Color
Purple
The reason Mommy fell in love with Daddy
They had so much fun dancing together.
Distrito Federal (to study in archives); Chiapas (with Daddy—to talk to Zapatistas); Baja (to study film industry)
Mexico
Sloth—Vlad.
The sport Mommy played in College
Crew team.
This person makes Leisa’s favorite pancakes
Pa (Grandpa Dana)
Mommy’s favorite adventure with Daddy
Summer in Barcelona (2008)
With Shelby on a study abroad (Mommy and Daddy were in the same building at the same time but didn’t know it!); Madrid and Barcelona with Daddy and Laura (2005); Barcelona with Daddy—studied Catalan (2008); 2014 (Pais Vasco with Mark, Jenny, Elena, Roman, Daddy, and Vera); 2016 (Valencia and Barcelona (same plus Kate and Petra).
SPAIN!!
Cat Mommy loved growing up. She would sleep on this cat and put it in her closet.
Licorice
College Mommy attended
Williams College
Goodnight Waffles
Year of marriage
2005
In this country Mommy experienced special waffles and learned about puréed soups. She also ate great chocolates and worked at the European Parliament.
Belgium.
Favorite dog growing up. Mommy loved to try and teach this dog tricks and would bush his hair.
Kierke
Graduate school
Penn State
Animal
Sloth
When Mommy and Daddy were dating, they liked to go to this restaurant in Pittsfield, where they put watermelon in their salad and didn’t take credit cards—you could only pay with cash or check or IOU and one time Daddy had to use an IOU!
Elizabeth’s
Here there are Roman baths, they eat fish and chips, and drive on the other side of the road! We also visited York.
England
Mommy loves to go to this place to see animals
Zoo!
Name of Mommy’s elementary school
Cedarmere.
Lentil (and garbanzo stew too!)
July 24, 2004
Red Square on New Years Eve; Ballet; with Uncle Mark.
Russia
Mommy worked at this place growing up. She would tell people about the animals in the exhibits, including the blue ringed octopus and the sloth.
National Aquarium in Baltimore
Number of years Mommy went to school.
22 (k-12, plus 4 at Williams, 1 at BYU, and 5 at PSU)