11:11 and 9:01

As many of you know, I have this quirky love for the time 11:11. It makes me so excited! I love the number 11, and I love the look of four 1's in a row. Ever since I was little I remember being delighted by this number! I hardly ever see that time anymore. During the day I'm at work and even if I did check the clock, it's not a digital one. And I'm almost always to bed by 11:11, and so I miss it at night. But a couple of nights ago I was up that late and randomly checked the clock and it was 11:11, and the same feeling of delight came back! I just love that number, and I think I always will.

Another time that makes me happy is 9:01. When Chad and I were dating, we would wait to talk on the phone until after 9 so we wouldn't rack up our cell phone minutes (we didn't have the same cell phone company, but both had unlimited night minutes). So during that time, 9:01 was I-get-to-talk-to-Chad time (i.e., happy time). Some days it was so hard to wait until after 9 to talk to Chad. I can remember sitting in my room and studying, and checking the clock every five minutes to see if it was 9:01 yet. It's embarrassing to admit, but it's true. I'm so glad those days are over and we can talk in the mornings, evenings, and after 9:01! :) So now when I see the time 9:01, it is a reminder to me of the blessing of being married to Chad and not having to wait until 9:01 to talk to him!

Here are two happy memories related to my love of the number 11:

This actually is a really crazy story. It was November 11 (11-11) of 2005. I was on a three day trip to Northern England with my London Study Abroad group. We had started the day in York and then traveled to Liverpool. It had been a very happy day of fun traveling and sight-seeing with great friends. Once we got to the hostel we were staying at, one of the professors announced that they had already assigned the rooms and that he would announce who was staying in what rooms. And guess what?! I was assigned to room 111!!! Totally by chance. Talk about happiness for a girl who loves the number 11 AND traveling in England. So this picture is of me in my Liverpool, England hostel room #111, on 11-11, with my alarm clock at the time 11:11. As you can see from the picture, I'm pretty excited about the whole thing. :)

And this picture was also taken on a very happy day. It was the day our car's odometer hit mile 111,111. Pure joy! :) Not only that, but it was while Chad and I were on our National Parks trip, definitely one of the most happy weeks of my life. That was such an awesome trip!!