[said about mud wrestling] “Patrick, tag me in! “-Annie, Men in Trees

So Pink Jelly Baby gets this great award, and the proceeds to tag me along with a few others. The nerve!

She had to tell us ten things about her.

And now I’m tagged so I must also answer ten things. The silver lining here is that I get to tag ten of you (Evil laughter goes here).

I’ll try to keep this interesting for you guys.

1. I am a huge book worm. I probably read 2-3 books a month. I listen to books on CD on the way to and from work, and I read at home. When I read, I completely tune out my surroundings. Sometimes Match gets jealous of my books because I ignore him, hehe.
2. I’m way too addicted to carbs and cheese to ever go on a proper diet. I just exercise and use portion control to avoid getting too large. This method is starting to backfire on me the older I get, but I just can’t diet. I get too cranky and honestly life is too short.
3. I lost my virginity in the back of an old car. To make the memory even more classy, we were caught by a police officer. Oh yeah. How’s that for embarrassing?
4. I have an uncanny ability to remember song lyrics. Probably from all the karaoke singing I’ve done. If I weren’t afraid to be on TV, I’d try out for Don’t Forget the Lyrics.
5. It’s always been a dream of mine to be the singer in a small band. I don’t want to be hugely famous, just small town, singing at the local fair kind of famous. Maybe someday?
6. I really want to have my first child at 28, and my second at 30. That’s the dream anyway.
7. I want to get married in the next two years, so that #6 can happen. I want some time to be married without kids.
8. I shake when I get nervous or upset. I look like a Chihuahua, it’s pathetic. It usually takes a few hours for this to go away.
9. There was a time when I cried every single day. Now I laugh at least once a day, and crying is extremely rare. I am so grateful for that.
10. I’m completely addicted to Facebook Scrabble. Seriously, it’s quite sad. I need some sort of Tilers Annoymous.

And now for the tags: I tag Coast Sister, Brittany E, Jenn, Josie M, E, Melissa, Yeti, Hardt, Pinknic, and Jen.

Emily: Champagne, ladies?

Lorelai: Wow, that’s fancy.

Emily: Well, it’s not every day I have my girls over for dinner on a day that the banks are open.                                                                                       -Gilmore Girls

June’s SPT challenge is to find our way back.  We’re supposed to tackle one thing on our to do list each week that has been keeping us from blogging. I love this because I love crossing items off my to do list. So for this week,

tuesday, june 9 meal-planning/preparations or other organized family time

it couldn’t have been more perfect. Last weekend Match and I spent quality time with my family, including my mother, who I haven’t seen in almost a year. I enjoyed every minute of it, and it made me appreciate those sit down dinners we always had growing up. This is a picture of my grandma (Pomma in our family) making her yummy and oh so healthy ice cream punch.

As soon as Match and I got home, we did the same thing with his parents; sat down to dinner and regaled the funny stories of our trip up North. Match’s parents also got a hammock, to go with their incredibly relaxing pool and hot tub (as if it wasn’t relaxing enough!). So while Match helped his dad cook, I took the hammock for a test drive.

It was also a time for us finding our way back to each other, and realizing just how in love we are. Match couldn’t stop hugging me and telling me how happy he was to be a part of my family. Which explains why he jumped into the hammock and tangling his legs around me like a spider monkey! We’re just lucky the hammock didn’t tip over.

I’ve been thinking about you. We are links to eternity. Ahead of us, family yet to come, souls to be born; behind us, ancestors — ancestors who sacrificed. We are making those sacrifices to live the principle, to keep faith. Margie, you are a valued member of this family. We weren’t complete, not until you. You made us complete. I wasn’t complete until you, and our fine sons.        -Bill, Big Love

The last time I wrote about Match, we had a minor hiccup in our relationship. Thank you all for your comments, they meant a lot. You were all right-he was just sick and feeling blue. None of his comments were really directed at me. He’s proved in his actions since just how much he wants a future with me.

This past weekend Match and I went to Portland, OR to visit my family, and watch two of my cousins graduation from high school. It was a great weekend full of late night karaoke singing, beer pong, and general merriment. I had hoped they would love Match, but I wasn’t prepared for just how much! (more…)