Since it’s Thursday afternoon and we’ve been known to veer off into random territory (like this, this, this, and this), I thought I’d toss another one on the barbie, er, blog. Below are things you probably never knew about me and John. Is it proof of our over-sharing tendencies? Yes. Evidence that we’re more than a little weird? Absolutely. But we just had so much fun with a Ten-Things-You-Didn’t-Know-About-Us post waaay back in 2009…
… that we thought it was high time we broke out this post three years later. So without further ado, some random bits:
1. I’ve always wanted to name a band. Not be in one or marry a rockstar. Just name one. All the time I say something weird and exclaim “that would make a great band name!” My favorite band name brain child: “What Ever Happened To Breckin Meyer?” (said out loud after seeing an old Road Trip trailer). Other favorites: “Exhibit A” and “Venn Diagram.” I know, I know. I’m certifiable. But it’s my idea of a good time. Also, I came up with “Pass The Mustard” last night and I’m kinda into it…
2. We assign babies to correlating animals. In a very very loving way. For example Clara’s a turtle. And a little bird. We see both of those animals in her all the time.We have about a million pictures that we glance at and say “Tuuurtle!” or “It’s The Bird!” She also has cousins who are a chipmunk, a bear, a monkey, and a puppy. Seriously, they all have assigned animals – at least in our heads. Here’s Clara’s “angry bird” face.
3. I know she’s not everyone’s cup of tea (and I might be a little scared if she was), but I’m totally under (as in, in no way over) Bethenny Frankel. I’ve seen every episode of Housewives Of New York, Bethenny Getting Married, Bethenny Ever After and even read her book called A Place Of Yes (I thought hearing about things like almost getting on the regular Apprentice and ending up on the Martha Stewart one were fascinating because there’s lots of behind the scenes stuff). And this next part might be polarizing to admit, but once a few years ago after a particularly good old episode of Housewives of New York I turned to John and said “now I totally understand why people get tattoos of celebrities.” Yikes, right? I just adore her hilarious honesty about herself – and I know some people are over her now, but I’m still on the train. She’s just so quick to confirm that she went crazy or had a lapse of judgment instead of denying it. I think it’s refreshing and I try to use that as my inspiration when I’m feeling defensive. That’s right, Bethenny Frankel is my inspiration. Hey, whatever works, right?
4. Nearly almost every day of Clara’s first six months on this planet she peed on her dad while he changed her diaper. We heard that was only a boy thing, but as soon as the first diaper came off, she just let it flow. And she usually made the face below. Is that not a Dr Evil/Mini-Me face or what? Hilarious. Note: John did not find it as hilarious as I did.
5. John’s favorite comeback (well, maybe second to “That’s What She Said”) is “Your Face.” No matter what someone says. For example, this dialog has actually transpired in our house – Sherry: “Oh man, did you leave that bag out in the car?” John: “Your face.” And for some reason I laugh every time. It’s his catch phrase. And I guess if pressed mine is “I do what I want!” spoken in a faux bratty tone. Even as a response to John asking if I’ll hand him the remote (which I then do and follow up with a pouty “here, but only because I wanted to”). Dorks for life.
Now it’s your turn. Tell me five random things, or at least one, about you. Do you put ketchup on your steak? Sing show-tunes in the shower? Count stairs whenever you’re on them (I totally do that in my head most of the time). Come on guys, let’s have some Thursday afternoon bonding, shall we?
Carolyn says
Ha, I definitely count stairs and had no idea anyone else did that. I also need my right foot to land on the top step and my left to land on the bottom … a little OCD? And the whole animal association thing is a real thing. I had a college friend who was really serious (and talented!) about it and could match up anyone with their “inner animal.” One guy was a vulture, someone else a donkey, someone else a bat – random animals but they fit perfectly!
Vivian says
When exasperated I say “Lord love a duck” – I even keep a rubber duckie on my desk!
