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Rorey

(8,445 posts)
18. My games
Sun Jan 17, 2021, 08:57 PM
Jan 2021

I grew up in rural North Dakota and the most common card game was Whist. Then when I met my first husband (relatively brief marriage in college), we played endless hours of Cribbage.

My second husband and I used to play hours and hours of Canasta against his mom and her best friend. In the beginning, they always won. The more we played, the better we got at figuring out each other's hands by the cards we were playing. Then WE started being the champions. My MIL and her friend were not gracious losers. They actually started accusing us of cheating by making up signals, but of course we weren't.

Then my husband's sister introduced us to Pinochle, and I just thought it was the best game ever.

That husband died at just 38 years old. I got married again, but the last husband was an absolute dud when it came to cards and board games. Then he became a MAGAt, after being a lifelong Democrat, and then he cheated, and now he's gone, thankfully.

I can't envision ever getting into any kind of romantic relationship again, but I sure wouldn't mind having somebody to play cards and board games with. Maybe after we get out of this pandemic, I'll put forth some effort to find people with that interest.

I will BeerBarrelPolka Jan 2021 #1
I'm jealous Rorey Jan 2021 #10
I BeerBarrelPolka Jan 2021 #17
My games Rorey Jan 2021 #18
I'm sorry BeerBarrelPolka Jan 2021 #20
Hearts and Spades Rorey Jan 2021 #19
Nice BeerBarrelPolka Jan 2021 #21
I'll exhale (n/t) PJMcK Jan 2021 #2
We'll be able to get a good night's sleep ..... secondwind Jan 2021 #3
You are all coming over to my house for champagne and caviar. tavernier Jan 2021 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Under The Radar Jan 2021 #5
In Tennessee also... this is heads down territory Under The Radar Jan 2021 #6
I have a bottle of Prosecco chilled and ready to go. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2021 #7
Have a bottle of my fave moscato. I had to order it from CA over xmas. Budi Jan 2021 #8
I will be working MissB Jan 2021 #9
breathe, eat, sleep much better than the day before n/t Yonnie3 Jan 2021 #11
No celebration here, sorry. Too much work to do. jmowreader Jan 2021 #12
Champagne is chilled and ready! MN2theMax Jan 2021 #13
He will be taking the oath at 10am our time. Desert grandma Jan 2021 #14
Special dinner of Orange Chicken Dem4Life1102 Jan 2021 #15
bubbles....at 9AM here... dhill926 Jan 2021 #16
I'll get up early, to watch the great military sendoff at Andrews AFB. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2021 #22
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