Then: 2001 - after 2 years of marriage
Now: 2009 - after 9+ years of marriage and 3 kids
Friday night then: dinner at a decent restaurant, browse the bookstore while we wait for the movie to start, movie, staying up late to watch a show, then maybe a back massage - asleep by 2.
Friday night now: dinner of hot dogs and macaroni & cheese, head to Costco for a patio umbrella, read a couple of stories, play Monopoly and lose 80% of my properties to Paige for a 3-hotel rent on North Carolina Avenue, Mario Kart for a few minutes while everyone else is asleep, in bed by 11:30
Excercise then: running a half-marathon in about 1 hour, 50 minutes; no stops to walk at all
Exercise now: running 3 miles then walking 1, repeat for 13 miles. Feel ashamed because you didn't get enough training in.
Book reading then: about 2 books a week, on top of a full-time job and studying for an actuarial exam
Book reading now: about 1 book every 2 months, on top of a full-time job and 3 kids
Travel then: 3-day short trips to exciting cities like Chicago, St. Louis, or Columbus; 2 bags total.
Travel now: 8-day driving excursions to "family-oriented places" like Branson, Missouri ; 8+ bags, diaper bag, food bag, trash bag, portable high chair, portable crib, portable stroller, portable DVD player, portable insanity.
Church then: Walnut Grove Chapel
Church now: Walnut Grove Chapel - Praise the Lord!
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