We watched the Baywatch reunion movie this weekend. It was funny in its badness. The actors didn't really act and the lines didn't really ring true.

But it's part of our past. Part of making and forming a couple.

When we first met, we were friends and each in a long distance relationship. This continued for two or three years, meeting for coffee and hanging out once in a while. We became closer when we both were in need of support. We'd spend weekends together, saturday nights spent at one house or another, hanging out. I'd have rehersal all day saturday - I was in "Jesus Christ Superstar" - and then I'd go hang out with him. He might show up at rehersal, or I'd go home, get cleaned up (very active rehersals!) and then go to his place. We were friends.

And we had rituals. Which is where baywatch comes in. Saturday nights we'd watch tv. We'd walk to the grocery store and get a bag of chips each - we started sharing party mix and onion dip, it moved to Zesty Cheese doritos for me, Cool Ranch for him. Sometimes swedish berries or smarties. At the time our systems could handle it without gaining weight - when we hung out we'd walk a lot so it made up for it. We'd then couch out and watch 'Hercules', 'Xena', 'Baywatch' and 'Early Edition'. 'Hercules' got cut from our viewing schedule fairly early in the relationship, but those other three shows continued, well, until 'Xena' came back from the dead 25 years in the future and 'Baywatch' and 'Early Edition' ended.

Sunday mornings we'd walk once again to the grocery store. When there, we'd sometimes buy deli sandwiches from subway, sometimes pasta salads, sometimes taters, sometimes warm things like samosas or breakfast quiche. We'd go out to the curb and eat them, then he'd skateboard and I'd read.

This routine continued until these shows were gone - even into our moving in together. We're still looking for new shows - right now 'Monster Garage', 'Andromena', 'JAG' and others make appearences, but not consistently. And not as many chips or snacks. But still. It's a wonderful thing - this feeling of togetherness and tradition. Neither of us like having plans away from home on saturday nights. It's just how it's been. And I like that.

So the 'Baywatch' movie was a glimpse into the past. Which was nice. Even if it was really bad.

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