So, the other day...

"So, the other day" is something I say a lot.  For those of you that were lucky enough to be raised Southern, you know what it means.  Or at least, you know the context it could be said in.  When I say "So, the other day," it can mean yesterday, last week, last month, or last year.  Usually, if I start a story out with "So the other day" it means I can't really remember when something happened, just that it happened.


To give this story a little context, I guess I should tell you about our house.  We bought this house two years ago, shortly after we got married.  We got a fantastic deal on it, but with that fantastic deal came fantastic amounts of "fixer-upping" that needs to be done.  So we've been plugging away on trying to turn our little house into a decent-looking home.  It's nothing fancy, just a little country house on about two acres of land.


So, the other day, my brother Kyle and I were talking about the upcoming renovation of mine and Mark's kitchen.  I was talking to him about what was going to change, including the back splash, flooring, and counter tops.  We were talking about the exorbitant costs of granite counter tops.  (That's what Mark and I really want, but that's not what Mark and I can afford.  Plus, we figure, we're not going to live in this house forever, so we don't want to spend thousands of dollars on something temporary.  We just want to make it look better).


I was showing Kyle this laminate counter top that we found that looks almost exactly like the granite that we wanted.  And Kyle said, "Just go with the fox granite.  It won't matter in a few years anyways."  I immediately start cracking up because I thought he said fox on purpose, instead of saying faux.  Then Kyle says, "Oh wait, I mean faux, not fox."  And I said, "I thought you meant to say that on purpose!"  And he looks at me and was like, "No, that was just my own stupidity."  Then we really start cracking up.


Kyle does this to words a lot.  Which is part of my this is so funny.  My brother and I have the exact same sense of silly humor, and does my younger sister Katie.  We laugh at stupid stuff.  And this is just one example of that.  I'm sure there will be many more!