October 27, 2001

Six years ago today, it was a cold & blustery Saturday morning. Matt and I were at the dunes for the last weekend of the season. At one point, Matt stopped the Bronco by the lake and wanted me to get out and stand on the shore with him for a minute. I wasn't too excited about leaving the warmth of the truck, but eventually I donned a jacket and joined Matt. I'm glad I did -- since that is where he asked me to marry him!

Tell me something I didn't know...

I am 75% Addicted to Coffee

Actually, I would have guessed 100% before I took the quiz!

I am also quite addicted to Creme Brulee flavored creamer! It makes my coffee at home taste like something from the coffee shop -- without the high price :)

Beautiful Sunset!

This was the view from our deck tonight --
absolutely gorgeous!!

Apparently great minds think alike - right Sonny?
Before I posted these pictures I was reading her blog and she had posted pictures of tonight's sunset too!

Tagged

I was tagged by my sister-in-law Sonny almost two weeks ago and consequently I haven't blogged since then - go figure! It's about time I get this tag off my back, so here it goes...

THE RULES:
1. You have to post these rules before you give the facts.
2. You must list one fact that is somehow relevant to your life for each letter of your middle name. If you don't have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to had.
3. At the end of your blog post, you need to choose one person for each letter of your middle name to tag.
4. Don't forget to leave a comment telling them they're tagged, and to read your blog for the rules.

My middle name is Marie (same as my great-grandmother's first name):

M: Married - a month ago Matt and I celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary!

A: Accountant - I have a degree in accounting and before I had Levi I worked as a CPA for a local public accounting firm for 5-1/2 years.

R: Relatively old - I know that age is relative and just a state of mind, but I'm turning 30 in a week and when I stop to think about that number, it makes me feel old (so I'm not going to think about it anymore!).

I: Introvert - at least that's what my Meyers-Briggs test always comes out as (ISFJ, if I remember correctly). Most of the time I am not that outgoing - I can be if I need to be, but I would rather have a few really close friends or spend time by myself than being somewhere with a lot of people making small talk.

E: Easily startled - when I am working on something, I get wrapped up in my own little world (it's more fun in my world, right Todd - family joke, sorry!), I don't notice what's going on around me and as a result, I startle easily when someone comes near me. One of my former bosses thought it was quite hilarious to see me jump 3 inches out of my chair and he pretty much made a game out of trying to come up to my desk without me noticing!

There, I did it - finally! Now I can go back to posting about the funny things Levi has been up to - like calling Matt "Matt" instead of "Daddy" (I find it funny, but Matt doesn't and we're trying to discourage Levi from doing it!).

Before I forget - I need to pass this fun onto 5 more people...I tag Brown and Green make Blue, Kreider Hen House, Heuker House, and two ladies without blogs - Jen & Lori (I think you should make this the 1st post of your new blogs!).

While the guys were away...

... the ladies went to a bridal shower! My cousin, Rebeka, is getting married to Ryan on December 28 and our aunts threw her a shower on Saturday. It was a fun afternoon and I especially enjoyed being able to have adult conversations without worrying about where Levi had run off to or what trouble he was getting into - Thanks Dad!

Rebeka got a lot of great gifts! I wonder which one Ryan picked to use prior to the wedding..? Since Ryan doesn't understand why he can't start using all of their shower gifts now, they compromised that he gets to pick one thing from each shower to start using right away. Rebeka's guess was that he would pick the blender, but she thought he should pick the clothes hamper!!

For dessert we got to eat these yummy cupcakes!