J3meendering: 2008.03

We went to my parents house in Brookings SD last weekend to celebrate easter. Both of my sisters came home with their families and we had a house full of fun for the weekend. We took the kids to an easter egg hunt, celebrated my oldest sisters 40th birthday by surprising her with friends and extended family, played darts and win loose or draw with the kids, and just enjoyed the comfort of family. Here are some of the highlights....

My cousin Shannon and I ......

Here is my cousin shannon, me, and my other cousin Roxanne at Easter a few years back.....

Alison, George, & Rita......

Rita caught in the act (she LOVES candy and literally took her basket EVERYWHERE)....

Jon practicing up on his gaming skills.....

My sister Jen and her kids Connor, Julia, and Ali.........

My sister Julie, her husband Joe and their kids Harry, Sophie, Rita and George........

Harry doing his Heisman pose in his new Vikings gear from the Easter Bunny...

A little video of some of the fun......

I was tagged for a survey by Jenni, a friend I went to school with at UO. S0 I guess we finally have something new to blog about (we have been boring lately). So enjoy learning some interesting facts about me and Jon.

1. What was I doing 10 years ago?
Jess - In my freshman year of college at South Dakota State University

Jon - In his freshman year of college at the University of Minnesota

2. Five things to do/did today?

Jess - slept in (forgot it was daylight savings time - ooopps), graded papers & made a power point lecture on blood pressure regulation during exercise, did/doing laundry, went to target to buy baby cards - (I have 3 friends that are due in the next two weeks!), and tried to call quam - because I miss her!!

Jon - read the sunday paper, went to work, drove around to find a house to take measurements for an architecture project, had pizza for lunch, drove his lovely wife to school to get the papers she needed to grade.

3. Favorite snack?
Jess - can I just say I love all snacks and it is becoming a serious problem - I am starting to balloon. I am especially partial to cadbury mini eggs at easter - I know nicole doesn't like them because of their thin candy shell.....but they are sooo good!!
Jon - Cookies - but they have to be crunchy on the outside and gooey on the inside. Especially partial to the peanut butter christmas cookies with kisses on top and white chocolate macadamia nut cookies.

4. What would I do if I were suddenly a billionarie?
Jess and Jon - Funny you ask - just discussed this yesterday. We would buy a sailboat and sail from oregon to costa rica living for awhile wherever we wanted along the say. When we finished with that I would love to open a restaurant or a cute home/gift/crafty store. Jon would like to flip houses into green homes.

5. Name 3 of your bad habits.

Jess - worrying too much, being too competitive, being too logical sometimes - and not taking risks to do things that would make me happy
Jon - procrastination, introverted, fidgety

6. Five jobs I have had.
Jess - professor at a University, research and teaching fellow at the University of Oregon, lifeguard and swimming lessons teacher (this was a great job - soaking in the sun and playing with kids all day with all my friends who worked with me), research aid for the united states department of agriculture - sounds important, but I really just carried big cages into corn fields to trap bugs, collected the bugs, counted them, and then had to look at them under microscopes to sex them. Met friends I am still close to doing this job and had a blast. Last but not least, worked at Edgebrook golf course at the desk and drove the beer cart. Played golf every day with the 3 Spauldings and Matt Vaugh and had a ton of laughs.

Jon - architect at a firm in Nebraska, architect at PIVOT architecture in Eugene, research assistant at UO for the agents of change project, lifeguard and swimming lessons teacher, and landscaper.

7. Five things people don't know about me.
Jess - was born 2 months premature and only weighed 2 lbs, used to show sheep in 4-H, i am crafty - make my own jewelry and quilts, I love fishing with my dad, went to school in England for a semester, jon claims I like men with blood curly hair and high class southern accents, i love to play golf with people who don't know I used to play in college.....and then beat them!!

Jon - great at swing dancing, missing 4 teeth, all state football and wrestler in high school, dressed up as the crow for Halloween in college, went to school in Mexico for a semester, used to win hot wheels races as a kid and has trophy's to prove it!

Jess fishing as a kid....