Little White Lies (or subtle exaggeration)

I can't believe I'm going to admit this but Hoda and Kathy Lee are really growing on me! But I kind of like them together. This morning they had a segment called Little White Lies - they are split on whether it's okay to fib a little. They interviewed a dozen people on the street who all admitted to telling little white lies almost daily. You know like telling their wife they look good in a certain dress or telling their child that a particular loud toy is broken (I'm going to remember this one!) I began wondering whether I tell little white lies? Does exaggerating count? I've noticed I sometimes don't tell numbers accurately, mainly when the exact number can't be known. Like I will say that traffic was backed up on the tollway for 300 miles (okay, maybe it was 1.5ish). Or when Beau bought enough steaks to last us 17 years (okay more like 4 months-ish). But I always make sure that I exaggerate enough that people know it's a joke! So that's not a little white lie, right?! (I'm spot on with prices though - I'm not going to tell you that Pottery Barn is running a great white sale and then tell you they were $400 - that would be a waste of cold, hard facts.)


So you wanna know Beau's little white lie? :) I can tell you he doesn't tell little white lies about whether an outfit looks good on me or how my hair looks. I know this for a fact because if I'm ever dumb enough to ask, I get a deer in the headlights look...loooooong pause.....blubbering stuttering....and then a terrified "You look great, baby." He's so scared of the question and what his answer will be that he can't even think, "wait, that dress just might be okay for this wedding!" Haha! But I will let you in on this...Beau doesn't always tell someone his exact ETA or his exact location en route somewhere! If he tells you that he is on the tollway at Northwest Hwy, it might be more like 635. Ha! This is an ongoing joke with us. :) In fact, I get a kick out of listening to him when we are on our way to meet friends:


Beau on phone: "Yeah bud, we're exiting now. See you in a few." 
Me when he hangs up: "We are SO not even close to the exit."
A smiling Beau: "Well, we're close."


What are your little white lies? And you better not say, "I tell people I like their blog when I really don't!" Ha! :)