juC, juC, juC

It's been a while a while since I've posted about my husband.  You know...the one that doesn't love me as much as your husband loves you.  He's due for another post dedicated to just him.

Back when juC and I were young and in love...I mean, younger and not nearly as in looooove as we are now, and newly married, I did a "spotlight" of him on my blog.  That blog went bye bye, BUT, this was back in the day when I used to actually write the questions and answers on a paper then transfer it to my blog.  So the other day I was looking through my old game score keeping notebook/
recipe notebook and found the spotlight questions and his answers.  I couldn't help but have a good laugh as I read through it.  Then I had the thought that it would be fun to ask the same questions, nearly 7 years later.  You know, to see how much he's grown and matured.

I also did another spotlight of him back in 2009.  You can read that insightful blog post here.

So for your reading pleasure, here are his answers to the questions.  White answers from 2007, and green answers from 2014.  And ( ) are my two cents.  Because how can I NOT out in my two cents?!  I did not read him his previous answers until after I asked them again.

1.  What is your favorite time of day?
Breakfast time, lunch time, dinner time
Ooooo....Evening.  Did I say morning before?

2.  Where in the world would you love to visit?
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
(At least he's consistent with some things.)

3.  What is your favorite kind of bean?
Black bean or green beans.  Wax beans.  Refried beans.
Black beans.  Jelly.

4.  Have you or anyone else ever painted your nails?
Yes.
Yes.

5.  What is your wife's best quality?
Patience...her humor.  Her passion for life.
Her hair.  No...Don't say hair.  I don't know.  Ummm...how she thinks of others.
(Glad he didn't have to strain himself to answer that one.)

6.  What is your most memorable date?
Senior year of high school.  Just kidding!!  Great falls with my wife cause it was a beautiful setting with a beautiful person.
Cherry Blossoms.
(Such a detailed answer.  Don't expound on that or anything.)

7.  If you had to live in a tree, what kind would it be?
An oak tree.
A umm...Redwood.

8.  Do you ever drink milk out of the carton?
No.  Orange juice, yes.
...Not really milk.  Orange juice.
(Seriously, so consistent with the important stuff!)

9.  Who is your favorite sibling?
I don't have a favorite.  I love them all the same.  ....Lorinda.
I don't know.  I don't have a favorite.  I like them all the same...Equally.

10.  What are you holding in your hands right now?
aniC's feet.
Cell phone
(Yes folks.  That one answer right there perfectly sums up the biggest change that has occurred since the last time.  I would be happy to never see a cell phone again!)

11.  What causes the most fights between you and your wife?
Phase 10
Do we fight?  Money.
(Truly, we don't fight.  I mostly just fuss and he mostly just pretends to listen.)

12.  Why is your mother-in-law so great?
Because she's your mom.
Her southern hospitality.

13.  What is your favorite 20s year old memory?
When I got married.
Dating you.
(Awww...)

14.  How do you like your eggs?
Sunny side up.
Fried.

AGAIN! AGAIN!

in an effort to be just as small portion of cool like my sister LoW, i'm doing my own little giveaway. (remember, how she's doing a giveaway?)
i'm going to giveaway....drum roll please.....

homemade magnets!!!

hey! i only said i'm trying to be a SMALL portion of cool. what did you expect?!?!

leave a comment to enter. if you put my button on your blog, you can enter again. if you feel the desire to post about this giveaway on your blog (haha! i'm cracking myself up here) i'll even let you enter a third time.

in a few days when i decide to pick a winner. a winner will be picked on random.org (so no trying to convince me to pick you)

p.s. there is a 100% possibility that this is what i made for my peeps for the pay it forward homemade gift from me. so if you decide you want even more, i can't stop you from entering. but if you really don't like them, then you'd probably be better off just sticking to the ones i made you.

(the magnets pictured are the exact ones you'll get, and maybe one or two more.)

giveaway! giveaway! giveaway!

yeah...no, i'm not giving anything away. i'm not cool enough.

but apparently my sister LoW is.

because she is the queen of "i'm the best food storer ever", she's having a giveaway from shelf reliance.

just go HERE and she'll tell you how you can enter up to SIX times to win this food storage!

(i'm largely decreasing my chances of winning by largely increasing your chances of winning. something just ain't right about that. but whatev's.)

clarification

i feel like i need to clear the air. set some things straight. clarify some things. make things clear for the record.

first of all, i did not vote for obama. i know a lot of people just assume that everyone did. but i, in fact, did not.

secondly, i know some people are jealous of my skin tone. so just to set the record straight, i do not bleach my skin to get this lovely shade of shiny white. i was just made this way.

third of all, a certain someone (i won't say any names, but her initials are LoW) thinks that i stated some things incorrectly on my last post. but, i stand by everything i said, just as i stand by my man.

fourthly, i'm usually going to carolina in my mind. but early tomorrow morning, i'm actually for real going to carolina. south carolina. at this time tomorrow i will be landing in charleston in 80 degree weather.

