The End of Evil E?

My sister-in-law Elicia has played a pretty big role in my relationship with Ben. We met at Freebird's for dinner shortly after Ben and I started dating, and I remember thinking, "this girl's pretty funny, I hope she likes me." Also, "Holy crap. I can't believe Phil (now her husband) can eat a whole Monster all by himself in 10 minutes flat." For those of you who are not familiar with Freebird's, a Monster is comparable in size to half a salami and can feed a family of 4.

Elicia has been the one prodding Ben to let go of his bachelor ways and settle down with me. She's also hooked me up with some pretty sweet Christmas gifts. I appreciate all she's done for us and am really glad she's my sister-in-law.

Unfortunately for her, she's also pretty witty and has earned a reputation as "the evil one." After 6 1/2 years, I was pretty sure I had her all figured out. Ben was too, but then she got pregnant and all that changed. Here are the top 5 common misconceptions we had about her:

1. She did not eat her young (whew!).

2. Collossus Hippopotamus is NOT a funny name for a pregnant lady.... not even if she is your sister and would have thought it was hilarious before. Just for the record, I warned Ben about that. His response? EFF YOU, HORMONES!!!

3. Dodger has been demoted. He's no longer her child. He's (gasp!) just the dog.

4. Anyone heard of the term, Mommy Blogger? What ever happened to making fun of rude girls in Target who cut you in line to pay for their embarrassing hygiene products?

5. She is a total champ. She gave birth naturally to a kid with Phil's gigantor genes and didn't complain once about the pain that must have inflicted on her poor body. That takes some serious guts.

Motherhood has really changed her. We're so happy that she and Phil have a beautiful, healthy, daughter that they both wanted so badly and that everyone is adjusting and bonding well. Could this really be the end of Evil E? Ben is not convinced. She's so pretty on the outside.