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Guest post from my beautiful wife
I haven’t blogged all week. I’m not sure this post counts for me - my beautiful wife is stepping in with a meme she did on Facebook. I’m not going to tag anyone with this, but feel free to take it if it appeals to you.
Quick status update: I don’t have any pending job offers or likely sources of employment. I’ve gone back to school at the University of Phoenix. Today marks 1.5 months of unemployment.
Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it’s because I want to know more about you.
1. Jeff and I never dated until after we were married, we married just three months after first meeting, and our 6 year anniversary is coming up next week.
2. I try to raise my children bilingual, but sometimes it is so hard to explain something in German, that I just end up it doing it in English.
3. I always wanted two little girls, blond, blue eyes, and curly hair, so I got my wish, well mostly, no curly hair.
4. My husband is my best friend. He makes me laugh so hard every single day.
5. After having Amanda, the first night home was so horrible I wanted to give her back, to I don’t even know who.
6. When a very good friend left her husband, I felt like a child whose parents were divorcing. Stuck in the middle.
7. I run a website for a friend, I take the pictures, and photoshop them, and put it all online, and I really enjoy doing it, I just wish we would sell more.
8. After my husband got laid off, I stopped believing in Adobe Photoshop (I still use it though).
Everything that's dear to me
9. I miss my family terribly, but to be honest America is my home now and when I will be offered citizenship, I will definitely do it, can’t wait! This is my home now.
10. I read a lot, I read at least two books a week. I read in the evening, before getting up in the morning(even if it is just for 5 minutes), and I love reading on the elliptical, The kids have fun and are safe and I get to work out and read, yeah!
11. I drive a minivan, I know, nothing new, but I never thought I did, and here I am a sucker mom driving her minivan, sometimes I imagine people looking at me and saying: look another soccer mom!
12. I used to have a horse, His name was Adriano. I miss horse back riding,
13. Today is Amanda first night without a diaper, She is growing up so fast, I can’t believe I have a four year old.
14. I could never imagine loving any other child as much as I love amanda, but it is possible, my kids make me laugh every day, Ianna I think has an even better sense of humor than amanda,
15. My husband is my absolute favorite person. I love to do stuff with him more than anyone else, like watching a movie, sitting at the computer together, playing cards, throwing a ball(we did that alot last summer), but I can’t stand working out with him, he gets so irritable when working out, really annoying. So we stay away from each other if we ever are in a gym together at the same time.
16. I hate having to think about what to make for dinner, and then when I do finally have dinner figured out and on the table, I usually already start to think about what I could possibly do tomorrow. Any good, easy ideas?
17. Having step children is harder than you think!
18. I have a license to ride a motorcycle, in Germany, but I don’t think I could even start it anymore, it has been so long.
19. Ianna is 16 months old and I am still breastfeeding, now that doesn’t sound so weird, but with amanda and until I had Ianna, I was absolutly against nursing, because it hurt alot, like really, alot, but with Ianna not a problem.
20. I love baking, but I don’t always want to eat what I make (not because it doesn’t taste good), so I usually only do it when we have company, or Jeff takes it over to josh,
21. When I was a teenager, I could sleep forever, sometimes I would go to sleep in the afternoon and not wake up till 3 o’clock in the morning, now I don’t even remember sleeping for longer then 5 hours at a time, something always wakes me up, children, pets, bathroom…
22. I am addicted to a new website I found in September, a book trading site, I have about 30 books in my bookshelf just waiting for me and I keep trading more books, it is so fun!
23. I had my first boyfriend when I was 13 and he broke my heart,and I think you could say that I stalked him a little, but not like Rose from Two and a Half Men. I didn’t really get over him until I met my husband.
24. I think I have a great sense of humor.(No explanation needed.)
25. I don’t really like to talk about me or draw much attention to myself, so you might be able to imagine how hard this was for me.
Posted: January 31st, 2009 under beautiful wife, memes.
Tags: beautiful wife, memes
Comments
Comment from Momma Trish
Time January 31, 2009 at 10:08 am
I’ve seen that meme floating around FB a lot. I’m actually supposed to do it … been tagged twice. But I’m busy and/or lazy, and haven’t gotten around to it.
Glad there’s a post up over here. Been missing you!
Comment from eight helping hands
Time January 31, 2009 at 10:57 am
That was a cute post! Your husband IS funny! I love to read him.
My husband makes me laugh everyday. I didn’t get over my first love until I met my hubby either.
Fun post to read. You should guest post moe!
Comment from Michele
Time January 31, 2009 at 11:35 am
Nice post Julia!
I read a lot too. Probably why I became a librarian. Dinner, always a problem. I try to make something that I can use the leftovers for the next day. Takes the guess work out of it. I breastfed both my boys until they were about 18 months old. Then I just wanted my body back. I look forward to hearing more from you especially since GF has been falling down on the job lately. LOL!
Comment from Kia (Good Enough Mama)
Time January 31, 2009 at 11:48 am
So you guys had an arranged marriage? (Didn’t start dating until after you were married.) 
Kidding, of course! 
It’s nice to learn more about the woman behind the Good Father.
