I've been tagged

6 things you may not know about me:

1. I met my husband on my mission. Elder Reed and I were in the same MTC district, but never served together in Uruguay. My Mission President told me in my exit interview that one of the reason's I was there was to meet Elder Reed.

2. I am not an innate extrovert. I am a great wingman, but I hate meeting new people. Someday I want to be like Buddy the Elf and be friends with everyone.

3. If it wasn't so weird I would go to nude beaches. I like swimming in the buff. I have done hiking in the buff, cliff jumping in the buff, and some other stuff. Yep. One day when the world's a more open place.

4. I just signed up to take diving lessons. I am in charge of the girl's diving team also and really know nothing about diving from a diving board so I figure I should learn. I'll let you know when I get hurt.

5. I love to dance. Anytime, any place, almost any music. I LOVE a good dance party!

6. I know he's a freak, but I love Michael Jackson. He is the King of Pop. I have his music videos and CD's. Just in case I ever have the chance to meet him I have memorized some of his dances.

*If you now hate me more after learning more about me, just remember you choose me as a friend. Hugs not drugs!

S-H-I-T-H-E-A-D

WARNING: VULGARITY AND HILARITY ENSURE!!!
This is a true story to illustrate just how ghetto Springfield can be. My co worker's best friend is an intake counselor for the Department of Youth Services (DYS). The other day she received an intake packet and needed to speak with the child and the Mother to verify that all the information was correct and that the child would be provided the services he needed. She noticed that the child's first name is spelled: S-H-I-T-H-E-A-D. She is thinking either this is a really bad joke or whoever did this kid's initial paperwork did not like him. So she speaks with the Mother hoping that she will mention the kid's name. Nothing. She tries to ask questions that would have the Mother mention his name. Nothing. Finally she has to speak with the boy. So she says, "is Shithead there? May I speak with him?" The Mother becomes immediately offended and says, "it's (pronunciation) SH-THEED, but it's still spelled SHITHEAD. Ok I thought maybe their not from this country. No, they're Black. So morale of the story, be grateful for your name. You could have been Shithead.

Brocky's 1st Birthday

I can't believe that Brocky is already one, but that's what the cake said. The Forsberg Fam got together to party (like we need a reason) and celebrate the Brock's first birthday. Admittedly, he was really tired and wasn't that interested in opening gifts. But we had a good time. He got a lot of fun toys and books, some warm pajamas for this winter, and a really fun tent with different tunnels to crawl through. He was having a ball playing hide and go seek in that thing. You could leave him in a padded room all day by himself with his tent and that would not get old. It was Curious George theme and Grandma made "mice cream" for everyone. I did learn however that we will not be having too many party favors when we have kids seeing as Travis likes to blow them in people's faces. Apparently that does not get old either. But that's why I love him. Wish you were here. Happy Birthday Brocky!

The Von Trapp Family Singers

Let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start. Ok I have no shame in my game. Anyone that knows me well already knows this so I don't feel bad admitting that my favorite movie of all time is The Sound of Music. Probably like the best movie ever made. The Von Trapp Family children were performing at Yankee Candle and my Mom and I went.
It was really fun for a fan like me. Yes, it was over the top cheesy. Yes, they did a Christmas song with animals sounds. But they also did a lot of the music from the movie. The "children" were actually great grandchildren of Kirt. The girls were all wearing Maria's actual performance costumes which is kind of cool. I thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it to a friend. Mom and I had a great time. And to all of you closet fans, so long, farewell auf wiedersehen goodbye.

We Believe 2007!

Thank you all for reminding me that it's time for a new post. If you follow the sports world the past few weeks have been intense for us Red Sox fans. As a result of all the late night games I did indeed get sick, but pumped enough non drowsy tylenol cold and sinus medication through me to stay up for game 4 of the World Series and then called in sick the next day. Awesome! Things I learned while watching this series:
1. I want to be a Red Sox. It's way better than being a rock star.
2. I really don't get Papelbon, but any man that does Riverdance in a kilt has my vote.
3. If we don't resign Lowell we're going to have something to complain about again. If we sign A-rod we're going to have something to complain about again.
4. Jacoby Ellsbury. Love him. Hate made up names. Either Jacob or Toby. Not Jacoby.
5. I want a parade where I get to ride in the Duck Boats.
6. Manny being Manny. Can I use that excuse?
7. Games at midnight are always better with cold Chinese food.
8. Yes, I do think I am a homeplate ump because most of those pitches were outside.
9. Dustin Pedroia is officially my favorite because he's awesome, but Youkilis has the best name to cheer.
10. YANKEES SUCK!

