November 25, 2004
He's my DAD!
Happy Turkey day everyone! For all of you who have now ate your turkey dinner and are bored out of your skull and sick of talking to your relatives and are now reading my blog, this ones for you!
So, just another short story to share with today. Now, i don't know, but for this story you might just have had to of been there, but we'll give it a try. So i was at the bank making a direct payment on my car loan (instead of sending it to them in the mail). The lady there asked me my name and i said, "My name is Amber Ruppert but it might be under Brian Ruppert (my dad)." So she types my name in and then turns to me and says, "What is your husbands name again?"
AHHHHHHHH! I was mortified! Not wanting to make a big deal about it, i just made a funny face and repeated "Brian".
Alright, i know my dad wasn't standing right there, but for pete sakes, i am 20, he is 40 something! Sick. And he's my dad! Where does she think we live, Alabama? Double Sick.
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November 22, 2004
Sorry i've been a bit slow on the draw... but here is a new blog coming at ya!
So, this weekend i had the honor of going wedding dress shopping with my friend Robyn :). Great fun, but if i must say myself, a little depressing... but i better watch out what i say here seeing that Bob Biang might start making ridiculous comments about marrying his brothers again... Anyway, it was fun none the less. My story this time comes from my dress shopping experience.
So we are in the mall trying to find this wedding place when we walked by the Eddie Bauer store. I looked in the window and saw a female Mannequin, male Mannequin, and a child Mannequin... but something didn't look quite right about the kid. I looked again and saw that the kid was moving! It wasn't a Mannequin, it was a real kid! This little boy about three or so had gotten into the display case and was just running around. Parents these days.
One last thing, if you want a laugh, look at this ~ funny movie
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November 15, 2004
We've only just begun...
One of the many privileges i have here in Ames is to be able to nanny for a family of 5 beautiful children, the Wigdahls :). They bring a smile to my face every time i think about them! Anyway, yesterday i went over to their house to find that they had made the art gallery of Amber pictures. Pictures that they had drawn either of me or of things that i liked (mostly involving kit kats and ladybugs). I couldn't help but laugh at the cuteness of it all.
But it gets better! While looking over the pictures i found one of me marrying a delicious kit kat bar. Now, i guess i never really thought about kit kats in this way, but who knows, this could be the start of something... The picture displays me dressed in a wedding gown with a kit kat by my side, who has a happy little face, and who is saying "i do". On the back the picture reads "News Flash Amber is getting mared to a kit kat? Wow!" Kids are so funny!
So i would like to announce the engagement of kit kat and i, till death do us part, or i eat him i guess.
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November 10, 2004
Gross old men and sweaty hugs
Ok, so i'm sorry to write again so soon, but i have two great stories to share with you!
So, last night i went to see Jesus Christ Superstar here in Ames. It was a great musical and if any of you ever get a chance to see it, go! Anyway, so i am walking out of the auditorium and this older couple, about 70 years old or so, is walking out behind us. The lady starts talking about how much she liked the play and her husband responds, "Yes, it was good, and there were chicks!" GROSS! This guy is old enough to be my grandpa! If any of you have seen this musical, he was talking about Herod's chicks, or Herod's ladies that serve him and are implied to give him is pleasures.
So one more story. This semester i have been taking a Tae Kwon Do class and really enjoying it. Our instructor is your typical, "good job little grasshopper" type and today was giving us instruction on family and how to love and hug them. Great i thought, i like my family, should be fine. But no, he made us practice how we were going to hug our parents on a partner of the opposite sex. And you know, it wouldn't have been so bad, but this was right after we had just worked out and i had to give some guy i didn't even know a gross sweaty hug! So rest assured mom and dad, i will now be fully prepared to give you a proper hug... sweaty or not.
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November 09, 2004
Black Bird Singing in the Dead of Night
Hey guys, first off, thanks to all of you who made comments! Now my Mom thinks I am really popular. Little does she know that I pay you guys to be my friends…
Anyway, usually I won’t use my blog to rant and rave about things, but this time it’s just gone too far. That’s right, the crows have gone too far. Now anyone who lives on or near the Iowa state campus knows what I am talking about. That sudden chill that runs down your spine whenever a crow opens its big fat beak and you see it flying overhead. And what’s that you hear? Is it rain? Oh, no, that is the sound of a succession of crows pooping on the sidewalk and you praying and running as fast you can to get out of there.
So on to the story. Last Friday, as my poor innocent roommate Angie was walking to “the Rock”, simply honoring God with her time, as she was suddenly crapped on by a crow flying overhead. Now Angie had always wondered if she ever did get pooped on by a crow, if she would be able to feel it, and as far as she has communicated to me, she does not wonder any longer. This poop on her head was so bad that her poor boyfriend Jeff had to wipe it off with a leaf. (Brownie Points for Jeff!)
Now, you say, what a sad story right? We are just going to have to live with the crows colorful confetti poop on our heads (and cars by the way)? But lo! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it’s the Iowa State crow hunting team to the rescue! That’s right, the university pays this official organization to hunt crows. And not only that, they are now known by campuses all over the U.S. thanks to a recent article in the Sports Illustrated, campus edition (distributed in campus newspapers all over the country). Don’t worry Angie, you’ll get your revenge! Last crow hunt? 13 down, 50 billion to go.
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November 05, 2004
Here it is!
Well, of course everyone has to have their very first blog entry, and its always known to be a little stupid, so here it is! Hello all you blog fans out there... are you ready to Rock?! Well, you ask, what is going to make your blog so special Amber? And i say to you dear blog friend that i hope that my blog can be a place where you can come for your comic relief from time to time. Seeing that God has gifted me with an ability in the oral tradition, i have decided to try and translate that to my blog. I will do what i do best, tell crazy stories that happen to me from day to day, and quite frankly even if they are just boring stories, i can make them interesting!
And just so it's out in the open, there are many days during my week where i work with kids who provide many hilarious stories. So, i just want you to plan on reading a lot about funny kids, ok? And the other thing you need to know is that i am a horrible speller. So i am apologizing from the start for any spelling mistakes that you might come across in the future. Let's get ready to rumble...
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