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emily p. freeman

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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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  1. Linda@Creekside says

    March 28, 2014 at 10:23 AM

    mmm … not so much with that My Heritage app!

    but a great big YES to What We Learned …

    have a rest-fueled weekend, Emily.

    ;-}

    Reply
    • Emily says

      March 28, 2014 at 10:51 AM

      Thanks, Linda!

      Reply
  2. Scooper says

    March 28, 2014 at 10:26 AM

    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.

    Reply
    • Marian Vischer says

      March 28, 2014 at 10:28 AM

      Oops I forgot to change my profile stuff. I showed up as Scooper on that first comment. You know who I am.

      Reply
    • Emily says

      March 28, 2014 at 10:29 AM

      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.

      Reply
  3. Yuko @ northfield gate says

    March 28, 2014 at 10:31 AM

    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??

    Reply
    • Emily says

      March 28, 2014 at 10:52 AM

      The worst part is, I can kind of see the resemblance across the eyes…!

      Reply
  4. Kailey says

    March 28, 2014 at 10:36 AM

    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! 🙂

    Reply
    • Emily says

      March 28, 2014 at 10:52 AM

      Hahahaha! That is hysterical.

      And I’ve not heard of the Monopoly card game – will have to look into that one.

      Reply
  5. Kendra says

    March 28, 2014 at 10:37 AM

    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!

    Reply
    • Emily says

      March 28, 2014 at 10:53 AM

      Thanks, Kendra. Appreciate the confirmation!

      Reply
  6. Lyli @ 3-D Lessons for Life says

    March 28, 2014 at 10:38 AM

    So, maybe the app can sees your spirit and knows you are an artistic fighter with a brilliant mind. (If not, I totally don’t get it… )

    🙂

    Reply
    • Emily says

      March 28, 2014 at 10:53 AM

      ooo, I like the way you think!

      Reply
  7. caroline says

    March 28, 2014 at 10:43 AM

    this made my day! i learned in march that you are hilarious. wait, i knew that already. 😉 thanks for the much needed giggle/chortle! miss you.

    Reply
  8. Mindy says

    March 28, 2014 at 10:50 AM

    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 : )

    Reply
  9. Shelly Miller says

    March 28, 2014 at 11:02 AM

    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.

    Reply
  10. Dolly@Soulstops says

    March 28, 2014 at 11:10 AM

    Emily,
    You are funny…and I’m thinking I need to lighten up and check out some free apps….and you do look a little like the younger J. Hewitt…Happy Friday to you 🙂

    Reply
  11. Susan Harms says

    March 28, 2014 at 11:10 AM

    Soooo funny!…

    Still laughning…

    Any ideas why my link isn’t showing up?

    Reply
    • Susan Harms says

      March 28, 2014 at 11:15 AM

      Ha, and there is is….
      never mind

      Reply
      • Emily says

        March 28, 2014 at 11:17 AM

        Oh good! I was just going to ask if you got it to work yet.

        Reply
  12. Kimberly says

    March 28, 2014 at 11:11 AM

    I’m so sorry for your My Match misfortune, but this gave me the best laugh. Thanks for making a difficult day just a bit sweeter, man;)

    Reply
  13. Renee Robinson says

    March 28, 2014 at 11:11 AM

    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 🙂

    Reply
  14. Marcy says

    March 28, 2014 at 11:20 AM

    I was certain that the #3 Siri discovery would be my greatest take-away from this post.

    Until. Pavlov.

    Perfectly joyous post, I say!!

    Reply
  15. Linda@Creekside says

    March 28, 2014 at 11:24 AM

    Hi Again, Emily ~ Only 1 link is appearing … and that 1 is still loading!

    Reply
    • Emily says

      March 28, 2014 at 11:25 AM

      You mean in the link up section?

      Reply
      • Linda@Creekside says

        March 28, 2014 at 11:27 AM

        yep

        Reply
        • Linda@Creekside says

          March 28, 2014 at 11:31 AM

          but I’m getting lots of hits from your site … and I don’t think they’re all coming from the comment I left you.

          don’t you just love technology?

          ;-}

          Reply
        • Emily says

          March 28, 2014 at 11:31 AM

          I’m so sorry Linda! It could be your browser. It’s showing up fine for me.

          Reply
          • Linda@Creekside says

            March 28, 2014 at 11:38 AM

            Looks like it’s about time for a bit of a browser change for me …

            Thanks for getting back to me, Emily

            ;-}

  16. Jen E @ mommablogsalot says

    March 28, 2014 at 11:26 AM

    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

    Reply
    • yuko @ northfield gate says

      March 28, 2014 at 8:17 PM

      That’s exactly how I feel when I play monopoly with my husband!!

      Reply
  17. Samantha Livingston says

    March 28, 2014 at 11:30 AM

    Oh the irony of Ivan Pavlov! Obviously this app was NOT trained well. (p.s. your matches are simply awesome).

