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Random GTKY- Stolen from another board.
1. How much hair product, if any, do you use on your hair in the mornings?
2. Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise?
3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you?
4. When haning around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers?
5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be?
6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why?
7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play).
8. What is your favorite color to wear?
9. What did you do last night?
10. What was your very first job, did you like it?
11. What grosses you out?
12. If you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be?
13. If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be?
14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day?
15. What shoes do you regularly wear?
16. What is your favorite pizza?
17. What kind of music do you dislike the most?
18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for?
19. What are three things you have planned for today?
20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever?
21. What are you three favorite TV shows currently?
22. What is the last thing that you purchased?
23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized?
24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year?
25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received?
26. What is your ?Song of the Week??
27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day?
28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries?
29. Have you ever ?done it? in public?
30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
Re: Random GTKY- Stolen from another board.
Not much, some Bumble and Bumple prep and tonic. if I want curls, I use Bumble and Bumble curl and frizz stuff.2. Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise?
Unfortunatly not. He needs to and keeps syaing he needs to. I wish he did....3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you?
A chocolate mocha cake4. When haning around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers?
Summer Spring and most of fall - barefoot. i love being barefoot. And usually go outside barefoot. If it was socially acceptable to walk barefoot in stores I may. When it is cold I wear slippers. I hate shoes in the house.5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be?
Giving birth to Evie6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why?
Right now, the new iphone. I so want to upgrade my phone!7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play).
Hard - between art museum or play. I would probably choose a play.8. What is your favorite color to wear?
Lately Purple9. What did you do last night?
Watch Terra Nova (on dvr), eat chicken feta spinach sausages, couscous, baked beans, and finished with a cupcake and chamomile tea.10. What was your very first job, did you like it?
First job - summer after HS, Worked at Sears and was a camp counselor.11. What grosses you out?
Old food that has been sitting out for too long.12. If you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be?
Standing up to my parents13. If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be?
Shy/Smart14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day?
Bake 15. What shoes do you regularly wear?
Summerlike weather, so sandles16. What is your favorite pizza?
BBQ chicken, Buffalo Chicken, 17. What kind of music do you dislike the most?
Rap18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for?
Not sure if it is real..but at work for appreciation they gave out trophies 2 years ago for getting to a big point, and I got one for dealing with interns...19. What are three things you have planned for today?
Test some things at work, write a design document, lunch20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever?
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Babylon 521. What are you three favorite TV shows currently?
Bones, Eureka, House
22. What is the last thing that you purchased?
A fruit cup for breakfast that I left on my desk as I went to the lab23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized?
Kitchen, it is a catch all24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year?
Stuff for our backyard project, so many small purchases25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received?
26. What is your ?Song of the Week??27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day?
No28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries?
In n Out29. Have you ever ?done it? in public?
No30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
Closed
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How much hair product, if any, do you use on your hair in the mornings? Most days, none. Unless it's humid.
2. Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise? He rides his bike.....sometimes.
3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you? Yellow box cake with chocolate frosting. YUM.
4. When haning around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers? During the summer, barefoot. In the winter, socks/slippers
5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be? Giving birth to my Jack!
6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why? A snowmobile, or a boat. They are so fun!
7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play). Dance
8. What is your favorite color to wear? Nowadays, it is black, b/c my body apparently forgot how to regulate its temperature, so I am ALWAYS hot and sweating. Gross. Normally, I like dark blue or white.
9. What did you do last night? Talked on the phone to both of my brothers, played with Jack, caught up on some of my DVR'd shows.
10. What was your very first job, did you like it? Working at Finish Line. I loved it, b/c I worked with my best friend, and the guy I had a crush on.
11. What grosses you out? People who don't brush their teeth, or who smell
12. If you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be? Hmmm....I am not sure how to answer this one
13. If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be? Tomboy
14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day? Watch movies and chill.
15. What shoes do you regularly wear? Black flats and red heels.
16. What is your favorite pizza? Mushroom
17. What kind of music do you dislike the most? Very heavy metal or very heavy rap. But I do like metal and I do like rap.
18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for? Yes, many, all for sports.
19. What are three things you have planned for today? Getting my eyebrows waxed, lunch with a friend, putting some of the new stuff into Jack's "big boy room"
20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever? Nip/Tuck, 90210, Two and a Half Men
21. What are you three favorite TV shows currently? Dexter, House, Tosh.O
22. What is the last thing that you purchased? Stuff for Carter
23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized? The basement. Especially after we had the flooding last month - stuff is EVERYWHERE.
24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year? My car
25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received? Life is short, be happy.
26. What is your ?Song of the Week?? Adele's "Someone Like You" - she has such a great voice
27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day? Um, yes
ETA: not hooking up as in "going all the way" though. Just to clarify 
28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries? McDonalds
29. Have you ever ?done it? in public? Yes
30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Either - I ain't 'fraid of no ghost!!
2. Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise? He teaches two karate classes and takes one two nights a week, and runs 4 days a week.
3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you? I always pick my mother's blueberry pie or blueberry shortcake for my birthday dessert. I'm not a big fan of birthday cake.
4. When haning around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers? Barefoot, socks if it's really cold
5.I f you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be? The first few seconds after Alex was born
6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why? A real cloth diaper store or bakery, or both. Both things I love and are needed in my area, I think.
7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play). Dance, but taking a class. I'd love to learn how to dance so maybe I wouldn't hate it so much.
8. What is your favorite color to wear? Peach or raspberry
9. What did you do last night? Worked 2 hours of overtime, drove home, played with Alex, and prayed for her to go to sleep until 10:15 when she finally passed out. Then I dragged my tired behind to bed.