YoungHouseLove says
Haha!
xo
s
Bridget says
All these comments are so funny…
When I’m not thinking of anything in particular, I sing “I want it that way” in my head. OK, so I sing it outloud. And everyone looks at me like, “Where did that come from?” The funny thing is, I was never a Backstreet Boys fan. *NSYNC for life! haha
Jess says
My husband and I take pop songs we hear on the radio and change the words to incorporate the dog…for example “i whip my tail back and forth, i whip my tail back and forth…”
We’re also use “your face” and “your mom” all the time with each other.
Larissa says
I have a friend that is constantly messing up sayings so my husband and I do it on purpose. For example: Does a two legged duck swim in a circle? And: That really puts a kink in the wrench.
Also, I’m fascinated by people’s shower routines. Like, when I found out my husband washes his hair at the end of his shower instead of the beginning it blew my mind. So I try to figure out non-creepy ways to ask people what they do in the shower.
Abigayle says
1. my husband’s catch word-phrase is “actually…” followed by whatever he’s correcting, and mine is “i’m just sayin’ ” when i’m trying to make a point. as if that totally validates whatever is coming out of my mouth.
2. we are also totally on the “that’s what she said boat” usually followed by a high five.
3. i’ve seen every episode of friends at least 4 times all in a row. it’s been a few years, and i might be a little rusty, but if you were ever playing a game about friends, you would definitely want me on your team.
4. i also have a habit of seeing animals in people – there’s this woman that i’ve known for like 15 years and i can’t help but think of an ostrich every time i see her!
5. i am completely convinced that zombies will be real one day and it terrifies me. i definitely think that the worst way to die is by getting bit by a zombie on the neck. but i’m still obsessed with watching all things zombies. maybe i’m just trying to do some research to be as prepared as possible when Walking Dead becomes real life.
Johanna says
#4! ROFLOL!
Jac says
Oh that reminds me. I travel a lot for work, and my main appraisal of a hotel room is ‘would this be a safe place during the zombie apocalypse’. It’s the opposite for my friend who likes hotels that you can easily get out of if there was a fire. My idea of a nightmare hotel is ground floor with a wall of windows. I’ve had that twice and couldn’t sleep. Her nightmare is no windows, high up. Lols!
IWannaBeKate says
Oh man, I’m gonna walk all the weird right out! Five deets –
1. I named my iPad Paddy (like the Irish nickname for Patrick), and sometimes I’ll accidentally speak to him in an Irish accent; “Paddy, quit beating me in Bejeweled!”
2. I always evaluate my plate so I’m eating the things I’m just “meh” on first, and the last bite is completely delicious. People who know this about me wait until I’m almost done and then ask to try a bite.
3. My boyfriend calls me “Stink.” I’ve been assured repeatedly that I do NOT actually stink. The name has somehow become a term of endearment. “Love you, Stink!”
4. I’m from Massachusetts and still spend big chunks of the summer in coastal Maine, but I only ate a whole lobster for the first time last year. It was delicious, and I hate myself for waiting 25 years to do it.
5. I’m so bad at come backs that my only standby is “You’re ___!” i.e., “Kate, can you pass me the remote!” “YOU’RE a remote!”
I love reading all of these and being big weirdos together :)
Jac says
Hee hee Stink. That also reminds me… my husband and I came up with Viking names for each other. He would be ‘Smug the Pensive’ and I’d be ‘Snort the chicken-roaster’. You can join our crew, Stink the Oppressive.
Natalie says
1. I eat all the dill pickles and then drink the juice.
2. We have named our cars and refer to them by name in public.
3. We have entire conversations with the dog. The one not speaking to the dog fills in for her. It’s weird, especially when we have people over. Also she can’t pronounce her R’s, poor thing.
4. When we go on trips (most recently to China with a tour group) we start to envision what our group would be like if a zombie apocalypse happened or if the plane crashed. Who would be in charge, who would die first.. morbid, I know.
TRICIA says
WHEN I WALK IN THE MALL OR ANYWHERE WITH TILE FLOORS, I TOTALLY STAY INSIDE THE TILE AND DON’T STEP ON THE LINES!! SOMETIMES I LOOK A LITTLE FUNNY WALKING TRYING TO LINE MY FEET UP INSIDE THE BLOCKS…LOL!!
