The One With Henry’s Cheese

Date: 9/1/2019

By nicolezdzieba

I’m sitting on the floor by my desk and Brody is sitting on my bed. My dad is leaving my room. As he reaches the doorway, he turns back and says, “Andie.” Andie comes in. She asks how many times I’ve cursed today, and I’m taken aback by this because I pretty much never curse. She sits on the floor beside my bed (the tent isn’t there and the mattress is on the floor), points at my fish tanks and says, “Shouldn’t they be in cages?” I explain to her that I thought the fish would be able to jump out too, but they can’t. She touches the blankets on my bed and comments on how soft they are. Brody and I switch spots, and I get under the blankets in my bed. Andie asks how I am, and I shrug my shoulders. She also gets under the blankets and covers her face. I turn to Brody and say, “What was it that you thought I should talk to her about?” I start stroking a weird brown pillow on my lap ... Andie, Renee and I end up at the grocery store together. We’re in the checkout line. For some reason, my hair is wet and completely matted. Renee starts making fun of me. As we walk into the parking lot, she whispers something in my ear. I go to respond, but she darts away. I say, “I’m trying to talk to you!” Andie hears this exchange, turns to Renee and says (sort of aggressively), “You think you can do whatever you want, don’t you?” In disbelief, Renee says, “What?” Andie repeats herself and we get in the car ... It’s nighttime. I’m at a golf range by myself. I’m trying to hit a ball in, but I’m absolutely terrible at it. Im laughing hysterically at myself. A couple of guys finally come over to see what I’m doing. There’s a misshapen garbage can at the end of the range, and I hit a toy airplane as high and hard as I can. It sinks perfectly, and I start freaking out in excitement ... I accidentally post a Dwight and Jim meme that makes no sense on @gojourneymemes. I panic ... I’m reading an Indiana Jones book (in the dream, I’ve read it before) and I start skimming it to see what I remember from it ... I’m in a house (not sure whose) with a bunch of people and two puppies. One is Zeek, and the other is a sharpei puppy. I get confused because I initially assume that the sharpei is Sophie, but I know that Sophie is an adult dog now. I ask the two chubby kids with us if it’s their dog and they nod. I walk into the kitchen to find that the Pretels are having some kind of family reunion. I help Shanon do something, and then go to say hi to the kids. I say, “Lucy!” Her face lights up and she says, “Nicole!” and runs into my arms. I joke about how Lucy acted like she didn’t know who I was up until this point. Henry walks up to me, smiling sweetly, and I hug him and mess up his hair. He opens his mouth to reveal that he has an entire block of cheese — still wrapped in plastic — in there, which he pulls out and drops in the sink. I’m unsurprised by this. I overhear Shanon saying something about how I’m going to put the kids to bed. I go toward what’s supposed to be their bedroom (in the dream, they all sleep in the same one), and bump into Alfie. For some reason, he looks like a toddler and he’s wearing a graduation cap. He’s so cute that I can’t stop smiling. Henry and Lucy immediately seem to start falling asleep, and I go to read them a book, but Alfie won’t sleep unless I stroke his forehead. I look up at Lucy’s bed and realize that my childhood teddy bear blanket is in her bed. I try to figure out if I gave it to her, or if she has the same one as me ... I see a preview for another Narnia movie. It’s animated and looks ridiculous. I’m mad about it.