| Sometimes, the preconceived notions
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| | research the possibilities for the day
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| people have in their heads about twins
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| | via the Internet. Eventually, we each
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| really get me steaming. Just because I
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| | made our choices.
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| shared a dark cramped space with some
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| | As luck would have it, Jessica's visit
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| random embryo for nine months does not
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| | coincided with the "Whole Enchilada
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| automatically mean that I wish to go on
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| | Fiesta," a world-famous (note
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| living on top of her for the rest of my
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| | above-mentioned injured tongue firmly in
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| days. No, Jessica and Robyn (that's me),
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| | cheek), three-day celebration of
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| don't get along so well. Yes, we're
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| | southwest traditions, people and great
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| frighteningly identical in appearance,
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| | food. Being a chef, Jessica thought it
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| but there's very little we agree on other
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| | might be interesting to witness the
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| than that it's best for us live on
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| | making of what the Guinness Book of World
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| opposite ends of the country.
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| | Records considers to be the largest
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| For the most part, we've managed to keep
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| | enchilada on planet earth. I had never
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| our lives pretty separate - Jessica is a
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| | attended the event before, and I have to
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| chef in Montpellier, Vermont and I'm a
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| | admit, I was somewhat intrigued.
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| professor at New Mexico State University
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| | I parked the controversial Pontiac G6 and
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| in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Every now and
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| | we made our way through the crowd to
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| then however, we succumb to this bizarre
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| | watch the action. What can I say - 250
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| call of our mutual genes and schedule a
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| | lb. of masa dough, 100 lb. of corn, 50
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| let's-try-this-one-more-time get
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| | gallons of vegetable oil, 12 lb. of
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| together. To keep things verging on fair,
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| | grated cheese, 10 lb. of chopped onions,
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| we alternate between the Southwest and
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| | a tow truck, and 14 sweaty men do make
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| the Northeast.
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| | for a spectacle. At one point, Jessica
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| I pulled up proudly curbside at Las
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| | and I exchanged looks and fell about in
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| Cruces International Airport (yes to all
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| | an uncontrollable fit of laughter that
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| you naysayers, our little town does
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| | seemed to dissolve years of open
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| indeed feature one of these), in my brand
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| | hostilities.
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| new Pontiac G6 convertible. And that's
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| | Next it was my turn. Back in the G6 and a
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| when the bickering began. Jessica
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| | short drive to El Paso with our hair in
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| disapproved of me driving around the
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| | the wind and reconciliation in our souls.
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| Southwest with my hair flailing about -
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| | Destination? El Paso Zoo for an afternoon
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| she actually referred to it as
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| | with the elephants. Ever since I saw the
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| promiscuous - and she was put out that if
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| | "Jungle Book" when I was a tot, I've been
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| she had brought her husband and three
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| | totally elephant obsessed. I have a
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| kids, we would have had a space issue.
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| | collection of elephantalia that
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| Naturally I apologized profusely and
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| | approaches the ridiculous. Anyway, we
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| promised to purchase a Pontiac Torrent
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| | arrived at El Paso Zoo in fabulous spirit
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| for her next visit. Things were going
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| | and proceeded to have a whale of an
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| swimmingly.
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| | afternoon (if you'll excuse the
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| After releasing my self-mutilated tongue
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| | expression), eating popcorn and
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| from between my clenched teeth, I
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| | worshipping elephants.
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| suggested a new approach. Why not call a
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| | By the time we returned from El Paso to
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| ceasefire and each choose an activity of
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| | my little house in Las Cruces, we were
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| personal interest that might serve to
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| | getting on like a house on fire. We spent
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| educate each other as to what makes us
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| | the evening drinking Margarita's
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| tick. This of course led to a bit of a
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| | (invented in El Paso I might add), and
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| scrap over the virtues of my iPhone
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| | making outrageously raucous toasts to
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| versus her BlackBerry as we scrambled to
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| | enchiladas and elephants.
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