Wife of a Superhero

This blog is about us, the normal, average, every-day family … of a superhero. Citizen Prime. It was 2006, Citizen Prime emerged. It was the Year of the Dog – “honest, intelligent, generous, loyal, faithful and reliable, always trying to do best, helpful, renowned for justice.” And it was the “renowned for justice” trait that rang so true when it came to the creation of Citizen Prime, my husband’s quest for more to his life. And the life for us, his family.

I am married to a highly intelligent, multi tasking, I-want-to-do-everything-all-at-once, kind of guy. When he informed me that he wanted to audition for the Sci-Fi channel’s, “Who Wants’ to be a Superhero – Season II,” I was all for it. Little did I know that this was only the beginning of the next obsession in my wonderful husband’s life. I wanted to create this blog to give an insight into our lives as every day people and the extraordinary life we all can live.

Starting with the very normal … moving. We recently moved back home to Utah where we are both from, originally. This move is what I refer to as a heroic move. There was adversity, heartache, excitement, despair ... There was a moment of, “There is no way in hell all of our stuff is going to fit in the U-haul that we had rented,” which indeed, was the largest one. On top of it all, moving by ourselves, with a new baby, state-to-state – one would have to be a superhero to accomplish it all. And accomplish it, we did.

It actually started weeks prior to our actual move date. We had a very busy schedule already without the move on the horizon. One of my best friends was visiting from overseas and Citizen Prime had a few appearances scheduled for the Free Comic Book Day that happens each year. So Jim (the husband) created a tight schedule for us to follow that allotted time for each room to be packed in time for the move date. I felt we were basically on schedule … basically. So when U-Haul day came, I realized, with a panic, we needed more time. And my panic was nothing compared to my superhero husband’s. Remember the, “No way in hell …” sentence above? That was Jim about 6 hours into packing of the truck.

As a child, I came from a family of “movers”. Moving is what we did. Either because we were running from the law, creditors or eviction notices (a little exaggeration may have been used in this last statement), but basically we moved a lot . My mom has the mentality that “it will all work out in the wash.” I have adopted a bit of this lackadaisical attitude to my own life, and it is this that drives the husband, “Mad! I tell you, MAD!!!!” ;)

So for two days, Jim packed the van till one or two in the morning. He was certain we wouldn’t fit it all in (his spatial perception is far better then mine!) so the following day we headed into town to get a hitch put on our X-terra. This was needed in order for me to tow a 6 by 12 trailer with the rest of our stuff behind the XTerra and our most precious cargo, Xander, with myself at the wheel. Because it was Sunday, this process took a mere 6 hours out of our already behind schedule. Then, it was packing and loading and organizing. Then, cleaning and cleaning and cleaning. But we finally made it on the road by 1 am. A mere 15 hours behind schedule.

With my eye’s so wanting to close, but determined to get on the road and “home again,” we headed north on I-17. We drove up the mountain when suddenly the trailer behind me began to sway … and then fish tale wildly. I saw Xander’s and my life pass before my eyes. With panic in my voice, head, and heart, and hands clinched to the steering wheel, I called Jim and told him what was happening. Once again, he calmed my nerves and told me to slow down and we would stay the night in Flagstaff. The next morning we would have the trailer switched to the U-haul. Hero, he is, and always will be.

We woke up early the next day and drove forward into the rising sun together, yet apart, talking to one another all the way by “Superhero Transmitters,” (walkie-talkies). To make a longer story … a bit less long, we arrived safe and sound back home in Utah the following evening. So Citizen Prime and family now reside in Utah. Truly, our home.

Welcome to our lives. Join us again, soon. :)