10. What was your very first job, did you like it? I was a cashier/stocker at a convenience store in our tiny little town. It was okay. My friends worked there too, and my brother before me, so he lead the way. We screwed around a lot, drinking while stocking the beer cooler, Slim Jim/Penny baseball, then the fun of race weekends since it was near the race track.
11. What grosses you out? Anything with more than six legs, biting into a peach, feet, loose teeth.
12. If you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be? Speaking in front of an auditorium or some other large group.
13. If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be? Timid
14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day? Bake while watching cheesy romantic movies
15. What shoes do you regularly wear? For work: black boots or brown boots, Not work: sneakers or black flip flops
16. What is your favorite pizza? Sausage, pepperoni, peppers, onions and tomatoes
17. What kind of music do you dislike the most? Jazz. I just don't get it.
18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for? Nope
19. What are three things you have planned for today? Sit in the office until I can leave, pick up Alex from daycare, go to bed.
20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever? Golden Girls, Mama's Family, Gilmore Girls.
21. What are you three favorite TV shows currently? Bones, Unforgettable, Kitchen Nightmares
22. What is the last thing that you purchased? Gas. Does that count?
23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized? Bedrooms, attic, basement
24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year? My DSLR
25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received? Pick your battles
26. What is your ?Song of the Week?? Everyday I'm Shuffling since I have to play that commercial a few times a day or risk the screaming tantrum that will ensue
27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day? Nope
28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries? McD's
29. Have you ever ?done it? in public? Nope
30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Closed
2. Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise? Pretty regularly, a few days a week. Normally he goes to the gym and runs for a warm up and then lifts or plays basketball the entire time. Now he plays softball twice a week so he's not really going to the gym as much.
3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you? Butter cake with chocolate frosting.
4. When haning around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers? Socks or slippers
5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be? Our engagement. It went by too fast and I don't really remember what either of us said
6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why? DSLR, it may inspire me to take more pictures.
7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play). Dance
8. What is your favorite color to wear? Blue
9. What did you do last night? Took Tuck to DH's softball game
10. What was your very first job, did you like it? Retail at a CVS. I liked the people but my boss was one of the craziest people I've ever met, so no.
11. What grosses you out? The smell of trash. My stomach does not tolerate changing the bag.
12. If you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be? Speaking in front of a group of people
13. If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be? Dramatic
14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day? Read
15. What shoes do you regularly wear? Ballet flats
16. What is your favorite pizza? Pepperoni with peppers and onions
17. What kind of music do you dislike the most? Country
18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for? No
19. What are three things you have planned for today? Sanding our bannister, priming it, and priming a few stair risers.
20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever? Lost and I'm going old school with Temptation Island and Paradise Hotel. That was such quality trash.
21. What are you three favorite TV shows currently? Sons of Anarchy, Jersey Shore, Modern Family
22. What is the last thing that you purchased? Greek yogurt and almonds at the store last night. I'm a wild woman.
23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized? Don't ask me that right now. I guess our garage is the worst. It looks like it exploded.
24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year? Floors.
25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received? Look out for yourself because no one else will.
26. What is your ?Song of the Week?? Otis kind of makes me do a little butt twitch when I'm working out.
27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day? No
28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries? McDonalds
29. Have you ever ?done it? in public? I don't know what's considered public. Out in the open perhaps but not in a dressing room in the mall.
30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Closed, those mothereffers are an energy sucker.
2. Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise? Yes, he runs like Forrest Gump.
3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you? yellow cake, chocolate icing.
4. When hanging around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers? barefoot only (and Jane is totally taking after me, it's funny)
5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be? My wedding ceremony
6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why? I'd love to own a huge beach house. I think it would be really fun to have a vacation home and I'd want it to be large enough to share w/ my family/
7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play). I guess Drama - I'd go see a Broadway show.
8. What is your favorite color to wear? Blue
9. What did you do last night? Bathed Janie, put her to bed, made and ate dinner alone, made lunches for today, cleaned kitchen and then watched some TV.
10. What was your very first job, did you like it? Working in a local mom and pop pharmacy. I loved it.
11. What grosses you out? A lot of things, lol. I guess bad smells, maybe.
12. If you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be? This question overwhelms me - lol. No idea.
13. If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be? Creative
14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day? Sleep
15. What shoes do you regularly wear? Ballet flats.
16. What is your favorite pizza? Plain (really it's Sicilian but I don't know if that's just an NY thing?)
17. What kind of music do you dislike the most? Gangster rap
18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for? Yes, swimming.
19. What are three things you have planned for today? Unexpectedly working from home today so: video conference meeting at noon, some laundry and lunch from a favorite local deli.
20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever? Ever?! Phew, that's hard. Maybe Amazing Race, ER (early ER)...don't know. Too many.
21. What are you three favorite TV shows currently? Glee, Amazing Race, Mad Men
22. What is the last thing that you purchased? People Magazine for the train ride home last night.
23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized? My closet.
24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year? a new car
25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received? Loving someone means loving them even when you don't like them very much.
26. What is your ?Song of the Week?? Moves Like Jagger has moooo-oooo-ooo-oooved into my brain.
27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day? no
28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries? McD
29. Have you ever ?done it? in public? no
30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? DH's closed, mine open
2. Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise?
