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Conversation with my nail lady Kim:
Her: "Why do you bite your nails?!"
Me: "I know, it's gross! That's why I'm here... To get them done and stop biting them."
Kim: "You shouldn't bite your nails!"
Me: "I feel like an alcoholic at AA right now."
Kim: "What does that mean?!"
Me: "I don't know I just felt like saying it."
Kim: "You have to promise to stop biting your nails!"
Me: "Ok, I promise Kim."
Kim: "You need more self confidence, you know that?? If you stop biting your nails you will find a boyfriend. You're a pretty girl and smart too. Men like girls with pretty nails. It makes their hands look pretty." Really?! Having average nails will score me a boyfriend?? I don't believe it.
Me: "Yeah, I've heard that before..."

The conversation went on and on and on about my nails. I seriously felt like an AA member by the end of it!  My least favorite pep talk during that conversation was on: if I stop biting my nails, men will like me. Oh my gosh!! Is this why guys don't go out with me?! I also learned during this AA session that I need to date within my culture (messicans as she called them) because that would make my parents happy. I disagreed with her but she insisted that foreign parents want their kids to marry within the culture. She found herself an actually nice looking guy a man from her own culture and they're happy together. She might be right but the only problem is that I have never dated a hispanic guy before. I also don't really know any my age (around here anyway). Who knows? Maybe she's right. Obviously I don't know what goes on in the dating/relationship world since my relationships have all been short-lived (minus my 4 yr. run with Max's dad).

I, Ruby Annette, promise to get my nails done bi-weekly for the next two months in order to kick my habit in the BE-hind!

I'm not the only person with nail-biting problems. Check her nails. Woof!
Happy Friday!
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Alyson Samantha said…
Are those your nails in the first picture? Cause I like them! Also, I went and got a pedicure with my mom and sister the other day. The lady was HILARIOUS! Telling us how she is getting married for the 2nd time and how she used to be so embarrassed walking in on her roommates making out in college...she was all over the place. Good times!
June 15, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Emily Hogg said…
I bite my nails too, Rubs. I have ever since I can remember. I do find that when I paint them/get them done I don't bite them them as often. We can be AA members together :)
June 15, 2012 at 11:51 AM
Bubbles said…
Sounds like my nail lady!!! haha...Last time I was with you the first thing she asked me was, "So when did you get your boobs done?" Uh.....a while ago....(awkward...I barely know you....) "Well, they look good honey." Thanks...

P.S. My last name is Garcia, what's yours???
June 15, 2012 at 9:53 PM
Tab said…
I'm a reformed nail biter, so I KNOW how hard it is to quit - especially when you're stressed! However, when I was on prenatals they grew like crazy and looked so good I didn't want to bite them. I take them even when not preggo just for the way they make my hair and nails grow! Oh and I totally snagged Perry while I was biting my nails, and I'm pretty sure I read that Eva Mendes is dating Ryan Gosling (I don't think I need to go into how dang attractive that guy is, so I won't), so nail lady isn't 100% correct ;)
June 16, 2012 at 12:45 AM
Lauren said…
Yeah, I bit my nails too. Then I started taking Calcium supplements and they got too hard for me to bite them. Anyway, this post was so funny! I was laughing out loud. Oh sheesh...nail ladies might be the reason why I don't get my nails done very often. And about the culture thing...forget that. Date guys you like and are attracted to and they are attracted to you. Race, color, culture has nothing to do with it...you preferences do. Just sayin:)
June 16, 2012 at 1:02 PM
Scabs said…
Nail ladies! That's pretty funny. I don't know, if I were you and I had a chance to do it all over, I get out there and see what I like...there's no rush, right? For some reason I think I'd go for someone older than me, not too much older but old enough to have a little bit different brain than the guys my age. As for race, I'd try all types and then maybe settle on some cowboy with a ranch in Montana, or an ex-pat living in Australia, or a tall drink of Italian love who owns b&b in some small European farm town...I'm just saying. What a great thing it is to start all over. And brains...they guy would have to have a brain. I would want to fall in love with their brain. Is that psycho? Your post has me all wrapped up in some kind of fantasy! ha ha!

Good night darling! Can't wait to hear your wide open and promising future.
June 16, 2012 at 11:06 PM
Ruby said…
HA! Mine was convinced I had a nose job (I haven't). I denied and she was like well, it looks really good. They did a good job.

Gotta love the nail ladies. My last name is De Santiago
June 18, 2012 at 8:25 AM
Ruby said…
Alyson- those aren't my nails. I couldn't figure out how to take a picture of them.
Emily- yay!! thanks love!!
Tab- thanks for the encouragement!
lauren- maybe i'll just wait to score a real date, then i can worry about ethnicity, and all that other junk ;)
scabs- your comment made me LOL a tall drink of Italian sounds good right about now!
June 18, 2012 at 8:28 AM
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