BTW, I TURNED 40 THIS PAST SUNDAY AND MY MOM BOUGHT ME YOUR BOOK FOR MY BIRTHDAY!! WHAT A WONDERFUL GIFT!! I LOVE IT!! IT IS SOOOOO YOU GUYS!! XOXO
Lindsey says
Ooh, I have another one.
Back story first… when we were in high school, my BFF and I had a male friend who was lamenting that girls never wanted to date him and he couldn’t figure out why, because, as he said, “I work out! I respect women’s rights!” What else could a girl want, right?
So now whenever my BFF and I find out someone doesn’t like us, we always say, “I work out! I respect women’s rights!”
YoungHouseLove says
Hahahahah!
xo
s
Ashley @ Any Lovely Thing & Yeah. We Bake. says
I love posts like this, Sherry!
I create really long names for my pets. Ex: GrayC becomes Greygonzoyles, Lucy = Schmooplewoopins, Tinka = Tinka Marie Belle Bitters and those are just my parents pets. My own two kitties have a laundry list of names that make no sense to anyone but us.
Have a great Thursday,
Ashley
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Ashley! We love these posts too! Sometimes it’s way more fun to be weird and random that write up a tutorial! Haha.
xo
s
Jeremy says
I met a guy while back who had the band name but not the band and wouldn’t tell me what it was in case I stole it. It was “7 second delay” (like live TV broadcasting) and I have wanted to steal it ever since. In the end we stole an idea from the movie Out Cold. Naming a band “Jacuzzi Casanovas” is one of the highlights of my recent past.
NYC says
Love Bethenny. I was on maternity leave this summer and watched every episode of her talk show! When the hubs would come home, I would offer up a full report on what Bethenny had to say that day. I saw her husband on the street once and wanted to run after him and tell him he was a good man! (But didn’t.)
KLL says
I was a majorette from age 5 to 18…the routines are set to counts of eight.
Sometimes we did the count off to the tune “mama’s little baby loves shortening bread.”
I’m 34 and still find myself ‘marching’ across parking lots to an 8-count set to that tune.
Craziness.
Sarah J. says
the hubby and I always used to use your face! my fav was when i would be all sweet and be “i love you.” to which he would respond, “i love your face,” in a sassy/slightly sinister voice. :) however, now that we have 2 little boys that say the craziest stuff, we find ourselves simply repeating them for combacks to each other. (my favorites being “yur bee-diculous!” or “how bout dis…”) i guess talking to each other in toddler slang is just our thing now a’days. :)
Christi says
This post is awesome!
1) we both use “so is your face” all of the time – we got it from scrubs
2) we call everyone in albuquerque “turkeys” so much so my dad really thought there were wild turkeys running around the streets for hunting
3) our nicknames are Furry (for brad) and Flowie (for me) –
4) we have songs for all our pets, multiple ones, ie: keekers is a freaker…
5) Mr. Bear, our. Black lab sleeps in his own vintage stuffed chair each night and will only sit outside on a patio chair…. He weighs over 100 lbs!
Fun post,thanks!
Christi says
On a side note, i never realized to this day that I count stairs all of the time.
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks for having fun with this post with us guys. We heart you.
Your face.
xo
s
Cyan B says
My son and I have a thing we always say. example:
DH: I’m going to eat a banana.
Me: You look like a banana!
My son (4 years old): And you smell like one, too! (he always sings it)
This is said at random times about anything and everything. I love that he participates in my crazyness.
Also, I have to shake the milk before I can pour it (didn’t one of you mention that you do that ina post once?)
And, I usually sleep with one arm over my head or eyes. And when we got sonograms of my son while I was pregnant, he usually had his arm over his head just like me. SMILE!
Amanda says
I have a super terrible gag reflex, especially about poop. It makes sense when our chocolate lab poops, but I gagged at the part in “Slumdog Millionaire” where the kid jumps into the poop pond. Just thinking about it is making me gag. My husband thinks it’s strange and hilarious all at the same time – and warns me about how quickly I’ll need to get over it when we decide to have kids.