3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you? Chocolate with Chocolate Frosting
4. When haning around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers? barefoot unless it is cold, then socks
5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be? My wedding day
6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why? A house, apartment life is getting old and I need to feel more rooted
7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play). Attending a play--preferably a musical
8. What is your favorite color to wear? Purple
9. What did you do last night? Try to occupy a cranky toddler and watched Glee
10. What was your very first job, did you like it? camp counselor--loved it
11. What grosses you out? vomit
12. If you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be? Elle disappearing
13. If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be? serious
14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day? read
15. What shoes do you regularly wear? heels
16. What is your favorite pizza? pepperoni
17. What kind of music do you dislike the most? techno
18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for? Best Supporting Actress, Most Inspirational, and Wall of Fame in Drama
19. What are three things you have planned for today? Getting through work, mailing the rest of the invites to my sisters shower, and class at the gym
20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever? Glee, ER, Lost
21. What are you three favorite TV shows currently? Glee, Modern Family, Amazing race
22. What is the last thing that you purchased? Jeans
23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized? closet
24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year? plane tickets
25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received? be yourself
26. What is your ?Song of the Week?? Dancing with myself
27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day? nope
28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries? McDonalds
29. Have you ever ?done it? in public? nope
30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? closed
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16 read! my read shelf:
2. Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise?
3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you? Chocolate with Chocolate Frosting
4. When haning around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers? barefoot unless it is cold, then socks
5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be? My wedding day
6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why? A house, apartment life is getting old and I need to feel more rooted
7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play). Attending a play--preferably a musical
8. What is your favorite color to wear? Purple
9. What did you do last night? Try to occupy a cranky toddler and watched Glee
10. What was your very first job, did you like it? camp counselor--loved it
11. What grosses you out? vomit
12. If you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be? Elle disappearing
13. If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be? serious
14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day? read
15. What shoes do you regularly wear? heels
16. What is your favorite pizza? pepperoni
17. What kind of music do you dislike the most? techno
18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for? Best Supporting Actress, Most Inspirational, and Wall of Fame in Drama
19. What are three things you have planned for today? Getting through work, mailing the rest of the invites to my sisters shower, and class at the gym
20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever? Glee, ER, Lost
21. What are you three favorite TV shows currently? Glee, Modern Family, Amazing race
22. What is the last thing that you purchased? Jeans
23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized? closet
24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year? plane tickets
25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received? be yourself
26. What is your ?Song of the Week?? Dancing with myself
27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day? nope
28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries? McDonalds
29. Have you ever ?done it? in public? nope
30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? closed
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16 read! my read shelf:
2. Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise? DH works out 5 days a week. He does a combination of running and Gilad (on Fit TV).
3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you? Probably white with some sort of fresh strawberry filling with fresh buttercream frosting.
4. When haning around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers? I used to always be barefoot, but now I need a little more support and will sometimes wear my croc flip flops. I almost never wear socks, and I never wear slippers.
5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be? The main thing that stands out is when I was in the back of the church walking with my Dad to turn the corner to walk down the aisle, and then seeing DH for the first time at the end. I don't know how to explain the feeling I had, but it was an amazing sensation that took over my body and I'll never forget that feeling.
6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why? A new (to us) car/suv with no car payment.
7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play). That's tough, probably music.
8. What is your favorite color to wear? Recently it's been purple or black.
9. What did you do last night? Made dinner, watched Glee, on the computer, and some other things I can't remember.
10. What was your very first job, did you like it? Babysitting, yes I liked it.
11. What grosses you out? Puke
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1I If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be? Drama
14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day? Take a nap/read/watch a movie with the windows open so I can hear the rain.
15. What shoes do you regularly wear? I wear flip flops just about anytime I can.
16. What is your favorite pizza? Deep dish sausage or pepperoni, pineapple, and extra cheese.
17. What kind of music do you dislike the most? I don't know what it's called, but basically when it's just people yelling to noise in the background.
18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for? Not that I remember.
19. What are three things you have planned for today? Put pictures on my computer from my camera and organise them, work with the contractor to design the tiles for the shower, and write thank you notes for my baby shower.
20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever? No idea.
21. What are you three favorite TV shows currently? Grey's Anatomy, Modern Family, Private Practice, Glee....there are a lot.
22. What is the last thing that you purchased? I'll just go with what I bought yesterday: disposable pans to freeze food in, a pillow for the dog (she likes to lay her head on it next to her dog bed, so I got her one instead of using one of ours), twizzlers, McDonald's, and a curved shower rod.
23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized? Our Office. It's the office/crap/mud room. Things goes there until we get them to their actual location. It doesn't help that the carpet is a disaster and we have termite damage on the wall, so we don't treat it very well.
24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year? Yikes, there have been a lot. Probably the vacation we took in June when we paid for MIL and SIL to come. Other than that....baby furniture, our new DSLR.
25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received? Don't let things fester with SO. Address the issues right away and don't let them build up into bigger issues. That's all I can think of right now.
26. What is your ?Song of the Week?? Don't have one
27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day? Uh...no
28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries? It all depends on if they are really hot for me. But it's a toss up for me between Wendy's, McDonald's, Steak and Shake, and Arby's.
29. Have you ever ?done it? in public? Yes
30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Closed
Not much, some heat stuff before I dry and a little hairspray for the fly-aways
2. Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise?
Yes, regularly. Usually 3 or 4 days a week, he lifts.
3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you?
Yellow cake with chocolate icing.
4. When haning around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers?
Socks or slippers
5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be?
if it has to be a moment, then just our ceremony.
Our wedding day, the whole thing
6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why?
My car is getting pretty old and I'm afraid it's going to need money dumped into it soon. Plus, I want something bigger.
A BMW X3
7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play).
Dancing
8. What is your favorite color to wear?
I love wearing jewel tones, in reality I wear a ton of gray.
9. What did you do last night?
Watched dancing with the stars.