item number five. from here on out on this here blog, my husband, previously referred to as shad, will be referred to as juC (pronounced "juicy"). so as to match my name. and the little guy will be referred to as jC, so as to have the same naming as his parentals.

sixly, contrary to popular belief, when little jC decided to wake up a little after 5 this morning and just wanted to hang out, it did not make me happy. nor did i have the same desire as him. i'm one of those people who enjoys the 5 o'clock a.m. hour in a peaceful state of sleep.

seventh of all, and this is one that a lot of people don't know, i don't enjoy changing diapers. i'm one of those people that fails to see the fun in it. i know...call me crazy.

number eight is something that's been weighing on my heavily. but i really need to clear the air. i do not, i repeat, do not, watch 24 or lost. i'm a reality/comedy tv show junky. none of that drama mumbo-jumbo for me.

ahhhh, i feel so much better now getting that all out there. now i can travel tomorrow morning with out all the extra weight.

unbreak my heart

in virginia there is a house. outside that house sits a car. inside that car hangs a string. on that string is tied one half of a "best friends" key chain.

in georgia there is a house. outside that house sits a car. inside that car hangs the other half of the "best friends" key chain.

that means something, right? any two people who each have a half of a "best friends" key chain hanging in their car must be really really REALLY best friends.

you would think that if the virginia key chain owner traveled down to south carolina...a mere hour away from the georgia key chain owner, that the georgia key chain owner would do everything in her power to make sure she sees her key chain co-owner. wouldn't you think that??

wouldn't you think that if the virginia key chain owner traveled a whole 527 miles, that the georgia keychain owner could then travel a pesky 72 miles to see her supposed "best friend" key chain co-owner. wouldn't you think that??

wouldn't you think that when the virginia key chain owner called the georgia key chain owner to tell her of her impromptu visit to the south, that the georgia key chain owner would scream and yell for excitement and say "i am SOOOO there with you!!" wouldn't you think that??

well, I thought that. and guess what...i was WRONG!

do you want to know what the georgia key chain co-owner said?? she said "hopefully we'll get to see each other."

HOPEFULLY....HOPEFULLY we'll get to SEE EACH OTHER?!?! what kind of mess is that?!?

she has to "check her calander"?? she "isn't sure if something is going on then"?? she "doesn't know" if she can make it around??

i dare say that she is now in possession of a part of a key chain that she does not deserve. because if she was truly my "best friend" key chain co-owner, she wouldn't squeak out a measly "hopefully we'll get to see each other." i dare say that this key chain co-owner now has stolen goods having the other part of that "best friends" key chain in her car.

i dare say she is now a "best friends" key chain law breaker.

oh, and did i also mention that she is my sister?! makes the crime even worse, doesn't it??

if you see her, don't let her trick you into thinking she is your friend. simply call the authorities and let them handle it. she's probably armed anyways.

i thought i knew what rejection felt like...but now i REALLY know.

because it's today

on this day, LoW's day of birth anniversary, i feel inspired to talk about the one time she gave advice that everyones lip stick and cell phone should match. she made it clear that if they didn't match, she'd be very disappointed. being the good sister that i am, and knowing what a good advice giver she is, i didn't want to disappoint her. so i looked at my cell phone....
and i took the necessary step....

at which point i realized that it would probably be best for me to get a different phone then going around looking like that. so i bought one just like hers.trust me, my lips and my phone are much cuter now.

that's what big sisters are for. giving advice, and making sure you coordinate and look good. which is why i'm thankful she is my sister.

happy birthday LoW! (again-again)

WIGAC spotlight---it is your birthday.

guess what people...TOMORROW, TOMORROW, TOMORROW is THE LoW's birthday!! so what better time to have a special WIGAC birthday spotlight, with a few other questions that inquiring minds want to know.

so now, i introduce to you (again), the birthday girl herself...

LOWINDA!!

(with lots of pictures for your viewing pleasure)

how old will you be on your birthday TOMORROW?

Sadly.... very very sadly, this will be my last year in my 30's. I am so sad about that. Really really sad. Sad. Sad. ......... Saaaad. Sad.

if you could only get 2,623 presents for your birthday TOMORROW, what would you pick?

Oh my, that's too much. Can I take just two presents? I want new shoes and a video camera. Oh wait, and a good camera. So I'll take three if that's okay.

what is your most memorable birthday ever?

Oh, you know Ma doesn't like it when I bring it up, but my 17th, when my family forgot my birthday. Seriously, that's memorable stuff right there. It was 16 Candles, except it was 17.

do you ever just sit, and think about how lucky you are to have me as a sister, for hours on end?

No. Should I?

what's the sweetest thing gary ever didn't do for you on your birthday?

Surprised me. Not a party, but a surprise at all. But he does write me poems, and that's the sweetest thing he HAS done for me for my birthday.

if you had to guesstimate how many gray hairs you have, what would the count be?