Michelle says
I don’t know why, but I always set my alarm clock to times ending with 38 or 48…For example, if I have to wake up at around 6:30am, I’ll set the alarm clock for 6:38am and 6:48am. Those numbers are my parents’ birth years and it’s just comforting to use them because it makes me feel like they’re with me :) (My mom passed away in the early 2000’s)
:)
Also, I eat my food in order. First all of the main dish, then the “supporting food” (like rice or veggies), and finally the dessert or salad. Salad always has to be last… I always thought this was strange, haha :)
Kim says
Oh, fun! I love random confessions/bonding sessions! I have a hobby (dancing) where I meet a lot of people. I assign everybody nicknames to keep them all straight, which comes in handy whenever several people share the same name. For some reason, I know a lot of Pauls. So I know Teacher Paul, Short Paul, Loud Paul, Chef Paul, etc.
The thing is, I never call them these nicknames to their face. The nicknames only exist in my head… and maybe when I’m talking to my girlfriends about people that I’ve met ;)
Ammie says
Like Paul the Wine Guy from Friends!
Krista says
This was a little freaky to read… for several reasons. #2 is something that my husband and I have done with our kids too… our son (5)has always been a hippo, our daughter (2) is a sea otter and our 4 week old son is yet to be determined.
I am so with you on Bethenney… LOVE her. Tell it like it is, sister.
I cannot even tell you how many times I’ve heard my hubby say ‘Your face’ in response to something I’ve said. Seriously, where did this come from?!
Love you guys!
Jessica says
1) we also totally do the “that’s what she said” thing, but we try to use it in the most ridiculous & crazy way possible.
2) I am a huge high-fiver, I’m always sticking my hand in the air when I’ve accomplished something “high-fivable,” like guessing the next line in a movie or TV show. Another weird thing we do.
3) we have random & totally nonsensical nicknames for our dog(no kids) which change weekly. His name is Eli & this week I’m calling him Mookie Wilson. No idea why. He’s also been Dr Elias J Poopington…
4) we are frequently changing the lyrics to popular songs to a variety of bathroom related things(I swear we’re not 12 years old)
5) we play hide & go seek with our dog at least two times a week…he loves it & so do we.
Thanks for making me think about all the weird things that we do..it’s been fun! :)
Melody Barton says
My husband is the weirder one out of the two of us, so I will share something he does:
He loves to name stuff. It’s not particularly weird to name something like a car (his is Stella), but he has named things like a hummingbird that used to live outside his window (Leonard), a paper bird we got from West Elm (Winslow), a cat he saw had been hit by someone else’s car (Conrad) – he later went back to bury it, and a small orange pillow from Target (Theodore).
Elizabeth says
First time commenting! (So exciting!) I had to because I laughed that hard! Sigh….I’m not alone in the really random comeback department…thank goodness! My (most recent)comeback is ‘Help me, I’m poor’ via Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids).
Him: Can you pass the salt?
Me: Help me, I’m poor (passes salt)
Natalie says
I say that too! Usually when I can’t get off the couch because I’ve sunken in too far.
Christinak says
Yes!! I use the “help me I’m poor” line allll the time. It just works for everything!
My hubby and I use a lot of Billy Madison quotes too. We call each other Swan & when one of us is showering or in the bath, we always have the “shampoo is betta” debate!
Taylor says
I was once in a band named Retinal Squish. I love it as much today as I did the day we came up with it. I’d totes listen to anything by “Whatever Happened to Brekin Meyer!” Oh, and I say totes all the time. :)
Ethne@ Wom Mom says
1. I am reading this waiting for my hearing to start in the hallway of a courthouse. 2. We call our daughter ‘potato butt’ because it kinda rhymes with her name, Katie. 3. I call my husband ‘Sweet Shaun D’ which he doesn’t know came from Days of Our Lives and would kill him if he did. 4. I breastfed my twins for 17 months. Eich! 5. Tippi Hedren and Melanie Griffith are my cousins.