10. What was your very first job, did you like it?
Worked at Kids R Us in high school. It was great because a bunch of my friends worked there too
11. What grosses you out?
Centipedes, or leg bugs as I have called them since I was a kid.
12. If you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be?
Hmmm, this is a tough one...
13. If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be?
Shy
14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day?
Stay in bed and watch movies, lol
15. What shoes do you regularly wear?
My pewter flats
16. What is your favorite pizza?
Plain cheese, good old NY style.
17. What kind of music do you dislike the most?
country - the real "twangy" stuff
18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for?
I was on a bowling league as a kid, have quite a few trophies from that
19. What are three things you have planned for today?
work, gym, couch
20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever?
Friends, LOST, and I think Modern Family will be added to that list.
21. What are you three favorite TV shows currently?
Modern Family, Glee, True Blood
22. What is the last thing that you purchased?
A coffee yesterday
23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized?
The office! I'm working on it though.
24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year?
I-pad
25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received?
Hmmm, I have to think about this one.
26. What is your ?Song of the Week??
27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day?
Nope
28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries?
Wendy's, although I have to say I still haven't had their news ones
29. Have you ever ?done it? in public?
30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?Done "stuff" but never "it"
Closed. I have to close them.
Claire Elizabeth 12/31/2011
Married Bio
Not regulary- only when he notices he has gained some weight. He does random excercies. I've actually never seen him do anything other than a pull up bar.3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you? Red Velvet cake 4. When haning around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers? Always barefoot. I prefer to barefoot as much as possible. I'm barefoot under my desk right now- lol.5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be? I guess my wedding. I hate questions like this.6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why? a beach house. Property value and the proximity to the beach7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play). Dance 8. What is your favorite color to wear? Pink9. What did you do last night? Went for a run, tried to fix our garage door and gave a impromtu concert to my bewildered dog.10. What was your very first job, did you like it? Target. At first at did, but after a few months not so much. I hated being chained to the register. I prefer to be able walk around and do sales floor.11. What grosses you out? Bodily fluids12. If you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be?13. If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be? bossy14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day? Read15. What shoes do you regularly wear? Heels/wedges
16. What is your favorite pizza? Veggie with pepperoni17. What kind of music do you dislike the most? House18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for? Something in 4-H19. What are three things you have planned for today? A nice long run this evening, seeing my sister and my family, stopping my TJ Maxx on my way home from work20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever? Different World, BH 90210, Fraggle Rock21. What are you three favorite TV shows currently? The Middle, Modern Family, Good Wife22. What is the last thing that you purchased? Red Tahari Pumps23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized? all of it- really but right now I'd say the garage or H's man cave24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year? a new bathroom25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received? Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding....26. What is your ?Song of the Week?? Johhny and June by Heidi Newfield and the Lil Wayne love song. No clue the name27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day? no28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries? McDonalds29. Have you ever ?done it? in public? Yes30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? No closet doors- I have curtains and it depends on the day
How much hair product, if any, do you use on your hair in the mornings?
None. Ponytail or braid & out the door.
2. Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise?
He exercises in fits & starts. Jogging & random stretching/pilates kind of stuff.
3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you?
Lemon Burst from Gregg's (local restaurant chain known for their amazing desserts).
4. When haning around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers?
Barefoot or a pair of flip flops reserved for inside use.
5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be?
Getting married.
6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why?
A house. What we spend on rent we could totally own. But we haven't been able to save a downpayment with everything going on: emergency trip to India, new car purchase, infertility tx, etc.
7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play).
Art or music.
8. What is your favorite color to wear?
Puurple-ish.
9. What did you do last night?
After work I went to therapy, went out to dinner with DH (used a Living Social deal we had), did laundry, did homework for tonight's class.
10. What was your very first job, did you like it?
I babysat from like age 12. First "on the books" job was Taco Bell which I hated.
11. What grosses you out?
Vomit. Seriously. Blood & guts? Ok. Just don't barf in front of me.
12. If you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be?
I could never hunt or kill an animal even if it was a survival thing.
13. If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be?
Curious.
14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day?
Read.
15. What shoes do you regularly wear?
I have a ton of Naturalizer sandals; so comfy.
16. What is your favorite pizza?
Plain. Or if we're talking gourmet there's a local pizza place that makes one with zucchini, eggplant, artichokes & spinach that's AWESOME.
17. What kind of music do you dislike the most?
Club/dance stuff.
18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for?
Many during my debate days in high school.
19. What are three things you have planned for today?
Work the school & um...sleep?
20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever?
er, Lost, old Twilight Zone episodes from the 50s/60s.
21. What are you three favorite TV shows currently?
Big Bang Theory, Ghost Hunters, Hoarders.
22. What is the last thing that you purchased?
Coffee this morning.
23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized?
Our basement/DH's desk area/bookshelves. There's no rhyme or reason to them.
24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year?
Buying a car.
25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received?
We make plans & God laughs.
26. What is your ?Song of the Week??
Um, no idea. I don't realy listed to FM radio.
27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day?
No.
28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries?
Don't really eat fast food since I'm vegetarian.
29. Have you ever ?done it? in public?
DH & I did it in a hot tub on a weekend away in Maine. We were the only ones there or it wouldn't have happened.
30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
Open.
2. Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise? He does Crossfit regularly.
3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you? Coldstone ice cream cake, or anything coconut-y.
4. When haning around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers? Barefoot until the winter, then slippers.
5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be? The moment DH proposed-it's a blur!
6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why? A house with two bathrooms? haha.
7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play). Play/musical or art museum.
