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i know you've all been waiting with baited breath to hear what's going on here on the west coast. well, not much. except a heat wave that i'm loving. although it's getting a tad unbearable even for me...up to 92 degrees at one point. then braden's brother david said that it was like 110 or so in central WA, so i guess we have it easy here.

we went to a french restaurant with braden's parents on wednesday night, which also happened to be our 11th luniversary...almost a year, baby! i can't believe it's passed so quickly. weird how school consumes your life when you're in it, and then all of a sudden, you look around and you've graduated. anyway, the french restaurant was pretty good food, but it was small portions compared to what us greedy americans are used to. so when braden and i ordered our usual one plate/share deal, we were still hungry afterwards. avocados and chicken at home!

the new costco opened up on tuesday, so we went to sampling heaven. we saw our friends marissa and dave there, but quickly went our separate ways for maximum samplage. the place was packed...does that say something about laceians, that they come out in droves for free samples? is lacey so boring that the entertainment can be found at costco? ahh, the questions of life. braden and i went up and down every aisle systematically so as to partake of everything there, and i must say, we both were full to bursting when we finally got done. i don't know if anyone's heard of thomas kemper rootbeer and sundry drinks, but it's good stuff, and who can resist a rootbeer float sample? we ended up buying some of that, as well as some hot dogs that we hadn't planned on, either. so while costco ended up paying for our dinner, it was negated by those impulse items. but hey, i mean, rootbeer.

in other news, i was surprised to learn that someone besides dan and carolyn was giving grampa more great-grandchildren. yeah, um, it's not me yet; you can all be sure that i would have mom's head if she posted that about me, as she wisely realizes. rest assured that phone calls would be made.

braden and i are both speaking in sacrament meeting tomorrow. braden is, of course, looking forward to it; i, of course, am not. surprised, anyone? then braden teaches sunday school to his 13-14 yr olds, and in the last hour, i teach relief society. we ellisi are in great demand tomorrow. the bishop forgot to have me sustained for my primary calling last week, so now i have to stand up on the stand!! grr. i wouldn't mind so much if i could sit right back down, but i always get confused about how long i'm supposed to stay standing. my calling is like a coordinator for the 8-11 yr old girls' activity thing every other week. apparently there's 4 other peeps that do it, too, which is good, b/c i have very little idea of what all that entails.

dan, did i learn to bat right-handed b/c of you? b/c i can't remember; i just know that that's the way i've always done it, but now i'm trying to learn lefty, b/c that's how i should bat. i'll get more power that way, anyway. it's tough, though. it'll take a while before it feels comfortable.

we went to the ward service project today, to help out on the grounds of a high school around here. it was hard work, mulching, raking, weedwhacking, etc. but hey, free lunch. :) no, it was fun. but we are both very tired. i walked to the hospital yesterday, just b/c i felt like it, and i wanted to see how long it took. about 35 minutes, give or take. not too bad. but i definitely overextended myself. i'm trying to strengthen my leg so that i'm able to do things without it being a liability like it has been since i injured it on my mission. hopefully, i will be able to do so.

i was supposed to have a phone interview about a website testing job up north of seattle (a temp job for 4-5 weeks), but she said she was going to get back to me on tuesday, and it's saturday now. makeage-o. i'll have to email in a couple of days if i still don't hear anything back.

i have to go pick up braden soon...peace out.

taken from another bro

99 Things About Me

1. Name: Kerry

2. Middle Name: If you're from the Pittsburgh area, chances are you'll not only know it, but call me by both my first and middle names together.

3. State: Washington, for now.

4. Place of Birth: Ohio

6. Male or Female: Female

7. Ride Bus: not anymore

8. School: NONE!!!

9. Occupation: translator
10. Initials: KJE

11. Screen Name: dieinahugefire

12. Hair Color: dark blond naturally.
13. Hair Length: A little past my shoulders.

14. Eye color: Blue, usually, but they change color depending on what i'm wearing. They can be varying shades of blue, gray and green.

