The Retro-Modern Housewife.

I suppose I should say a bit about myself, a few basics to get the ball rolling. First off, I am me, and here, I don't want to make any apologies for that. At times I can be more then a little sarcastic and not that I really consider myself a pessimist, I just have a hard time not focusing on the "what if's" in life. I am a literal person, and I love the tangibility that words give things, I even think in sentences. Overall I would consider myself happy, but I let the little things get to me, way more then I should. I am a girl, and there for I get hurt like a girl, but at the same time I occasionally can't help but think about how ridiculous girls can be. I have been "one of the guys" for as long as I can remember, and it's a label I can live with. I'm a daughter, granddaughter, niece, cousin, friend and wife, and someday, I'll be a mom and I believe there is nothing more important I can do with my life. That time will come when we are hopefully a little more ready for it, even though I know you can never be completely ready for your life to flip upside down.

I am a housewife, a choice my husband and I made after a couple years of conflicting schedules and a constantly messy apartment. I clean, I cook (sometimes, my hubby is the real cook) and I bake wonderfully. I watch soap operas like the stereotypical housewife should, a habit I blame my mother for. I picked up the whole craft gene from her too, sewing, drawing, painting, even etching glass.

I also play video games, my husband and I can be found many a night playing Halo 2 on XBox Live, and before you ask, I am certainly not the best but I sure can hold my own. I drink, not a lot, and usually those fruity mixed drinks because I have never been able to acquire a taste for beer. I smoke, not something I am proud of, especially because my husband doesn't, but I do and when the time is right for me, I will quit. The hubby and I also smoke weed, if for no other reason then it's nice to unwind after a long day. I could give you a whole bunch of excuses but it all breaks down to the fact that we just want to. Marijuana is proven better for you then both cigarettes and alcohol, the legal system just doesn't want to change the laws yet. I'll add to this, given it's current illegal status, that I do not consider myself a druggie. I've never, nor will I ever, experiment with any substance that could be made from the items below your kitchen sink. I consider myself to at least be a semi-intelligent person, I have done the reading, the risk isn't worth it. Plus, I am a chubby girl, if I went for one of those oh so attractive hard drugs I'd loose my curves and who want's that?

Our home is often considered a pit stop, a place to relax and watch television or play video games or even a board game, while enjoying the culinary delights of my husband as well as my own confectioners creations. Fondue and home made pizza are regular events in our household, and believe me when I say I can make a damn good pizza crust from scratch.

So now you have my explanation of the retro-modern housewife. Ready with the husband's pipe and slippers when he gets home from work, but ready to kick his ass at Halo any time. For the most part, it's a good life.