8. What is your favorite color to wear? Black? Though I like to wear red, too, but I wear a lot of black.
9. What did you do last night? I was so sick last night-terribly migraine led to lots of awesome vomiting... so slept until almost 10 pm, then I had to write an exam for class this morning! It was a bad night!
10. What was your very first job, did you like it? Coaching basketball camps-it was good money for my age.
11. What grosses you out? Lately, the smell of dog food. In general, moldy produce.
12. If you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be? Losing DH.
13. If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be? Personality!
14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day? Sit by the fire with a book.
15. What shoes do you regularly wear? Black flats.
16. What is your favorite pizza? Thin crust BBQ chicken
17. What kind of music do you dislike the most? techno/dance stuff, though dubstep is growing on me
18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for? A lot.. athletics mostly.
19. What are three things you have planned for today? Work on a design project, volleyball practice and EAT a lot. THough that's on the slate most days.
20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever? Bachelor/Bachelorette, Saved by the Bell, Glee.
21. What are you three favorite TV shows currently? Bachelor, Glee, Biggest Loser.
22. What is the last thing that you purchased? Groceries.
23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized? the office/soon to be nursery
24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year? putting the deck on our house, and it's not done yet
25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received? Trust God
26. What is your ?Song of the Week?? "Get lost and get right with my soul... makes me wanna take a back road" by Rodney Atkins
27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day? I've kissed more than one, but not "hooked up" in the way I assume it is defined.
28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries? Wendys new ones, hands down.
29. Have you ever ?done it? in public? nope
30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? No doors on closets-curtains... and they are almost always open
2. Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise? Fairly regularly. But he's no Jim (Megan's beau). He loves the elliptical for some reason - I keep trying to get him to branch out a little.
3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you? Don't make me one. Drive to Strossner's and order a Tres Leche cake for me. Get whatever else you want for the others...Tres Leches is just for me. :-)
4. When hanging around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers? Socks/Slippers in the winter. Barefoot in the summer.
5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be? Not sure - I replay a lot of moments in my head.
6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why? Currently a pair of tall brown boots. Or a closet that has pants that fit.
7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play). Music, for sure.
8. What is your favorite color to wear? Green or purple.
9. What did you do last night? Studied for my PE exam.
10. What was your very first job, did you like it? Cashier at Bi-Lo. It was "okay".
11. What grosses you out? Hernias
12. If you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be? Someone in my house with a gun and my husband's not home.
13. If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be? Sassy
14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day? Lay in the bed.
15. What shoes do you regularly wear? Heels to work. At home it was my Sperry's but they are way old. I'm trying to find a new favorite.
16. What is your favorite pizza? Margherita (tomato, basil mozzarella)
17. What kind of music do you dislike the most? Polka?
18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for? Top 10 in high school? I was pretty lame.
19. What are three things you have planned for today? Issue drawings, update docs, and study.
20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever? 90210 (old school), The Hills (before it went downhill), and Grey's, I guess.
21. What are you three favorite TV shows currently? Grey's, Castle, and they cancelled every other show I watched so I don't watch anything else.
22. What is the last thing that you purchased? A dress for a wedding.
23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized? The bonus room & junk drawers.
24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year? Refinanced the house and put in a large "down payment"
25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received? If/when you ever get laid off, make sure that you have enough emergency money so your first response isn't "What am I going to do??" Instead you should say "I'm going on vacation!"
26. What is your ?Song of the Week?? Deuces.
27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day? No.
28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries? Arby's or CFA
29. Have you ever ?done it? in public? Define "public"
30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Closed. Otherwise it would block the TV.
Claire Elizabeth 12/31/2011
Married Bio
How much hair product, if any, do you use on your hair in the mornings?
Just hairspray, but a lot of it.
2. Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise?
He goes through phases, right now he's jealous of my sexy bod so he is pumping iron like there is no tomorrow.
3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you?
Apple pie - I am not a huge fan of cake. But if it had to be cake, I'd take cheesecake or German Chocolate.
4. When hanging around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers?
My feet need to breath - nothing.
5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be?
Our wedding day, that was pretty amazing.
6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why?
A house. For obvious reasons.
7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play).
8. Musical, Wicked, because I am going Nov 19!!
What is your favorite color to wear?
Blue, brings out my eyes.
9. What did you do last night?
Cleaned, TV, played - no Zumba, the instructor was sick. Boo.
10. What was your very first job, did you like it?
Movie theater ticket person, loved it!
11. What grosses you out?
Bugs - not much else does, but bugs in large quantities do.
12. If you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be?
Giving a speech.
13. If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be?
Adorable
14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day?
Watch movies
15. What shoes do you regularly wear?
Sandals, flats
16. What is your favorite pizza?
Mushrooms and cheese from Larosas
17. What kind of music do you dislike the most?
Gangsta Rap
18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for?
I can't say that I have
19. What are three things you have planned for today?
Work, Dinner with SIL/BIL and a good nights sleep
20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever?
Prison Break, Dexter, Little House
What are you three favorite TV shows currently?
GLEE, Dexter, New Girl
22. What is the last thing that you purchased?
Some sewing materials at Hobby Lobby
23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized?
I'm too organized, I can't answer this - maybe the shed.
24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year?
My car
25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received?
Sleep when he sleeps
26. What is your ?Song of the Week??
Pistol Annie's, Hell on Heels
27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day?
No
28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries?
McDonalds
29. Have you ever ?done it? in public?
Er -
30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
How ever they are when I fall asleep, sometimes open, sometimes closed
2. Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise? He used to work out 5 days a week weight lifting with my dad and brother. He doesn't get to really anymore because of our opposite schedules and when I am working he has both kids by himself.
