"I see it that you cared to know about us, so I guess you would like us to know about you--only you just didn't happen to think of it first."
-- excerpt from The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by MaryAnn Shaffer and Annie Barrows
This is brilliant. How I wish I could be this forward. I really do want to know about you. I really want you to know about me. I really want to be friends. Deep down, I think all of us want to be friends. So why do we "play it cool?" Let me try again.
Just so you know, I find you fascinating. Will you tell me about you?
And yes, I mean it.
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I think about this all the time. I love people. I love asking them questions about themselves. I love hearing their stories. Their journeys. I love knowing how they dealt with adversity. What they thought when they were the saddest. How they felt when they were the happiest. I just love everything about people and their lives. I too wish I was this forward. So I'd love to play this little game if you will too. But I work better with questions. Ask me anything. And I mean anything. I'm a pretty open person. But I won't leave you empty handed so here's some random vandi tidbits.
ReplyDeleteI rarely cry. In fact, when I was in high school I was worried about the fact that I couldn't cry. I wanted to so bad. I wanted to have an outward expression of what I was feeling inside, but tears didn't come. Now that I am a wife and a mother, I am more emotional, but still rarely ever fully cry. I think crying is neat.
I use writing and music and running as a way to express myself and get my feelings out and straight.
Because I was taller than most the girls my age growing up I felt big and awkward. I now love my body and appreciate it so much and think it's pretty awesome.
Apparently I "fake" yawn when I'm in somewhat of an awkward conversation. (so chad tells me)
I feel like I'm always spelling the word awkward wrong! haha
I grew up with four brothers and no sisters. I thought that was really cool growing up. I still do, but now that I'm older I think it would be so neat to have a sister. I wish I did.
I'm afraid to ever have to work while my kids are young.
I'm still afraid of the dark sometimes.
I worry about my family a lot and I try to think and do things that will help them out. I usually never know if it made a difference.
I wish my family was more open sometimes.
I love playing games. (board games, sports games, night games, etc.) I'm not very competitive, but I think it's fun.
I feel like coming to find and know Chad was a miracle that guided and directed our lives in so many ways. We needed each other when and how we found each other.
I knew I loved Chad a year after he left on his mission.
It took me a long time to trust in love.
Chad makes me laugh every day.
I never loved so much until I had a husband and children. I never knew how much my parents loved me until then too. I regret that and wish I had known before.
I am so thankful for my awesome parents and all their wisdom.
I think Mckell Jackson and I are a lot alike and I want to get to know her better.
Now it's your turn: )