Have you ever unintentionally broken the law?

On two separate occasions we have stolen from Target. My brother, husband and I have this running joke that every time we go to Target together, one of us accidentally steals something. Two instances c one to mind.

One: When my brother first moved to Ohio, he was living in our basement with his dog. I love my puppy niece but she had to be contained because she was rather destructive. So, we took a trip to Target to get doggie gates.

We found what we were looking for in the baby aisle. It was one brown box labeled for the gate we were looking for. We needed another one to cover both sides of the basement where she would be contained to, but there was no more on the shelf. However, it said there was more in stock.

We flagged down an associate, who tried to scan the box (was unsuccessful), they looked it up on the store and checked in the back – came back empty handed. We decided to just pick another random gate and head to the checkout.

At the check out, we scanned every single barcode on the box – nothing would pop up for their inventory. Two different employees helped us. One eventually just overrode it and searched it to bring up the right item.

Once we got home, we begun to open the box and start assembling the gates so she could be left when we all went to work.

Then we found out that one brown box, had two baby gates inside. Whoever stocked it on the shelf, never took it out of the original shipping box.

We got two for the price of one.

Two: Maybe two weeks later, we all went to Target again. This time, My brother was looking for shelves for his books to do some unpacking.

We wandered around for forever in every possible aisle before marching to the furniture section. My brother had picked up this fancy forty-dollar candle that he threw at the bottom of his cart.

At the check out, he scanned everything from his cart after pulling it out – except for the shelves…that hide the candle out of sight.

So we started loading the car, there was the candle at the bottom of his cart. Unpaid for. Again.

We haven’t gone back to Target as a trio in a while, but those stories always give me a good laugh.

What are your favorite sports to watch and play?

I played soccer from the time that I was knee high until college. I played on school teams, travel teams, indoor teams, and private club teams. Then as an adult, I played pick up soccer in Virginia.

Honestly, I miss that time in my life. I was in the best physical shape, I had a lot of fun, and it kept my body and mind busy.

The last time that I played soccer was over the summer. My brother just moved in with us and he had an itch to go outside and kick the ball around – except neither of us had the equipment anymore. So, we drove to two stores and found cleats that we both liked and K got a ball as well.

We drove to the fields over by our house (this small park with soccer nets up). We played for two hours in the hot sun while my husband laid in the shade (he wasn’t feeling well at the time, I don’t remember what was wrong). But when we were done playing, we went to Rosters for beer and food.

I remember that day feeling so content. I hope I’ll get to return to that again soon.

Name an attraction or town close to home that you still haven’t got around to visiting.

Depending on your level of “close to home”, about 2 hours away from my house there is Noahs Arch Encounter. Technically, it is in Kentucky but I consider it close enough since my family has visited twice now since moving to Ohio.

I always thought it was interesting, but never drive two hours on a random weekend interesting. I seem to enjoy the comfort of my own home more than anything.

I wish that my dogs, Luna and Nyx, understood English. I can imagine sitting down after a long day of work and just chatting it up with them about what someone said or did (or even their pets! I work in a veterinary practice).

I guess Luna would be the supporting sweetheart, and Nyx would bring the sarcasm. At least, those are the personalities that I have projected onto them in real life. (Everybody does that, right? with their own little voices?)

When I come home from work every day, my pitbull, Luna, and my Cattle dog, Nyx, greet me. Luna leaps off the bed, runs towards me, and howls while wagging her tail. Nyx runs from her bed and jumps on my hips, hoping to give me kisses.

They spend all day waiting for me, and I am never disappointed when they greet me. It is one of the best parts of my day, making me feel so loved.

I mean, Who wouldn’t miss their faces? On Thanksgiving, they got matching bandanas for our Christmas photos.