3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you? I would like them to buy me a Carvel ice cream cake, but if they had to make it Red Velvet with cream cheese frosting.
4. When haning around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers? Barefoot
5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be? I have 2, both moments after my children were born and laid on my chest meeting them for the first time.
6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why? On a small scale, it's a tie between an Ipad and a Cricut machine. On a larger scale, a house.
7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play). Art for sure. I love going to the Art museum in DC.
8. What is your favorite color to wear? Black...I am extremely boring when it comes to clothes.
9. What did you do last night? I worked and then came home and watched Tosh.0 and Goodfellas until about 1:30 am.
10. What was your very first job, did you like it? I was a scorekeeper for youth basketball through our local Parks & Rec. I got paid $8 an hr to sit there and watch basketball every Saturday during the day. It was the easiest job ever and I made enough $$ in one day to support my social habits at the time.
11. What grosses you out? Lots of stuff...but the biggest one is probably blood.
12. If you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be? It would probably be public speaking, I hate doing that.
13. If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be? Unique
14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day? Be lazy and watch movies with the kids...we have been doing that a lot lately. It's been raining about 75% of the time around here.
15. What shoes do you regularly wear? Flip flops during the warmer parts of the year and then clogs or my fake Ugg boots during the colder parts.
16. What is your favorite pizza? Pan pizza from Pizza Hut with extra cheese, olives and mushrooms...light on the sauce.
17. What kind of music do you dislike the most? Heavy Metal
18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for? I have quite a few sports trophies from when I was younger.
19. What are three things you have planned for today? Clean, cook dinner, and hopefully pack away all of our summer clothes.
20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever? Grey's Anatomy, One Tree Hill, and Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman (I used to watch every episode with my mom when it originally aired)
21. What are you three favorite TV shows currently? Grey's Anatomy, One Tree Hill, and Pretty Little Liars
22. What is the last thing that you purchased? A Dr. Pepper from 7-Eleven on my way home from work last night.
23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized? My kitchen
24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year? A new car
25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received? "You got to know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em" I know it's a song, but my dad told me this when DH and I had just moved in together right before the wedding and it is so true. I have learned to pick my battles the past few years.
26. What is your ?Song of the Week?? "God Gave Me You" by Blake Shelton...I can't get enough of this song.
27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day? Nope
28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries? Checkers
29. Have you ever ?done it? in public? Nope, I am a prude
30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Every door in the house has to be closed when I go to bed, it's a weird thing for me.
I was thinking the same thing. Us NY girls know what's up. (well, us 2 NY girls and one former NY girl
)
You can take the girl out of NY, but you can't take NY out of the girl.
Claire Elizabeth 12/31/2011
Married Bio
Hey now, I thought this was a southern thing lol.
Aren't yall supposed to like bostom cream pie or cheesecake or something?
1. How much hair product, if any, do you use on your hair in the mornings?
May use a small dab of gel to control the flyaways when I pull my hair back.
2. Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise?
Pretty regularly. He has to stay in ok shape so that he can pass his Air Force fit test that happens every 6 months. But that doesn't keep him from stressing out about it each time it comes around! He will run, do the elliptical, lift weights...whatever he feels like that day.
3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you?
Hmmm...I love cake! I would be ok with red velvet with cream cheese frosting, German chocolate, or chocolate with chocolate frosting.
4. When haning around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers?
We never wear shoes in the house. So it's barefoot, socks or slippers, it depends on the weather.
5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be?
It would either be our wedding day or the day that Marshall was born.
6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why?
Hmmm...I'm not sure about this one.
7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play).
Drama
8. What is your favorite color to wear?
I wear a lot of neutral colors...black, white, and gray. But for a color I would say red.
9. What did you do last night?
Played with Marshall, skyped with my mom, and watched Jeopardy
10. What was your very first job, did you like it?
Babysitting, it was ok.
11. What grosses you out?
The thought of using a snake in a drain and coming up with all that gross ahir and crap...makes me gag thinking about it!
12. If you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be?
Losing a family member.
13. If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be?
Average
14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day?
Stay in my pajamas all day, watch tv, and take a long nap on the couch.
15. What shoes do you regularly wear?
Black flip flops or my new balance tennis shoes
16. What is your favorite pizza?
Classic pepperoni with extra cheese!
17. What kind of music do you dislike the most?
It's a toss up between gangster rap and techno/house.
18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for?
Yes, Showing horses.
19. What are three things you have planned for today?
Putting my kitchen back together, grocery shopping, and making some cake balls.
20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever?
Friends, NCIS, and old episodes of CSI: Las Vegas
21. What are you three favorite TV shows currently?
NCIS and Top Shot...those are the only ones I really follow.
22. What is the last thing that you purchased?
Ice cream from Coldstone. I went expecting to do the ice cream social yesterday, but didn't see it was only from 5-8...by then I had it in my head I was getting ice cream...so I had to pay for it!
23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized?
The office...which has been holding all of the stuff from the kitchen.
24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year?
Sam's truck.
25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received?
Live your life for you
26. What is your ?Song of the Week??
Don't have one
27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day?
yes...but it was really only kisses
28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries?
Regular fries McDonald's and seasoned fries is Jack In The Box
29. Have you ever ?done it? in public?
Yes
30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
Mine are usually open because they don't seem to want to stay closed. Sam's are usually closed.
1. How much hair product, if any, do you use on your hair in the mornings? Just some spray mousse and a smoothing cream.
<!-2.Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise? Really, not at all
<!-3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you? Honestly? Those frozen McDonalds birthday cakes. Love 'em.
4. When haning around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers? Barefoot, unless its winter, then socks.
5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be? This is a toughie. Probably the last time I saw my Grandma.
