Maggie & Margaritas
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Kendal and I like to go to a little bar and grill close by our place on Mondays to enjoy $1 margaritas and some chips and salsa. This is a Monday tradition that I am worried is getting taken away by a girl that I will call Maggie (because if I remember correctly that is her name). A couple weeks ago I met Maggie and her friend when they came running into the bar completely overcome with excitement about seeing Kendal. I was obviously surprised by this, but was also a little bitter about the idea of Kendal knowing all these random attractive ladies and not mentioning them to me.
As they take a seat next to us I learn that he knows her from Merge, the college and singles ministry he helps run and lead worship for on Tuesdays. All of a sudden I realize it’s almost halftime and these girls have literally talked nonstop for almost 2 quarters without Kendal or I saying a word. At halftime they start trying to talk us into going to the bar down the street for the second half of the game. By this time I have figured out that Maggie is pretty in to Kendal, that I was not very interested in Maggie’s friend, and that both Maggie and her friend are…I don’t know…a little rough on the edges I guess you could say. Regardless, I accept this invitation to meet them at Milo Butterfingers thinking that Kendal would want to, but also just generally intrigued by where this night was going.
We are now settled in at the new venue and Maggie is doing a fantastic job of letting Kendal know she is in love with him. Her efforts include, but were not limited to:
- Scheduling dinner dates for the two of them throughout the week.
- Inviting herself to join us on a trip to the casinos over the weekend.
- Telling us how hearing Kendal play guitar used to be her favorite part of Merge, and explaining why she doesn’t go anymore (her explanation, which I won’t get into, clearly supported my “rough around the edges” analysis )
- And my personal favorite was her amazing efforts to impress him. It started with her standing with her head right below a dart board while a stranger proceeded to throw darts, and it ended with her walking behind the bar to pour herself a drink. To clear up any confusion, yes we introduced them to honor points.
Fast forward to yesterday and Kendal and I miss our first Monday Margaritas in some time. We weren’t avoiding Maggie we were actually honey baking a ham for a little family dinner that we will be enjoying tonight over at Rielly’s. However, as you can imagine, Maggie did not take kindly to Kendal’s terrible excuse when she calls from the bar wondering where he is. As true as the ham story was, it turns out that it’s not real believable.
So, basically I am getting worried that we are being pushed out of our Monday night paradise by Maggie and her crew. We really had a fantastic combination at this place between the football in hd-tv, excellent atmosphere, good music, cheap margaritas, and delicious salsa.
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posted by benbox @ 1:15 PM,
12 Comments:
Sounds like Kendal needs to be a man and take a stand. There is no way you can allow this girl to push you out of your routine. It just can't happen. I hereby offer 15 honor points to Kendal to tell Maggie that she is "undesirable" (yes, he must use that word) and that she must not intrude on your monday night ritual any longer.
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Krista | Nov 14, 2006, 1:26:00 PM
nice first blog, box. i miss stories like this and am glad that i can enjoy them vicariously thru this blog. and i second what your bro is saying however i will not go to the extent of calling maggie "undesirable." way harsh. however, he's right...you cant just let some girls take away all those great things from you..what kind of guys are y'all? i look forward to hearing how this develops. your manhood is definitely on the line..
Posted by Kate | Nov 14, 2006, 1:56:00 PM
Let me add to this story by saying that last night I was deep in the Word when I was interrupted by a text messsage from the aforementioned Maggie. It asked, like Ben explained, if Ben and I would like to join her and Jill (the friend) at Milo's. I replied that Ben and I were baking a ham and we were not going to be able to make it. Then I got the following reply, and I quote..."Jill and I want some ham." I felt like "ham" was a metaphor for something else and so I ended the dialogue.
Posted by Kendal | Nov 14, 2006, 2:37:00 PM
This is pretty much unreadable! I would like to offer a more aggressive solution and, as far as honor points go, more lucrative! I would like to offer you 50 honor points each if this Monday you go to your hangout and when she shows up you kiss each other full on the lips (for at least 3 seconds). This will no doubt have the desired effect. She will leave you alone and each of you will get a bit of sweet-lip (not to mention 50 honor points).
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PS> I don’t really have any honor points because when Adam introduced them to me, he quickly suckered me into giving all of mine to him. But if I had them I would give them to you.
| Nov 15, 2006, 4:36:00 PM
That is disgusting, but understandable for you to suggest since you don't have any honor and are already happily married...you are happily married right?
Posted by benbox | Nov 15, 2006, 9:16:00 PM
box - i checked out the tinymixtapes site. not bad. i saw a mix entitled "I met the girl I want to marry, but she's 17 and it's left me messed up." It says it was submitted by "tony" but maybe that's your code name. I know you have a thing for those 17 yr olds..
Posted by Kate | Nov 16, 2006, 8:20:00 AM
I don't know much, but if I know anything, it's that kendal and the box will most certainly not have the courage to stand up to the intruding ladies. If anything, they will continue on the path of avoidance and quickly find themselves a new hang out joint for minday nights. As much as I hate the idea of agreeing with anything Jake says, the girls needs to go. Somethings are sacred, and $1 margaritas are definitely worth pissing a few people off. Especially a couple less that stellar ladies.
Posted by Josh Haug | Nov 18, 2006, 5:36:00 PM
I kind of want to experiance this Monday night escapade in the near future. Good thing I won't have young life for the next month
Posted by Unknown | Nov 21, 2006, 12:14:00 AM
Yes, Matt you need to come get some margaritas
Posted by benbox | Nov 27, 2006, 12:54:00 PM
Box, love the blog. Reminds me of our sweet setup at washbangers, and always making sure kyle left pissed. Keep em coming
Posted by | Nov 29, 2006, 4:40:00 PM
umm ... i hate that you may have to leave your posh new hangout, but if you do abandon it, can Tim and I take it over? I mean I know I should be supportive and tell you to stick it the ladies, but let's face it, you won't, and there is no logical reason why those $1 margaritas should go to waste, so I nominate Tim and I to take over the Monday Night Football hangout.
Posted by | Dec 11, 2006, 9:18:00 AM
Tim eats food other than Haug fajitas?
Posted by | Dec 22, 2006, 11:46:00 PM
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Kendal Haug
Kendal is a graduate of the University of Texas in Austin and most recently earned his Masters in Biblical Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary. He works for Bible.org and likes to think he knows how to play the guitar. His man-crushes include, but are not limited to: Ryan Adams, Donald Miller, Ray LaMontagne, Neil Young, Vince Young, and of course The Box.
Ben Box
Box, is a recent graduate of Texas A&M University and currently works for Medco Construction building hospitals and being important. Ben loves paying lots of money on broken down Jeeps and has a propensity for getting Kendal into trouble.
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This is a multi-author blog devoted to the happenings of two bachelors living it up in Big D. We will record the daily nonsense that occurs when 2 life-long friends live together in the same apartment and have no shame, sense of fashion, or chance of meeting a girl in the next 10 years.
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