Here's a question you've probably never asked yourself. So let me ask it and answer it so you can broaden your horizons:
Question: How does one celebrate the Fourth of July in Norway?
Answer: One gets silly-drunk down by the lake and one loses one's footing on the uneven rocks that line the shore. Consequently, one tumbles ass-over-teakettle into the lake, fully clothed, of course. One then begins to laugh so hard that rescue is almost necessary.
I, of course, am the one who celebrated thus. And once I was in, there was no sense in not enjoying it to the fullest. It took very little urging at that point to get Jamie onboard, er....actually......overboard, and the out-of-control laughing began in earnest. The kids weren't far behind, also fully clothed. Daniel and Torbjørn stayed dry, smiled indulgently, and gave the evening some small sense of dignity. I don't know how much fun they had, but we girls had a ball. The crowning moment was a tipsy duet by mother-and-daughter singing "You're a Grand Old Flag" and "God Bless America" at the top of our lungs.
So that's the full answer to the question "How does one celebate the Fourth of July in Norway?" Aren't you glad you asked?
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2 comments:
I'm glad you have so much class Grandma. I wish you had it recorded. We might have won some money on 'America's Funniest Videos'.
You’re perverted, twisted & sick. I like that in a person.
I wish I could have been there. It looks like you had a lot of fun.
Keeping your hair dry in the midst of shocking trauma and hilarity! It is truly a God given talent to do so, one that I am proud to have as well.
Have a few drinks by the pool out here when you return and reenact it for us!
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