I saw someone today in the halls at school wearing red ankle socks. Being the person I am, I thought, "why would someone wear read socks?" I never wear anything but white socks, with the occasional black socks when I'm dressing in slacks. Never red. Dwelling on this as I walk down the hall, my thoughts turn back to a conversation I had with my wife this last weekend. She called me boring. Me? Mr. Whitesocks? I'm not boring, I switch it up. Sometimes I wear ankle socks, and sometimes I wear crew socks. Maybe her comment needs some context, because her commentary wasn't based on the variety in my sock drawer.
We got season passes to Lagoon this summer. It was decided that since a vacation would be impossible, we'd got to our local amusement park with friends to keep us . . .well, amused. Needles to say, when you spend $90+ on passes you want to use them. I've been to Lagoon more this summer than the rest of my life combined. And before you start thinking that I'm bragging, let me remind you of a few things. Lagoon is in Layton. That means I have to drive for about an hour to get there. Food prices in the park are outrageous. This meant, we had to pack in a lot of snacks and lunch and drinks to keep ourselves and a 2-3 year old happy. Lastly, Lagoon is about 1/8th the size of Disneyland. How many times can you ride the Puff the Magic Dragon ride before it gets old? Granted, there are a few rides like Wicked that I love, but is it worth an hour-long drive to just to stand in long lines to ride it? Sure it is. The first 6 or 7 times maybe. After that it gets a little old.
So, when my wife decided she wanted to go to lagoon last weekend, I decided that it was time to voice my opinions. This is what brought forth the dreaded statement, classifying me as a boring person. Because I don't like Lagoon enough to go a dozen times in one season. It didn't hurt my feelings, she said it to mess with me, and we went to Lagoon and had a fun time with some friends, but I'm just happy that it was the last time this year. Next year? We'll see, hopefully we wont have the money for it.
Does this make me boring? Maybe, but I don't care. I'll still go when possible because she and my daughter like it, but I can't change the fact that I get bored of the same thing over and over. Maybe I
should start wearing red socks. That'll show her.
