The 7 Year Itch

This past Sunday was our 7 year anniversary, and I have to say how quickly time passes! We were lucky enough to have the night to ourselves in Lake Tahoe while my in-laws kept E for us. It was freezing cold in Tahoe, literally...it snowed both days we were there. It was a welcomed change from the 90 degree heat we have been experiencing.

As we made the leisurely drive up from Nevada City to South Shore, I tortured Rob with a game of "What has been your favorite marriage moment?" (He was a total sport about answering my questions.) As we walked down memory lane, we revisited living in San Diego our first year of marriage. While we were dirt poor, we both agreed that some of our happiest memories involve our nightly walks on the beach. My favorite beach moment involves Rob trying to save me from the biggest spider either of us had ever seen. He was trying to flick it away on a stick, but he flicked it right to me. I do not have a very big vertical leap, but at that moment-I must have cleared 4 feet.

The next 2 years were spent in Las Vegas, and we couldn't help but laugh at all the interesting people we met there. Everyone thought we were Mormon's because we were so "squeaky clean" compared to the crowds we worked with. For Halloween, we dressed up as Mormon missionary's and the costume actually confused people. They still thought we were LDS, and it took quite a bit of convincing that we were not! We also added our first "baby" Sophie to our family.

The past 4 years in Texas have been nothing but constant change. We bought our home we love, added our second "child" Heidi, and discovered what life is really all about-Everett! After our almost 2 hour drive, I decided that we could not narrow down our marriage into single favorite moments. It just doesn't work that way! I can't choose San Diego over Las Vegas because the experiences are SOOO different from each other.

Either way, they say that 7 years is when you have your "itch" to make a change. I think that they are wrong. I am not "itching" to make one change. We have had plenty of changes in our lives the past 7 years, and the only thing I am beginning to itch for is more!

Sudoku

Yesterday on my way home from El Paso, I was thrilled when I got to be A18 on my Southwest flight. Typically flights from El Paso to Dallas go well into the C's, so when you are at the top of the A list-you get your pick of seats!

Smiling, I settle into my Exit row aisle seat, pull out the Spirit Magazine and flip to the Sudoku page. I couldn't help but laugh at what happened next. I found a magazine that I had already completed the puzzles. That is correct-I personally had been on that plane before, found the same magazine, and completed the puzzles.

I know that these planes must run the same routes all the time, but it means that little magazine took a million little trips from Dallas-El Paso-Phoenix-Las Vegas-LA and back into my hands! It has been a good two weeks since I was able to figure out all of the puzzles, which means that this little magazine has been buzzing around the US only to find me again!

I came to the conclusion that I am flying way to much, and I need to invest in my own Sudoku book so that I don't have to keep solving the same puzzles over and over. It takes away from the satisfaction of winning when you have already solved the puzzle 3 times before!

Talking to Yourself

This post is going to make me sound certifiably crazy.

I had one of the more embarrassing moments of my life today involving talking to myself while driving alone in my rental car in El Paso. The problem is the whole conversation was recorded on my home answering machine for my husband to listen too when he got home!

It started as I was practicing a presentation I needed to give to a surgeon on my next call. (That is the somewhat socially acceptable part.) But then it just gets embarrassing. I then start to sing, just plain talk to myself, and it ends with me laughing at my own joke!!! That is correct-I talk to myself. Rob called me genuinely baffled at what was recorded. He couldn't figure out what I was doing or what I was trying to accomplish! I could have died at that very moment!!!

Thank GOD it was recorded at home. Could you imagine if it ended up anywhere else? I literally was speechless when he asked me about it. All I could do is quickly change the topic and act equally as confused.

I am about to call him and fess up to what happened. I can't stop laughing at my own bad luck and the humor in the situation.

So here is the question for you...Do you ever talk when you think that no one is listening? By the evidence at home-I sure do!