… or at least your girlfriends.

NINE WORDS WOMEN USE

(1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.

(2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.

(3) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine.

(4) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don’t Do It!

(5) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.)

(6) That’s Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That’s okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.

(7) Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint. Just say you’re welcome. (I want to add in a clause here – This is true, unless she says ‘Thanks a lot’ – that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say ‘you’re welcome’ . that will bring on a ‘whatever’).

(8) Whatever: Is a woman’s way of saying F– YOU!

(9) Don’t worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking ‘What’s wrong?’ For the woman’s response refer to # 3.

* Send this to the men you know, to warn them about arguments they can avoid if they remember the terminology.

* Send this to all the women you know to give them a good laugh, cause they know it’s true!!!

Have you ever been guilty of any of these? I know I am. Especially “Fine,” “Nothing,” and “That’s Okay.” Perhaps I should show this to Mr. Bean to stop the disconnect?

After we proceeded down the aisle, we headed to our getaway car which was conveniently parked right outside the church doors (more or less). I was very adamant that we not have a receiving line right after the ceremony because saying “hi” to 150+ people does not go by quickly! (We had pictures to go and take!)

So instead, we first stood around (looking very pretty, of course!):

Note: Here you can see how tightly my dress was tied up and it was still a bit too loose around the waist/hips. I guess I should have gotten the smaller size. Oh well!

Then wrote our new marital status on the back on Mr. Bean’s car (just like facebook!):

Then greeted a few people:

Struck a few poses:

And were ready to go get pictures taken! (And of course, start our new lives together!)

Random Note: The title of this post is what the guy who used to announce the Chuck-wagon Races at the Calgary Stampede. He’s so cool.

I’m on hiatus at this moment (studying for my last exam – woo!) but when I saw this in the comics this morning, I couldn’t resist:

Isn’t it just great to be a woman?