Lora's United States of Whatever

Some people have a fairy tale life, complete with Prince Charming and his big white horse. My life, I'd say, is more like an Aesop's fable... complete with the 'little boy who cried wolf' for a husband! Seriously! I don't know if I will ever be able to take him seriously! At least once a week, Greg comes home from work to tell me that they may be sending him to Australia. And then after I reply with an ever-so-interested, 'huh,' he tells me all about this secluded, primitive island where he'll be working. Thank goodness Izzy and I won't be going along on this non-existent trip! And Greg is constantly saying that his heart or his brain hurts. Yes, for some reason it's his heart, not his chest and his brain, not his head. Anyone who's close to Greg knows that he does this... his best friends and his parents know to rarely take him seriously. As Matt said in his best man speech, Greg's a little wishy-washy. Ok... he's very wishy-washy! S...

The votes are in... Greg looks the most like Jason Segal ! And here are a few notable write-ins: Tulsa Drillers Baseball Player This is oh so true, Sarah Nurse! Greg does look like a Driller! Well, he did convince me of that on a dark night in May 2005! I think that we may just have to name our next dog, Driller... what do you think??? Matthew Lillard I would have never thought of this one, Chelsea! But now that I'm reminiscing about Scream... I can so see it! Not just his looks but also his personality. Greg, of course, said no way. Then he proceeded to tell me who he does look like... which leaves me asking the question, why does Greg have so many look- alikes ? In my lifetime, I've been told that I look like two people that I don't really look like at all: Fiona Apple and Jennifer Love-Hewitt. But Greg has countless celebrity twins... I don't get it! John C. Reilly This is a Greg Hodges self-proclaimed duplicate. I don...

Finally, I got a job! I am so very excited to start working as a 5th Grade Teacher at Exley Elementary in Katy, Texas. This great opportunity came after about seven months of filling out job applications and going on dead-end interviews. I got so discouraged. I couldn't understand why I wasn't getting a job. I started analyzing every aspect of my resume, my interviewing skills and even my wardrobe. I seriously changed my earrings thinking it might help! Through all of this, I kept telling myself (and half-believing myself) that everything happens for a reason. Now, I know that everything truly does happen for a reason, and it sure does make getting this job feel so much better! Like I said before, this job is in Katy, a place where we really want to live. They have an excellent school district and amazing neighborhoods. This will be a great place for Izzy to grow up and attend school. Katy is just a short distance from the Galleria where Greg works. He can hop on the Westpark ...

It seems like each day someone tells Greg that he looks like a different celebrity. So, now, I've decided to take it upon myself to take a vote and decide who he looks the most like! Take a good look at Greg: Now here are his famous look-alikes... Jason Segal We first saw him on How I Met Your Mother... we absolutely love that show, and Greg looks even more like 'Marshall' because he acts so very much like him!  Ryan Reynolds Greg claims that he looked like Ryan Reynolds in his prime. I, however, have seen pictures of Greg in his youth, and I have to say that he looked a lot like Screech Powers from Saved by the Bell. That brings me to our next contestant... Samuel "Screech" Powers Imagine Greg in high school... a scrawny 6'3" opposed to the lumberjack-ish Greg we know today. Imagine Greg's hair just a little bit longer... it would be just like Screech's... a head full of curls! I may just have to get my hands on an old school pic of Greg to pr...