Our birthdays are next week and so I thought it would be fun to post some information about us, as a couple!
This is kind of like the 25 things - except it's about you AND your significant other, not just you.
What are your middle names? Arlen and given Lynn, now Hubbard (once we got married I changed my middle name to Hubbard. I am the last one on my Dad's side, so I wanted to do it to honor him).
How long have you been together? Almost 9 1/2 years, married for 9 years this June
How long did you know each other before you started dating? We have been together since the day we met.
Who asked who out? Monte asked me
How old are each of you? 32 (on 3/5) and 37 (on 3/2)
Whose siblings do you see the most? Tisha, but still not a lot.
Do you have any children together? Yes, 3 boys and are in the process of adopting a sibling group from Ethiopia.
What about pets? Names? dog (Maxine) and two cats (Allie and Alex)
Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple? We don't get a lot of alone time, so that is probably the hardest thing.
Did you go to the same school? No
Are you from the same home town? No
Who is the smartest? Monte is, but I have more common sense!
How did you meet? Through a mutual friend
Where do you eat out most as a couple? We don't go out much as a couple, but as a family McDonalds... thanks to the boys.
Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple? Maine, but it will soon be Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Who has the craziest ex's? Since 2 of my 3 ex's are now pastors, I would have to say Monte's, but I honestly don't have a clue.
Who has the worst temper? Monte
Who does the cooking? Monte is an amazing cook, but only has the time to cook on the weekends, so I do most of it, but the taste doesn't even compare.
Who is more social? Tisha
Who is the neat-freak? Tisha
Who is more stubborn? We both are. Thankfully we agree on most things.
Who hogs the bed? Monte
Who wakes up earlier? Monte, he gets up at 4:30a to go to work. I think it is insane, but he does it so he doesn't have to work late and can be home with us at night.
Where was your first date? Pizza Hut
Who has the bigger family? Monte, his extended family has more people in it than the whole state of Maine.
Do you get flowers often? No and I am ok with that. He spoils me in other ways.
How do you spend the holidays? We stay home. Our families live too far away.
Who is more jealous? I would have to say me even though I am not the jealous type, but Monte doesn't have a jealous bone in his body.
What is "your song"? "I love you" Martina McBride
How long did it take to get serious? Instantly, we were engaged 6 weeks after we met.
Who eats more? Monte only eats once a day during the week (I can't seem to get it through his head that this is NOT healthy), so I guess it would be me.
Who does the laundry? Tisha
Who’s better with the computer? Tisha
Who drives when you are together? Monte. If we are driving long distance then we take turns.
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Saturday, February 28, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
25 Random Things About Me!
I was tagged on facebook and I thought I would share here too. I did one similar last month, but most of my answers are different!
1. Monte and I got married 8 months after we met. We will be married 9 years in June. I love that man!
2. I had our three boys in 34 months. I was pregnant for parts of FIVE YEARS STRAIGHT!
3. We are adopting from Ethiopia! I am loving our adoption experience. I will be honest and tell you that it is a very emotional journey.
4. My husband amazes me! He wakes up at 4:30a each day (doesn’t need to be there till 9a) and works a 12 hour day, so I don’t have to work.
5. I love love love being a mother! I never dreamed I would have a large family, but we are well on our way.
6. I have learned that divorce doesn’t just effect the first generation. It effects many generations after.
7. I wasn't very nice to a certain girl growing up, only because we liked the same guy, sad. Now I am so thankful that she is one of my dear friends!
8. I cannot cook, but my husband is amazing!!
9. I have many ups and downs homeschooling, but at the end of the day I am so glad they are home with me.
10. I am NOT a cat person. I do love my boys though and that is why we have two cats.
11. Our boys have biblical first names (John was also named after my grandfather). Their middle names are family names. We will do that same for our adopted children. We will also keep their given name.
12. I am trying to read through the Bible this year.
13. I am independent.
14. We don’t have any of our parents living near us. They are in Maine, Oklahoma and Alabama. 15. I am competitive in anything I do.
16. When we travel to Ethiopia, it’ll be my first time leaving North America.
17. I worked at Target for a couple of Christmas’s. I made NO money. I spent it as fast as I earned it.
18. I love warm weather and would like to move south.
19. I cannot play any instrument or read music. Thankfully Isaac and John are not following in my footsteps. They are 6 and 7 and can already read music and play the piano.
