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Brian: I need to eat because I'm really hungry....And I need to kiss you because I'm really kissy.

AU11

Ok, I know this is going to look/sound like bragging, but I swear it's not! I was just so excited about my grades that I had to share!

Some of you probably know how much I struggled in this chem class this quarter. However, Brian says he'll never trust me again when I say I'm not doing well in a class (chem or otherwise). I have to say though, I worked pretty darn hard for that A.

Brian vs. Santa

Ok, I guess a more appropriate title would be "Brian vs. Santa's leg." Poor Santa! Actually, Brian's pretty light - I felt bad for Santa when the Elders decided to sit on his lap (one of them is quite tall and therefore weighs over 200 pounds).

Any guesses as to what Brian told Santa he wanted for Christmas?
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Yup, he said he wanted to wake up on Christmas morning and find out that his wife loves Christmas as much as he does. I laughed and told him "Not happening!" We later decided it might be possible, if he woke up and didn't like Christmas anymore (or at least, as much as he does right now). But he said that would only happen if Christmas kicked his puppy or something. I told him I would gladly dress up as Christmas and kick his puppy for him. ;) And no, he doesn't have a puppy.

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Brian: This is the first time I've ever seen a real woodpecker, and it makes me realize they're really dumb.

a poll

I've had short hair envy for a while now, especially now that my hair is relatively long again. (I've never had it more than a couple inches longer than it is now.) I keep seeing these really cute short haircuts and wanting to chop it off again. I know I'd probably be annoyed with styling it and want to grow it out again, but it's pretty tempting. Brian says I can do it even though I know he prefers my long hair.

So, what do you think?

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Amy: Why are you only wearing one sock?
Brian (somewhat sleepily): It came off.

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In Portuguese a couple weeks ago, our professor, Regina, was trying to explain the differences between "ser" (to be) and "estar" (to be, but more temporary). It's a tough concept for Americans to grasp. We were specifically talking about being married or single because someone had brought it up. The point Regina was trying to make is that you would still use "ser" to say someone is single, even though that is a state of being that could change. However, what she said was something along the lines of "You need to say 'sou solteiro' (single) because that doesn't appear to be changing anytime soon." Even though she was answering the question for the whole class, she was specifically addressing the person who had asked the question, and it obviously came out very wrong. We laughed long and hard over that.

(Tangent: The feminine form of "married" is "casada." For some reason, it tickles me to death that I can say "Meu nome é Amy Casaday. Sou casada.")

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Amy: *shooting some baskets after Thanksgiving dinner and failing miserably*
Kylie (cousin, 3 years old?): Oopsies. That's kind of hard for you, isn't it?
Amy: *misses some more shots*
Abby (niece, 5 years old): You're pretty bad at that.

Gotta love kids! ;)

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We were doing an activity in Portuguese where we had to give our partners advice after they told us what their problem/situation was. For example, if your partner told you they've been gaining weight, you might tell them to eat less or exercise. (We're sort of limited on vocabulary since it's only 101, but we were supposed to give the best advice we could.) After practicing with our partners, we went over the activity as a class.

Regina: Tenho uma prova de Matemática amanhã.
Kid in class: Você tem que ir à festa.
Regina: I said, "Tenho uma prova de Matemática amanhã."
Kid: I know. Você tem que ir à festa.
Regina (to the class): You guys give really bad advice.

(For those who don't speak Portuguese, Regina said she had a math test the next day and my classmate responded that she should go to the party.)

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Brian: Wanna go on a 50 mile bike ride?
Amy: No, I don't think I could go that far. How about 3 miles?

Brian: It's a bike. In Ohio. You pedal once and go a mile.

aren't we cute?