April 2010 Weddings
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Friday Five
1. What book left you disappointed?
2. When you're sick in bed, do you prefer to be left alone or to be taken care of?
3. What do you consider your hometown to be?
4. Where is the northernmost place you've traveled? The southernmost?
5. Plans for the weekend?
2. When you're sick in bed, do you prefer to be left alone or to be taken care of?
3. What do you consider your hometown to be?
4. Where is the northernmost place you've traveled? The southernmost?
5. Plans for the weekend?
Re: Friday Five
2. When you're sick in bed, do you prefer to be left alone or to be taken care of? I like people to be around and to bring me things when needed but I don't like them to hover.
3. What do you consider your hometown to be? Well I only ever lived in on place before going to college but then I moved back there post college so Ramsey NJ is it!
4. Where is the northernmost place you've traveled? The southernmost? Hmmm probably Key West Florida. I've never been to South America or the Islands and I'm pretty sure Hawaii and Eurpoe are further north then Key West. EDIT: How did I miss the first part of the question northernmost is probably London England it looks a little further north then Toronto Canada.
5. Plans for the weekend? Hmmm spending tonight w/ DH hanging out. Tomorrow is sister's b-day but we have to go to a funeral for a family friend of my grandma's then at night going to see the play at my high school. Sunday is family dinner at mom's house for her b-day.
2. When you're sick in bed, do you prefer to be left alone or to be taken care of? Taken care of somewhat, nice to have someone else around in case I don't have the energy to get up to make tea or soup.
3. What do you consider your hometown to be? Huntingdon Valley, PA
4. Where is the northernmost place you've traveled? Niagara Falls/ Toronto Can. The southernmost? Jamaica!
5. Plans for the weekend? Tonight-out with 2 former coworkers to dinner, Sat- Looking at a new car w/DH for me! Some shopping with him as well, Sunday out to breakfast with another former coworker and working on some early T-giving prep.
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1. What book left you disappointed? I can't say I remember!
2. When you're sick in bed, do you prefer to be left alone or to be taken care of? Usually left alone because I spent the sick time on the couch in front of the TV and catch up on shows/watch movies or sleep. But I always welcomed my mom or hubby bringing me stuff, too.
3. What do you consider your hometown to be? Woodhaven. I lived there from the time I was 4 until Mike and I bought the house in July.
4. Where is the northernmost place you've traveled? The southernmost? Northernmost I would say is Toronto, Ontario. Southernmost I'm not sure if Key West or the Greek Islands are further south, but it would be one of those two.
5. Plans for the weekend? Going for fish dinner at the bar down the road with my parents, Mike & Amanda, then to see a play (White Christmas) with my mom, my cousin and Amanda. Tomorrow hoping to put all my outdoor holiday decor together, then Mike and I may go sit in the hot tub over my cousins' house if they're around. Sunday attempting to put the outdoor holiday decor outside.
2. When you're sick in bed, do you prefer to be left alone or to be taken care of? Taken care of.
3. What do you consider your hometown to be? Yorktown, VA.
4. Where is the northernmost place you've traveled? The southernmost? Northern: Toronto, Canada *Edit, I change my answer to London, England as well; Southern: Cozumel, Mexico.
5. Plans for the weekend? Relaxing and maybe wrapping Christmas gifts. I also need to go shopping to get all my Thanksgiving fixings.
2. When you're sick in bed, do you prefer to be left alone or to be taken care of? Left alone.
3. What do you consider your hometown to be? Medford, Wisconsin
4. Where is the northernmost place you've traveled? The southernmost? Northern-upper MI; South-St. Lucia
5. Plans for the weekend? Tonight: prep for cook day tomorrow; Saturday: cooking all day with FI and hopefully date night; Sunday: Thanksgiving with the in-laws(ugh)
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2. When you're sick in bed, do you prefer to be left alone or to be taken care of? Typically left alone, but I sometimes enjoy a little company.
3. What do you consider your hometown to be? Exeter, CA
4. Where is the northernmost place you've traveled? The southernmost? Montana and Mexico
5. Plans for the weekend? Today we are taking a trip to San Jose to pick something up for DH, and the rest of the weekend is for whatever we feel like doing, no plans!!
2. When you're sick in bed, do you prefer to be left alone or to be taken care of? I like to be babied.
3. What do you consider your hometown to be? This is tough. I consider myself from CA, but don't really consider the town that I lived in till I was 15 "home".
4. Where is the northernmost place you've traveled? The southernmost? Um.. I need a globe. lol. most northern place would probably be somewhere in Europe...I doubt it's higher than where I was in Canada. Southernmost prob somewhere in the Caribbean.
5. Plans for the weekend? Today pack and errands (I just ordered a play pen!). Tomorrow we have a wedding to go to. Sunday is my last day working in the nursery then more packing.
1. What book left you disappointed? I liked the Girl with Dragon Tattoo trilogy but didn't think it lived up to the hype. And I agree with Rebekah about Eat Pray Love.
2. When you're sick in bed, do you prefer to be left alone or to be taken care of? Taken care of.
3. What do you consider your hometown to be? I spent half of it in Philly and half in Huntingdon Valley like Lisa (19006 represent!)
4. Where is the northernmost place you've traveled? The southernmost? Northernmost: Alaska, Southernmost: Either Hawaii or Istanbul I guess??
