First Dates

Today is the 32nd anniversary of my parent’s first date. Wow… That’s a lot of anniversaries! That made me think about my own marriage and when it all began! Craig and I will be having the third anniversary of our first date this May. It’s amazing how quickly time flies! It’s no 32 years, but it’s the beginning of something wonderful. I remember May 12th, 2006. Seattle, WA. I had spent the week on a floating resort with my family, enjoying the Alaskan scenery. After awesome days spent with my family, I spent the night watching Craig do his Assistant Cruise Director thing. Uncle Geoff, cousin-in-law Drew, and I would usually be chatting about the day’s events, and I would still be trying to catch Craig’s eye. When I did he would come over and talk with us, and I did my flirtatious thing. Everyone else would go to bed and Craig and I would talk for hours into the morning. We agreed to spend time together in Seattle after the ship docked. Our first date! We walked along the pier together, had lunch, and then sat at the pier and talked about what would happen next. He said he would call; I was hopeful but didn’t really think it would happen. We said goodbye and as he got into the cab I held back my tears. (He later admitted to me he cried as well.) The next week I was home sick from work and a knock on the door woke me up. I opened up the door to a beautiful bouquet of flowers and smiled because Craig remembered that Sunflowers are my favorite. The rest is history! I am very blessed and I love my husband very much. So congratulations Mama and Daddy on 32 years of happiness! Thank you for your example! We are blessed!

I begin this “rambling” blog about nothing in particular…

I am laughing because my temperamental cat, Capriccio is hissing at my dog. It is quite funny. I am sitting at one end of the sofa, my cat at the other. There is ample space between us so I invited the dog to join the couch party. Star jumps up and curls into a little ball… well, as little as she can make it. Capriccio is still in the sleeping dog’s face hissing. Obviously it has no effect. Ha… Well, I think it’s hilarious.

Hmm… what else is going on in the world of Naomi? I’m going to take my father’s idea and post my Facebook “25 random things about me”. Maybe some of you will learn more about me… maybe not, but enjoy!

1) I have a fetish for fountain sodas
2) I met my husband in Alaska
3) From when I was born up to getting a drivers license, I probably didn't miss more than 5 Sundays for church
4) I feel the need to get everyone to open up Pier1 credit cards
5) Sledding makes me feel like a kid again, even though I just recently tried it
6) Every time I enter any building I make a "worst case scenario" plan for escape.
7) If it's dark when I get home I call my dad to talk to until I get in the house.
8) If Craig is playing a game with me, I lose 99% of the time.
9) Sometimes I watch Hannah Montana
10) my favorite shows are all re-runs... Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond, Frasier...
11) I love buying clothes, even though they stay in my closet forever
12) My husband and I go on a cruise every year
13) The quarter pushing machine is my favorite casino game
14) every time I see a star on a house, I yell "STAR ON THE HOUSE!"... yeah, weird.
15) sometimes I still think there's monsters living under my bed
16) I love buying movies... even if I've never seen them
17) I call my cat "boo", even though her name is Capriccio
18) My family is the best there is! (INCLUDING the in-laws!)
19) My brother is one of my best friends and i miss him! (He's in Italy)
20) Evidentially I talk in my sleep, usually about work or Chinese food
21) I'm obsessed with the TV show Alias
22) I was strongly involved with the music program in high school. (Symphony orchestra, chamber orchestra, Chamber choir, and Ambassadors)
21) I talk to strangers and buy them drinks on airplanes (it makes the flight go by faster!)
22) I love my job
23) cleaning, to me, is finding an empty drawer and putting everything in it
24) the oldest "Wii age" I've been is 80
25) I miss my friends, family, and church family in Florida!!!!

I hope that provides a little more incite to my happy place up here in Connecticut! I will try to blog a bit more. I’m still trying to get into the habit.