Live from New York!

So Saturday we went to the City with my parents and had a ton of fun. We went to the Museum of Natural History, walked around Central Park, Times Square, Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, Broadway, etc. Anyways when we walked past the Ed Sullivan Theater there was a sign to enter into a lottery to win free tickets to watch a taping of The Late Show with David Letterman. Big news: WE WON!

We went back down to the Manhattan Monday night and almost walked into P. Diddy on the street. Good thing his security guards were humongous and scary looking. Did not even try to take a picture. Then we ate at Carnegie Deli (delicious) and noticed that they were filming a movie on that block. We were trying to figure out who was in the movie when Terrance Howard was headed in our direction and we figured out we were in his shot. Poop! But it was fun. "Fighting" costars Channing Tatum (for all you Step Up fans.) I once got in big trouble with Travis for calling him "eye candy." That was cool. We then went and watched the taping for Friday night's show. It was freezing in the theater but they really do pump you up when you get in there. I think my hands are bruised from clapping. We saw Amanda Peet, Patrick Warburton (Putty), and the comedian Jeff Caldwell. It was really amazing to watch Letterman in action. He's really spry for an old guy.

After that we wandered around Times Square at night and got some cheesecake- and the new Feist CD which is awesome. All in all one of the most fun nights of my life. Everyone should come visit us and we'll head down there. I love NY.

All the things you never cared to know about Me

Seriously I'm all tagged out. Now you guys know everything about me.
Jobs I've had:
1. High School Teacher
2. Swim Coach
3. Substance Abuse Counselor
4. Secretary at surf shop
5. Lifeguard
Movies I can watch over and over:
1. Goonies (my favorite)
2. Crash ( I sometimes watch R movies if they have strong political or ethical themes-there I said it)
3. The Notebook
4. Mean Girls
5. Anything with Owen Wilson
Places I've Lived:
1. Springfield, MA.
2. Laie, HI.
3. Uruguay
4. Brazil
5. Las Vegas, NV.
TV Shows Past and Present:
1. The Office
2. The Sarah Silverman Show (I know, but it's so funny)
3. American Idol
4. So You Think You Can Dance
5. SNL during the 90's
Last 5 places I've been on vacation:
1. Cape Cod
2. California
3. Lake Tahoe
4. Maine
5. Disneyland/Los Angeles
Favorite Dishes:
1. Mom's Chinese chicken salad
2. Country fried steak and potatoes
3. French toast and bacon dripping with maple syrup
4. BLT's without the T
5. Any Chinese takeout
Websites I visit daily:
1. Msn.com or Slate.com for news
2. People.com for all the hot celeb gossip
3. Gmail.com to check my email
4. Friends and families blogs
5. Youtube.com because there are so many funny things on there
Places I'd like to visit:
1. EUROPE! For the love...
2. Africa- hi Lindsay. Save a mosquito tent for me
3. Uruguay to visit my "other family"
4. Hawaii because I belong there
5. Oregon to see the Widings and Stotts
That is in no particular order friends.

The ABC's of Me

The ABC’s of Kirstin (Nikki it's coming back at ya)

A-Attached or Single: pleasantly attached, although during basketball season I feel like I am single.
B-Best Friend: Travis and Brie- sometimes it's hoes before bros.
C-Cake or Pie: Cake without frosting. Too much sugar.
D-Day of Choice: Saturday- all day.
E-Essential Item: Slippahs. I can't wear shoes.
F-Favorite color: Green to go with my dazzling eyes. (Although Travis wanted our wedding song to be "Blue Eyes." Yeah.)
G-Gummi bears or worms: Do cinnamon bears count?
H-Hometown: Springfield, MA! Home of scholars and champions
I-Indulgences: Lately it's been anything mint i.e. ice cream, cookies, milkshakes.
J-January or July: July at the beach.
K-kids: Seriously we're trying. Get off my back.
L-life is incomplete without: my sweet husband.
M-marriage date: April 15, 2005. I always forget the year.
N-number of siblings: 2 sisters and 1 brother.
O-oranges or apples: Oranges. One of my pet peeves is "apple lip". Watch someones lips the next time they eat an apple. It's disgusting.
P-Phobias or fears: Public speaking and failure. I actually get a rash when I speak in front of people. Not cool.
Q-Quotes: "I know the crap out of women," Michael Scott from The Office
R-Reason to Smile: I'm going to a corn maze today and it's a long weekend.
S-Season: summer: sand, surf, smiles, sun, swimsuit, strawberries. It's doesn't get better.
T-Tag: It's karma... Brie, Ash, and Nance (if you ever change your post)
U-Unknown fact about me: I'm a foot cuddler. Cannot fall asleep without rubbing my feet against Travis'. Weird! So next time I sleep over...
V-Vegetarian or Meat Eater: If it doesn't come from an animal I don't want it.
W-Worst habit: Occasional foul language. Maybe?
X-X-rays or Ultrasounds: I'll go with X-rays since I've had a million Ultrasounds. Don't want to be trendy.
Y-Your favorite food: Fast food. Chinese, McDonald's chicken nuggets, Bruno's pizza, Wendy's Frostys- the list could go on and on
Z-Zodiac: Taurus. Stubborn but cute. We are the universe's playground.

