yes...its crazy but i do in fact have a husband who is not only infatuated with mac computers but is also coo coo for germans...well...not germans necessarily but germany and most things created there...so i guess you could say germans. matt is actually of british (father's side) and cherokee indian (mother's side) decent, with a little extra something else from his mom (she's not full cherokee). matthew graduated from high school when he was 17 and had his parents sign on the dotted line so he could join the air force. other than desperately wanting to be immortalized as a g.i. joe someday he wanted to travel the world on the government's credit card. above all he wanted to be stationed in germany so he could embrace his stalker-like love of all things german and perhaps stay there when his tour was up. unfortunately in his 10 plus years in the air force matt never got his dream of traveling, outside the u.s that is. during the 10 or so years matt married, had a daughter (helped create one that is), divorced, remarried (me), got custody of aforementioned daughter, created another daughter (with me), and then separated from the miliarty in 2004. i hate that matt never got to travel to the fatherland, his utopia of sorts. if i had it in my power to send him there, hopefully with me in tow, i would.
until i met matt i was one of those american girls, buy american, unless shopping at wal-mart of course and had hardly thought of a foreign car let alone wanting to own one. i thought american cars were above and beyond the rest even though i knew next to nothing of "the rest". now, when admiring cars or wishing i could have one of my own, an american made car never enters my mind. i want a VW, BMW, or maybe even a MERCEDES, or TOYOTA, or HONDA. notice my first two choices are german made. obviously i have been greatly influenced by my spouse. also, one of the crazy habits that come along with his german-loving trait is turning items over, in a store mind you, and checking to see if the product is made in Germany before purchasing. in the beginning of our marriage, when i was first being introduced to these german fiendish quirks, there was always a lengthy campaign after a random habit appeared explaining german craftsmanship and while you may be paying more now...you will ultimately be paying less in the long-run because the german made item will last longer and work more efficiently. seriously, GERMANY, if you ever need someone to defend your redeeming qualities i have just the person for you.
matt and i have been married for 4 plus years and after seeing who HE really is and then sometimes sharing with friends and family about HIS silly infatuations and actions related to those infatuations, i have been scolded, many a time, by mr. german about telling EVERYONE about the things he does and how he LOVES germany and all things flowing forth from said place and how old my stories of him get. actually, the same thing happens if i mention matt's love for macs to anyone. either i embarrass him, he wants to keep his "secret passions" to himself, or he just wishes i wouldn't talk about him at all. i don't know what it is but i enjoy sharing these things with others, obviously e.g. my last two blogs. i think he's very unique and a majority of the time i'm proud of him and his accomplishments, knowledge, and interests. i'm telling ya, i'm married to a very interesting character. i feel like a best-selling book could be written about him and people would be intrigued...and i can pretty much predict what he'll say to this comment. "you're ridiculous." or "i think you're crazy." or "if you or someone wrote a book no one would buy it." or "i think you need help." and the list can go on and on forever...
i'm definitely not a talented writer and i've forgotten a lot of grammatical things since high school, but if some "big wig" out there happens upon my blog and feels like donating to a charity or doing something nice for the "little people"; please consider my husband and our family. OR, if you want to write a germany travel guide best-seller, please feel free to send my husband and me on an all expense paid trip to germany to see the sights and experience everything GERMAN. seriously, don't be shy...no legitimate offers will be turned down.