16. Height: 5'5"

17. Braces?: mom asked me once when i was in middle school or high school if I wanted to get them, but i didn't want to have glasses, bad acne AND braces, so i declined. now i regret it, though...should've gotten 'em.

18. Glasses?: Yes. i've been wearing them more since i need a new prescription for my contacts (and glasses).

19. Freckles?: Some...more if i get some sun. but i have some that i've always had.

20. Dimples?: probably. nothing to stop traffic.

FIRSTS

22. First best friend: Melanie, a blind girl from when we lived in Oregon. She was cool, and I would help her during class in 1st grade.

23. First Award: i had some ghetto medal from around 4th grade that i don't even know what it's from. probably something like, “way to clean your desk, kerry.”

24. First Sport You Joined: i played softball for the "Sprouts" when i was around 5-7 years old. can't remember if i was the only girl, but i was one of the only girls.

26. First Real vacation: we used to go to Pymatuning on the pennsylvania-ohio border. ahh, good times. not good times when you had to make a stinky in the middle of the night, though. my kingdom for some decent indoor plumbing.

27. First thing you said today: "I'm going to go check if that lady emailed me back."

28. First Love: Braden, of course! i didn't know what love was until i met him.

FAVORITES.

29. Movie: Currently, it's Superman Returns. it's been a long time since i've been that moved in a theater. i absolutely loved it. "say, jim! WOOOOOOOO!" Enduring Favorite: hmmm...LOTR is up there, along with The Fugitive.

30. TV Show: Braden and i have really gotten into House, MD lately. Gotta love Seinfeld, too. Some of my guilty pleasures are Survivor and Amazing Race, although we don't get any TV channels.

31. Color: Blue

32. Rapper: Braden. Bray-don, Brayd-out.

33. Place to get groceries: Schmost-co. It rules. but you better like what you get, 'cause you'll be eating it for a year.

34. Food: Chicken Fettucine alfredo is up there. Buffalo chicken sandwiches with bleu cheese/ranch dressing. Mugzee's wings of gorgi.

35. Season: hmm. how about months? i love may and september. probably summer, though...i need to be warm. it has to be pretty hot for me to be death hot.

36. Candy: not much of a candy person anymore. when i was, though, i would eat sweetarts and butterfingers like there was no tomorrow. good thing i've always had a good metabolism!

37. Sport: to play? Softball, Ultimate Frisbee, Tennis To watch? any extreme sport, gymnastics, anything on the olympics.

38. Restaurant: Mugzee's wings are sorely missed here. Gotta say Chipotle, though, and that is even more sorely missed. the closest one's 45 min away.

40. Store: Record Exchange. any store where i can browse books, music and movies, either all together or separately.

41. School Subject: Spanish, Art

42. Animals: now, anyone who knows me knows that i don't like pets. however, i can think some animals are cute...far away from me. the puppy in Regarding Henry was cute. i thought it was cool when my friend marv stood on his turtle. (it doesn't hurt it)

43. Book: Jane Eyre was aws. Timeline, Ender's Game, Enchantment.

44. Magazines: i have this guilty pleasure of quick reading about celebrities...what can i say, i'm intrigued sometimes.

45. Doing before you started this survey: finishing a Jeffrey Deaver novel and pseudo-watching my hub play mario baseball and win 89 to 6.

46. Feeling: right now i'm tired...and wishing this inquisition would end soon.

47. Wearing: braden's pants, his shirt that shrank in the wash, and my pajama top over it. he had the fan on, and i got cold.

48. Crying about: umm, i'm not crying. if i do, it's usually hormones out of control; ladies, you know what i mean.

49. Eating: we've been on a chicken caesar salad kick since last night. we've had it the last 3 out of 4 meals. that's what you get when you buy romaine lettuce at costco; we used up 4 heads in a day (we had company over, though; we're not that piggy!)

50. Drinking: Apple juice.

51. Typing: the answer to this question.

53. Listening To: i was listening to miranda lambert and then josh turner.

54. Thinking about: bed, yo.
55. Wanting to: go to bed, yo.

56. Watching: the screen as i type.

FUTURE.