The Game Is Afoot

So we have started looking at houses. We have found a house that we absolutely adore. It's a little more than we wanted to pay, but we'll see. I think we could negotiate the $5,000 over budget. It's got 3 good sized bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, and a gorgeous yard. You can tell the people that own it have taken very good care of it. We'll see. We're new to all of this and it's kind of scary, but we are anxious to buy. It's got a dining room for my table! SO Important to me! The best part is the owners are still looking for a new house and our lease isn't up til the beginning of December so it might work out well. We're going to keep looking around, but it's exciting. I feel kind of weird going through people's houses. A little voyaristic, but I could get used to it. If anyone has any advice I'd love to hear it. Wish us luck!

Travis' Other Hobby

I've told you about the fishing, golf , basketball, etc, but I've never told you about this hobby. Travis is a huge people watcher, as are most of us. However, Travis LOVES to take pictures of (how shall I say this) aberrant people. I swear someday we'll compile these and make a book which will earn us our millions. He usually has no shame either. He won't even pretend to be taking a picture of something else. I admit I laugh. I'll try and post more of these every once and a while. So as an ode to him, I present Travis' Other Hobby.

The Big E

New England State Fair time again. Always a favorite of ours. Yes, we did spend $100 on food. We're very serious about doing the Big E right. And of course I caught a lot of beads at the Mardi Gras parade. No, I don't have to explain how that happened. I saw all of the animals and even paid a dollar to see the world's smallest horse (which was NOT 19" like the sign said). We were almost sold on a lot of amazing household products, but we spent our money on food so that will have to wait til next year. I apologize to those we went with. We missed the Brooke Hogan concert because I thought she would have an opening act. Turns out she performed 2 songs and Hulk Hogan was a no show. We had a lot of fun though and as always the lobster bisque from the Maine building was fantastic.

Nice Day for a White Wedding

So this past weekend we went to Anders' girlfriend's (Nikki) sister's (Bertie) wedding. Odd sidenote: the bride's real name is Roberta Jean aka my Mother's real name which she REALLY hates. Anywho- it was classic. The limo broke down on the way to the outdoor wedding and arrived just in time for some drizzling and thunder. You could hear the bride yelling, "I'm not happy. Not happy!" right before she walked briskly down the aisle. Kids were crying, violins weren't playing. It was something to see. Needless to say nothing deters us Forsberg's from having a good time. We had so much fun watching Brocky get pulled down the aisle in his knickers and news boy cap. He also hit himself with a spoon part of the night and hence had some scratches on his head. Mom and Dad boogied to the anniversary dance and things ended on a fairly up note. Thank You Allen Family and Congrats!

Breaker breaker 1-9.

Last post I promise. So tonight at the home opener for our high school football team there was one of the biggest gang fights I have ever seen or had the chance to be a part of. Yes, be a part of. Literally parents and students were jumping over a fence and running onto the football field to get away from the fight. It was like running of the bulls only with weapons drawn. They had to call the game in the 3rd quater (we were up 50-10 anyway). Where was I you ask? Standing in front of the fight keeping the kids at bay til the cops got there. I got hit once. Not on purpose and not hard. We were all locked in the football area for a while until they had no less than 35 cop cars at the school. I watched the kids get maced and RUFFED UP by the cops. Police brutality has it's advantages. I wish you all could have been there. Classic. Rod- beat that for first week of school stories. Here's the news coverage of it. You can see me. It's like where's waldo. I am wearing a red and white stripped shirt. Clip is called "One stabbed at local high school some thing or other..."

