There are some funny things about Virginia. I'm sorry, I meant NORTHERN Virginia, because it's very different from southern Virginia, and the people that live in NoVA want you to know it. To be really "in" here, one must have vanity plates. It really doesn't matter what they say. I thought at first that maybe it was free here to personalize, then I thought maybe it's because there is so much wealth, but I've finally decided that it's actually because the DC area is filled with very type A personalities and a lot of them work for the government. The government LOVES acronyms. I tried to follow a conversation that Jay had with a friend who works for Homeland Security. They were talking about salaries. Apparently the government doesn't like to just say, "we'll pay you this much." They like to say, "you'll start as a G7 and move up to a G8 once you've got your PGB with the QRST." Obviously I'm not using the actual acronyms, which is why I couldn't really follow the conversation. Here is a sampling of plates (appropriately categorized)that I saw and remembered to write down:
Unnecessary but harmless:
TU-KUT
SMACKRL
SWMMOM
(heart)SNOBUN
2TYBEE
WLDPLUM
MAR1NE
RDGRD
Type A Giveaways:
AMASU
ULOV
URDREAM
KARDIVA
BST1WNS
HIZAGN
YRUSOL8
My all-time favorite:
GODBLUS (I'm pretty sure that this person was just visiting from down south, as in Southern Virginia.)
We saw a lot more, many that we could not decipher. I think they were all government employees.
Our First Road Trip as a Family of Five!
Boo! It's Halloween!
Jayson's First Day of Pre-School!
Pictures of Our New Apartment!
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Merry Christmas!
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blip, bleep. I. am. a. robot. lover.
Aidan carries his tiger in his mouth so he can have both hands free
Our little beekeeper
Is it a fork or a magic wand?
Big Carseat! Happiness!
At good ol' GW's house (Mt Vernon)
Brothers
Trying out the new running shoes.
Murphy tickles Aidan with his whiskers
Jayson being tortured by his swim teacher
Scary! Look at my sun damage since we got here!
Help Me!
Our Little Smarty
Monkey on a tightrope
Jayson's best pirate face(yes, he always closes his eyes.)
"How does that music fit in that tiny box?"
Bryant, Angela, Zoey, Mia, and Brodi on the 4th of July
Making a fast getaway
Jayson's "trampoline"
Mom and Jays
Aidan kept trying to eat his mask!He'll eat anything!
First 4th of July!
Checking out the competition
My guys on the Metro
"Oh Daddy, I love food!"
Jayson's just cute!
We know where we'll be this summer!
Aidan after a hard day at the pool
Aidan bumped his lip...he first "owie"
Jayson and his bud, Lex have matching bikes!
the bike: "Rock it" Awesome!
My Man...He be Lookin' Fine!
Jayson loves Aidan
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3 comments:
Lovin it! I have to tell you a very funny story about a game I played with a whole bunch of very smart people in Boston and it has to do with acronyms. I do know what an acronym is but my brain wasn't working to make sense of the game. Someone had to tell me what it was. Boy, did I feel stupid!?!
-Aunty Natalie
You're very observant of the "Northern Virginia" culture. I can't wait to hear more about it! What city do you live in? My cousin just moved there in July near Gainesville.
Hey there!
We are here in the confines of beautiful New Zealand wanting to see what is up in your lives. Any new blog updates???? We are working on one - updated (hee hee) here. I hope you are well!
Love,
Aunty Natalie
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