Pig Personality Test

This was a fun way for us to relax after finishing the national book for real estate class.  It was a great way to get our minds off of the upcoming test.

Get a blank piece of paper, draw a picture of a whole pig on it, not just the head, just a basic drawing though, don't spend too long on it...

DRAW THE PIG FIRST

The pig drawing serves as a useful test of the personality traits of the drawer.......

• If the pig is drawn to the top of the paper, you are positive and optimistic.Towards the middle, you are realisticTowards the bottom, you are pessimistic and have a tendency to behave negatively.


• If the pig is facing left, you believe in tradition, are friendly and remember dates (birthdays etc)Facing right, you are innovative and active, but don't have a strong sense of family, nor do you always remember dates.Facing front (looking at you), you are direct, enjoy playing devil's advocate and neither fear nor avoid discussions


• With lots of details, you are analytical, cautious and distrustful.With few details, you are emotional and naive, you care little for details and are a risk taker.


• With less than 4 legs showing, you are insecure or are living through a period of major change.With 4 legs showing, you are secure, stubborn and stick to your idealsIf you have drawn more than 4 legs, you are stupid.


• The size of the ears indicates how good a listener you are. The bigger the better.


• The length of the tail indicates the quality of your sex life, and once again the longer, the better.....OK. who didn't draw a tail? ...

My pig drawing from class:

The first 48...

I finally started taking the official steps to getting my real estate license this week.  It starts with the 48 hour class and then the licensing test.  The week has been challenging, there has been so much to learn and remember.  The teacher has been great at giving us plenty of test prep questions and letting us know what to expect on the actual test.

Now we have to get through Monday and all the Missouri state laws and take the practice test on Tuesday.  Then it's time for the real deal!  So much stress in the next few days but hopefully it will be all over in a week!

The Big 3-0

It's official, I have reluctantly turned 30.  I have fought this day for a while but it's here.  And so far it isn't that bad.  My day started good, I did a few real estate things (sales meeting and caravan) and then I hung out with Reily for the afternoon.  It was a great afternoon hanging out the couch.  Scott took me out to dinner at Gian-Tony's on The Hill.  The food was great! And I was able to finally find out where my birthday trip was to.  We were off to Tan-Tar-A resort in the Ozarks.  Then we hurried home from dinner to catch the end of the Cardinals game.  We started watching the game before dinner and it started with a scrum with benches clearing and Tony LaRussa and Dusty Baker getting through out of the game.  And the Cardinals still won the game 8-4!  Happy Birthday to me!

My birthday celebrations continued through the week.  I had dinner and drinks with Theresa and Liz at Bar Louie.  I hadn't seen them in a while and it was great to catch up with them.

On Friday we headed to Lake of the Ozarks and Tan-Tar-A Resort.  I had been there before with my parents and was excited to see how things had changed.  I thought the drive to the Ozarks was at least 4 hours and was pleasantly surprised when it was just over a 2 hour drive away.  We arrived in time to grab dinner at the Black Bear Lodge and then hit the outlet mall for emergency flip flops.  Afterwards we relaxed and watched the Cardinals get their only win of the weekend against the Cubs.

On Saturday we went for a hike.  We had a couple recommendations to go to Ha Ha Tonka State Park.  We consulted with the visitors center to get an idea about the trails and decided on the Dolemite Trail.  The first half of the trail was boring, easy and hot.  Then once we crossed over the truck path the trail got a little more difficult and fun.  We saw a deer and Scott saw the back of a fox.









After hiking we relaxed at the pool for a few hours and then watched a horrible Cardinals game.  We had reservations at the fancy restaurant at the resort for Saturday night.  The dinner was very relaxing and we were able to try another way to have stuffed mushrooms with crab.  The dinner was awesome!  After dinner we hung out on the deck and watched the lake.  It truly felt like a scene out of Dirty Dancing being at that resort.

On Sunday we took a quick swim to try to get some relief from the thousands of bug bites that I had on my ankles.  Then we hit the outlet mall and found some awesome fudge.  On the way home we decided to stop in Jefferson City to check out the state capital.  It was out third state capital this summer, not too bad!







It was a great birthday weekend, just what I wanted for my 30th!

Windy City Visit

Chicago, what a great city to visit and so close to St. Louis that it is the perfect long weekend get-a-way.  We flew up to Chicago Friday afternoon so Scott and his sister could run in the Muddy Buddy race on Sunday.

On Saturday we woke up early to play a great penguin game with Riley while some of the best homemade pancakes were being made.  After quickly getting ready we headed downtown to walk around for a while before picking up race packets.  We stopped at a Fansedge store.  To check out the displays and products as Scott's brother-in-law's company owns Fansedge.  The younger kids bought Bears jersey and cheer leading outfits.

We need lunch before starting our walking tour of downtown.  We headed to the Billy Goat Tavern for some "Cheezeborger, Cheezeborger, Cheezeborger!  No Fries!"  It was a burger joint under the street that had great food but you have to look for it!



Afterwards we walked down Michigan Ave. to Millennium Park .  We let the kids play in the water for a while and then hung out at the famous Bean.  It was great to finally see the infamous Bean.  It made for great pictures.  It was also amazing to see and hear all the different cultures that were in the park.







We then walked down the entire Magnificent Mile to the Columbia Store to pick up the race packets.  It was great to see the architecture in the City and all the people.  We later met up with the kids at the Rock Bottom Brewery.

On Sunday we relaxed and stayed out in Highland Park.  Scott and his sister ran the Muddy Buddy in the morning and after naps we all headed down to their private beach access.  Their house is a block away from Lake Michigan and at the end of the block is a path down to the beach.  We hung out at the beach for a couple hours while the kids swam and played in the sand.  I didn't want to get in the water since it was about 60 degrees.  But it was so beautiful.  We had fun burying people in the sand and building dams by the creek.






Over all it was a great trip to Chicago that must be repeated as I need to redeem myself for my poor showing at Scrabble and Banana-grams.  There were also a bunch of games of Dirty Neighbor played and I'm sure rematches are in the making.