5. Plans for the weekend? Tonight: get-together with a bunch of DH's HS friends, tomorrow: possibly a movie with a friend and then date night, Sunday: laundry, errands
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2. When you're sick in bed, do you prefer to be left alone or to be taken care of? A little bit of both. I like to sleep when I'm sick lol
3. What do you consider your hometown to be? Worcester, MA
4. Where is the northernmost place you've traveled? The southernmost? We had a layover in Iceland so that would be north, and south would probably be Florida
5. Plans for the weekend? MTELs tomorrow!!!!! FREAKING OUT!!! Then I have no idea what else! haha
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1. What book left you disappointed? I'd have to say the second in the "Twilight" series. H gave me the first one for Christmas last year, even though he knows I'm not into the vampire thing, and surprisingly, I literally couldn't put it down! I was so excited to read the next installment, but it started off with the girl being whiney and Edward feeling sorry for himself and I put it down and never picked up the series again...
2. When you're sick in bed, do you prefer to be left alone or to be taken care of? Spoil me, baby...hahaha!
3. What do you consider your hometown to be? No doubt - Baltimore, MD
4. Where is the northernmost place you've traveled? The southernmost? Northernmost - Canada...Southernmost - Belize (formerly Brittish Honduras)
5. Plans for the weekend? Grocery shopping with Mom tomorrow in preparation for Thanksgiving next week, football, and maybe a little shopping!
2. When you're sick in bed, do you prefer to be left alone or to be taken care of? Left alone, but if someone could help me out when I need something, that is good
3. What do you consider your hometown to be? Palos Verdes, CA. I did not move there till I was 5, but I did most of my growing up there, and my parents are still there
4. Where is the northernmost place you've traveled? The southernmost? Northern most I think would be Loch Ness, Scotland. Southernmost would be Taiwan or Aruba, I can not find a good enough map online to figure it out for sure.
5. Plans for the weekend? DH gets home tonight! Yay
1. What book left you disappointed?
Can't really think of any books, but plenty of movies!
2. When you're sick in bed, do you prefer to be left alone or to be taken care of?
Both! I was sick in bed most of this week, and on the 2nd day I had my mom make me soup
3. What do you consider your hometown to be?
A little city in So Cal - La Habra
4. Where is the northernmost place you've traveled? The southernmost?
Northernmost would be Tahoe or Sacramento (I'm bad with geography); Southernmost would be Mexico
5. Plans for the weekend?
Nothing fun
Getting carpet cleaned tomorrow, which means moving things around tonight and putting them back tomorrow. Birthday party and church on Sunday
1. What book left you disappointed? Like others...Eat Pray Love, I haven't finished it yet, but not sure I will either
2. When you're sick in bed, do you prefer to be left alone or to be taken care of? A combo of the 2...bring me things to make me feel better and keep me company sometimes but others, just leave me be with the TV
3. What do you consider your hometown to be? Aviston, IL probably
4. Where is the northernmost place you've traveled? The southernmost? Northernmost would be Minneapolis and souternmost would be Florida
5. Plans for the weekend? tonight out to dinner probably, tomorrow the H's family is coming over for dinner and game night, so I will be making my first turkey in the morning and cleaning, Sunday--putting up our tree and going to see Harry Potter and recovering from Saturday
1. What book left you disappointed? Not sure..
2. When you're sick in bed, do you prefer to be left alone or to be taken care of? To be taken care of..I'm such a baby when I'm sick.
3. What do you consider your hometown to be? A small suburb of Chicago.
4. Where is the northernmost place you've traveled? The southernmost? Well I was "past" the equator in Ecuador ... but I guess Minnesota and southern?? Ecuador or Aruba
5. Plans for the weekend? Not much.
2. When you're sick in bed, do you prefer to be left alone or to be taken care of? A mix of the two. I want to be taken care of, and then leave me alone so I can sleep.
3. What do you consider your hometown to be? Manhattan.
4. Where is the northernmost place you've traveled? The southernmost? Northernmost would be Vermont Southernmost is Australia...technically. In the US, Miami.
5. Plans for the weekend? Work Work Work. I have a lot that needs to be in before the reviewers go on vacation next week, and because other people missed timelines I get to work on the weekend to make sure this stuff gets done.
1. What book left you disappointed? There have been many books that I've started and not finished...but none that I can think of recently. Life's too short to read a book you are not enjoying, right?
2. When you're sick in bed, do you prefer to be left alone or to be taken care of? As long as I have some food and tissues around me, I'm happy with the remote and some books and magazines. I like company, but I also like the quiet, so I can nap!
3. What do you consider your hometown to be? Staten Island, NY (my poor hometown is the butt of so many jokes)
4. Where is the northernmost place you've traveled? Northern - I guess Saratoga Springs, NY and Southern - Aruba!
5. Plans for the weekend?
Friday - DH and I had a date night, we went to a delicious seafood restaurant. I was stressed out and tired from work, so he decided we'd go out - love him!
Saturday (today) - Cleaning and food shopping, and getting the house and food ready for my girlfriends tonight - we are hanging out and they wanted to watch my wedding video!
Sunday - I have to work - boooooo
Have a nice weekend everyone!!!!!
1. What book left you disappointed?
I just finished The Last Summer (of you and me), which my friend lent me. Poor plot and character development. The writer could have done sooo much more and instead she used a lot of pretty language to describe very little. Not sure how the book got published...
2. When you're sick in bed, do you prefer to be left alone or to be taken care of?
I like to be taken care of. I'm sick right now and DH rubbed my shoulders and offered to make me dinner. Aw.
3. What do you consider your hometown to be?
Brooklyn
4. Where is the northernmost place you've traveled? The southernmost?
Northern: Niagara Falls, Canada
Southern: Jamaica (but ask me again in May and my answer will be the Virgin Islands)
5. Plans for the weekend?
Cleaning the house, doing laundry and doing some baking.