20. I started babysitting when I was 11. I did that and worked at a daycare through high school and most of college.
21. I was a corporate fitness manager before I had kids. I don’t miss it at all.
22. I LOVE living in the city. Target is literally across the street… need I say more?
23. I did not enjoy college. I was so homesick. I went from Maine to Indiana. Who wouldn’t be homesick?
24. I love to read. If you have read any great books, let me know!
25. I am looking forward to traveling, someday!
1. Monte and I got married 8 months after we met. We will be married 9 years in June. I love that man!
2. I had our three boys in 34 months. I was pregnant for parts of FIVE YEARS STRAIGHT!
3. We are adopting from Ethiopia! I am loving our adoption experience. I will be honest and tell you that it is a very emotional journey.
4. My husband amazes me! He wakes up at 4:30a each day (doesn’t need to be there till 9a) and works a 12 hour day, so I don’t have to work.
5. I love love love being a mother! I never dreamed I would have a large family, but we are well on our way.
6. I have learned that divorce doesn’t just effect the first generation. It effects many generations after.
7. I wasn't very nice to a certain girl growing up, only because we liked the same guy, sad. Now I am so thankful that she is one of my dear friends!
8. I cannot cook, but my husband is amazing!!
9. I have many ups and downs homeschooling, but at the end of the day I am so glad they are home with me.
10. I am NOT a cat person. I do love my boys though and that is why we have two cats.
11. Our boys have biblical first names (John was also named after my grandfather). Their middle names are family names. We will do that same for our adopted children. We will also keep their given name.
12. I am trying to read through the Bible this year.
13. I am independent.
14. We don’t have any of our parents living near us. They are in Maine, Oklahoma and Alabama. 15. I am competitive in anything I do.
16. When we travel to Ethiopia, it’ll be my first time leaving North America.
17. I worked at Target for a couple of Christmas’s. I made NO money. I spent it as fast as I earned it.
18. I love warm weather and would like to move south.
19. I cannot play any instrument or read music. Thankfully Isaac and John are not following in my footsteps. They are 6 and 7 and can already read music and play the piano.
20. I started babysitting when I was 11. I did that and worked at a daycare through high school and most of college.
21. I was a corporate fitness manager before I had kids. I don’t miss it at all.
22. I LOVE living in the city. Target is literally across the street… need I say more?
23. I did not enjoy college. I was so homesick. I went from Maine to Indiana. Who wouldn’t be homesick?
24. I love to read. If you have read any great books, let me know!
25. I am looking forward to traveling, someday!
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
16 Random things about me...
I was tagged by a friend on facebook, but I thought I would use it for a post instead of doing a note on facebook. Just because I know you want nothing more than to learn 16 random things about me! :)
1. I am beyond blessed. I thank God for the life He has given me. I couldn't ask for a better family.
2. I am really enjoying our adoption journey!! I have met some amazing people and am looking forward to getting our referral.
3. I live for roller coasters. The scarier the better. Sadly, thus far, none of my kids share my enthusiasm.
4. I despise dirty clothes on the floor. We have 5 dirty clothes baskets, but I always find clothes on the floor next to the basket...ugh!
5. I really enjoy living in the city. I grew up in the country and strangely enough, I don't miss it.
6. I have a small obsession with Target. We live only 2 minutes from a Super Target and I am there often!
7. If I could do college over again, I would become a social worker. Instead I majored in exercise science. Not a lot you can do with that.
8. I L-O-V-E the dentist. There is no feeling like just getting your teeth cleaned.
I have passed that love on to my children and they ask monthly if it is time to go back.
9. I have been to Disney World six times. Probably my most favorite time was December 2007 when we took the boys.
10. I am the handy woman around the house. If something needs fixed, I am the one who does it.
11. Even though I grew up in Maine, I am not a fan of winter. I am cold from November until April... no joke!
12. I tried playing the clarinet and saxophone in elementary school. I quickly learned that I am not gifted musically!
13. I was homesick all 4 years of college. I did meet Monte 5 months after I graduated, so looking back it was all worth it!
14. I have always wanted twins. Instead I had 3 boys in 34 months! Who knows... we could get a referral for twins.
15. I can't do a cartwheel.
16. I can't wait to go to Ethiopia and bring our children home.
1. I am beyond blessed. I thank God for the life He has given me. I couldn't ask for a better family.
2. I am really enjoying our adoption journey!! I have met some amazing people and am looking forward to getting our referral.
3. I live for roller coasters. The scarier the better. Sadly, thus far, none of my kids share my enthusiasm.
4. I despise dirty clothes on the floor. We have 5 dirty clothes baskets, but I always find clothes on the floor next to the basket...ugh!