    Reply
  18. Summer says

    March 28, 2014 at 11:31 AM

    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. 🙂

    Reply
    • Emily says

      March 28, 2014 at 11:33 AM

      I only wish you were right, Summer.

      That app. I tell you what.

      Reply
      • Summer says

        March 28, 2014 at 2:19 PM

        Ah well. Wishful thinking!

        Reply
  19. Danielle says

    March 28, 2014 at 11:33 AM

    Those pictures from the apps are hilarious! I think you look nothing like Carlos Santana or Pavlov! Sugar Ray though ?!??! 😉

    Reply
    • Emily says

      March 28, 2014 at 11:35 AM

      Right? I know. We could be related.

      Reply
  20. Crystal says

    March 28, 2014 at 11:49 AM

    This just made my whole day 🙂

    Reply
  21. Julie says

    March 28, 2014 at 12:15 PM

    I love it. This is not helping me do my work, though:). Just so you know. Ha.

    Reply
  22. Lori says

    March 28, 2014 at 12:41 PM

    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.

    Reply
  23. Sandy says

    March 28, 2014 at 12:45 PM

    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

    Reply
  24. Beth P says

    March 28, 2014 at 1:07 PM

    Aw Man! 🙂 you totally had me giggling while reading this post! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  25. Jenny Barker says

    March 28, 2014 at 1:38 PM

    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…

    Reply
  26. Beth@Unskinny Boppy says

    March 28, 2014 at 1:41 PM

    Hahaha!! I needed that laugh today! Thanks for providing it!

    Reply
  27. Cathy says

    March 28, 2014 at 2:06 PM

    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!

    Reply
  28. Abby says

    March 28, 2014 at 2:15 PM

    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!!

    Reply
  29. Christine says

    March 28, 2014 at 2:26 PM

    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.

    Reply
  30. Tsh Oxenreider says

    March 28, 2014 at 2:32 PM

    My favorite thing I’ve read today, hands down.

    My celebrity lookalike? LARRY KING. I wish I was kidding.

    Reply
    • Dana at Happy Little Lovelies says

      March 28, 2014 at 2:50 PM

      BAH! It’s the glasses. With my glasses: Richard Avedon. Without: Charlize Theron. Batting 1000.

      Reply
  31. Dana at Happy Little Lovelies says

    March 28, 2014 at 2:34 PM

    OH…my gosh. I just heartily laughed out loud for the first time today. Thank you. Thank you so much. (and I’m installing the my heritage app as I type)

    Reply
  32. Faith R says

    March 28, 2014 at 2:41 PM

    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.

    Reply
  33. Amy says

    March 28, 2014 at 4:06 PM

    I. Am. Dying.

    Reply
  34. Abigail C. says

    March 28, 2014 at 4:51 PM

    Siri. I love Siri. Not as much as I love your My Heritage matches, though. I died. Oh, I love your blog.

    Reply
  35. Naomi Liz says

    March 28, 2014 at 5:32 PM

    #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.

    Reply
  36. melissa stover says

    March 28, 2014 at 5:33 PM

    so the my heritage app is strictly for making you bust out laughing in public places?

    Reply
  37. debbie says

    March 28, 2014 at 5:43 PM

    I’m dying! I am crying, laughing so hard. You are awesome!
    Have an amazing weekend!

    Reply
  38. Ashley Wells says

    March 28, 2014 at 9:16 PM

    Oh goodness! #4 and #5…..lol!!!!

    Reply
  39. Joanne Viola says

    March 29, 2014 at 8:27 AM

    Laughed so hard at the heritage app. Not brave enough to try it 🙂 This is such a fin post each month!

    Reply
  40. Jordan says

    March 29, 2014 at 2:18 PM

    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!

    Reply
  41. Kathy Schwanke says

    March 30, 2014 at 10:07 PM

    Probably the most I’ve laughed while reading a blog post. That app… for real? (wiping tears) lol

    I so enjoy you Emily!

    Reply
    • Emily says

      March 31, 2014 at 8:32 AM

      I’ve been laughing about this for DAYS. !!

      Reply
  42. Mary @ Giving Up on Perfect says

    March 30, 2014 at 11:54 PM

    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!

    Reply
    • Emily says

      March 31, 2014 at 8:31 AM

      Any day I can make Mary Carver laugh is a good day if you ask me. Win!

      Reply
  43. ~Karrilee~ says

    March 31, 2014 at 6:29 PM

    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!)

    Reply
  44. Jacque Watkins says

    April 7, 2014 at 12:44 PM

    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

    Reply
  45. Lauren says

    April 7, 2014 at 6:50 PM

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

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

    Reply
  46. Cheap car insurance says

    July 13, 2014 at 1:38 PM

    Thanks for finally talking about > Let’s Share What We Learned in March – chatting at the sky < Liked it!

    Reply

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