She + She + Us

I’m always looking around for ideas to try for blog posts, and thought this one from Elise Blaha Cripe was a fun one.

{She} still loves picking out her own outfits and accessories; loves princesses (but also Olaf the Snowman and all her dinosaurs); enjoys listening to books on tape, playing with stickers, painting and coloring, and absolutely adores taking ballet.  For Christmas she got an adorable ballerina doll she named Lulu, and Lulu accompanies Harper into the ballet studio and watches her prance around the hardwood floors under pretty official looking stage lights.

{She} is not super happy about doing homework, but does stay up late reading books with a flashlight. She’s very into series: Ivy and Bean, Rainbow Magic Fairies, Magic Treehouse, Junnie B. Jones. She hopes this is the year she begins Harry Potter, but I am still holding back. One of the reasons is this: you know the song “Found a Peanut?” She cries at that song. Another reason is this: you know “The Cosby Show?” You know the episode where Clare breaks her ankle? She has to leave the room while holding both hands over her ears for that part. She won’t come out until I say, “It’s over!”  And when she does, she still has her hands over her ears.  I feel like Hadley and I need to work up to Voldemort.

{Us} Fifteen years ago today these two kids got married. I feel like I ought to explain that what’s on my arm is a fake tattoo (although it is our wedding date which I think is pretty rad).  I also think maybe I should explain that I don’t drink Boone’s and snack on beef jerky. Anymore, anyway. I do like to wear as much blush as possible at all times.

Jesse’s picture is totally true to life.  Everyday he’s all, “Where’s my dip? Where’s my Milwaukee’s Best? Where’s my NIKE t-shirt with the sleeves ripped off of it? You KNOW I can’t work on hurricanes without that shirt.”

We’re all superstars, the four of us.