After a longish hiatus Friday Face is back! Today our Friday Face, Sean, comes to us all the way from Iraq. Sean and his lovely wife, Christen, are both from Anacortes. I went to school with both of them and, well, I’m certain that they both love Anacortes as much as I do! When I think of Sean I think of somebody that is really funny and smart. He was kind enough to help me revive the Friday Face!
You can learn more about Sean and Christen’s cute little family here!
Name:
Sean Elby Kasperbauer McCool
Nickname(s):
I’ve never had one that stuck
Date of Birth:
27 February 1980
Hometown:
Anacortes, WA
Children:
Max (4), Jack (1), Albert Huckleberry due 15 Sept 09
Job:
Combat Engineer, currently the Engineer Company Commander for Marine
Wing Support Squadron 271
Where are you right now?
Iraq
What are you really good at?
Daydreaming, throwing things at stuff (deadly accurate with a rock aimed
at floating driftwood), and reading to the boys with silly voices.
What is your favorite book? When did you last read it?
Ender’s Game, 2 years ago.
What has been the most shocking news of your life?
“Sean, it doesn’t look good. Where are you so we can get you home?” I
was in northern Quebec watching the Columbia’s reentry on the internet.
I could tell something was wrong before they made the announcement and
called one of my Dad’s friends (also an astronaut) in Houston to find
out what was going on.
Christen’s best quality:
Unending, overflowing, unconditional love. And she’s BEAUTIFUL, like a
hot sexy elf. I guess that’s two things.
What is playing on your ipod right now:
Knights of Cydonia by Muse.
Funniest thing you have heard/seen your boys do?
We were at a store with 2 other couple-friends that have small kids, and
Max wanted to touch something on the shelf and I told him, “No Max,
that’s for grown-ups.”
He replied (loud enough for everyone in the store to hear) “And when I’m
a grown-up, I can drink “grown-up drink” (that’s what we call beer), and
I will have hair on my peepee.” He had just turned 3 at the time.
At 2pm on a Tuesday Sean is…
Last Tuesday at 2pm I was taking a nap. Next Tuesday I’ll be out on a 2
day (hopefully) mission. It’s always different out here!
Favorite food?
This pasta Christen makes with sun dried tomatoes, sausage, and melted
mozzarella. Christen and Max call them tunnel noodles, but I’m not very
noodle smart. I think they’re called Penne noodles.
What do you want right NOW.
No sad/sick/abused babies or kids anywhere.
Favorite vacation destination?
The Pacific Northwest in the summer.
Twenty years ago you were…..
9 years old living in Oak Harbor either making a driftwood fort at the
beach, or watching Duck Tales.
Do you have a motto?
Don’t let them down.
Describe yourself in one word.
Blessed.
I DO NOT LOOK LIKE AN ELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Belated Birthday Wishes!!! I think of you and your family often….I was searching the web trying to find a way to catch up with your mom and I stumbled across your blog. I am so sorry for not staying in touch with you on a more frequent basis, but a day never goes by that I din’t thin of you alll.
We send our best wishes to you and our prayers for safety always!
With love,
(Auntie) Carol & (Uncle) Bob Flanagan
Hi Sean, I’m on Guam for the holidays and thought of you. The interwebs brought me here, and it looks as though it has been years since it’s been looked at. For what it’s worth, I hope you and your family are doing well, wherever you are.
From a ghost from the past,
Sally Rutter