33 Things you may not know about Larry

Today is Larry’s birthday and I wanted to do a list for him like I did with mine. It took some time to come up with this one, but he has many many interesting experiences, he could fill a book.

1. Interesting coincidences: He was born in the same hospital as I was, lived in the same trailer park as a newborn and blessed in the same church building.
2. Animals and children naturally like him – they go to him like magnets (even mean animals who normally hate humans like Larry).
3. He caught himself on fire on his mission while eating a cookie in front of the oven, he served in New Zealand. The fire burned his shirt and singed off some hair on the back of his head, but his skin was not burned.
4. He was in a train accident; it derailed in the middle of the night.
5. Shares a birthday with David
6. Had a 400 lb metal pallet fall on his back while in the Air Force, crushing him under its weight, he broke his foot in 3 places. He was lucky because it could have paralyzed or killed him.
7. While on Vicodin for this accident, he tried to put on his seatbelt..... while sitting in his recliner in the living room.
8. Exactly 1 year after that accident, he had corrective surgery on his ankle.
9. His high school choir teacher told him not to sing loud (so that anyone could hear him).
10. His high school councilor told him to go to trade school because he probably wouldn’t get through college.
11. He earned his Bachelors Degree before his Associates. He now has an MBA.
12. We sent an invitation for his graduation to his high school councilor.
13. Worked 40+ hours per week at McDonalds in high school (before they passed the child labor law)
14. He was employee of the year in 1993 at McDonalds.
15. On a whim, he decided to walk to Benton City from Richland in the middle of the night. The cops found him and told him to call his dad.
16. Averaged 1 bike wreck per week for the first 6 weeks of his mission.
17. Larry accidentally hit his drivers ed teacher in high school with his hand while driving in reverse.
18. When he was 9, he watched the Republican national convention for fun.
19. He once shaved his legs. He’ll never do that again.
20. Spilled gas on himself at the pump while gawking at a woman (long before we ever met, of course).
21. He was rear ended 3 times – Chiropractors love him!
22. Larry actually appreciates boot camp; he calls it a spiritual experience.
23. A prostitute once chased Larry while he was working as a delivery guy. He got away.
24. He eats the popcorn seeds.
25. His older sister used to call him “Oreo” when he was a baby (it’s hard for a 2-3 year old girl to pronounce “Larry”)
26. He doesn’t like peanut butter, pasta or anything with lots of cheese. He is a meat and potatoes kind of guy.
27. He has very narrow flat feet.
28. His first job was a paper route at the age of 10.
29. Ironically, he proposed to me on Independence Day.
30. Crazy things he has eaten: a piece of dog and sucked the eye balls out of a fish (both while on his mission).
31. His favorite movie of all time is ‘Memphis Belle’
32. If he could go anywhere in the world, he would visit Europe. Specifically, he’d want to visit Germany.
33. His dream job is to be a forest ranger.

Here is a little trip down memory lane.....