5. I really enjoy living in the city. I grew up in the country and strangely enough, I don't miss it.
6. I have a small obsession with Target. We live only 2 minutes from a Super Target and I am there often!
7. If I could do college over again, I would become a social worker. Instead I majored in exercise science. Not a lot you can do with that.
8. I L-O-V-E the dentist. There is no feeling like just getting your teeth cleaned.
I have passed that love on to my children and they ask monthly if it is time to go back.
9. I have been to Disney World six times. Probably my most favorite time was December 2007 when we took the boys.
10. I am the handy woman around the house. If something needs fixed, I am the one who does it.
11. Even though I grew up in Maine, I am not a fan of winter. I am cold from November until April... no joke!
12. I tried playing the clarinet and saxophone in elementary school. I quickly learned that I am not gifted musically!
13. I was homesick all 4 years of college. I did meet Monte 5 months after I graduated, so looking back it was all worth it!
14. I have always wanted twins. Instead I had 3 boys in 34 months! Who knows... we could get a referral for twins.
15. I can't do a cartwheel.
16. I can't wait to go to Ethiopia and bring our children home.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Tagged!
I have been tagged by Sharon. I have to post the 4th picture from my 4th folder on my computer and then tell everyone about it. I was hoping for a really fun picture, but alas it is not. Since the story of "meeting" Sharon is so much more interesting, with her permission, I am going to start there!
Monte and I are using an adoption agency out of Oregon state. This adoption agency has its own yahoo group (list serv) for parents that have adopted or that are in the process of adopting. It is a wonderful group! I could go on and on about it, so I'll save that for another post!
A lot of families on the list serv have blogs. My new hobby is reading as many of them as I can! When I was reading Sharon's blog I noticed that she was located in Maine. I am from Maine, so I instantly wanted to contact her.
We we went back and forth getting to know each other and then she asked where I grew up. I told her it is town by Sebago Lake, it is very small and not a lot of people have heard of it. I am from a town named Limington. She emailed me back and...
SHE IS ALSO FROM LIMINGTON!!!
How wild was that? I was so excited. Come to find out, she went to school with my sister and knows my parents! She has a sister a year older than I am, but I went to private school for a while, so I know of her, but don't really know her.
What are the chances that 2 girls from Limington (population 2,000 max) are adopting (adopted in her case) from Ethiopia and are using the same agency on the opposite coast.
I called my mom, the same night that I found out and she was speechless. It is truly amazing and I can't wait to officially meet Sharon on our next trip home!
OK, so on to the picture...
Monte and I are using an adoption agency out of Oregon state. This adoption agency has its own yahoo group (list serv) for parents that have adopted or that are in the process of adopting. It is a wonderful group! I could go on and on about it, so I'll save that for another post!
A lot of families on the list serv have blogs. My new hobby is reading as many of them as I can! When I was reading Sharon's blog I noticed that she was located in Maine. I am from Maine, so I instantly wanted to contact her.
We we went back and forth getting to know each other and then she asked where I grew up. I told her it is town by Sebago Lake, it is very small and not a lot of people have heard of it. I am from a town named Limington. She emailed me back and...
SHE IS ALSO FROM LIMINGTON!!!
How wild was that? I was so excited. Come to find out, she went to school with my sister and knows my parents! She has a sister a year older than I am, but I went to private school for a while, so I know of her, but don't really know her.
What are the chances that 2 girls from Limington (population 2,000 max) are adopting (adopted in her case) from Ethiopia and are using the same agency on the opposite coast.
I called my mom, the same night that I found out and she was speechless. It is truly amazing and I can't wait to officially meet Sharon on our next trip home!
OK, so on to the picture...
These are the deer that my wonderful husband has killed and decided to decorate our house with. We do not have an office, so one hangs in our livingroom and the other 2 are in the 2 boys' bedrooms. This is the third time this picture has been on the blog! He will be proud!
Friday, June 27, 2008
Tagged with a "meme"
My friend Michelle tagged me last week and I am just now getting around to posting it. So here is my "meme"
Q. what were you doing five years ago today?
1. Monte and I had just celebrated our 3 year anniversary! I don't think we did anything to celebrate. We had a lot on our plates at this time!
2. We had just moved from Cicero to Sheridan into a 1,000 sq. ft. house. It was VERY small, but because of it I was able to stop babysitting, something I didn't like doing in my home. It was a cute brick house with a great backyard. We only lived here for 20 months.