Heather says
3. Shaun D & Belle Forever =)
5. Jealous! I LOVE Tippi. Birds is one of my favorite movies ever!
Maria says
1. I can whistle out of my nose. No joke.
2. I am somewhat of a self-admitted awkward person (like you guys!). But I can still function in the workplace just fine. I fact, I am very successful. Of course, it is all an act. When my coworkers really get to know me they give me these weird looks like I am three heads when I simply say something that is normal to me. I shared my disheartening experience with my husband one night by saying, “I am just being myself and I think everyone I talk to thinks I am really weird”. In the most comforting voice ever, my husband look me in the eye and says, “You’re not weird, Maria. You’re just quirky”. uhhh… thanks.
Courtney Madden says
We are constantly making up and singing songs about our pup. Who’s name is Snape. Which unfortunately rhymes with rape, which has become almost a term of endearment in our household. Weirdos…
Katie says
My college roommates and I always used to say “I do what I want, I drink Budweiser AND smoke cigarettes” we heard the quote on an intense episode of Jerry Springer and then majorly overused it. :)
YoungHouseLove says
Haha- that’s hilarious!
xo
s
Courtney Madden says
Oh and my band name forever has been “Free Beer” because who wouldn’t show up to an event with Free Beer on the flyer!?
YoungHouseLove says
Hahahah!
xo
s
Hailey says
My fiance and I sing our dog’s name into every song imaginable..
Jessica says
one more-we also once decided that the two funniest names for twins would be Urethra & Ureter(a Boy & a girl of course) Still makes me laugh..
Lindsey says
My husband and I 100% realized we were made for eachother when we both put ketchup on out scrambled eggs. We both stopped, looked at eachother in shock, and smiled. Been together ever since :o)
Eileen says
I have a tendancy to not listen to words of songs, so I know half the lyrics to a ton of different songs (mostly just the choruses). I do however have instrumental pieces and backups memorized and sing along with those. It makes my husband chuckle when I sing guitar solos, but he always cracks up when I sing backup to 50’s songs (do lang do lang do lang…. over and over).
Amber says
I just have to say that I’ll be glad when your book tour is over and we can get back to your good, meaty blog posts. These fillers are making me lose interest, but I’ll hang in there because I love you guys!
YoungHouseLove says
As we linked to in the first few sentences of this post, we’ve done a bunch of random posts like this since the very beginning of our blog! We love a smorgasbord ;)
xo
s
Amber says
Don’t get me wrong- I love your random posts too! There have just been so many lately that the DIY posts have become the random ones. Simple curtains, knob changes, house crashings, giveaways, CD cases, superlatives, and stool movements just seem like fillers I guess. Ok- stool movements just sounds wrong- sorry! Seriously, I love you guys. Nobody can be great all the time, but you’ve raised our expectations soooo high!
YoungHouseLove says
So sorry Amber! We’ve always shared 2-3 home-related updates a week (most of them small, a few medium guys, and very rarely some big ones – we’ve only done two kitchen makeovers in five years)! After half a decade of DIYing/blogging, that schedule just seems to work for us so we don’t burn out. More on that here for ya. You can see from our monthly roundups that although some weeks are busier than others, at the end of each month we’re always surprised at how much we’ve done :)
xo
s
Joscelynne says
“You are the sun and the moon to me” – this is how my dear husband ends every phone conversation. It only sounds sweet and loving until you watch the mini series “Taken” (not the movie but the mini series about aliens)
My husband raises his pinky when he holds something, especially a cup. I’m used to it but it’s always funny when someone else points it out.
And I end any dramatic sentence with “Dun, dun, duuunnn”, in my deep movie-voice-over voice.
example: HUSBAND: “I’ll see you in an hour. You are the sun and the moon to me” ME: “dun, dun, duuunnn!” hang up phone
YoungHouseLove says
Hahahhah!
xo
s
Brenda says
My strange fact has to do with my feet, or maybe my toes. Ok, when I hold my foot up, it looks totally normal, in fact I think my feet are one of my better features. However, there is something wrong, because I stub my pinky toe almost weekly. I swear it must stick out just slightly (except on both feer?!?) because I catch it on doors, chairs, counter edges. I don’t know? My husband laughs now every time, more incredulous than anything, “Did you just stub your toe again?!” Although I swear I break my toe every time, I can’t help rolling around the floor in pain, laughing with him. How can one person stub their toe so many times?
