Interpreting A Dream: The Beckhams Meet My Jelly Roll

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I know. I am aware that there are few things on Earth more boring than listening to someone else recant a dream they had. Well, maybe read about a dream someone else had. Maybe that.

But trust me.

This one was cringeworthy shareworthy.

It was disturbing amazing.

What you need to know before I tell you my tale is that before I went to bed, I watched the episode of “Friends” where Phoebe pretends to be one of Ben’s mothers to meet the singer Sting and score tickets from him. If you don’t know which episode I speak of, then cross out my earlier boring assumption. And insert: nothing is more boring than listening to someone else recant an episode of a television show that you have not seen.

You’re welcome.

So, anyway, it stands to reason that my dream starts with my new neighbor, David Beckham, giving me a tour of his newly built house. We go through the house. Ooooh. Aaahhh. We go outside. Oooooh. Ahhhhh. We scramble onto the roof. Oooh – wait…what? Yea, well, David wanted to show me his roof tiles. And if David Beckham wants to show you his roof tiles, you shimmy up that darn roof.

Then we get to the finale. The piece de la resistance.

Victoria Beckham’s closet.

First, it was about ten times the size of my real house. It was gleaming white with gold crown molding. There was a swimming pool in the middle of it flanked by four small columns (you will want to remember this detail as it comes in to play later). There were gleaming ball gowns that made me shield my eyes with their sparkle. Beautiful clothes were lined meticulously around all of the walls. It was beautiful. A separate room housed all of her jewelry. Just as David is about to show me this room, Victoria comes home.

She is wearing a black leather catsuit.

I, for some reason, am not.

She saunters over to us, and quick as that darn cat, she gets naked.

Yep.

Then she dives into the pool. She does these freaking flips like a dolphin. Back and forth she goes. She nimbly jumps out of the pool and proceeds to wildly dance on all four columns. She ends this display with a backflip and lands next to her husband.

Then she rubs her hands up and down her magnificent gleaming body and says, “My husband likes me fit. He likes me lean and hard.” She purrs and ends her display.

I stand there taking all of this in. And then I do something unthinkable. I am blushing just thinking about it.

I call her bluff.

I get naked.

Let’s let that process.

And I stand there. And, you would think, in a mind that could invent me being acquainted with David Beckham. A mind that allowed me to climb a roof without falling. A mind that could allow Victoria Beckham to jump out of the darn water like freaking Shamu, I could maybe change my real body to a dream body. You would think that.

But you would be wrong.

Oh no, there I stood naked, just as in real life, in front of the Beckhams. Right down to my stubby-haired legs.

Then I do a trick the Beckhams have never seen.

I don’t dive into the water. I don’t glide onto the pole. Oh no. Not that old trick.

I proceed to shimmy. I proceed to body roll. I shake what the Good Lord gave me. And the Good Lord gave me a lot. My tummy sloshed up and down. And my thighs did their special clapping trick. And every part of my body rippled. It was truly horrifying spectacular.

I stopped, but of course, the motion I had set into play with my dance caused certain body parts to continue swaying. You can’t stop a wave, people.

The Beckham’s eyes were saucers.

And then I say, “yea, well, my husband likes me soft. He likes me jiggly.”

The word “jiggly” was said in slow motion, almost like it was being said underwater. “Jiii-i-g-g-e-llll-eeee.”

Victoria could not handle my truth. She covered her mouth and ran to the bathroom.

I faced David alone.

He turned to me and in the sexiest whisper he says, “I can see what he means.”

My legs joined the rest of my body and turned to jello. Then I woke up.

But, okay, was that not worth sharing? Was that not the best dream ever?

Now, I’m going to go not exercise… You never know who might move in next door.

A girl’s gotta be prepared.

Keep her moves ready…

Oh, can’t a girl dream around here?

Fourth of July Recap

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We have had a Fourth of July party every year. Every year. For years. But this year, my husband could not get out of working. The night shift. Which brought a swift end to our tradition. My friend, who I have spent the last ten Fourth of July’s with, up and went on a family vacation.

So, it was just me and the kids. The kids and myself. A lonesome trio on the Fourth.

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My husband went to work and I went outside with the kids. I saw a decimated potato at the bottom of my pool.

Quick backstory: my neighbors have built themselves a little illegal contraption (in California) called a potato gun. They like to bring it out every Fourth of July.

Ah. Memories. I’ll never forget having company over five years ago. Hearing the blast of the potato gun. A scream. “You shot me with the potato gun in the face,” we heard from yonder. My company looked at me. I shrugged.

They really are good neighbors 364 days of the year. We even exchange Christmas presents. The Fourth brings out something in them.

Of course, I realized it could hurt my children. I marched over to my fence and yelled down at them. “There are children in the pool. I all ready have a potato in my pool. DO NOT SHOOT YOUR POTATO GUN THIS WAY!”

They muttered. They were good for two hours.

My daughter looked at me and chuckled. “You said, ‘I all ready have a potato in my pool.'”

She found this very funny.

I did not.

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This kids went swimming.

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I messed around with profile shots.

When we were done swimming, I decided to join my neighbors in some classy celebrating.

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I made us tuna sandwiches. Tuna. Our favorite.

I made it fancy and patriotic by dying some of it blue. I thought about doing red, but figured it would look too much like another red substance found in animals.

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We also added some barbecue. In the way of chips. Fancy.

But seriously, if you have never dipped a barbecue chip in tuna salad, you do not know what you are missing. Fireworks.

Amazing.

From our house, we have a perfect view of the city’s fireworks display. Hence, our annual party.

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Let’s just sit back and enjoy the show. Beautiful.

How was your Fourth of July? Did you do anything fun? Was your food as fancy as mine?