None. Hello.... hair color!

what do you plan to eat for breakfast for your birthday TOMORROW?

I think we are celebrating my birthday today (b/c of short day tomorrow) and so I am skipping breakfast for a big lunch. I can't decide, sushi or Italian (food)? And then on my actual birthday, I am skipping breakfast b/c I don't eat breakfast. :)

because you love me so much, would you give me all of your birthday presents that you get TOMORROW on your birthday?

So far I have a gift card to Sonic... and I know you love the Sonic, but I think I'll pass on passing it over. Sorry. But I still love you so much.

what are the 3 best things about me?

It's my birthday and I have to talk about you you you? You are naughty. Ummmm..... you have a hot husband. You have a cute baby. And you have an awesome big sister. Oh, and your funny too.
(Is Jud blushing? Good.)


if someone gave you 700 billion dollars to bail you out, what would you spend it on?

Golly gee, I am really not a spender.... hmm.... donate it to the country in hopes to save us all from what this real bail out is going to do to us?


if i move close to you, will you babysit my child every weekend for free?

Absolutely!! Bring it!

what are your big plans for your birthday TOMORROW?

It's a short day for the kids in school so I can't go to Savannah (wah!) and I have to teach Young Womens that evening... so just the same ole thing apparently.

will you commit to come visit me this summer?

I can't make any promises. But I can commit to really wanting to and I can promise I'll do my best. :-D

TOMORROW, on your birthday, will you spend the whole day wishing you were celebrating your special day with me?

Part of the day, probably.

what is the best birthday present you ever got last year?

The Santa print as an early birthday present for this year. For real.

can i stop asking you questions now?

Please don't stop.

oh, and just so you all know she practices cannibalism. but i didn't want to ask her any questions about that. but i should be the next bawbwa wawers, huh??

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LoW!!

peace in the east (coast)

remember the war i have been waging for 2 months now??

well, i'm putting up my white flag. i surrender. i just want peace (still). i just want love (still). i just want my sister back! i'm willing to do whatever it takes. even if that means LoW getting to post her sonic video and being praised for something she never would have thought of doing if it wasn't for me.

because getting praise isn't important. sisterhood is important. and let me tell you, we are sisters from the hood, and we need to stay connected. not let petty things keep us warring.

so, LoW...do you forgive me? will you be mine again (still)? will you be my partner in crime again (still)?

whadaya say? truce??

the end of an era

well, LoW has made no effort to come to a truce and take my suggestion (and others) of us doing a video together. which i think would be best for all involved. so it looks like this war we are waging won't be ending. it's sad. she's been more than a sister, she's also been a friend. but no more.

so i've made this video in mourning...in loving memory of what used to be, but is no more.

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we've got a civil war on our hands

brace yourselves people, things are about to get ugly! and i don't mean this kind of ugly:

i mean this kind of ugly:but before i explain... LoW, LEAVE! now!!! i granted your wish, now you grant mine. i didnt listen in on your conversation, so you need to do the same for me. this doesnt concern you. so back away!

ok, so the other day i called up LoW to have a fun sisterly conversation. because we are fun and we are sisters. while i was chatting away a funny sonic commercial came on.

i LOVE the sonic commercials just as much as i love sonic! obviously my love for sonic runs very.very. deep. i do, after all, drive hours just to partake in sonic goodness! (remember that for later)

so i tell LoW my plans to remake a sonic commercial for blogging entertainment. i tell her how many moons ago, my friend shelley and i were at sonic and were going to do one then. and how shad and i needed to travel there now to make one. yes...travel. one hour there and one hour back. because that's how much i love sonic and thats how much i wanted to remake a commercial. that's how dedicated i am to sonic. and i deserve to do something for them!

you will not believe what she said! she said, and i quote: "i should get nolan to do one." nooooooo! just because her son likes to do videos doesn't mean she should steal my idea for him! yes, i know its not really my idea. i know that many others have probably had this idea. WEVER, i didn't tell them about my desire to do it before they decided to do it! nor am i related to them.

and you will not believe what happened next! she texted me, that very night, to tell me that they'd made the commercial!! to which i responded, and i quote: "jerk." because the definition of a jerk is "a sister who steals your idea when you requested that she not steal your idea."

so back and forth we went until finally she said she wouldn't share it! now, i hear tell that she thinks we should have a face off. that she should share hers, and i should share mine, and we should let the people vote for whose is funniest.

first of all, she's just setting herself up for failure with that idea. second of all, i love sonic more!! she's said many a times that she doesn't understand my huge love for them that i'm so willing to drive hours for them. third of all, if she really wanted to be part of it, why couldn't she wait one measly month and we could have all done one together? 4 heads are better than...just hers and nolans. fourth of all, i don't accept her offer of seeing "whose is funniest." fifth of all, until this is all resolved in a way that i'm happy with...her memebership has been revoked.

tell me you agree with me. tell me i'm right people.

ok, i'm done now. sorry to drag you into this war.