Laura says
We use “your face” all the time – except I got into a little trouble when hanging out with my friends 6 year old girl who I had taught to respond to “your face” with “YOUR face!”; we were having a nice little picnic and her mum said ‘Amy, wipe your face…!
Christina Marie says
I’ve recently started calling people “kitten.”
Note: boys do NOT like this, although I used to call guys “princess” so when you tell them the options “kitten” wins.
Tracy W says
I share your love of Bethenny. Even when I read her tweets I hear them in her voice and sarcasm. She’s the best!
Johanna says
I have a feeling the Petersik house is going to be filled with great comebacks for the next week… Err, I mean eternity.
And I totally assign animals to babies and little kids! Our girl is a bird and a koala bear, my nephew is a turtle, and I’ve known a polar bear and a piggy too! It’s too fun not to do! And I use the “that’s what she said” on a regular basis, and I always find myself so hilarious when I use that line at just the right time LOL. I’m loving reading all of the responses to this post, soo funny! Glad I’m not the only one who counts everything LOL.
YoungHouseLove says
ISN’T THIS POST THE BEST! SO MANY INSANE THINGS TO SAY TO EACH OTHER. FOREEEEVVVVVERRR!!
Love you guys.
xo
s
Ally says
My friends and I say, “That’s what she said,” but we’ll also say, “Is that a euphemism?” And at totally random points – which makes them that much funnier.
“Does anyone want ice cream?”
“Is that a euphemism?”
“I need to pay the cable bill.”
“Is that a euphemism?”
Ammie says
The ‘Is that a euphemism?” is hilarious! I could totally see my husband and I saying that!
YoungHouseLove says
Amen! We’re already implementing that one.
xo
s
Mia says
In college I drove out of town to visit my boyfriend’s (now husband’s) parents for the first time at their home. It was raining and on the way, a car ran a red light, almost crashed into me, and I slammed on the brakes. Because the road was so wet, I went spinning and spinning in the middle of a busy intersection. Thankfully I didn’t hit anything or anyone and everyone and their vehicles were safe. But I looked down and I had peed myself out of sheer terror that I was going to die. So I drove the last two miles to my boyfriend’s parent’s house, rang the doorbell, and met my future in-laws for the first time with my pants and shoes soaking wet with my own pee.
You can’t make this stuff up.
GreenInOC says
1. I am a serious hypochondriac but never go to the doctor. ex: I drank beet juice and for the next SIX hours I thought I had sudden, end stage colon cancer. I rewrote my will and figured out what I could expect. After six hours of this, I remembered that I drank beet juice!
2. I think everything is funny. I laugh when people are telling me something serious because I like to make fun of myself and I assume everyone does. Only when I see their look of horror do I realize my, once again, inappropriateness.
3. I have full on conversations with my dog. In a “voice”. Sometimes I answer for her too.
4. I cry really easily at things I find “touching”. I’ve cried reading YHL for instance!
5. If you saw the inside of my car, you’d think that it belonged to a homeless trash collector!
Lauren says
My husband and I speak for our dog and cat. The dog is always affable and a little dumb and the cat is always diabolical and sometimes speaks as if he is royalty. We can hold full conversations for them, it’s exceptionally nerdy. Recently, I had an epiphany and asked my hubby – what if the cat is really a sweetheart and isn’t always plotting our demise? What if he totally resents the way we make him sound so mean? Our minds were both blown.
Holly C says
1. I always count everything in 5s. If I am watching tv and have the remote in my hands, without pushing the button I will count them in 5s.
2. my family says our names backward…not on a constant basis but if I were having a bad day they would say my whole name backwards and tell me it was ok. It’s really strange.
3. I like to stick my cold feet on my husbands legs. he hates it because me feet are generally freezing.
4. I love reality tv. there is something about the train wreck that I love. Especially real housewives. That is crazy drama. (I too love Bethany Frankel)
5. pictures of pets doing funny things crack me up. I saw one of a hamster in a mini red wagon that said “they see me rollin, they hatin” had me cracking up.
this was fun!
