American Accent

Have you ever wondered what kind of an accent you have? Well, my friend sent me this survey, because that is a continual topic in our conversations. I thought that it was rather entertaing, since I grew up in Kansas. I was born and raised there, and I always thought it was odd when my mom would say "warsh the dishes" instead of "wash the dishes." And now that I live in New England, the thing that constantly bothers me is when others add an "r" to the end of a word, and say "ah" instead of the "ar" sound. Having said that, let's "pahk the Honder Accohd in this spot."

I'm not from Chicago, but I wouldn't mind claiming to be from that area. But according to this survey, I'm definitely an Inland Northerner, and yes, I prefer to call "soda" pop.

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Inland North   You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like "Are you from Wisconsin?" or "Are you from Chicago?" Chances are you call carbonated drinks "pop."
The Northeast
Philadelphia
The South
The Midland
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Boston
The West
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Time Changes Things: Updates and Randomness

I suppose it's been quite some time, since I've updated our blog. Luke and I have been very busy, and this blog has taken a backburner in our lives. Tragedy has been a theme in our lives this past year, and we are finding strength and newness from our hope in God, our friends and our family. We're learning to live each day as if it were our last, because we never know what may happen tomorrow.



I'm still busy working at CROSS, implementing a bit more of my creativity. Of course, in my free time, I'm creating artwork and still spending a lot of time with my wonderful husband.



Luke is still working as much as possible with his postdoctoral fellowship. In fact, he just received an amazing grant with the NIH, and now we know that we'll be here for at least another year and a half. CHEERS to Luke! In his free time, he's been brewing beer and finding new ways to create unique dates for his wife. In fact, our five year anniversary occurred this past December, and he surprised me with an amazing date. Since the traditional gift for a five-year anniversary is wood, he bought a wooden box from Ten Thousand Villages, placed it in the kitchen, and left a note for me to meet him at the Boylston stop at 1 pm. It was all a mystery date, which made it so much fun! He surprised me with a visit to the Body Worlds Exhibit, time with him on a weekday, and dinner in the North End. What a [hopeless] romantic? I appreciated it!






We've had many visitors in the past few months, and my mom marked the beginning of them all! She visited us during my birthday month, March, and we had a great time.



Now, we are preparing for another hobby that we are intending on participating in this summer... our community garden. Currently, we are starting seeds and hoping for the weather to participate with us, so we can go work the soil. With all of our other free time, we're trying to find a new meal to cook, since it's one of our favorite ways to spend time together.