Wedding Blog

I’m going waaaay back here, to November of 2008 - The Secret Life of Bees, Weddingbee edition, version Kiwi.

Here are some things you don’t know about me:

1. I still count on my fingers. Sure, most of the time I can figure it out without it, but then I count on my fingers to make sure my guess was correct. And yes, I AM a bookkeeper, and work with numbers all day.

2. The other night I tried on my old Jamba Juice hat and tried to seduce Mr. Kiwi. He was not biting. I don’t know why I thought it’d be sexy to wear the hat we met in. Especially when it was covered in old fruit crap.

3. I admit it. I love Twilight. No, it’s not because I love Edward. I love Jacob. So perhaps that’s confession appendix A) I AM TEAM JACOB. That’s right, I said it. Mr. Kiwi tries to bite me on the neck and goes, “I’m a Vampire… Raawwwwr.” To which I reply, “Uh, he’s a teenager.” To which he replies, “I’m a werewolf… Rawwwwr…” To which I again reply, “And he’s an even younger teenager—ergo NOT SEXY.”

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4. I could literally eat pancakes for every meal. Potato (Latkes), Swedish (mmm, lingonberries), buttermilk (mmm, The Griddle Cafe on Sunset) , corn… Yum.

5. I eat Ritz crackers with rolled up string cheese on them. Not squares of cheese, but strings of string cheese coiled into a circle. That’s the only way I eat Ritz crackers.

6. When I was a kid I ate everything that wasn’t food. I ate a wax candle that was shaped like a fruit tart (why do that to a kid??), unsweetened bakers chocolate (okay, so that’s food, technically, but it’s NOT MEANT FOR SNACKING!), dirt, leaves, charcoal, Hello Kitty erasers, Chapstick, wood, matches (paper matches), and finally, the seasoning packet in ramen packs. That stuff was SALTY!

7. I was a Girl Scout through high school. I had to stand outside our local Rite Aids and markets selling cookies to my peers. All while wearing the good ol’ Girl Scout uniform.

8. As a child, I used to record myself reading Calvin and Hobbes books aloud, and thought I could get a job as a radio announcer.

9. I once made “perfume” with rose petals, water and rose lotion and sold a bottle for five dollars. I just happened to be rolling around in my wheelchair outside with my “Perfume for Sale” sign when a car drove by. Lest you think I was heartless scooting around in my chair, my family owned a physical therapy company, and we had all sorts of things laying about- I actually used the wheelchair when my asthma was especially bad, so I wasn’t trying to make fun of or fool people.

10. Getting engaged, moving in with Mr. Kiwi, and trying for a baby are all less scary to me than moving to our new apartment after signing the lease. I have no idea why.

11. I was asked to be on Sesame Street when I was a kid, but had an asthma attack and couldn’t make it to the zoo for the taping. I am STILL so bummed.

12. When I was in elementary school (1st through 5th grade), my parents thought I was in bilingual classes, where I’d learn Spanish. We found out recently I was, in fact, in ESL classes where I learned no Spanish, and was never tested for G.A.T.E (Gifted and Talented Education). Mr. Kiwi is really sad about that for some reason.

Okay, that’s all for me! Hope you enjoyed some of my “facts”!