Karen Thompson says
My husband says “that’s what she said” all the time too! How funny! Or he’ll change it up with “that’s what my first wife said” (I AM his first wife!). We also say words improperly that our kids mispronounced as they were learning to talk. For example, at this point, AMINAL sounds just as correct as ANIMAL does to me.
Years ago we started keeping a ceramic jar on the counter with paper and a pen in it to write down the funny, random and incorrect things our kids have said. It’s fun to look through them. For Christmas one year, our little girl was so intrigued by The Nutcracker ballet. But, she kept asking for a “buttcracker” for Christmas. It totally cracked (haha) us up, and we still refer to her buttcracker request. :-)
Kym V says
Ohh this is fun!
Okay here goes nothing….
1) I follow blogs (yours included) and a lot of my friends don’t. In an effort to explain a story I read I will say things like…”Oh my friends in Virginia…” Yep – I’m sure that totally makes me crazy but it’s way easier then explaining…”Oh this blog I read…YHL…cool DIY stories…anyway one time they did this…”
2) My dog Cam has the softest armpits. Yes, that’s right I said armpits. And every night when we say goodnight to them (his sister does not have soft armpits) I say….”Sooooft armpits” and then give him a belly rub.
3) I always wonder if our future kids will have fun nicknames but then I am reminded that our dogs have LOTS….
CAM = Camoflauge (sp?), Cammy, Cam cam cam cam camelon….
BLAKELY = Brown bear, monkey
And now of course I’m struggling to come up with all of them but I promise there are lots more.
4)My husband and I talk through our dogs…for example….
Me: “Oh Blakely, did you see your dad didn’t unload the dishwasher?!?! Husband: “Blakely, tell your mother that I’m in the middle of a very important [insert game, show etc] and I can’t right now
I know probably not healthy but I promise it’s no “big ticket items”
5) I love lyrics and will always find a way to relate most songs especially my fav artists to some point in my life. Even songs like that new/old Demi Lavato song…and yes, I’m 30.
Sarah says
Funny ‘Your Face’ story… It’s one of my favorite phrases as well so I tried to teach it to my two year old son. (I’m an awesome mom :) Anyways, I said, “Braxton, can you say your face?” & he replied w/ “Mommy’s face.”… Touche my son. Touche. LOL! ;)
Becky says
“2. We assign babies to correlating animals”
I do this too! Only I do this with everyone! Especially when I’m stuck in a boring meeting or a training session or when I meet people for the first time… I immediately determine what animal they would be. It makes it even better if their personality fits the animal I think they look like! I sometimes refer to them as their animal but never out loud :) My husband is definitely a cardinal and he says that I’m either a rabbit or chipmunk. It isn’t meant to be offensive at all…it is just sort of a weird thing that helps me remember people and most of the time it is cute to think of them as that animal.
Anyways, glad to know it isn’t just me!
Now for some random facts about me:
1.I love the way raw cauliflower crunches in my teeth.
2. I have never seen Mary Poppins or any of the Lord of the Rings or Star Wars movies.
3. It makes me giggle (a lot) when people have slips of the tongue. I even have a little “slip of the tongue” log on my phone so I can go back and read what people accidentally said and then have a good laugh. The latest one on the list? My neice said “taber” instead of “table”. :)
4. To date, I haven’t ever had a cavity. I plan on keeping it that way.
5. I have a set pattern to folding laundry. I can make it very neat and small and then I arrange and stack it by size and sometimes color. It gives me the same feeling of satisfaction that I get when wrapping and arranging presents!
Alise says
I do not count stairs or have a love for Bethanny but my husband and I have our own random habits:
1) My husband’s response to most things is “Don’t tell me what to do devil woman!” It is usually very random and rarely makes sense to the conversation but it is always funny.
2) We talk to our two labs all the time. We love how their ears perk up/get excited combined with the over-exaggerated head tilts. Easy entertainment for us.
3)I refuse to sing in public, in front of my husband, anyone (slight fear). However, get me alone in my car and I am sure I sound just like Whitney (R.I.P.), Mariah, or Celine.
4)I’m terrified of spiders (real or fake)as in I become physically immobile if one in near.
5) Alphabetizing anything is a chore. I cannot pick up in the middle. I always have to start from A,B,C…. takes for ever!