Comment from Sprite’s Keeper
Time January 31, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Hi, Julia! Great meme! If I were to ask my husband to do one, he would probably make me do it. I think every one of his 25 would be “I like WoW”.
GF, still sending lots of good vibes your way! You and Dee are at the top of my prayers every night.
Comment from Midlife Mama
Time January 31, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Hi Julia, great meme. It’s nice to know more about you. And GF, good luck with the Univ. of Phoenix thing. I got my master’s thru them and I loved it. I did mine totally online, which made things really flexible for me. Good luck and glad to see another post from you.
Comment from Jan
Time January 31, 2009 at 3:05 pm
I’m with Captain Dumbass - so glad you’re not circling Alpha Centauri.
Comment from steenky bee
Time January 31, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Okay. I’ve already seen one of the websites that you run. But, if I didn’t know any better, I would think that number 7 was just a bland way to say that you dabble in p*rn sites. Just sayin’.
Comment from Julia
Time January 31, 2009 at 5:33 pm
@steenky bee, it sure sounds that way after reading it again, mhh, i didn’t want to give it away, oh well.
Comment from Georgette
Time January 31, 2009 at 6:59 pm
I love how you said “Sucker mom” instead of soccer mom. Even if it was a mistake, it’s better.
Good post!
Comment from Jonny’s Mommy
Time February 1, 2009 at 5:34 am
Great post. We learned so much about both of you. I have a good friend from Germany who is coming to visit me in May. She and I were friends in high school when she was an exchange student.
Comment from foradifferentkindofgirl (fadkog)
Time February 1, 2009 at 1:11 pm
I’ve bookmarked the book swap website! I have a ton of books I could trade off that way!
Also, I’m working on a crossword while reading blogs, and I was stuck on the club “Acrobat manufacturer.” I thought it was something related to a circus. Then I came here and was all “DUH! Adobe!” So even though I wish you’d not lost your job with them, I was able to answer 8 Down!
Comment from Smart Mouth Broad
Time February 1, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Great meme, Julia! It’s fun to learn more about you guys.
Comment from WickedStepMom
Time February 2, 2009 at 4:34 am
I am with Cap’n, where have you guys been? Those aliens are sneaky little jerks.
P.S. - nice to meet you Mrs. Goodfather
Comment from Mama Dawg
Time February 2, 2009 at 6:01 am
How cool that you posted! Awesome!
What’s weird for me is that in real life I don’t like having attention drawn to me. However, here on the internet? I don’t mind.
Comment from Petra a.k.a. The Wise (Young) Mommy
Time February 2, 2009 at 10:47 am
yay! So nice to hear about the “goodmother” and learn more about you both.
Thanks for sharing!
Comment from vodkamom
Time February 2, 2009 at 3:12 pm
That was fascinating, Julia!! I think you should absolutely guest post more often!!! Not that we don’t love your darling……..
Comment from Stepping Thru
Time February 2, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Julia, this is wonderful. I didn’t realize you were from Germany. I am so glad you are raising your kids bilingual. Thanks for stepping in for your BFF. What a sweetie you are.
Comment from Krystal
Time February 4, 2009 at 1:33 pm
awesome job julia!
Goodfather - UoP is a great school! I am just starting a class this week. I have about 8 more classes to go until I finish my bachelors degree - are u going on-line or ground? i go online
Comment from Gracie
Time February 5, 2009 at 12:50 am
Amazing job, it was really very interesting for me to read about your life, thanks for sharing and wish your and your family luck.
Comment from Deemarie
Time February 5, 2009 at 3:04 pm
I’m on week 2 of unemployment. I only have 6 more of pay… I’m totally pulling for you. Good luck!!
Comment from Deemarie
Time February 5, 2009 at 3:05 pm
I love the photoshop picture. Beautiful arrangement of all that’s dear!
Comment from Julia
Time February 7, 2009 at 9:51 am
Wow, thank you guys so much, I didn’t think I would get much feedback here.
@Deemarie, I made that picture for my igoogle theme, I love it!
Comment from June Saville
Time February 7, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Good luck with the study. Be like Dicken’s Mr McCawber - he was always certain that something would turn up.
Comment from Anndi
Time February 8, 2009 at 6:08 am
First off, some hugs for the goodfather. Being jobless and not having any clue what’s next sucks.
Julia, you’re going to have to give me some pointers on how a woman does that… leave her country and follow the man she loves. I’m itching to embark on that journey myself.
Smoochies!
Comment from vodkamom
Time February 8, 2009 at 8:29 am
great meme. You are FAR more entertaining than he is.
(Just kidding. p.s.) ALthough it WAS fun to read!!!
Comment from Anita Ovolina
Time February 8, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Loved this post Julia! I too miss my family in Italy but was very excited to become an American citizen.
Hope you’ll guest post more often
Ciao
Anita
Comment from apathy lounge
Time February 10, 2009 at 8:00 am
About the not dating until after you were married? How does that work?
Comment from Captain Dumbass
Time January 31, 2009 at 9:31 am
I’d started to worry you’d all been kidnapped by aliens. Glad I was wrong. Unless this is just some cover up ploy by the aliens to make us think you’re still there. Damn sneaky aliens!