7 Wonders

Have you ever seen the decks of cards that have a different questions printed on them meant to spark conversation to fill those awkward moments of silence when you are out with people? Rob and I stumbled upon one of those decks in a shop at the mall. I randomly picked up one of the cards and the question put forth was ‘In your opinion, what are the 7 wonders of the world?’ I am sure it meant to mean things like the Taj Mahal, the Pyramids, Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, and the Great wall of China. My mom always used to talk about the real 7 wonders of the world when I was little. We were going to see all of them together one day. As Rob and I contemplated the list we started to come up with other ‘wonders’ like the bread, the bra, the land, -wall, -ful, who wrote the book of love and the woman (you know the one with the red, yellow and blue spandex outfit). As we played this game I started to contemplate about all of the real wonderful things in my life. Here is my top 7 list of wonderful wonders I wonder how I ever lived without.

1. Cell Phones- what a God send. Does anyone else remember pagers with codes like 143, 123, 07734 and 14. And what about God Awful payphones, you had to have a quarter with you at all times. Yay for not having to pull into shady gas stations to call home at night!

2. GPS- I have to say that reading a map is a skill I am glad I have but seriously how amazing are GPS? No more looking up to see where the sun is in the sky to tell which way you are heading, which is really hard at noon and at night; just consider yourself lost at those times, man up and ask for directions. This is no longer an issue with GPS. No more pulling over to ask. I think we are so reliant on GPS that even if we did stop for directions no one would know they'd say “Hold on let me pull up map quest.”

3. Internet- I know this is a massive one but I am specifically referring to using it for reference. Dewy decimal system anyone? Did anyone else only have the first volume of every encyclopedia because they sold it for 99 cents but none of the other volumes?

4. Disposable Diapers- they are disposable, enough said!

5. High thread count sheets- I’m obsessed, read more about it here

6. Digital Cameras- I was so excited when advantix came out because you no longer had to use 35mm and wind it up but digital is a whole other level. My specific camera is also shock proof, water proof and freeze proof. Read more about it here.

7. crystal light- a zero calorie yummy hydrating powdered goodness.

Leave a comment and let me know what the 7 wonderful wonders you wonder how you ever lived without are!

7 wonders of Aliya

1. Her sweet eyes

2. Her chubby cheeks, Buddha belly and marshmallow rolls on her neck and thighs

3. Her hands, fingers and toes

4. Penelope

5. Her little chompers

6. Her smile and giggle

7. Her temperament- have you ever met a happier, sweeter baby?

I could go on and on, there are a million wonders of Aliya.