New Nickname

A funny thing came out of my evening with friends; a new nickname for me. I am now known, to my Husband and LunchLady man I work with as "Troll" or more accurately, "Hideous Troll" (Husband would like me to add that he doesn't actually think I am Troll-like, he just goes along with the joke).

And there is a funny story to go with it.

My friend and I went over to LunchLady's house Sat night. Husband stayed home to watch the kids so it was four of us, LunchLady's wife included. 

A glass or two of Sangria into the evening, I remarked at how much time Husband likes to spend with me. That he wants to be with me ALL the time. LunchLady's wife jumped right in and said " It is because you look soo much better than you did before! Maybe he thinks you will find someone else". I brushed it off and chuckled. My Husband is no slouch in the looks dept, so I hardly think he feels threatened by my improved downsize.

I had forgotten about the comment until Husband and I were getting ready for bed two night's ago (Interesting fact about us: we hardly talk to each other when we are in the house together, but the minute one of us leaves for work or to run an errand, we call each other to talk about what we are doing! And we like to wait until 11pm to talk about what we did that day.). I told him what LunchLady's wife said about me and he said "Were you hideous before? Were you a hideous troll??" We laughed and laughed, primarily because we both knew that's NOT what she meant, but I love the word hideous and troll, so it stuck.

At work this morning, I told LunchLady about it and he defended his wife by saying "What she meant was: you were ugly when you were fat but now that you are skinny, you are hot". We laughed and I now I am referred to as Troll at work, Hideous Troll if he has time to get the whole name out.

You need to be able to laugh at yourself. I find myself quite amusing most of the time, so it is easy for me. You are all funny in your own ways. Embrace it.

Hideous Troll