The person who usually takes LilZ to soccer practice called and said that they couldn’t do it yesterday because they had a “briefing.” I reassured them it was not a problem and I made plans to do it myself. (Jeez - what do I look like, his mother?) But it got me thinking: That word sounds so DAMN official and important. What do you say to someone who has to go to a briefing other than “Okay! Have fun!” You really can’t ask them to miss it because, well, it’s a briefing. That’s too important to miss. You don’t even need any other explanation. Just the word “briefing” is enough and you figure they probably couldn’t tell you anyway; because it not only sounds important, it sounds SECRET.
So - from now on? That’s totally my excuse for everything. “Sorry guys, I can’t do the laundry tonight. I have a briefing.” Or maybe “Can’t do grocery shopping on Saturday, I’ve got a briefing that morning, you’ll have to do it for me.” Or how about “No, I can’t plan the soccer banquet. I have a briefing that day. You know how those briefings are. Gotta go be briefed. Or debriefed. Or whatever.”
I love this. It really sounds uber-important. I will use it too. I’ll tell you how it goes over…
It does sound very important and like a good excuse, because no one will ask you what the briefing is about because that word - briefing - sounds like it’s very private and so they should just take it at face value and not ask any questions. Also, if you say it enough times it starts to sound a little dirty.
Oh jeeze, she looks so darn cute! You know she is goona raz you like crazy when she is older and sees all these pictures! LOL
See, when I saw the title and the picture, I thought you meant NiikkiZ had a briefing, like a supercool fighter pilot. With the killer sunglasses and the hard stare into the distance, she could totally pass for one. She’s even got a 5-point harness already!
(BTW, my parents have pictures of me like this and all I could ever say was “Man, I really don’t think I could pull that look off today”)
For some reason, I keep thinking of men’s underwear, now.
“Debriefing” always makes me giggle. My sense of humor stopped maturing in the third grade.
“Not tonight, Honey…I’ve got a briefing.”
Debriefing. i like it. I really do. I also like Little Miss Hollywood. Adorableness squared.
LOVE this picture. I thought at first that NikkiZ had an appointment with her agent or something.
Whenever anyone talks about debriefing, I always think of the removal of underwear. Mature, I know.
It looks like NikkiZ is being briefed by that lady bug. I love that excuse, and will totally use it. Especially if it helps get me out of dong laundry. You are brilliant Miss. Zoot.