Have you seen that commercial where the 2 guys are in Norway and they go to the big museum or whatever to look up their family and discover their Swedish? Maybe it’s the other way around, but you get the idea. Well, tonight I feel like them.

I finally found the names, birth dates, and birth places of my great great grandparents on the Johansen line. I’ve been working on this one for ages. I was so excited I cried (just for a second). I emailed it off to some family and then started to read in more detail the info. Oluf was born in Bjælkholdt, Sverige. Try googling that. Turns out…Sverige is Sweden. I’m Swedish. I mean, I’m just as Danish as I was 5 minutes ago. Oluf moved to Rønne, Bornholm (Denmark) in 1889 (Anna moved there in 1880), where all of their children were born. Their son Hjalmar then moved to the US when he was 20, world goes round and here I am a Johansen. Danish…but now Swedish too.

moar funny pictures

Wow, I leave Florida and come back to tornado warnings. While we were in Florida, we went to Sea World where we saw a sea lion that was screaming for the trainer to throw him a fish. I could have spent hours at the sea lion exhibit. I think they’re so fun. Here’s a video (yes, you read that right) that I posted to flickr (not youtube!)

We have an ottoman that matches our chair and couch, but it broke. We got it a few years ago cheap at Target, so we’re not that surprised. I asked the question this morning, ‘what do we do with it now?’ I’m not thrilled with the idea of taking it to the dump. So what do you think? What should we do with the broken ottoman?

…number of deer that walked out in front of me on my way home tonight.  I guess one ran technically.  There was a group of 4 and a group of 3.  The group of three had the one that ran which caused me to stop.  There was 1 left on  the other side that needed to cross.  Out of instinct I waved her on…and she went.  Coincidence, I know, but still weird.  I also saw a herd of them on our way into work this morning.  I couldn’t believe how many deer were standing there watching us go by.  Is there something about the snow melting that makes them more active?  I figure it would, but I figure a lot things that aren’t true.