My Grandparents have a framed cross-stich work on the wall of my grandfather's computer room. It's the pattern of a cartoon car with little lines around the wheels to indicate high speeds. In front of it is a little tube-like thing.
It reads, "I'd love to live life in the fast lane, but I'm married to a...speed bump."
Every time I see it, I laugh. I'm not quite sure how it came to be (I've never asked), but I'm fairly certain that my grandpa doesn't cross-stitch, and I'm pretty sure that my grandma always drives the speed-limit.
It's kind of a subtle humor, but in my experience it permeates every single Hansen and sub-Hansen in my family - along with some other kinds of humor, too! (See the contagion called laughter, below.)
I've been given the dubious fortune of being the daughter of the daughter arguably closest in personality to my grandfather, and I'm quite my mother's daughter. (Does that make sense?) Which means, among other things, that I inherited that lead foot of hers. She's always yelling at me to slow down! except when she's driving, and I have to hide behind a book lest I stomp on my imaginary brake pedal every other wheel-rotation, so she has absolutely no room to talk!
I could write for years on my family's quirks, but I'll refrain and just say that I love all you guys. You're the best family in the world.
Crazyness and all.
:)
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The lead foot definitely came from Grandpa! I remember him driving me up to where the family was camping (El Capitan) when I was probably younger than 10. He got pulled over for speeding, but got out of the ticket!
It's the Hansen luck! Knock on wood, I haven't gotten a ticket yet. I have a goal though, for when it happens (because it will): I will. Not. Cry.
My mom laughed when I told her that. :)
Ha ha! I totally understand that cross-stitch picture. In my house it's the opposite - I'm the leadfoot and Mike's the speed bump. I've gotten tickets and he never has. I jump before I think and he analyzes everything carefully first. Well, I guess every couple needs someone to keep things under control!!! You'd better start looking for your own speedbump.....!!!
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