Blog #3

I just started my newest blog for work! It's strangely VERY similar to the other one....

http://cualaw.typepad.com/financialaid/

Enjoy!

Ward Turkeys Dinner!

We had so much fun at the ward Turkeys Dinner! Not only was the food amazing, but the company was fantastic! My co-worker Sean AKA #2, Seth's friend Janelle and her family, and Remi all came to the dinner with us. Janelle's nieces stole the show for us, they were hilarious! It felt like a real ward christmas party, having kids around to play with. At one point we had 6 people out in the hallway being instructed by Deonna how to "Shake it like we mean it!" in her self-made Step routine. What a fun night to remember!

Blogging Adventures at Work

I recently have been working on a blogging project for my boss to open a Catholic University of America Law School Admissions Blog. It's been quite the process, but we went live today! http://cualaw.typepad.com/

Next task: Financial Aid Blog.

Ghost Tours in Alexandria

This is something I've been looking forward to doing since I moved out here, but never took the time to actually do! Kayleen and Marc, some of our married friends, finally helped motivate us to come with them for Ghost tour of Old Town Alexandria. Night Tours of Old Town are offered Year-Round, but during Halloween season, they offer Ghost Tours, which provide historical background and insight into the colonial American world, with the added bonus of ghost tales from the colonialites. What fun!

A few interesting facts. The term "put your best foot forward" refers to men in colonial days who wore short pants so they could show off their calves. Apparently when they met a nice lady, they'd put their best calf forward for her to see, as it was a distinguishing characteristic back in the day. Don't worry, I checked out Seth's calves afterward, as this was something I've neglected to scrutinize, and he does indeed have a fine calf muscle. phew! Also, back in the day one had to pay fire insurance if they wanted the firemen to put their house out in case of emergency, Confederate soldiers used tombstones as canon barriers and wind shields for fires (how rude!), and men who were "players" were hung in the public square with all their mistresses standing by (what lewd vindication!)

My favorite part of the tour was actually a break when they told us about the art of "fans" and "flirting". Man, to live in colonial days one had to be keenly aware of non-verbal signals from a mere fan. Apparently fans weren't meant to cool one's face back on those days, but rather provide a myriad of either flirtatious or "stay away from me, you creep!" signals. My personal favorites were the signs for "you're now dismissed," "I'm bored, can you please pick up the conversation a little bit?" "So sad my papa dismissed you, but it's not safe to talk to you here, so please meet me in the Garden at 10" ALL THAT from a fan! Colonial 1st ward members, perhaps it would be in our best interest to invest in a few of these!

Johnsons in DC!

So a few weeks ago (3rd week in October!) the Johnsons came to visit! It was so fun to have them in town, and we got to do lots of fun stuff! I'll give a rundown of the photo's that will give just a "snapshot" of the trip!

1. The Johnsons got into town just as seth was getting out of class, so we met them at the hotel shortly after their arrival! We went to Chili's and had a fun night becoming aclimated to DC.

2. This is David busting out his drum skills for everyone to see at the SW jazz church. He impressed everyone, including the drummer. People clapped and cheered, he was a bit hit!

3. We spent some time at Seth's apartment figuring out picasa and just relaxing! I was really excited because we got to see some of the pictures from Gina and Curt's trip to europe!

4. One of the highlights of the trip was a tour of the Capital! Belle gave us a great tour, and it was fun to see different aspects of the capital!

5. We got to take the family to Old Town Alexandria for dinner and a walk around the dock. This is one of Seth and my favorite places (we've had some dates there...), and it was fun to show the fam around!

6. Outside the capital, there's this random lovely little atrium and fountain that we had fun taking pictures by! Aren't the Johnsons just a handsome (and beautiful) bunch!

7. Here's me and Sethy by the Capital. Gina is such a great photographer!

8. Speaking of photographers, here's one hot chic who's got talent, just like her mom! Emmy is one of the most photogenic people I know, and she has a great eye when taking pictures. Since seeing all her pictures of DC, i've made it my sole purpose in life to encourage her to go into photography. :) Aside from her great photography skills, Emmy is just an all round fashionable and fun girl. She got to stay at my house on Friday and Saturday, and we got lots of girl talk time in. Love this girl!

9. Here's a picture of Gina and David in front of one of the many great quotes/statues in DC. Gina is so fun and so easy to be with, and truly marks a passionate, dedicated, and lovable woman! That cute kid beside her is a riot too, he can make anyone smile!

So this is only a glimpse of the many fun things we did! The Johnsons know how to make everything fun and adventurous, thanks so much for coming out!!!

Dear Blog Readers,

I'm so sorry I've been behind on the blog lately. I didn't think it mattered that much but aparently some faithful readers have noticed! There are lots of fun and good things to catch up on though, so they're on their way right now!

Growing Up.

Today it is hard to grow up. :)

New Video for the Jane and Seth Show!

We couldn't quite get the serious video put together, so here are the outtakes. They're more entertaining, I promise.

Fun Little Games gone wrong.

My last post reminded me of today's "little game" that Seth and I played. (WHY I put myself into these situations I'll never understand!)

Setting: Subway
Meal: Roast Beef Sandwiches and Soda.
Game: Fill the straw with soda, each one of us take an end in our mouth, and then on the count of three blow as hard as we can to see who has stronger lung power.

Well, as one can imagine, Seth blowing on one end and me laughing on the other didn't bode well for me. The Dr. Pepper shot straight to the back of my throat, half of it going up and out my nose.

Ummmm, maybe I shouldn't play so many games....

People are gunna think we're weird, Sethy.

Something is missing...

The other night Seth and I made cupcakes! I was trying to feed him one, and then he decided to feed me one too! Well, needless to say we decided to play a little game similar to "Chubby Bunny" but instead of talking we sang the "Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello" primary song... and... it was really funny? (maybe you had to be there...but this story is the means to an end...)

So I really wanted to capture the moment on camera, so I tried to communicate this to seth with my mouth full of cupcake while running back to my room to get the camera. Seth was eating his cupcake in the mean time, and didn't really get what i was saying until his cupcake was nearly gone, so by the time i went to take the picture he'd eaten all of his (unbeknownst to me). So I took what i thought was a funny picture of us playing our new game.....and here it is. Not quite as I'd imagined....hmmm... ;)