emily p. freeman

Creating space for your soul to breathe so you can discern your next right thing.

Let’s Share What We Learned in March

It’s the end of the month, and that means it’s time to share what we’ve learned! Remember, this is a place to share all kinds of learning, both the silly and the serious. I lean toward sharing the silly since I tend to share the serious every other day. But any and all learning is welcome.

What We Learned - Chatting at the Sky

Here are 5 things I learned in March in no particular order:

1. The Wizard of Oz makes everything better.

monopoly

2. Monopoly. We played for the first time as a family the other day and I realize I’ve never played Monopoly right in my whole life. Myquillyn and I would play as kids but we were so happy to have money that we never bought properties, just moved around the board collecting $200 and saving our money. Watching my own kids, I see why. Pastel money! Mine!

But John plays like, for real. So it was fun. But also math. And thinking. And John bought hotels a lot. So it was kind of deflating. And a little boring. And maddening. And also there’s a jail and you have to pay rent and taxes. So really, Monopoloy is a little too much like life to be fun.

3. If you ask Siri “What planes are flying over my head?” she will give you a list of planes that can possibly be seen in the sky from where you’re standing: the name of the airplane, the flight number, and the altitude. (Thank you for this life-changing discovery, Francie!)

4. If Joy the Baker and Scarlett Johansson had a baby, it would be Shakira.

Joy plus Scarlett equals Shakira

This is what I do.

Once (many years ago) a barista at a Starbucks in Nashville mistook (mistook?) me for Jennifer Love Hewitt. She even gave me a free coffee just incase I really was her and was lying about it. A free venti coffee.

J + E = Coffee

So the other day, I had several deadlines looming so naturally I thought it was a great time to download My Heritage app and find out which celebrity I’m looking like these days. I took a quick selfie and waited for my results.

This is exactly what happened.

carlos santana

Hmmm…that can’t be right. Let me try that again.

sugar ray leonard

Wait a minute now. Actually, this one is oddly accurate.

Maybe if I take another selfie. I’ll tilt my head this time.

ivan pavlove

All The Thoughts.

5. In March, I learned to stay away from the free apps and forthelove do your work, woman. Or should I say, man?

Now it’s your turn!


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  2. I’m crying. Like literally sitting her laughing to the point of tears and scaring my dog. Carlos Santana? Sugar Ray Leonard? This is too much for me. Also, you and your sister just grabbing money and taking trips around the board. Hysterical. Thanks for this awesomeness on a rainy Friday.

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    • I knew I could count on you to laugh at this, Marian. It took me days to stop laughing about it. DAYS I tell you. It was one of the funniest things that happened in March, actually.

      Ivan Pavlov?!

      I die.

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  3. Steve and I get too serious playing Monopoly. He is a realtor and we are extremely competitive – not a good combination. You DO look like Jennifer Love Hewitt! And the Heritage app is absolutely ridiculous (but gave me a good laugh). Perhaps you have an uncle who looks like Ivan Pavlov??

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  4. I did one of those Celebrity picture match up’s a few years ago and I got Kim Jong Il. Not even kidding you. I laughed for days!! I’m dying over the Pavlov one!! So hilarious!!

    Also, this month I discovered a Monopoly card game, and it’s not nearly as complicated as it sounds. So if you’re ever in the mood for a simpler version with less strategy involved, you should try it! It’s really fun.

    Thanks so much for sharing and hosting this link up! I love getting involved every month! 🙂

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  5. Wow, Siri is so amazing! Also, I have NEVER liked the game of Monopoly. I used to play it with my dad, but he was way to competitive and totally ruined it for me. I think it is the only game I don’t enjoy. And for the record, I think you look a whole lot like Jennifer Love Hewitt, and absolutely nothing like a dude!

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  8. Your pictures are seriously cracking me up – Jennifer Love Hewitt okay but Carlos Santana? Haha! I love this link-up and all the random things we learn each month. Thank you for letting us all join in with you : )

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  9. I am laughing so hard about that app my stomach hurts and I’m wiping tears away. Hilarious! At least it was entertaining, right? Love this link up Emily, so glad you do it each month. It’s become one of my favorite things to write because like you its nice to be silly and not serious for a change.

