I think it's really funny when people from my side of friends/family meet Derek, because they always think he's so quiet, almost to the point of being stoic. But little by little, as you get to know him, you get the wonderful opportunity to find out how weird he truly is, which is one of the reasons I love him SO much (if you don't believe me, watch our wedding video where I tell him this in the ceremony when we tell each other why we love each other). So while this won't be a long story, I'm hoping this little post will allow you a small glimpse into our daily life, and the weirder side of Derek Kreider.
Derek came home today while I was in the middle of cooking dinner. I'm getting better at cooking, but the whole timing aspect of it is still kind of off for me sometimes; I just have to work really hard to get it all ready at the same time. So when he walked in the door, I have to admit that I didn't do much to actually greet him. But he's such a wonderful husband that he just walked in and started helping me cut up sun-dried tomatoes for our chicken penne pasta (thank you, Ashley Quick, because it's one of our FAVORITE meals!). We're both busy doing our own food work and not really talking, because I'm pretty much dashing around the kitchen. So the fact that we weren't really talking at all before this makes the following conversation even funnier, when, out of nowhere, Derek begins with:
Derek (DMK): "So guess what I found out today?"
Catty (CNK): "What's that?" (totally expecting his answer to have something to do with work)
DMK: "I think I can bleet like a goat pretty well."
CNK: "Oh really? When did you discover this talent?"
DMK: "I always practice making animal noises on my drive home from work. I bet I must look really funny to other people when I'm at a red light."
CNK: "Hmmm. Well, let's hear it."
DMK: "So what do you think? Was the higher or lower pitched one better?"
CNK: "I think the higher pitch."
DMK: "But it sounds like a goat, right?"
CNK: "I mean, yea I guess. But I wasn't the one who grew up in Farmville, so I'm not totally sure."
DMK: "Yea, I think the lower-pitched one sounds more like a sheep. Sheep have a lower pitch, I think. Don't they?"
CNK: "Honey, I have no idea."
DMK: "I think my chicken and cat noises are the best. Everyone's always really surprised when I do my cat noise because it catches people off guard and it sounds real. My chicken is funny."
CNK: "Yea, your chicken is my favorite."
DMK: "I screeched like a cat today in class for my students. They were impressed."
(I have to admit that his cat noise is actually really awesome. It literally sounds JUST like cats fighting and screeching at each other.)
CNK: "How in the world did your cat noises have anything to do with your Science or Bible curriculum today?"
DMK: "It didn't."
CNK: "Oh. Okay."
DMK: "So now I have the cat, chicken, goat, cow, Gollem (from Lord of the Rings) and the marriage guy (from Princess Bride.) I've been trying to think of other noises I could learn to make. I guess I could try a dog, but that's kind of boring. I've tried making a goose noise, but I just can't figure it out. I've also been working on my baby cry noise and my duck noise, but those are both hit or miss. It's hard to be consistent with those noises. Oh yea, and I want to learn to talk like a droid."
CNK: "Well good thing you have hour-long drives home from work for the next 165 days to perfect those."
So there you are... secret's out. My husband prides himself on his different animal noises. I hope you enjoyed getting a glimpse into our extremely weird life together. :-)
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