Mom & Dad-in-law are rolling into Cincy from Green Bay this weekend for a brief visit, so I’ll trade a coherent storyline post for a multi-topic rambling one while we prepare for their arrival.
Five Questions
1. Where did you meet your spouse? We met in August 2008 in Lansing, MI. He was the Production Manager at BoarsHead Theatre and I was hired as one of the Second Company interns that season. That week I packed up my belongings, left Texas, drove to Michigan, and moved into an intern house with three other people. We were all supposed to meet at the theatre for an orientation day – reviewing paperwork, signing the contract, staff introductions, an official tour, and a potluck BBQ kinda-thing. We were sitting at a table in the kitchen and in walked this dude with a shirt with some smart-ass phrase on it, he looked at the pile of four new female interns, made some sarcastic comment and walked out. What a charmer! At the BBQ I apparently politely declined a bratwurst he had grilled just for me (right.) and he still gives me crap about it to this day. Little did I know way back then that a few months before my arrival in Michigan he’d picked up my resume and headshot from the pile of potential intern applications, pointed to my picture and announced that he was going to marry this girl. Amazingly (hmmm), I was hired, and by some miracle we were actually compatible. I was also by far the least ridiculous, stupid, and mean of the interns that season, so we struck up a friendship. He’d teach me cool theatre things, we’d catch a drink after work and then he left BoarsHead to start grad school at MSU, leaving us free to date. So we did.
2. What is your favorite room in your house? It’s a toss-up between the kitchen and the bedroom. I’d probably pick the bedroom though because of the big cushy bed and all those windows – it’s just so pretty with all the natural sunlight filtering in. It’s also the warmest room in the house, which makes me all kinds of happy. The kitchen comes in a close second now that we have the gorgeous new furniture and all these really nice kitchen gadgets and appliances we received as wedding presents – makes cooking a luxury!
3. What are your favorite places in your city? Since we’ve only lived here a few months we’re still in the exploring stage, but the Mt. Adams area is really cool. It’s a giant hilltop that overlooks all of Cincy – lots of funky, fancy homes, neat restaurants, jazz bars and wine shops. The Edan Park and Mirror Lake areas are also really pretty. In terms of actual places? I’ll translate that to mean restaurants: Montgomery Inn, Mac’s, and Graeter’s. YUM.
4. What are five productive things you did this week? I cleaned the house top-to-bottom, planted the seeds for my hanging herb garden, helped Ted build our basement shelves, shoveled snow off the driveway twice, and secured a starter job. I totally did a ton of other productive things too, but we’ll stop at five.
5. How many hours of sleep do you need to function? Um, at least 6 or 7. Though I’ve been getting between 8 and 9 lately, which is great because it feels awesome and is good for you too.
Have a great Friday!