6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why? A home. I would love to fix it up and make it "mine'.
7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play). Dance.
8. What is your favorite color to wear? Purple.
9. What did you do last night? Had dinner, prepped for a trial.
10. What was your very first job, did you like it? Fast food and yes, actually.
11.What grosses you out? Vomit.
12.If you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be? Choosing to divorce my husband.
If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be? Oddball.
What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day? Clean.
15. What shoes do you regularly wear? My mauve heels.
16. What is your favorite pizza? Chicken with hot sauce.
17. What kind of music do you dislike the most? Rap.
18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for? No.
19.What are three things you have planned for today? 1) Get through my inbox at work, or do the best I can. 2) Touch up paint on the nightstands I'm painting. 3) Call and schedule an oil change for my car.
20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever? Seinfeld, The Soup, Dexter
21. What are you three favorite TV shows currently? Dexter, Modern Family, The Soup
22. What is the last thing that you purchased? Gasoline.
23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized? Our respective offices, and the storage unit.
24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year? Vet care for my dog.
25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received? If you settle for less, that's what you'll get.
26. What is your ?Song of the Week?? Pumped up Kicks (I finally heard it)
27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day? Yes
28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries? Five Guys
29.Have you ever ?done it? in public? Yes
30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Either
How much hair product, if any, do you use on your hair in the mornings? None
2. Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise? A couple times a week on a bike trainer in our basement. His work actually pays him to workout, he comes home early and works out while still on the clock.
3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you? Something with a lot of chocolate and lots of different types of chocolate. Chocolate cake, chocolate frosting, chocolate fudge layers, chocolate shavings on top, chocolate ice cream on the side, and so on.
4. When haning around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers? When it's warm, barefoot. When it's cold, slippers.
5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be? Not sure.
6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why? A coffee shop. I love the atmosphere, i would have so much fun coming up with a theme and decorating it and I would sell crafts made by me and other locals.
7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play). None of them sound great to me, but I guess i'd pick Art.
8. What is your favorite color to wear? Shades of blues and greens
9. What did you do last night? Opened baby gifts
, tried to get Kodi to sleep from 8-11pm and did stuff on the computer with the TV on for background noise.
10. What was your very first job, did you like it? I worked at an ice cream and candy shop in a fancy grocery store. I loved it because they encouraged me to try all of the ice cream and candies whenever I wanted so that I can provide feedback to the customers.
11. What grosses you out? Centipedes
f you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be? Flying13. If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be? Shy14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day? Go running15. What shoes do you regularly wear? Keen maryjanes16. What is your favorite pizza? Canadian bacon and pineapple17. What kind of music do you dislike the most? Rap18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for? Not individually, but I have as part of team. I have oodles of plaques and medals from cross country skiing.19. What are three things you have planned for today? Laundry, get dressed, do some crafting!20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever? Lost, Friends, and ?What are you three favorite TV shows currently? Modern Family22. What is the last thing that you purchased? A mocha from Starbucks yesterday. Kodi and drove 100 miles to go to Hobby Lobby, Target, and Starbucks!23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized? Tie between garage and basement24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year? A house25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received? Not sure26. What is your ?Song of the Week?? Haven't listened to music all week27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day? No28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries? Wendy's29. Have you ever ?done it? in public? No30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Closed2Aspen Marley ~ 12.22.11
My Blog of Randomness - Pocketful of Roses
How much hair product, if any, do you use on your hair in the mornings?
None. I typically don't even shampoo my hair but once a week. I do a baking soda scrub and then a vinegar rinse and that's it. I shampoo it about once a week with sulfate and paraben free shampoo.
2. Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise?
Yes, he works out every other day to daily. He is far better than I am. We have a gym membership at the Y.
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If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you?
Pumpkin dump cake, it's my new favorite thing.
4. When haning around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers?
Usually barefoot.
5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be?
Probably some night where I had really hot steamy sex. LOL
6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why?
A hot tub, so I could relax with DH before bed each night. It seems romantic and like a good place to talk.
7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play).
Probably attending a play, as long as it was a good one.
8. What is your favorite color to wear?
Black.
9. What did you do last night?
Picked Jax up, made dinner, cleaned the kitchen, got ready for bed, got Jax down, got ready for the next day and went to bed. Exciting stuff.
10. What was your very first job, did you like it?
I taught day soccer camp for really young kids. It was hard getting all those kindergarteners to listen and understand. Hats off to teachers.
11. What grosses you out?
Many things work related. Yesterday I had a really stinky patient and it was all I could do not to gag.
12. If you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be?
Something happening to Jax.
13. If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be?
Shy.
14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day?
Stay inside, get cozy and watch a movie.
15. What shoes do you regularly wear?
My sperry's.
16. What is your favorite pizza?
I like really odd pizza toppings. We have a restaurant here that specializes in specialty pizzas. Things like potatoes, shrimp, cream sauce, etc
17. What kind of music do you dislike the most?
Metal
18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for?
Yes, soccer tournaments and showing my pig in 4-H.
19. What are three things you have planned for today?
Working, picking Jax up and making dinner.
20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever?
Amazing Race, Mad Men, SATC
21. What are you three favorite TV shows currently?
Same only replace SATC with Glee.
22. What is the last thing that you purchased?
New workout clothes (hoping to get motivated).
23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized?
My closet.
24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year?
We purchased a new house.
25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received?
Don't sweat the small stuff.
26. What is your ?Song of the Week??
Anything on the Lady A album.
27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day?
Don't think so... in a week? Probably.
28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries?
I don't really eat fast food, but I like Wendy's fries I think.
