Jamie Perry Swartzkopf
Below you will find the the re-posting of a blog from my beloved facebook wife, Sarah. It had me in tears at work from laughing so hard as I read it. I even had to explain to Julie my hysterics. But before I let you enjoy the wonderful goodness that is Sarah, a few things of interest:
1) MADELYN MARIE IS MOBILE! She took her first steps yesterday! I’m such a proud Auntie! Lindsey sent me a video of this monumentous occasion to my phone, but my craptastic razr sucks at life so I wasn’t able to see it. Hopefully we will find another venue for me to witness this giant step in Madelyn’s life.
2) One should always remember to eat dinner in the midst of consuming large quanities of alcohol. This weekend was a blast, mostly spent with Michelle, which always proves to provide lots of quality entertainment. However, in the midst of the fun, we forgot to eat dinner. That led to Jamie being miserable drunk at the bar and just wanting to go home.
3) The apartment is mostly unpacked! Or I should say, mostly unpacked with the belongings I have. My kitchen things seemed to have currently disappeared from the compound… hopefully they will be found soon, or I will be very unhappy. I think the new roomie situation is going to work out well. She’s out of town for the rest of the week for the Republican State Convention.
4) Houston boy is coming to visit this weekend! I have a feeling that you won’t be able to wipe the smile off of my face for the rest of the week….
And now for Sarah’s blog…..
My grandather sent me an IM last night that said “If you’re here don’ answer” I had no idea what he meant until my mom said “Sarah, grandma’s on the phone for you”:
Damitra: Sarah! I know why you’re having such a hard time finding a husband
Me: (This will be good) Why Grandma?
Damitra: Because all your boyfriends have had long last names, since you have a long last name, you aren’t compatable with the Guggenheim’s, or Swartzkopf’s or Eisenhower’s. You need someone normal like Smith, Jones, or Franks.”
Me: how about Durham?
Damitra: Yes, Durham goes with Falkenstein. Why do you have a boyfriend named Durham?
Me: no
Damitra: Sarah, this isn’t funny.
And that is when I handed the phone to my mom. My dad listening in on the other phone was in tears laughing so hard. And it takes a lot to make that big guy cry. But honestly people does Sarah Falkenstein Franks really sound any better than Sarah Falkenstein Guggenheim? Not to mention that I have never dated anyone with any of those “long” names because A) they are all dead. B) given the opportunity I would marry someone named Guggenheim just to anger Damitra, and I bet they could get me a sweet public history job. ;)
But as luck would have it, I CAN marry Jamie. So thank God her name isn’t Jamie Perry Swartzkopf.
