1. My love for Photography
You can probably tell from my blog - that has way too many photos - how much I love capturing life's precious moments. I love playing around with my D200 and can't wait to get Photoshop in the near future (hint, hint Tal...birthday is coming). If I could have my wish, I would take wedding photos or kid photos for a living/hobby. I think it would also be nice to put my broadcast journalism skills to good use and edit people's home videos. You see, a nice news camera is way out of my league but I think it would be fun to edit home videos and turn them into watchable DVDs. I would pay someone to do mine, but if I had the right program, why not do my own & my friends'?
2. Water/Wasser/Agua
When we go to a restaurant, what am I most likely to order to drink? Water. Is it because I'm cheap and in Europe? Maybe sometimes, but mostly I love the refreshing taste. In fact, I think I'll go grab a glass right now.
3. Languages of Love
Spanish has always been my 2nd language that I loved and wanted to be fluent in. Now, German has been thrown into the mix and more than that SWISS German. Trust me, they're different. Sometimes I think I'm better at German than I am. For example, the other day Tal and I wanted to know if a bus stopped on our street. I said to Tal, no problem, I'll go ask him. So I said, "Ich farht Seestasse ab?" Which means I go to Seestrasse at...not DO YOU go to Seestrasse! I should have said "Sie fahrt vor Seestrasse? I don't even know if that's 100% right but at least if I had said that, he wouldn't have given me this awfully confused look that made me feel about 2 inches tall. Oh well, you live and learn and make mistakes along the way. I'm not going to get any better at it if I don't try! The elders gave us some advice today - to enlist God's help in learning German. I think that's what it will take if we're going to suceed. A miracle.
4. My love of Travel
I've always loved a good vacation but I am loving it more and more as fun adventures come our way. I always dress comfortably instead of cute (as you can see in the picture). I get sad everytime we have to turn down an invite to an exotic place but know that being a parent and being responsible has to take precedence sometimes. It's a rough lesson that I'll keep having to re-learn as the years come.
5. Natural Childbirth
This picture is of my friend Mary, her baby, and our some of the college roomies. Mary conquered the natural labor thing (on her 2nd child) and I've always said I hope to be just like her someday. I'm facinated with natural childbirth without pain meds, but I have no idea if that's going to work for me or not. Working with your body to have the baby seems logical and rings true to me but the whole process is still completely foreign to me. If you have any tips, opinions or experiences feel free to comment here. In the end, I'll be making the decision but I welcome advice.
6. Sleeping Habits
Thanks to my friend Janelle's great photography skills, I now have this pic of me sleeping on my blog. I'm sure many others out there have similar or worse pictures of me sleeping... I sleep with my eyes partly open, "click" as Tally calls it in my sleep, and wake up at least once or twice to pee. Oh, and now my legs have started this new thing where they cramp up for no apparent reason. I wake Tally up in a frantic, pained state and he pushes my foot flat (it points involuntarily and gets stuck, killing my calf) until it decides to let go. At first I thought it was b/c I didn't take my prenatals one night. Wasn't it. It's only happened 3 times but I'm nervous now for Tal to go out of town! Anyone up for a sleepover since I'm so pleasant to sleep with?
7. My love for my Hubby
I love my husband and as I think about how many wonderful experiences we've had together in the past 4 years, I know my life has been richly blessed by his presence. I can hardly write now that my eyes are filled with tears. We have been through some big changes this year with the baby coming and moving to a foreign country but it has brought us closer. I enjoy being with him whether we're on a trip or riding the train to work together. He's been especially sweet to me and sensitive to my needs now that I'm pregnant. He carries my purse (huge bag) to the train and home from the train when we go together - and everytime he asks me why I carry bricks around. I always tell him it's to make us buff. I am so lucky to have found such a wonderful man and even though we got married so young and we were so naive, I made the best choice of my life to marry Tally. I can't wait to bring a baby into this world with him. I love watching him talk to my belly and get excited about teaching her things. Although it will have its challenges, I can't wait for what the future holds with him by my side.
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5 comments:
I totally got those charly horses in my legs too-- exactly how you described. UHG. Brings back terrible memories.
I too had the charly horses while I was pregnant. Jason would wake up and just sit there because there's nothing you can do for them. I don't think it's because you're doing something wrong. It's just one of those weird things that happen during pregnancy. :)
This was a fun post-- I enjoyed learning some new things about you! I too am in total awe of our friend Mary and her natural-childbirth feat. I have my own crazy dream of accomplishing the same someday,except whenever I mention it my husband sweetly reminds me of how I was screaming for an epidural when I was dialated only to a 2 with the first baby... hehe. Good luck. :)
how funny is this: 1. i also have a D200 and LOVE LOVE LOVE it, and oh yeah and the killer shots i get with it 2. my first two births were all natural (no meds no anything, but a vice grip on bed railing)--from experience, don't put too much pressure on yourself to do it all natural, try, but if its too much no worries. i figure that is why i was born when i was born and not on the pioneer trail--drugs can be our friends! btw, i remember when i got my first charly horse with baby #1--i called my mom yelling at her for not warning me about them! lol
now, i have to think of seven things about me, the hard part will be what 7 things do i actually wanna share???
So I thought I already posted a comment, but apparently not. What I was thinking was... I'm glad you posted your seven things. It's fun to learn new things about people - even ones you already know really well. I didn't know that you sleep with your eyes open! Mike does that too :) Sorry to hear about those cramps. Ouch! I can't wait to see you guys soon. Love you!
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