Getting To Know Us

This is the same information that can be found on our profile at It's About Love.


Shawn:

A book I highly recommend is:
I can't just pick one...there are too many great books...
A movie I watch over and over is:
Master and Commander
A T.V. show I watch regularly is:
Mythbusters, Doctor Who, and Criminal Minds
My favorite thing to buy is:
Books...and movies
My favorite sport to watch is:
Soccer
A moment when I achieved absolute happiness was:
When I married my wife.
The music I listen to most is:
Alternative, Rock, Christian Rock, Oldies, Classical
A game I like to play is:
Apples to Apples, Trivial Pursuit, strategy games
My favorite hobby is:
My hobbies include reading (fiction and non-fiction), camping, travel, watching films, playing games (both video and board), and scuba diving (though, I have not gone for several years).
I drive a:
Nissan
The city I would most like to visit is:
Stuttgart, Germany...or Munich...anywhere in southern Germany...I loved living there
My favorite meal is:
Kim's chili...seriously, it is the best
My first paying job was:
Bagging groceries
The memory that still makes me laugh is:
My older brother falling off the top of our bunk bed at night ...serves him right for not letting me sleep up there... ;)
My best birthday was:
My 30th birthday!!! It was a Doctor Who-themed party planned by my wife. (Sound a little geeky? Sure. Fun? Absolutely!!!)
A smell that reminds me of my childhood is:
Barns (and the smells they contain). I volunteered on a farm as a child.
The story behind my name is:
My mom wanted to thank God, so she used a name that means "God is gracious."
My favorite color to wear is:
Green
My favorite dessert is:
Anything chocolate
When I exercise, I like to:
Hike
My favorite thing to do on a date is:
Dinner and movies...food for the belly and candy for the brain...makes for a fun evening with my wife!!
The best vacation I ever had was:
Nauvoo, IL for our honeymoon was great. Scuba diving in the Florida Keys is pretty high up there, too
The best thing about being married is:
Always being able to spend time with my best friend!!


Kim:

A book I highly recommend is:
Persuasion, by Jane Austin, and the Anne of Green Gables books by LM Montgomery
A movie I watch over and over is:
Enchanted, Ever After, and Stranger Than Fiction
A T.V. show I watch regularly is:
Doctor Who, Mythbusters, Criminal Minds
My favorite thing to buy is:
Cooking utensils, and (tied in second place) books and shoes.
A smell that makes me pause is:
Shawn's aftershave.
A moment when I achieved absolute happiness was:
When I married Shawn for eternity.
The music I listen to most is:
Alternative / Christian Rock, and some Country
My favorite flower is:
Tulips or lillies, if they're cut flowers; Lavender if it's in the garden.
A game I like to play is:
Apples to Apples, Cranium, Phase 10
My favorite hobby is:
Kim enjoys knitting, sewing, scrapbooking, reading, gardening, cooking, going to the movies, going to museums, canoeing/kayaking, family history, walking, hiking, cycling, and camping
A singer or band I currently listen to the most is:
Jars of Clay
My favorite quote is:
Never meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and go well with ketchup.
I drive a:
Chrysler PT Cruiser
If my house was burning down and I could only rescue three things, they would be:
Pets (who can run in front of me), wedding pictures, and my knitting bag (in which I would have also stuffed my recipe box).
The city I would most like to visit is:
Munich, Germany
My favorite meal is:
Either my homemade chili and cornbread, or my biscuits and gravy.
Someone or something that made me laugh this week was:
Our dog cuddling up to our cat so the cat would groom him.
My first paying job was:
Babysitting
The memory that still makes me laugh is:
The time I got my sister to laugh so hard that milk came out her nose.
The story behind my name is:
I was going to be Jennifer, but when I was born, I just "looked like a Kim." Which is a good thing, too, because my uncle named HIS daughter Jennifer a year before I was born.
My favorite color to wear is:
(do I have to pick just one?) OK... Pink. (and blue, and yellow, and green, and purple, and red and...)
My strangest possession is:
A bit of the Berlin Wall.
My favorite dessert is:
Homemade (from scratch) apple pie.
When I exercise, I like to:
Walk or do yoga.
My favorite thing to do on a date is:
Dinner and a movie. (Honestly, it doesn't matter much since I'm with Shawn.)
The best vacation I ever had was:
Honeymoon to Nauvoo, IL with my hubby. (Second favorite was a student trip to Germany.)
The best thing about being married is:
Being with my best friend forever and ever.