I Wonder What They'd Call Us

We started childbirth classes about 3 weeks ago. They're fairly informative, but as someone who's studied Sociology, I can't help but make observations about the people that we're in class with.

To start, there are 6 other couples besides us in the class. Each couple and each person within the couple has some definite qualities that I can't help but find some humor in. We (the class) sit in a semi-circle, and no matter what order the couples arrive, everyone sits in the same chairs. Tricia and I decided to throw this off a little bit last night and we switched the way that we normally sit...don't think anyone else noticed. Or if they did, maybe they were just too thrown off by that, who knows. Here's the class, in the order they sit in class, through our eyes:

- Farmer man and his wife. Farmer man is a, well, farmer. Wife (whom we really don't have an affectionate term for) is a secretary. She's about 29 weeks pregnant, but she rubs his back. He takes the comfortable chair and gives her the crappy light blue one. She practices her breathing while he sits there with arms crossed and looking like he wants to be anywhere else but there.
- 70s retro mustache and Big Red. They're probably in their late 30's and are having their first child, which is completely great. Stash man is not too bad; Big Red has a nice teased 80's bangs hair-do, but only on the top...it's almost Kramer-esque, and yes, her hair is red. That's about it with them.
- Navy shirt and khakis guy and Messed up teeth girl. They really don't have much personality. He always (3 weeks running) is wearing a navy shirt and khaki pants (real original name, huh?). She's got some teeth issues. She's a social worker by trade (unemployed now) and has taken to selling some housewares out of her home, like an Avon type deal. That's about all for them.
- The next couple's not that bad. They've got no real issues that we can see - except for the Skoal ring in his pocket.
- The new guys. This couple started classes in the 2nd week of class. His name is Vic - that alone makes Tricia laugh.
- Grumpy couple. This is another fairly old couple, late 30's too. He's a computer guy, she's "in between jobs for about the last 4 or 5 years"...or as we say, unemployed. She always has a sour look on her face - maybe she's smelling someone's gas.

It's really interesting how much you can pick up on others when you listen and observe.

I was thinking today that there's not many stores out there today that are better than Target. Especially their baby registry. In fact, if you were to search for either of us, you may stumble upon something...

MK