The Big Ga-Prize!!!

Muse Girl is the official winner of the Big Ga-Prize!!!
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Introducing Mr & Mrs Blither Blather!!!
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These two came into my life quite a few years ago at a white elephant Christmas party. I was expecting the worst-but honestly-it was still a shock. What do you do with a couple like this from Panama Beach’s finest tourist trap? So they got chucked into the back of a hall closet and forgotten. Until they reappeared in my classroom fridge the following year. WTF?!? A good friend, with the aid of Mr B, had them planted there for my amusement. And indeed it was a fine surprise. But to my consternation, the pair were soon abducted, and I lost touch for many, many years. Until I went to my friend’s yard sale this summer. And there they were. And suddenly I was overcome with such a strong sense of homecoming & nostalgia for these long, lost friends. So I quickly scrounged 50 cents from the bottom of my purse and brought them home where they have been proudly and publically displayed in my front foyer cabinent.

Mr & Mrs Blither Blather have taught me some valuable lessons during our stint together:

1. Own your bad self! Look at Mrs Blither in her teensy weensy string bikini-no shame or guilt in sight. She is boldly going where she damn well wants to go. So watch out. Get out of her way. This woman is comfortable with herself. And how much more fierce can you be than that??? You rock, Mrs B!
2. A good man is hard to find. So when you find one, jump on it! Yes, he probably comes with some obvious flaws. But Mr Blather looks like the kind of guy who’s in it for the long haul. And clearly he comes prepared to make memories and to lend a hand to Mrs Blither. By the looks of it, she’s gonna need quite a bit of help with her sunblock application. May we all be so lucky to have a partner who is the quintessential go-to-guy for all life’s big moments and little snags-appearances aside.
3. Old friends are one of life’s sweet surprises. So leave the door unlocked and the porch light on and beer in the fridge. You never know who is gonna come knocking. Old friends have a way of giving you back a piece of your long forgotten self. The door is always open, Mr & Mrs BB!
4. The best is yet to come! I really, really, really wanna be just like Mr & Mrs BB when I grow up. They make growing older (and bolder) look downright liberating-and yes, even sexy. So turn up the heat. Cause you can’t touch this!
5. Let the good times roll! Clearly Mr & Mrs BB are a couple who know how to roll with it. So follow their lead; grab your wayfarers and towel and hit the road. When life gets heavy, Mr & Mrs BB are a (startling) visual reminder that taking yourself a little less seriously certainly has its rewards. To hell with it!

So, Muse Girl, I am turning them over to you, babe. May Mr & Mrs BB bring humor to your home and teach you some of your own life lessons along the way. And when it is time to pass them on-send them to someone who needs them-but might not know it yet!

Thanks for being a Blither Blather fan!!!