So, I’ve been really great at not posting. Which would be an accomplishment, had it also been a goal.
There’s lots going on that I’m processing, and can’t really write about well. Does that make sense? In the interim of actually having anything of substance to share, here’s some trivial fun inspired by my friend Tam.
16 things you may not know about me….
1. My first job was at a local hardware store. Local in the sense that ‘locals’ would come in, put a some kind of broken plumbing paraphernalia on the counter, and say politely, “I need one a’ them, please, miss”.
2. I used to show dairy cattle at the 4-H fair. I won every year. (and if my brother comments that there weren’t any other dairy farms in the county at the time, HE’S LYING!!!)
3. Diet Pepsi on ice. That’s all you need to know.
4. I graduated from the same high school my dad graduated from.
5. I often refused to lead music in my church growing up.
6. When presented with a choice, soft cookies will always win over other desserts.
7. My grandparents were Amish until 2 weeks after their wedding.
8. I WAS NEVER AMISH.
9. I had never paid attention to cars until the new Mustang design showed up.
10. I absolutely have to have time alone to get my mind wrapped around a creative project.
11. Hate it when people make ridiculous leaps of logic. example:
person 1: ‘I’m not sure Sarah Palin has enough experience to be president’.
person 2: ‘so you’re for abortion, then?’
AUGHHHHH!!!
12. Can’t stand having to spin a ‘party line’.
13. Favorite podcasts currently: This American Life, Relevant (which is on a hiatus… which makes me sad), NPR Fresh Air. Lost ability to listen and pay attention to sermon podcasts, which used to be my favorites.
14. Can’t roll my ‘r’s.
15. Will fall asleep driving at night, but love road trips with my husband.
16. Cannot believe how much I love my family.
There you go. How about you share 16 things about yourself?
Now, for your enjoyment, watch this incredible work of creativity and confidence.
This is what happens when a person on Willow Creek Church’s Production Staff wants to get married to someone on Willow Creek’s Promiseland Staff (kids stuff)….
(h/t: Beth)
So…. how about you share 16 things about yourself? or the story of YOUR marriage proposal? or the marriage proposal you WISH for in the future?
14…me either, although I try a lot
15…me too – I will sleep in the daytime too…anytime I’m in a car.
And that video was amazing! Thank you for sharing.
Little known fact: Terry Gross makes me grind my teeth. Her stuttering “So – so – so tell me, how did you FEEEEEL…” style of interviewing has caused me to shout at my radio incoherently on more than one occasion. She’s only preferable to on-air pledge drive updates, and then only marginally so.
But that’s just my opinion, of course.
And for you long-time Fresh Air listeners, I’m convinced that there was a time, perhaps many years ago, when their theme music was played in C Major instead of minor. Am I crazy about that?
i kinda proposed to brent. i knew he was gonna ask me, but he was lag-geeeeeeen. so one night i finally said to him, “so. when are you gonna ask me to marry you?” he said, “um. i guess now?”
voila!
i cant roll my r’s either. and i have trouble saying words if the letters R and L are in them. its a weird thing. dunno.
HisLifeforMine… thanks for the comment!
James… really, I just scroll through the Terry Gross interviews until its something I find interesting at the moment. NOW, she’ll probably start irritating me. I’m NOT a long time listener, so can’t help you on the major/minor thing.
tam… that cracks me up. It’s almost EXACTLY what happened to the girl in the video, isn’t it? :)
1. what is it about marriage that caused your amish grandparents to become … well … not amish?
2. i love it when people make ridiculous leaps of logic. it gives me a reason to either a)punch them in the face or b)remind them of how ignorant they are (which you know i enjoy).
3. that video almost made me throw up (and yes, i watched the entire thing).
Well the interesting facts about your life are interesting and I will archive those to use against you at some future point. But I’m still trying to wrap my head around that Disney/Willow Creek proposal. I mean what do you do for the wedding now? That dude has set the bar WAY HIGH. And if she had said no would everyone like stop dancing and start sweeping and cleaning up quitely? Pretty amazing though.
krysta… my grandparent’s story is a great one which I can’t do justice to here. The Amish bishop cancelled their wedding on its original date b/c of some ‘worldly behavior’ on the part of my grandfather (he drove a friend’s car). My grandfather had an inner conviction that faith & Biblical living was not so much about rules. They rescheduled their wedding within the Amish church, but 2 weeks later left the Amish faith and began attending a Mennonite church (because the two are NOT THE SAME). :)
Oh, and I’ll be sure to send Vince the URL for that video so he knows exactly how to bring a sparkle to your eye. :) How will he KNOOOOW……..
Kenyon… My first thought, also, was the guy had to be pretty confident about a ‘yes’ answer. There’s be even more people passing around the URL if she had said no, that’s for sure. Not sure what that says about us…
hahaha! i love kenyon’s comment! and kim, if vince even thought about proposing to me that way, he isn’t the man i thought he was. makes me a little scared for the future of willow creek to be honest. kind-of lacks originality if you ask me … i mean … while totally impressive, he just copy and pasted from disney’s self-proclaimed brilliance. and he only said, “i love you. will you marry me.” not really all that impressive. not gonna lie.
oh. and about your g-rents. i see where the revolutionary spirit comes from now. it’s all coming together.
“So…. how about you share 16 things about yourself? ”
I’m thinking about it. So far I can only come up with 3. This may take some time.
“or the story of YOUR marriage proposal?”
Ya. Right. After watching that video??? Besides tam already spilled the beans.
“or the marriage proposal you WISH for in the future?”
I think I’ll keep this one quiet. Not sure tam would appreciate my thoughts here…
This American Life is a classic… CLASSIC.
Is it possible to say “no” after a production like that? And he’ll never be able to use the excuse “it takes too much work” for anything on the honey do list. And my husband says this gives him a “get out of chores” lifetime card because he earned so many points putting together that proposal. Wow!