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  13. Emily-I just laughed out loud. Hard. I scared my dog out of her sweet slumber. forthelove thank you for that much needed break as I’ve been writing for 3 straight hours and am beginning to go nuts. I love all your posts, but I’ll admit I find myself really looking forward to this one each month 🙂

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  16. Ohh my husband plays monopoly like your husband and I have to say, it kinda makes the game less fun, no? Maybe it’s just because I’m not great at math or my lack of competitive edge but I’m usually like “just leave me alone and stop trying to take all my money and property!!” lol

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  18. Okay, so I haven’t tried this heritage app myself, but it looks like your MATCHES are Carlos Santana and the other guys. As in, they’re matchmaking you with them! Which is almost equally hilarious. 🙂

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  22. Hey Emily,
    Ok, I just made some friends at work download the My Heritage app and we have been laughing hysterically ever since. (lots of deadlines here too, obviously!) And strangely, every match for me was Asian…am I starting to look like the rest of my family? haha Thanks, as always, for the great post.

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  23. That totally made my day. I think I will avoid that app entirely. Too much risk of finding out I look like Genghis Khan. Or Barry Manilow.

    I totally agree with you about Monopoly… too much work and thinking for light entertainment. We’ve found the perfect game for all ages that is hysterical… Apples to Apples. It’s great for the intuitive types, but kids and even elderly with thinking issues can enjoy it (from family experience). One warning… if you have any really literal people in your family, it may drive them crazy. My husband hated it at first because it wasn’t literal enough for him, but he has adapted.

    Love you and thanks for the laughs! ~ Sandy

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  25. Oh. My. Goodness.

    That app…. HOW FUN! I’m going to have to get it so I have something else to distract from all the writing I need to do. As if, I need ONE MORE THING to distract me from all the writing I need to do! 🙂

    And I loved what you wrote… “Forthelove, do your work woman!”

    That’s going to be my new mantra…

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  27. I loved the photos of who you look like now…….really was laughing out loud……very brave of you!
    I wouldn’t be able to view mine, loved it!

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  28. OH EMILY!! TOO funny!! I am at a student meeting *listening* to the talk in Hungarian AND trying not to laugh out loud! I used to get Renee Zelweger(sp?!) but I am definitely curious now! I think my Heritage app will be a good break from packing for our Home time in the States…this is my first time linking…so happy I did!!

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  29. Oh, that just made me laugh out loud! So great. We used the My Heritage app a few months ago for our church leadership appreciation dinner. We took pictures of their Facebook profiles, put them in the app, and then made people guess who their celebrity look-alikes were. They came out as strange as yours, which made it so fun and totally impossible.

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  32. I just so love this – and that you shared your procrastination with us… the internet is so fantastic for that. I posted this in my “what I learned” blog post but thought I’d put the link here too because I thought you’d like it:http://youtu.be/5rCQJmVaQpg it’s the a cappella group PTX doing a medley of pop songs along with the themes of The Wizard of Oz.

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  35. #2….Yeah, I kind of find monopoly super boring (I never played it right as a kid either). My husband and I are obsessed with Settlers of Catan, and Ticket to Ride is another fun one. (Not sure if the kiddos would be ready for that yet, but it’s fun for teens and adults).
    #4….oh my goodness, that is hilarious! You know I HAVE to try it now.

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  40. Yes to number 1- love me some Wizard of Oz!

    And the last one… laughed out loud for a solid 10 minutes. That is so great. So bad, but so great.

    Love the What I Learned posts! Stole your idea from your January post and wrote about what I learned on my spring break mission trip to Mexico. I haven’t been able to process the trip enough quite yet to write a big blog post about it yet, but I knew I could come up with a list of things I learned there on my 2nd trip to Cozumel. Thanks for sharing and letting us share!

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  42. Oh, Emily! I was NOT expecting THAT! Santana?!? I started laughing so hard that Mark paused the movie to find out what was going on on my screen. He agrees – that app is messed up. 🙂

    I uploaded my picture to a celebrity lookalike website a few years ago. It said I look like Christina Ricci. Which is ridiculous (though no Santana) because she has a giant forehead and mine is stupidly short. I know. SANTANA. But…foreheads!

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  43. Oh My Lord… I am starting a list for REAL this time and #1 on my What I Learned in April is Do NOT download that Ap! LOL! (And how much more do I love you because you included those comparison shots! For the love!)

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  44. Love your post and I finally wrote mine, even though I was too late for the link-up :)) Just wanted to stop in and say I’m grateful for you and this community of yours. It is welcoming, and lovely, and a true gift. xo

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  45. Oh my goodness- I just found your blog, and you are hilarious 🙂

    I seriously cracked up at the heritage results. . . thanks for sharing!

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