Creepy Crawlies!

My husband and I get along very well; we share a lot of the same things. We both like football, we love to watch comedy movies and shows, we like to take long drives and talk about stuff. The one thing we have a problem with is this: I LOVE spiders! And he has arachnophobia! I found this out our second year dating. Oh my gosh, when I discovered that, I was thinking to myself: "How will this guy be around me when we get married?". Well needless to say, and really this is wrong, ITS FUNNY! lol!

I have always liked spiders. The way they crawl around, their sleek bodies and slow paced walk. One leg after another, its so intriguing to watch them walk! What's even better is how they feed! Being fascinated by this creatures, I would catch crickets and put them in their webs. I was shocked the first time I saw this spider stun this cricket then wrap it up in just under a minute! Talk about fast food! It was the greatest thing I ever saw...

Now, as I said before, my husband has arachnophobia. Just the sight of a spider makes him sick! I remember the day I found out about it. It was my birthday and we went for a drive to the lake. We walked around and talked, bought some ice cream and just enjoyed the sunset. Well, Texas lakes are usually surrounded by tall grass and brush. So, we're walking in the dark back to the truck. We got in the truck and started to drive off.

We were only a mile down the road when my husband yelled and steered the car quickly onto the curb almost running into a sign! "Whats wrong?!" I said. When I looked at him he was screaming and tearing his shirt off saying: "Get it off! GET IT OFF!!" So I pulled off his shirt and he jumped out of the car and was like, brushing his skin off- it kinda looked like he was dancing, hehe!

I was confused and looked down at his shirt and there on the shoulder was a tiny spider. I mean tiny. I looked at him and started laughing as he sat back in the truck with no shirt on. "Kill it!" He said as he saw it crawling around on his shirt and he started pressing up against the door. I've never seen a man move so fast in his life! Well anyway, I stepped out of the car and flicked the little guy back into the grass then handed back his shirt to him. "I'm not wearing that till I wash it!" He said and we drove back home. My husband shirt-less and me laughing my ass off at the whole situation!

I can't really say 'we' look back on that time and laugh- cause he doesn't think its funny. I asked him where he got his phobia, but he says he doesn't know. Oh well, we get along very well- except for that :). In any case, this post was to introduce my newest little buddy! Everyone! Meet Trinket! My newest add-on to my blog. She kicks ass! She'll follow your mouse cursor on the screen, so don't be shy! I don't care what anyone says, spiders rule! Night folks!

- Nita