Two Years and Counting!

Andy and I have been together for 2 years now and I decided to make a photo montage to celebrate!  It's really kind of crappy, but I like it.  It's my first video I've ever made with pictures, so it's got a lot of odd crops and strange captions.  Since it uploaded on YouTube, it's also really blurry.  I'll make things better.  It's not easy to fit two years worth of pictures into one Carol King song!

Enjoy!

Children Hate Me

I've never had much luck with kids.  They just don't like me, I don't know what it is.  Take today for example.  I was working up in Nickelodeon Universe for awhile this afternoon.  A lady was filling out an application with a child and I thought I could entertain the child for the time.  At a loss for what to say to a child, I picked an abundant topic at the Mall of America.

"Do you like Nickelodeon?" I ask, a valid question for a 3 or 4 year old.

"It's too noisy here. I hate this place," she responds, turning away.

Well, so much for conversation.  A little while later, my co-worker, Harry, just looked at the kid and she smiled.  Some people have all the luck.  Like my brother.  I don't know what's so special about him that kids like him so much.  It must be that since he's so tall, kids think he's a playground.

In general, the feelings I have with kids are mutual.  They don't like me, and I don't like them.  But every once in awhile, I warm up a bit.  Then things like today happen and reaffirm my feelings.  I'm glad to live in a child free zone.

I wish I had a dog.

April Snow Showers?

This is why I hate spring:

What the heck is that crap?!  I was done with snow a month ago.  I started thinking about a garden. Thanks a lot weather for dumping on my home-grown vegetable dreams.  A couple weeks ago I was outside raking leaves in a t-shirt with my pants rolled up.  I didn't realized I would need to keep my snow boots out until May.

The above picture was taken at 9:11 am.  The following picture was taken at 6:36pm that same day:

Talk about strange!  The snow melted so fast it sounded like it was raining.  I'm done with kooky weather.

Here are some fun things we've done recently:

It's Maple Syrup time!  At least it was, until we went to the Maple Syrup demonstration.  Andy and I enjoyed the information, along with 20 children and their parents.  And we actually took a decent picture together!

We've also gone on a few bike rides:

My two favorite forms of transportation together!

Lake Nokomis by our house.

Iowa?

I've never been more proud of Iowa than now and I feel as though I've been a bit too harsh on the state.  Maybe it's time to actually visit.

The Iowa Supreme Court rejected a ban on gay marriage.  The court said things that sound amazingly logical; such as: “We are firmly convinced the exclusion of gay and lesbian people from the institution of civil marriage does not substantially further any important governmental objective,” Justice Mark S. Cady wrote for the seven-member court, adding later, “We have a constitutional duty to ensure equal protection of the law.”  (From the New York Times)

I enjoy reading new that is happy whenever possible.