Hide and Seek

November 17th, 2010

Last we wrote, Jason had been sick.  Well, that next week I became sick.  I missed two days of work.  They actually called me that last day to see if I could come in, even though I called out.  I did.  I took two steps in and heard "Ohh... she's still sick."  They sent me home immediately . . . I told them.  Now however, Jason and I are both better.  Jason took amazing care of me and even gave me the correct bottle of mucinex . . . I was taking Benadryl every four hours instead. . . oops.

Jason and I, I believe two Saturdays ago, went with Lisa, Daniel, and Anna to their hometown in Madison.  They were having a cotton gin festival.  First time I ever had funnel cakes.  While we were there, Jeff Morgan (a close friend and our ministainer) sent me a picture text that said "yay snow!"  I sent a picture of a cemetery back to him.  He asked why we were at a cemetery; if we were at a funeral.  I sent back "Parade actually."  :^) His response was basically telling us how weird we are and that's why he loves us...or something like that. Only Jason and I could go to a cemetery because there was a parade there and it make total sense.  After the parade we then went to visit Lisa and Anna's parents.  They were awesome!  They own all these amazing animals...ducks, cats, dogs, a donkey, a horse, and some dinosaur-like creature.  They were very kind to us and entertained us with fun stories.  They also cooked amazing spaghetti.  I hope we can go visit them again soon.  They were lovely.

Last Saturday we went to my parent's house to have dinner with them for my sister's birthday!  It was amazing!!  They are all so fun to be with.  We had cube steaks and had fun running around with Jace and Jordyn.  It was good to see Ashley and give her our present too.  We were super excited about it.  We gave her two flash drives with a season of dexter on it, which she hasn't seen yet.  We were worried for a while she wouldn't be able to get the gift because our cats were playing hide and seek with them!!  We woke up one morning and found one missing.  We search for literally three hours until we took a break and went to check the mail.  While gone I said "wouldn't it be awesome if the cats realized how mad we were and decided to put it back for us."  Well, they must have heard me and decided to prove me wrong... We immediately looked at the table when we returned.  Apparently, us going to check the mail gave them the perfect amount of time to capture and hide the last jump drive!!!  Both were missing!  After searching even more (and discovering secret compartments in our couch), we finally found them.  One was under the fridge, the other under a bookshelf.  We then hid them from the cats in the secret compartment of our couch we happened upon.  They are evil kittens.

The next day (Sunday), we were able to visit my new, amazing in-laws at their new home.  They cooked a wonderful dinner for all of us and showed us the new home.  It's beautiful!  We were able to give them the gifts we bought while on our honeymoon.  We accidentally left Tiffany's gift at home!  We'll give it to her soon.  We were able to let them know a little about Salem and tell fun stories.  They then gave us an great wedding present!!  They've already done so much for us and for our wedding... I was so surprised when they gave us another gift . . . it is a stainless steal cooking set!  I couldn't believe it.  That was one of the  most useful gifts we could have ever gotten.  I really couldn't ask for better in-laws... not just because of the gift.  They have always been so welcoming to me and so fun to hang out with.  It's awesome to have a new nephew who is very entertaining and a very sweet sister-in-law.  I love it!

Yesterday was an extremely busy day. I was able to hang out with my mom all day and run errands.  We met my dad for lunch at cracker barrel, which was so nice!  I also was able to see my brother a little... I may or may not have changed his status.  Something having to do with loving the teletubbies . . . I didn't say that.
 
As of yesterday at around lunch time, I officially changed my name and am now Sharlot DaNae Brown.  The process to change my name is a good enough reason to never get divorce... I never want to do that again.  Also, Jason is kinda nice.  Side note:  Sharlot is just another way to spell Charlotte.  The nickname for Charlotte is Charlie... therefore, I am now Charlie Brown!  My life is complete.

Jason at the very moment is cooking... not food, but a circuit board.  Why... it's Jason.  He does these things. He also has been creating a personal library database... it's actually pretty cool and can be extremely useful.  On top of that... he is also working on another project.  He bought a wood carving kit and is making a wax seal.  It's basically a stamp for when you melt wax on an envelop.  He made the triforce symbol as the stamp. He actually wrote me a letter that reads "I love you very much, I am glad we are finally married!" He folded it up, poured wax on it, and stamped it with the kit he bought on our honeymoon.  It was really sweet.  I love him very much and have to agree.

Jason and I have been reading Harry Potter together.  We finished the fourth book and are now on the fifth.  I really love reading with him.  I think it's a good thing for us . . . we always end up laughing at each other and making fun faces with the story and whatnot.  He's really funny and always entertaining. I think I've run out of things to say now.  Yeah, I have.  Goodnight.  I hope no one else has to play hide and seek with their animals... it's not fun.  Goodnight.