Get to Know Julie

1. Why do you blog?

I am not a “power blogger”. My creative witty remarks don’t draw strangers off the web to my site day after day in anticipation of what I might write next. I mostly use it to display pictures of my handsome boys and entertain my family (who are all very far away!) with our day to day lives. I don’t discuss much else.

2. What song will always put a lump in your throat and why?

Hands down it is “He’s My Son” by Mark Schultz. Once you have children, that song will wrench your heart in an indescribable way, which is both tragic and sweet at the same time.

3. What is happiness to you?

Happiness is a margarita on the beach far far… oh… uh… I mean… no really, it is doing just about anything fun with my family, especially involving Seth, Logan, and hugs and kisses. Although, being independently wealthy wouldn’t hurt.

4. What happened on the worst day of your life?

The worst day of my life… well there have been a few, but the absolute worst might have possibly maybe involved handcuffs, a nasty jail cell, and a couple of extremely strung out “roommates”. If you don’t know about this day, don’t ask. I try to block it out and remember that I have become a better person (or at least I am trying!)

5. What happened on the best day of your life?

The best day of my life right now was when Logan slept soundly through the night. After more than 2 years (do the math… Logan is almost two and you never sleep towards the end of your pregnancy- which puts me PAST the two year mark), I may get some sleep again although my sanity may be gone for good. And, yeah despite my elation over almost a full night of sleep it was also good to know on that day that Logan’s health struggles with his digestive tract may finally be coming to a close. (There were a lot of close contenders for this honor, but this particular day is just so fresh in my mind!)

6. What is the craziest thing you have ever done?

Now onto the craziest thing I have ever done. Did I mention a jail cell a few questions back? Okay, seriously it was skydiving! What a rush! And it doesn’t feel like falling at all, definitely feels like flying! Try it for yourself! Everyone is doing it. You aren’t scared, are you?

7. What makes you different from everyone else in the world?

Doesn’t the saying go “You are unique, just like everyone else.”? Or I could say that everything about me is different since no one knows truly how to be me while living my life. But I just don’t know, because I feel so average most of the time. I sleep with two down pillows under my head and another soft pillow tucked under one half of my body so that I am not completely on my stomach- a habit I got into while trying to sleep with an enormous pregnant belly and just loved to much to give up! How is that?

8. What keeps you going day-to-day?

Definitely the two little boys running amuck in this house! They almost kill me on many days and on many days I feel like killing them (don’t call CPS, I said I “feel like” not “I try to”), but ultimately I love those little guys and want each day to be better for them!

9. What do you do to pretend you are normal?

I plead the 5^th for sure on this one! That would completely ruin my covert operation.

10. If you could be anywhere do anything right now; then where would you be, and what would you be doing?

Anywhere, doing anything? I don’t care as long as I am sleeping and NOTHING will wake me up ever!!! Aside from that there are too many possibilities. Family camping in the Rockies, relaxing on a beach, backpacking through Central and/or South America, somewhere on the pacific islands… I just can’t decide. Hopefully one day I will do them all!

11. What other questions would you like to ask yourself? What are your answers?

I admit to having a favorite chore!!! Oh, how I loathed it as a kid. It was one of the worst jobs, but now I admit I love yard work, well gardening really! Weeding isn’t the greatest, but it is so satisfying. Mostly I love watching things grow and bloom. I don’t mind getting my hands dirty and love planting things. When I get more time I would love to focus more on flower and butterfly gardens. I will trade hedge trimming for indoor cleaning almost any day (the exceptions being during the Texas summer heat).