57: Where do you see yourself in 5 years: playing with mah kiddos.

58. Kids: um, duh, unless you skipped the above answer.

59. Want to be Married: i better want to be, cause i'm stuck now! :)

60. Career in Mind: translation...oh, look, here i am already.

OPPOSITE SEX.

63. Hair color: sexy.

64. Hair length: short, nothing else.

65. Eye color: blue, but green's nice, too

66. Measurements: 36-24-36. Only if he's 5'3! (um, if you don't get the reference, you're not a child of the sir-mix-a-lot days. besides, how else can i respond to a question like that? what female gives her ideal man's measurements? here you go: good ones.)

67. Cute or sexy: both, yo.

68. Lips or Eyes: i've always been an eyes person myself, but like ryan pointed out, ya generally don't go kissin' the eyes. so both.

69. Hugs or Kisses: both....come on, peeps.

70. Short or Tall: i've always liked tall guys, but now i like 5'9 the best.

71. Easygoing or serious: easygoing, but serious when the situation calls for it. you don't want to be discussing a momentous decision and have your significant other say, "well whatever, i mean, hey, yo."

72. Romantic or Spontaneous: both.

73. Good or Bad: um, good. is that a real question?? i mean, i guess if you like bad boys.

74. Sensitive or Loud: i met this person the other day who kept talking just to hear himself talk, and i was like, i could not be married to someone like that. you may infer my answer from that.

75. Hook-up or Relationship: i never hooked up before i got married, and i certainly don't plan to now.

77. Trouble Maker or Hesitant: who came up with this question? cause yeah, if you're not a trouble maker, the first adjective that comes to mind is "hesitant". i like to have fun, but i'm not down with my hub committing a felony.

HAVE YOU EVERS.

78. Kissed a Stranger: believe it or not, i did. actually, it was this kid that kissed me when i wasn't expecting it on the playground at summer camp before 4th grade. i wanted to kiss tomas, though, so i was mad and chased him. ah, young not-love.

79. Had major surgery: the day i was born, for a bowel obstruction.

80. Gone commando: not that i know of. maybe if i couldn't make it to the clubhouse in the middle of the night at pymatuning? but not likely. :)

81. Ran Away From Home: i don't really remember the incident that ryan's referring to. i do remember dan and i attempting to train on bikes so that we could ride back to ohio from virginia one summer. but dan got mad at me because i'd get so tired going up those big hills in alexandria...but, i mean, come on. like a 9-year-old going to be able to ride up death hills the first try! those hills were like bountiful's. i also remember ryan and i going exploring grandma g's woods and being gone so long that grandpa went looking for us. grandma was really mad and of course blamed it all on me because i was older and of course ryan was the darling and never did anything wrong. :) i'm still indignant about getting the sole blame for that!

82. Broken a bone?: nope. i've had some problems with my leg since the mish, though.
83. Got an X-ray: of my leg.

84. Been on a cruise: No.

85. Broken Someone's Heart: Yes.

86. Dumped someone: Yes, a few times. I never liked doing it, though.

87. Cried When Someone Died: if you have to ask, then you don't know me at all.

88. Cried At School: i got stung by a freaking bee while i was taking a test in 6th grade! but i finished my test and then told the teacher. :)

BELIEFS.

89. God: Yes.

90. Miracles: Yes. I don't believe in coincidences.

91. Love at First Sight: I think it's possible.

92. Ghosts: Not exactly in the way that the world conceives of them, but yes.

93. Aliens: Do I believe that there are other worlds out there with humans like ourselves on them? Yes. I don't believe in Star Trek aliens and the like. But M. Night Ramalamadingdong is sure making a lot of money off of people that do. :)

94. Soul Mates: I live with mine. So yes.

95. Heaven: Yes.

96. Hell: Duh.

98. Kissing on The First Date: That would be so completely out of character for me.

99. Horoscopes: I think they should be used as toilet paper when you don't want to walk down to the Pymatuning clubhouse in the middle of the night. Poop!