Baby in Motion

Well, you can't get much cuter than that! I got to babysit Addison the other day and we had a lot of fun. I can't help pulling out my camera, although as soon as she sees it she makes a beeline for it... and she moves quick. Um, Addison, I can't focus on you when you're that close! But the cuteness still comes through.

A Night on the Town to Celebrate

We got our school loans paid off! We decided to celebrate by using the money we would have put toward the next monthly payment to enjoy a night on the town. We went to the Multnomah Jr/Sr Banquet on May 4th and spent the night at the Heathman. The hotel was in walking distance to the banquet and the rain held off, which made for a perfect night. I've never stayed at such a fancy hotel before. We stayed in a corner room on the top floor of the ten-story building and got to sleep on a Tempurpedic bed. (We're thinking about getting one some day.) The hotel staff was great, breakfast was delicious, and I really like valet parking! We had gorgeous downtown views from our room. We enjoyed the banquet at a table for four with the Lockwoods. There was dancing afterwards, but the instruction always lasts way too long so we didn't get much of a chance to practice our swing dancing moves. Thanks, Gina, for letting me borrow your dress!

Pictures from "The Butler Did It"

Finally getting some pictures up from our play, "The Butler Did It". Davin and I really enjoyed it. Davin was a detective writer playing the part of the main character in his books. He had lots of hilarious one-liners as he tried to solve the mystery, and he got the most laughs from the audience. I was the jumpy, dumb maid with a bad case of the sniffles who turned out to be the cunning murderer in disguise. One of the funniest parts was my kissing scene with Davin while his eyes are closed. Funny because we're married, but in the play I totally gross him out.

Our lovely cast picture:

Yet another quiz ... but I just had to see

This is from the What American Accent do you have quiz? What American accent do you have? Your Result: The West Your accent is the lowest common denominator of American speech. Unless you're a SoCal surfer, no one thinks you have an accent. And really, you may not even be from the West at all, you could easily be from Florida or one of those big Southern cities like Dallas or Atlanta.
The Midland
Boston
North Central
The Inland North
Philadelphia
The South
The Northeast

Melissa's Superhero Identity

Had to join in and see what kind of superhero "Spiderman" was married to... (I'll have to work out a lot more if I want to have a body like that.)

Supergirl 90% Wonder Woman 75% Green Lantern 75% Superman 70% Robin 60% Spider-Man 60% Iron Man 55% Hulk 55% The Flash 50% Catwoman 25% Batman 25%

You are Supergirl Lean, muscular and feminine. Honest and a defender of the innocent.

Now for the "Riddler's" super villan accomplice... you'd better watch out.

Mystique 56% Dark Phoenix 53% Dr. Doom 52% Poison Ivy 49% Lex Luthor 44% Apocalypse 44% Catwoman 44% Riddler 41% Juggernaut 40% The Joker 37% Green Goblin 36% Mr. Freeze 36% Magneto 34% Venom 33% Kingpin 29% Two-Face 4%

You are Mystique Sometimes motherly, sometimes a beautiful companion, but most of the time a deceiving vixen.

My Super Villan Identity

Since I took the Superhero quiz I decided to take the "Which Supervillan am I?" quiz as well. Here are my results. And since those are my results here is a riddle for you all. You can post your answers as a comment. A traveler, on his way to a certain village A, reaches a road junction, where he can turn left or right. He knows that only one of the two roads leads to village A, but unfortunately, he does not know which one. Fortunately, he sees two twin-brothers standing at the road junction, and he decides to ask them for directions. The traveler knows that one of the two brothers always tells the truth and the other one always lies. Unfortunately, he does not know which one always tells the truth and which one always lies. How can the traveler find out the way to village A by asking just one question to one of the two brothers?

Riddler 42% The Joker 38% Mr. Freeze 36% Lex Luthor 31% Dr. Doom 28% Magneto 28% Apocalypse 21% Venom 21% Green Goblin 20% Catwoman 20% Kingpin 19% Mystique 16% Juggernaut 16% Dark Phoenix 12% Poison Ivy 8% Two-Face 0%

You are Riddler Riddle me that, riddle me this, who is obsessed with having a battle of wits??

My Superhero Identity

I took the "Which Superhero am I?" quiz and I got Spider-Man. Yes!! Makes sense I guess. I am a web slinger. :)

Spider-Man 85% Superman 85% Robin 80% Green Lantern 70% The Flash 50% Supergirl 40% Wonder Woman 35% Iron Man 35% Catwoman 30% Batman 20% Hulk 15%

You are Spider-Man You are intelligent, witty, a bit geeky and have great power and responsibility.

The Butler Did It!

Davin and I are in the school play this semester. It's a murder mystery comedy where you can see a whole new side of the Studers. Tickets go on sale this week in the JCA lobby. Let us know if you want us to reserve tickets for you on a particular day. Hope to see you there. It's going to be fun! When: Thursday-Saturday, April 26-28 at 7pm and Sunday, April 29 at 3pm Where: On Multnomah's campus in the A-frame How much: $5

Black Belt Test #1

Our friend Dave is currently a half-black belt. The other day he started his first of four black belt tests. Each of his tests are about an hour long ... just him. Here are some videos of his first test. These are his hand strike time trials. He had to do twenty hand strikes in under five minutes seconds.

Mowing Grass... Cool!

I got to mow grass the other day! Uh... so what? Actually, it was kinda exciting for me because it was my very first time ever! Yeah, I'm 27 and I had never mowed grass before Friday. I have three brothers - what can I say? I can get giddy about simple things and I love little adventures like mowing grass for the first time. When Davin got home from work, he asked if I giggled while I mowed. No... but almost. On Saturday I spent another 6 hours, pruning, weeding, and picking up flowers that dropped from our enormous bushes. We have flower beds around the entire perimeter of the house and garage, and they are badly overgrown. I currently have 10 garbage bags full of yard debris plus a pile of branches. Thankfully I can call the grounds crew to come haul it off. We have such a big yard, but I really love yard work. It's so refreshing for me. We'll have to have a summer backyard BBQ some day.