What Color Are You?

I don't know why, but for the past few weeks, the color code has been coming up in virtually every other conversation I encounter. And I love it.

It is so interesting to see what color other people are, thus explaining why they act certain ways and think the way they do. We've been trying to guess who various people are, including ourselves, which leads me to the point of this post.

I have a new favorite compliment to add to the list.

Now, first of all, I am most definitely a red. Like, really, there's no doubt about it. But guess what. On Sunday night, Willow, me, Grandpa Jack, and Theodore were sitting in my hall, and of course the topic of the conversation gravitated to the color code, yet again.

Willow said to me, "What color are you? Wait, let me guess. Blue/white."

Me: Oh my gosh! I'm so excited you thought I was blue/white! I'm red!

Willow: WHAT?!!?!?!?!? I NEVER would have guessed that. My order would have been blue, white, yellow, THEN red. And I'm usually pretty accurate with what color I think people are.

Then we discussed how I am acutally a red and after she thought about it, she could see the red in me.

So the compliment I am getting at here is that I am a blue/white, and not a red. And not only did she think I was blue/white, but she said she always gets along best with blue/whites, which means she must get along with me (which she does) if she thougth that's what I was. Ya get?

But wait, there's more.

So last night, me, Willow, and Umbrello (He would be Umbrella, except he's a boy, so I decided to end it with an O. You know, practicing up on Spanish for Mexico.) were sitting out in the main hall talking and guess what came up. The color code. And guess what Umbrello said to me, "What are you? I'm thinking blue/white."

Me: WHAT?!!!

Willow: No way!!

Umbrello: With some yellow in you?

Can you believe that? Two days in a row, someone thought I was a blue/white! I was SO HAPPY to hear that!

Now, don't get me wrong, I love my color and I'm proud of my red heritage, but I LOVE when people can't tell. Because I feel like that means I exhibit the positive qualities of a red, instead of the negative ones, and then apparently the positive qualities of blue/white. You know, becasue usually (for me anyway) I recognize a red for their not so pleasant qualities, or at least qualities that are not considered favorable to others. DoyouknowwhatImean??

So anyway. That's my new fav. compliment. Feel free to use it sometime.

Oh, P.S. in case you care - which you probably don't because you don't even know these people - but Willow is split 50/50 between red and blue and Umbrello is blue/white.

P.S.S. Mother, do not miss the words of the day, because I know you love those so much.