What are you?

If someone asked you that question.....what would your answer be?

Funny, I've been thinking about this recently and have decided I would describe myself as Nerdy, Romantic, and Sentimental.

Nerdy:
I never would have admitted to this earlier in my life, but just in the past few years discovered how much I love knowledge, learning, and trying to figure things out. Probably some of it happens to be because I married a nerdy guy.....or maybe I finally found out for myself who I was instead of what I thought I wanted to be??? My love is touring museums, learning the history of the places we visit, and challenging my brain with trivia. There is so much out there to learn and I want to make sure I go everywhere and learn everything!



Romantic:
I love quiet moments and special time with my husband. Funny as it sounds, it doesn't have to be a lavish meal, formal clothes, or exotic location for us to have a romantic moment. Sometimes it's just the simplest of places, a funny joke, or a cheap pizza and we have a great time. I've recently started keepsaking some of the more simple parts of our travels (which will appear in a future blog), but looking back at the pictures and treasures I collected on these trips make me smile. It doesn't take a lot to romance me -- just a special and quiet moment alone with my husband, wherever that may be!



Sentimental:
This is probably the biggest descriptor of me. I love memories, keepsakes, and photos. I love sitting around and discussing the fun I have shared with friends and family. I love to spend the afternoon looking through my old cedar chest at the artwork of my children in elementary school, the pictures from high school, our old family photos and smile at all the memories and happy times. I love creating new memories and documenting the times so that other members of my family will someday be able to remember the fun and joy from those photos. I seem to be the "gatekeeper" of memories in my family. A position that I love and want generations from now to enjoy. This task is especially difficult since I have lived with all men -- and they are not really into that. Hopefully, they will marry and their wives will convince them otherwise!



I lead a blessed life. Sometimes I don't feel like it when I'm overly stressed and overly worked....but when I really look deep into my life I see that I can't let the small stuff stress me out. I am very thankful for the people in my life, the roads that I have traveled to get where I am, and the endless possibilities that still await me.