7 Random Things...

Tammy over at My Life tagged us for a "7 Random Things About Me" meme. Here are 7 random facts about the 3 Musketeers.

1. We are major animal lovers. Mark and Lisa don't like zoos - Emily does and wants to be a zoologist. We once all went to a tiny zoo where we used to live in Reston and after watching the baby camel cry for his Mummy for nearly an hour (he had just been moved to his own stall) hatched a plan on the way home to come back and rescue him using our convertible. Emily swore he could fit in the back with her.

2. We love to travel. We like cities and driving Holidays. If Lisa can get her way she squeezes in an occasional "all-inclusive", if Emily got her way she would live year-round on the Disney Cruise. Mark hates Disney World and we have only been because one of the companies that Lisa used to work for took us for free.

3. Mark can't resist free.

4. Emily "married" Mark and Lisa in their living room in Virginia in front of about 42 of her stuffed animal guests. She planned the ceremony in it's entirety. It included vows, "I promise not to work after I get home" (Mark's) and "I promise to do the laundry" (Lisa's) as well as each of singing our own assigned parts to Abba's "I do, I do" (Emily changed the lyrics and wrote them all out... "Lisa let's try it. You love me don't deny it"). This was after Mark surprised Lisa with a proposal and elopement at City Hall in New York City.

5. Although Emily enjoys a lot of time with her Dad, Mark and Lisa are not often apart. Mark was not amused when our friends (Grant and Miranda) nicknamed us "Meesa". This was after Lisa's nickname of "Yoko" was forgotten when Grant got married himself - oh how things change.

6. We love books and movies. Lisa reads out loud to the family at night (Terry Pratchett is our current favorite) although Emily has just informed us she is too old for that now. Waaaah! Emily is a total book-worm and would read through the night if you didn't make her turn her light out. It is not uncommon for us to go to the movies in the morning and stay all day moving on to the next showing. We haven't tried that yet in the Bahamas.

7. We all miss the Silver Diner. Life was good when you could plop yourself on to a stool at the bar and Diane or Marie would bring you a Salmon/Spinach Omelette, American Favorite or Chocolate-chip pancakes - depending on which of the 3 Musketeers you were. In the Bahamas you get hot sauce in your eggs and tasteless grits instead of potatoes.

We don't mind getting tagged but don't like to tag people. If you would like to play along consider yourself tagged and leave us a comment to let us know.

Mark's brother Pete and his wife Diane were due in from Edinburgh at 2:20pm this afternoon they are already delayed until 6:30pm. Ouch!