In time for Valentine's Day

As Christopher and I approach our 15^th wedding anniversary this summer (yes, child brides were ok in Virginia back then), it is interesting to look back and think about the ways I have changed.  I don’t mean the obvious like oh, we’re married, so we should figure out the biggies like money, kids, and religion.  I don’t mean the changes that are more attributable to being parents (free time consists of playing Legos) or age (we go to bed by 10).  And I don’t mean the sappy stuff like I love you more every single day, because I don’t want to gross out anybody.  I mean the more subtle or unusual traits that I know I’ve picked up straight from my bubbly hubbly or do because of him such as….

1.  I will occasionally eat a sloppy joe sandwich now.

2.   I listen to sports radio…and I like it.

3.   I never wear heels.

4.  Pizza is supposed to have pepperoni and black olives.

5.  If you can’t get front row seats, it’s not worth going.

6.  I have a splint in my car in case I need to splint somebody I guess.

7.  I know who Legendary Santa is.

8.  I can sort of speak intelligently about baseball (although I still don’t keep a scorebook to his liking).

9.  You’ve heard of mama bear, right?  Wife bear is scarier.  If you mess with my man, you better watch your back.

10.   I know as many emergency medicine acronyms as EY acronyms.

11.   I have an alter ego who can be pretty aggressive at booking speaking engagements and public appearances for our Never Forget Foundation.  This requires not just talking to strangers (see previous grocery shopping post) but COLD CALLING them.  Egad.

12.  I will go to multiple grocery stores to find Scotchy Scotch Scotch.

13.  Not sure this fits, but when I was a teenager I went to see a psychic (Michelle Nolton are you reading this?) who told me that I would marry someone a little shorter than me (check), with dark hair (check), have two kids (we’ll say some multiple thereof), and my work would involve being published (I have proofed all of Christopher’s articles).

14.  I was a political science major, but I didn’t appreciate local campaign tactics, primary voting, or political party infighting until a certain Mark Earley staffer walked in.

15.  I drink Coke not Pepsi.