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Channeling Cary Grant for Once In My Life

Posted on 01/19/201103/20/2011 by Backpacking Dad

We were driving along University Avenue one night, and as we ascended from beneath an overpass Emily saw downtown Palo Alto, still decorated for Christmas. White twinkling lights cascaded like galaxies, strings wrapped around tree branches, falling toward the sidewalk for the entire length of the glittering downtown strip.

Emily caught her breath a little. “Oh, those are so pretty,” she offered, enthralled by the vision.

I looked ahead at the decorated trees lining the street, then back at Emily.

“No,” I said, “you’re pretty. Those are lights.”

“Okay,” she said after a moment, “that was good.”

Gentlemen, feel free to steal that one..

7 thoughts on “Channeling Cary Grant for Once In My Life”

  1. E Ben says:
    01/19/2011 at 4:43 PM

    I think I would have gone with "No, YOU'RE so pretty." Because I think chicks dig it when you use "so" as an adjective. But good work anyway.

    1. Backpacking Dad says:
      01/19/2011 at 4:44 PM

      Cary Grant would never use "so" like that.

  2. Karen6460 says:
    01/20/2011 at 5:47 AM

    not bad……

  3. her bad mother says:
    01/20/2011 at 9:24 AM

    Did I just go AWWWWW? Hell yes I did.

    1. Backpacking Dad says:
      01/20/2011 at 9:34 AM

      I'm still smiling about getting that one right.

  4. Cking706 says:
    01/20/2011 at 5:30 PM

    Nice, very nice!

  5. ChopperPapa says:
    01/21/2011 at 6:25 AM

    Excellent timing….

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