Tuesday, July 8, 2008

been tagged.

20 years ago:
1. I hated Disney movies that didn't have enough color variety, like Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella and Sword in the Stone. I hated "real people movies." If they weren't cartoon, I'd have none of it.
2. I called Nesquik "bunny juice." My family still calls it that.
3. I loved when my dresses twirled with me. My mom made a lot of my clothes, and she was good with twirly dresses.

10 years ago:
1. I lived in Turkmenistan.
2. I dreamed of being a famous filmstar.
3. I became the first female student body president in my school.
4. I hated dresses. All dresses, all the time.
5. I wrote poetry.

5 years ago:
1. I moved into DT and met all the girls I'd be living with for the next few years.
2. I had a crush on a guy in my German class.
3. I was stalked by a weirdo in my ward.
4. I realized that I didn't really want to be a filmstar, or even be in the film industry at all. That was quite a shock, and I spent the next five years wondering what I wanted to be.
5. Started my first blog. Quite ahead of the times, eh?

3 years ago:
1. I figured out what I wanted to be, and changed my major, but I didn't tell anyone what it was. I wanted to keep it a secret so it would still be fun to me.
2. Found out that Cecily had the same secret major, and blabbed my secret. We took classes together for the rest of our collegiate careers.
3. I was working at Taco Bell, and dating a sourpuss of a Texan.
4. Broke up with the sourpuss, and spent the summer managing Taco Bell Nights.
5. Met that Campbell kid, and had my last first date!

1 year ago:
1. Went to school all summer, and got burnt out.
2. Went to school in the fall, anyway.
3. Read Like Water for Chocolate and realized my calling in life.
4. Celebrated my first wedding anniversary with Charles! But not my first anniversary, because we celebrate every month that we're together, and we'd been dating for two years by then.
5. Was working for Public Policy as the secretary.

This year:
1. Finally became an editor! And I loved it!
2. Got really really really extremely ridiculously puppy hungry.
3. Learned how to make creme brulee, and learned how not to make creme brulee.
4. Graduated with Cecily!
5. Moved to Russia with my husband, like grown ups do!

Yesterday:
1. Stayed awake for over 24 hours, because my insomnia has struck again.
2. Went to the dentist that Charles went to on his mission, to get my tooth fixed.
3. Got my tooth fixed.
4. Broke my tooth again, on bread, again.
5. Took half of Charles' sleeping pill before bed last night.

Today:
1. Woke up 18 hours after the sleeping pill, and wondered why Charles hadn't woken me up. Oh. Because he couldn't.
2. Realized I was having an allergic reaction to something (sleeping pill is the main suspect) and took some benedryl. My rash went away and my breathing returned to normal about ten minutes afterward!
3. Went to Ikea for some sheets, because we realized that we didn't have enough for Mike and Sarah when they get here. That was the fastest Ikea trip of my life, because I didn't have time to sit in all the couches or admire the pink kitchen. But I did find the most adorable (and freaking cheap!!) sheets. I am in love.
4. Ate the most delicious orange I have ever tasted. And then ate a delicious banana.
5. Waiting at home for the pizza delivery guy that Charles called, because we figured Mike and Sarah would probably like something quick and easy for dinner. And I'm waiting for Charles to bring them home, too!

Tomorrow:
1. We will take Mike and Sarah to some cool historical sites, like the Kremlin.
2. We will take Mike and Sarah to the delicious pastry shop in Chinatown that I posted pictures of before.
3. We will let Mike and Sarah take a nap if they need one because of the jetlag.
4. We will probably take a nap if they do.
5. We will have a fun night out on the town.

Next year:
1. Charles will graduate with his Master's in Public Policy.
2. I will have a full-time job somewhere between Springville and Salt Lake, hopefully doing something related to my degree.
3. We will have a puppy. Albeit a hypoallergenic one.
4. Charles will take the Foreign Service entrance exam.
5. We will all pray and fast that he gets in, or finds something else he can be happy doing, or both.

I tag Lyle, Suzette, and Elmer.

7 comments:

Natalie said...

It's fun to read this and realize that I was there for a lot of it, and have heard about most of the stuff from before I was around. I am not in Russia though. And I probably won't ever be.

Heidi said...

When the change-your-clothes-and/or-shower-so-you-can-sleep mthod doesn't work, I have one word for insomnia: Dramamine. Works quickly to relax you enough to fall asleep, wears off in 4 to 6 hours so you don't wake up groggy and (according to my doctor) is not habit-forming. Also, as a side benefit, in 25 years you may find it reduces the symptoms of hot flashes and night sweats... oh boy! Is insomnia the curse of all women, or just Meppen women? The only time I haven't had problems sleeping was when I had babies (nothing like 3 or 4 feedings every night for a couple weeks to cure insomnia - you can sleep anywhere anytime).

Molly said...

I know it's definitely a Meppen curse, but I think the Cowderys had something to do with it, too. My mom's incurable.

jax from the harmon squad said...

It's funny you would only watch cartoons as a kid- I wouldn't watch cartoons for awhile, only live-action. And I love the bunny juice- we have names for things like that in our family too, like yep-yeps instead of ewoks in the last star wars movie- that was what wicket (I'm not positive thats his name) would always say, so thats what I called him. It was years before I learned that they were ewoks, not yep-yeps.

Birches said...

Well, I can tell you I certainly didn't inherit that curse. I have been blessed with the ability to fall asleep anytime, anywhere, and in any position, as all my teachers can attest.

Aaron

Cecily Jane said...

Not all grown-ups move with their husbands to Russia, silly.

I didn't know that you were the first female student body president in your class. That is so you!

Starla said...

I tagged you. Please do it so we can remain friends. Thank you.