http://www.cbs3springfield.com/news/local/9655972.html

Our Lady of the Elms

So that's where I am taking my grad school classes. It's kind of fun because it's a Catholic College. The Professors have read in my profile that I am Mormon so they always try and relate stuff to Utah or anything they know about the Church. I appreciate the effort, it's just entertaining. They like to bless me. They don't know we don't make the sign of the cross. But, classes are way harder than I had ever expected. There is an overwhelming amount of work and I won't even think about it because I can't make sense out of how I will get it all done. If I wasn't so stunned this week I think I would have cried. But I did get my 4 page "preassignment" paper into one of my Professors on the first day of class. Who has an assignment before the class even begins? What? Travis decided to hope for mercy and didn't do it. I have to love his audacity. Wish me luck.

First week of school

Not bad. I anticipated worse so I think things have turned out well. For those of you that don't know what I teach, I am one of the SEBS (Social Emotional Behavioral Support) teachers. Criteria to be in my class: assault a teacher or cop. But anywho I do love my kids. They all have something that I just gravitate towards. I get them, well some of the time. I do have a few heavy hitters this year. I already have two suspended for gang fights- LOTS of blood in the hallway. One suspended after a weapons check. And one lit a girl's hair on fire last year and has not gone to one class yet this year. But then again I have a few back from last year that are actually 10th graders and are doing GREAT! They're excited about school and they have really tried to help me "train" the incoming freshmen. (They don't remember that they acted the same way when they were freshmen). So all in all, things went well. I am exhausted, but excited and can't wait to sleep in tomorrow.

Why I am glad it is the end of Summer

I love my husband. He is extremely talented and useful. But I really don't understand certain aspects of him. He has many interests and passions including: car maintenance, wood working, cooking, concerts, WWII, and of course basketball. However there are 2 hobbies that take over both our lives in the fall, spring, and summer: fishing and golf. Neither of which I get. The man that cannot wait at a red light without verbally assaulting the car in front of him for not making the yellow light, will sit for HOURS (daily if permitted) at the waters edge waiting for a bite. He will come home with no less than 30 new mosquito bites to tell me he can't buy a break out on the water, but that he is going back at midnight because he thinks he'll have a better chance. He will golf twice a day (a round takes four hours at least) walking after a little ball with a group of overweight grown men that can't hit the fairway. He can't even wait in a grocery line at Stop n' Shop. He would rather use the self service stations that you always have to call "customer assistance" for instead of just waiting in a regular line. It's a strong juxtaposition in my mind and I really don't get it. He can't explain it. Neither seem that fun to me and I can't wait until I have my husband home on a Saturday. That's still months away (unless he get's into ice fishing).

Summer of Love 2007

Just in case there are those of you that don't believe we have any fun... booyah. Yeah, i'm bringing that back. Here is a quick look at our Summer of Love 2007 aka Our Wicked Fun Summer. Yes, if you were wondering - Kevin Nealon's Mother and I are BFF's because she does know my first name. Also "Nature Rob", our hiking guide in Tahoe, did hate me for calling him "Nature Rob." Honestly it only made it more fun to say. Note that I am stoked in that picture and he is only smiling because we are the cause of his pay check.

Blogging... sure, what the heck?

In an effort to be better about staying touch I have been coerced into blogging. here I am. I guess it's easier. Now it's your job to keep up with our exciting lives. Today was so exciting in fact that we both sat in workshops for 6 hours. My workshop was held in a middle school cafeteria where the seats were understandably made for 6th grade butts. First, my butt enveloped the round hard plastic chair that tilted oddly to the left so that I had to keep adjusting. If you were looking from behind it must have seemed magical that I could maintain a seated position that long without support. Next, the presentation was so interesting that I counted 3 chin whiskers (which I have plucked-we're still ok) and believe I am developing a new mole on my arm. I drew a happy face on it and I think that made all the difference. Lastly, I tried to liven up the crowd by cracking a joke... crickets. Bueller... anyone...anyone? Just because we teach special education doesn't mean we have to act special. Or does it? But Travis bought me a lobster for dinner for making it without incident through my first day. One down, four to go. I think I can, I hope I can. If you have any suggestions for workshop humor, let me know! I have to redeem myself.