This is Jer and I the day before our 4th anniversary (Jan. 6 for those who didn't know). We went to Philly and had a rather enjoyable time. That's the Philly skyline behind us across the Delaware River. It's hard to believe that it's been that long...time flies. A friend of mine "tagged" me to put 7 interesting things about myself you may not know-and as much as I would have liked to include Jerry-he thinks these things are stupid. So, here's 7 interesting things you may not have known about me.
1.I can brush my teeth and talk at the same time without drooling toothpaste spit all over myself. My old room mate Brandalyn can confirm this.
2.I can assemble absolutely any tent placed in front of me without directions. My mom found this to be an extremely valuable quality in me when all those years I went to Girls camp with her-there were often people in need of my services, and I was more than happy to oblige-I love setting up tents because it means I get to sleep in it!
3.I'm an extremely good speller-however, in the 7th grade I got out of a spelling bee by drawing a total blank and spelling scheme S-C-E-A-M. I'm still embarrassed by this.
4.I've donated my hair to be made into wigs for kids with cancer 3 times. I have really healthy hair that is really good for making wigs apparently...the ONLY reason I have healthy hair is due to sheer laziness. I was blessed with very straight hair...(although a curse when I'm trying to get it to hold a curl), and whenever I get a new haircut it is a requirement that it be a very manageable style-mostly that it must take less than 5 minutes to do it in the morning...once it takes longer than that I get fed up and grow it back out. That's the most likely reason I've donated it so many times. I get fed up easily. Much to many guys' disappointment in high school I still think it's just hair and it grows back.
5.I can most likely quote "The Princess Bride" movie from start to finish without making any mistakes. It's still my all time favorite movie. My friend Neal used to test me on the lines, and still does once in a while, and he has yet to stump me.
6.Despite my aggressive and independent nature, I'm not a feminist. In fact, I hate femi-nazis. I'm just fine with the fact there are some things that men do that women don't, and vice versa. I'm a woman, a mom, and a wife (not in that order necessarily)-I have a enough responsibilities...let the men keep theirs.
7.In celebration of our anniversary-my marriage is the longest relationship I've ever been in. That may not be news, or even surprising. However, the longest relationship I had before meeting Jerry was 4 months (my first one)-and Jerry and I only dated 4 months before being married (yes, that includes the meeting, and engagement). All the other "relationships" I was ever in lasted a month or less. To me this just proves you do not need to date a lot or be together for a really long time to make a marriage work. All it takes is the determination to work through anything (granted, both parties need that determination) and the huspa to be willing to fight to make it work against all odds. Jer-I love you and I will for eternity.
I'm not into tagging other people, but if you feel like telling people some interesting facts about yourself, cool.
So, we went down to my parents house for Easter (stopping at the temple on the way on Friday night). It was great. In keeping with tradition, we did our Easter baskets on Saturday morning. We always did this growing up, and I do it now as an adult, so that we could preserve the sacredness of the Sabbath. I personally don't want my kids thinking about the Easter Bunny on Easter Sunday, when what they should be thinking about is the Savior. Anyway-I digress. So, Saturday morning, we all awoke to find Easter baskets sitting outside our doors! Here's Misha with her basket...she's learning to pose for pictures already...every time I take one she'll look at me and get a big grin on her face. It's hilarious. She made out like quite the little bandit. The tan basket is the one my mom gave her, and then you can see the one we gave her on the right side of the picture...it was my old one, Jer got me a new one this year. She had such fun rummaging through her baskets and got a lot of fun new toys and clothes. Saturday day Jer, Misha, my dad, and I went to the Body Worlds exhibit at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore. It was AWESOME! Of course, Jer and I are into that kind of thing, and my dad being the intellectual man that he is, loves learning at every turn. It was really informative, and if you haven't been to it, I recommend you find one nearby and visit if you aren't grossed out by that sort of thing. Sunday was lovely. Here's Misha in the Easter dress my mom got for her, she was so cute in it!
We of course had matching toenails in four festive Easter pastel colors. We had a great time being spiritually uplifted at church and seeing the wonderful friends we have there. We got home at a decent time to a clean house (thanks to my efforts Friday before going down), and were able to get to bed and get some sleep before hitting the working road again Monday morning. Oh, and here's a picture of Misha walking with Jerry today. She's getting so close to getting up and doing it on her own! She only holds on to one finger and honestly doesn't use that much support. I really want her to just get up and walk! Truth be told, I'm kinda tired of carrying her everywhere. Hope everyone had a wonderful visit from the Easter bunny!
