --- it was TACKY and incredibly distasteful.

I will avoid those neighbors - next time anyone invites...I'm either gonna be sick, have another invite, be out of town -- I'm going to need you all to write a listicle of "what to say when you don't want to go to someone's invite!" 😜 For reals!!!!!

Well, the "novela" has unfortunately come to an end.

... tune in 4 months from now for stories of living in Nat's life. 🥳😉

Thanks for reading Julie - and chatting!!! Now I need another cup of tea! ;-) ttysoon!