3. Right after the move we went to Colorado for a family vacation. Monte's sister lives there, so we went to visit them. My parents and Monte's mom and step dad were also there. We didn't have a lot of money, but we had saved up for a while for this vacation. Monte and I went on a hot air balloon ride and it was amazing!
4. The reason we moved to Sheridan was so Monte could become a part time pastor at the Wesleyan church there. He was also working full-time as a mortgage underwriter.
5. John was 5 months and Isaac was 21 months, so I was a very busy mama!
Q. 5 Things on your To Do list today?
1. Pay bills
2. Clean the house
3. Get ready for our next road trip to Oklahoma
4. Go to the pool with the boys, a friend and her 3 boys
5. Call our insurance company and ask politely why they are not paying some claims! (this is my part time job)
Q. 5 Snacks you enjoy?
1. Ice Cream
2. Diet Coke (it is a snack for me)
3. Chocolate (anything)
4. Swedish Fish
5. Fruit (raspberries are my favorite)
Q. 5 Things you would do if you were a billionaire?
1. Buy a HUGE house in the country. As long as I am not further than 10 minutes from a Target.
2. Fill up our big house with LOTS of adopted kids!
3. Buy my Dad a sports car (I have always wanted to get one for him)
4. Sponsor more Compassion children
5. Travel the world
Q. 5 Jobs you have had?
1. Daycare provider. While I was in high school and part of college I worked at a daycare center. I loved it and can't believe that some of the kids have graduated from high school now. I am getting SO old!
2. Babysitter. I have always loved kids and started babysitting when I was TEN!
3. Corporate Fitness Center Manager. I managed fitness centers in Farm Bureau Insurance (their corporate headquarters) and BEST lock. I worked at others like: Lilly, Unum, SIA and Emmis. I did this right out of college until I had Isaac.
4. Target. I worked here for a couple of Christmas'. It really took away from our family time and I didn't enjoy being away from home. Plus I would spend my paycheck before I got paid.
5. Mom (by far the best job in the world)
Q. what were you doing five years ago today?
1. Monte and I had just celebrated our 3 year anniversary! I don't think we did anything to celebrate. We had a lot on our plates at this time!
2. We had just moved from Cicero to Sheridan into a 1,000 sq. ft. house. It was VERY small, but because of it I was able to stop babysitting, something I didn't like doing in my home. It was a cute brick house with a great backyard. We only lived here for 20 months.
3. Right after the move we went to Colorado for a family vacation. Monte's sister lives there, so we went to visit them. My parents and Monte's mom and step dad were also there. We didn't have a lot of money, but we had saved up for a while for this vacation. Monte and I went on a hot air balloon ride and it was amazing!
4. The reason we moved to Sheridan was so Monte could become a part time pastor at the Wesleyan church there. He was also working full-time as a mortgage underwriter.
5. John was 5 months and Isaac was 21 months, so I was a very busy mama!
Q. 5 Things on your To Do list today?
1. Pay bills
2. Clean the house
3. Get ready for our next road trip to Oklahoma
4. Go to the pool with the boys, a friend and her 3 boys
5. Call our insurance company and ask politely why they are not paying some claims! (this is my part time job)
Q. 5 Snacks you enjoy?
1. Ice Cream
2. Diet Coke (it is a snack for me)
3. Chocolate (anything)
4. Swedish Fish
5. Fruit (raspberries are my favorite)
Q. 5 Things you would do if you were a billionaire?
1. Buy a HUGE house in the country. As long as I am not further than 10 minutes from a Target.
2. Fill up our big house with LOTS of adopted kids!
3. Buy my Dad a sports car (I have always wanted to get one for him)
4. Sponsor more Compassion children
5. Travel the world
Q. 5 Jobs you have had?
1. Daycare provider. While I was in high school and part of college I worked at a daycare center. I loved it and can't believe that some of the kids have graduated from high school now. I am getting SO old!
2. Babysitter. I have always loved kids and started babysitting when I was TEN!
3. Corporate Fitness Center Manager. I managed fitness centers in Farm Bureau Insurance (their corporate headquarters) and BEST lock. I worked at others like: Lilly, Unum, SIA and Emmis. I did this right out of college until I had Isaac.
4. Target. I worked here for a couple of Christmas'. It really took away from our family time and I didn't enjoy being away from home. Plus I would spend my paycheck before I got paid.
5. Mom (by far the best job in the world)
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