29 Things About My Wife

November 7th, 1981

LA celebrated her 29th birthday and to celebrate I have decided to help you know my wife a little bit better.

Happy Birthday LA! I love you!

29 Things About My Wife

1. She is the 5th and final child of Corey and Evyonne

2. She has 4 older brothers - Evidently they were determined to have a girl. Good thing it happened at number 5 or who knows how many more Ulmer boys would be running around.

3. She started playing varsity sports in the 8th grade - volleyball

4. Her high school sports career included playing volleyball, basketball, and track and field (high jump)

5. She was the 2000 Optimist Club's Athlete Of The Year

6. She was the Post and Courier 2000 Volleyball Athlete of the Year

7. She played in the North South Volleyball game

8. 2000 All Lowcountry Basketball Team

9. She was on numerous Volleyball Tournament All Star Teams and 6-AAAA All Region Teams for volleyball and basketball during her career

10. She played in 5 State Finals (2 Volleyball, 3 Basketball)...Unfortunately, she never won a ring. But I haven't played for any state titles and neither have most people.

10a. She has never beat me in basketball, volleyball or a track and field event. Ok, so we haven't played volleyball but I am still undefeated. (I am sure we will be playing tomorrow. I will let you know the results)

11. She graduated from Summerville High School, Clemson University (undergraduate - Biology), and The Citadel (Masters Degree - Education)

12. She was the 4th in her immediate family to graduate from Clemson University and the first to graduate from The Citadel.

13. She married the guy of her dreams on September 10, 2005 (5 Year Anniversary Post)

14. She is a remarkable woman who gave birth to two beautiful children - Aubrey and Wyatt (I might be 50% responsible for the children but she is 100% responsible for the beautiful part)

15. She teaches Biology and Physical Science at Ashley Ridge High School.

16. She wants(ed) 5 kids - I think she might have saddled up to the wrong pony for 5. This mare is a little old for 5 but Strom Thurman did it so why not me. I think if she would have attended Winthrop and Hootie and The Blowfish concerts she probably would have meet a guy named Greg and who knows how many kids would be running around by now - He is already at 3.

17. There is only 14 years between us...not sure what the big deal is (I will help you with the math - I was at Summerville Intermediate School - 9th grade when she was born).

18. She can change her own flat tire.

19. She can drive a column shift - which I have never attempted to drive (actually, as old as I am I have only seen a couple of vehicle with column shift)

20. Surprisingly, she has never killed a deer. She can shoot a gun which keeps me real honest.

21. She has had more surgeries than I have - two - one surgery on both ankles and one surgery on her knee. I have had more broken bones and probably have more stitches. I think I am on 13 stitches.

22. Her motto is "Don't Tread On Me". (Actually, I made this up. I wanted it to be my motto. I always liked that motto and flag growing up in school.)

23. Her favorite store is Pottery Barn for the house and Banana Republic for clothes.

24. She is one of the people that shop on Black Friday and seems to actually enjoy it.

25. She has a much better memory than me (some of the times)

26. She wouldn't make it at a nudist camp. She is cold natured and needs a blanket in the middle of summer. She loves a blanket and lots of covers. I am not the other extreme but man, it gets hot under all those covers.

27. She doesn't like to run (nor do I and yet another reason we are a perfect match - we both love the sofa)

28. She got an extra hour of sleep on her birthday because of daylight savings time. That's way better than being born on February 29th.

29. She loves shows like America's Funniest Videos. She makes me laugh just watching her laugh.

Mark your calendars for November 5th, 2011 - 301 S Laurel Street for the birthday party to end all birthday parties as we celebrate LA's last days in her twenties and the last Ulmer in their twenties

November 7th Birthdays:
Joni Mitchell, singer (Me and Bobby McGee)
Joe Niekro, pitcher (knuckleballer)
Dana Plato, actress (Different Strokes)
Kris Benson, pitcher (Clemson graduate)
Mark Philippoussis, tennis player

What was happening in 1981:
Sports
*Georgia won the NCAA National Championship
*Oakland Raiders won the Super Bowl - That's how you know you are old when the Raiders were actually revelant
*49 Day Professional Baseball Strike
*LA Dodgers won The World Series
*Indiana won the NCAA Basketball Tournament
*Boston won the NBA Title
*Muhammad Ali loses to Trevor Berbick and was Ali's last fight (ending boxing being revelant)
*Sugar Ray Leonard KO's Thomas "The Hit Man" Hearns in round 14 to unify the Welterweight's title
*Tom Watson won The Master's
*New York Islanders won The Stanley Cup
*Darrell Waltrip won the NASCAR Title (before later going on to the broadcast booth and coming up with boogity, boogity, boogity and getting on the last nerve of every "real" NASCAR fan)
*French Open - Bjorn Born
*Wimbledon championships and US Open - John McEnroe
*A Minor League Baseball game between the Rochester Red Wings and the Pawtucket Red Sox at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, becomes the longest professional baseball game in history: 8 hours and 25 minutes/33 innings (the 33rd inning is not played until June 23)

Music (Top 10 for the Year - according to Billboard Magazine)
1. Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
2. Endless Love - Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
3. Lady - Kenny Rogers
4. (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon
5. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
6. Celebration - Kool and the Gang
7. Kiss On My List - Daryl Hall and John Oates
8. I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Robinson
9. 9 To 5 - Dolly Parton
10. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon
12. Morning Train - Sheena Easton
15. Rapture - Blondie
19. Slow Hand - Pointer Sisters
28. The One That You Love - Air Supply
30. Best Of Times - Styx
31. Elvira - Oak Ridge Boys
46. Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
57. De Do Do Do, de Da Da Da - Police
62. America - Neil Diamond
64. Arthur's Theme - Christopher Cross
67. I Can't Stand It - Eric Clapton
77. Feels So Right - Alabama
94. Whip It - Devo

Yes, I had 8 Tracks, 45 and LP's of many of these songs

History
*Space Shuttle Columbia 1st Flight - April 12 (1st winged reusable craft used by NASA)
*MTV was launched - August 1 (1st Video - Buggies "Video Killed the Radio Star")
*Ronald Regan - 40th President
*President Reagan assassination attempt - March 30 (by John Hinckley, Jr)
*Microsoft - $16 Million In Revenue and 128 Employees
*Iran Hostage Crisis - 52 Hostages in Iran released after 14 months (444 Days) of captivity
*1st Delorean DMC-12, stainless steel sport car (which later would only be good for use in Back To The Future)
*Walter Cronkite signs off - 19 years as host of CBS Evening News "That's The Way It Is"
*1st London Marathon
*Pope John Paul II is shot and nearly killed as he enters St. Peter's Square
*Sandra Day O'Connor is nominated to Supreme Court
*Adam Walsh, 6, is kidnapped (later only his head was found) from a Sears store in Hollywood Florida (Father later becomes host of America's Most Wanted TV show)
*President Reagan fired 11,359 striking air traffic controllers who refused to return to work (and shows them who is the BOSS)
*Model 5150 IBM PC - $1565
*Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes to win 1st World Heavyweight Wrestling Title (Whooooo, Nature Boy!)
*Simon and Garfunkel perform The Concert In Central Park - approximately 500,000 attend
*Rolling Stones - Tattoo You tour (they are still on that same tour today)
*Boeing 767 makes 1st flight
*Egyptian president Anwar Sadat is assassinated by Egyptian Islamic Jihad
*Metallica if formed in LA
*Luke and Laura on General Hospital marry in highest rated hour in daytime television history
*Iran-Contra Scandal
*1st test tube baby is born in Norfolk, Va