29. Have you ever ?done it? in public?
Yes.
30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
CLOSED, this is one of my biggest fears!
2. Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise? He runs in the summer and does cardio and weights in the house during the summer
3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you? Lemon cake with buttercream frosting
4. When haning around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers? mostly barefoot but slippers in the winter
5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be? The day I had Kayleigh...as long as I could repeat the drugs
6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why? A house-because that means we'd be in one place more than 2 years
7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play). Dance-I'm not into the other stuff
8. What is your favorite color to wear? Pink-makes me feel instantly cheerful
9. What did you do last night? Watched Glee and New Girl on DVR and baseball after
10. What was your very first job, did you like it? Worked at American Eagle... it got old quick
11. What grosses you out? Nothing really grosses me out anymore but Kayleigh has some doozies in her diaper
12. If you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be? I have no idea
13. If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be? accident-prone (that's one word right)
14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day? curl up under a blanket
15. What shoes do you regularly wear? rainbows
16. What is your favorite pizza? thin crust with chicken, bacon, tomato, and onion
17. What kind of music do you dislike the most? heavy metal
18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for? being all conference best defense for volleyball
19. What are three things you have planned for today? 1)go to sam's club; 2)clean a little; 3)GO TO THE TWINS LAST GAME!!
20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever? 1)ER is my all time favorite 2)Gilmore Girls; 3)Top Chef
21. What are you three favorite TV shows currently? 1)Modern Family; 2)Project Runway; 3) Parks & Recs
22. What is the last thing that you purchased? Rotisserie Chicken
23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized? My closet
24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year? Dh's new tires
25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received? Trust your gut
26. What is your ?Song of the Week?? MoooOOOOooooves like Jagger
27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day? Make out-yes
28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries? Arby's
29. Have you ever ?done it? in public? In the backseat of the car in different places
30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? closedHow much hair product, if any, do you use on your hair in the mornings? Quite a bit compared to most of you. Curly hair every day so I use leave-in conditioner, some KY jelly (same as Frizz-ez but cheaper) and a gel of some sort. Sometimes I add in a curl creme.
2. Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise?No, but i wish he would.
3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you? White cake, white frosting
4. When haning around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers? Barefoot or socks depending on the temp.
5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be? Giving birth is a good one.
6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why? right now, a DSLR. My dad has one and I love it.
7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play). Dance, def dance.
8. What is your favorite color to wear? pink
9. What did you do last night? taught dance, took care of my sick baby girl
10. What was your very first job, did you like it? Tim Horton's ..... it was ok as far as first jobs go.
11. What grosses you out? When people/kids play with their food (mix it together) after they are finished eating
12. If you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be?
13. If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be? rule follower
14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day? Curl up witha good book
15. What shoes do you regularly wear? black flats
16. What is your favorite pizza? Jet's pep, onion, pineapple
17. What kind of music do you dislike the most? country or rap
18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for? Yes, a few for dance
19. What are three things you have planned for today? replace the toilet seat, diaper laundry, watch Glee
20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever? Loved Dawson's Creek, Glee and The OC
21. What are you three favorite TV shows currently? Glee, So You Think You Can Dance.....
22. What is the last thing that you purchased? A 10 piece nugget meal from Wendy's
23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized? The basement
24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year? Baby furniture
25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received?
26. What is your ?Song of the Week??
27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day? Nope
28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries? Wendys
29. Have you ever ?done it? in public? No
30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Open because our closet doesn't have doors right now.
2. Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise? Yes, daily. He did P90X and now he does Rush Fit. He also plays and coaches hockey so he gets a workout on the ice as well.
3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you? I just had a birthday and my boss always makes a dessert. I, not so subtly, hinted that I like Red Velvet cake with cream cheese frosting... that is what I got!
4. When hanging around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers? Barefoot. Unless it is super cold, then I wear socks.
5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be? I am not really one to live in the past...
6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why? A home... because we have not yet bought one since we are trying to get out of this area.
7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play). Museum. I love museums. Unless the play was Broadway... I'd do Broadway again.
8. What is your favorite color to wear? ::Shrugs:: I wear lots of colors. I don't really have a favorite.
9. What did you do last night? We had a Facebook chat on our TV stations web page promoting the fact that we are airing Big Bang now. It was fun.
10. What was your very first job, did you like it? Besides baby sitting? I worked in my high school's attendance office, it was a lot of fun.
11. What grosses you out? So many things.
12. If you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be? I'm dense, but I don't fully understand the question.
13. If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be? Unique...
14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day? Relax with the windows open a little.
15. What shoes do you regularly wear? Flip Flops
16. What is your favorite pizza? Hawaiian, Chicago Style Deep dish...
17. What kind of music do you dislike the most? Rap crap. As in, the really awful kind.
18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for? Yes, tennis in high school.
19. What are three things you have planned for today? Work, dinner, and tv. It is a relaxation evening. We have nothing to do tonight! YAY!
20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever? Friends, Lost, Dexter
21. What are you three favorite TV shows currently? Dexter, Parks and Rec, and... Weeds or The office.
22. What is the last thing that you purchased? New toys for the dogs last night.
23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized? My closet. I have not cleaned it out since we came home from vacation in January.
24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year? Hmm, maybe the new tv in our bedroom...?
25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received? To go away to college.
26. What is your ?Song of the Week?? I am listening to John Williams and the like on my Pandora right now. I created a movie scores station. Wonderful work music.
27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day? No.
28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries? The BK Lounge.
29. Have you ever ?done it? in public? No.
30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Closed.
Confirmation and Removal of Endo - March 2012
+#1 on 4/1/12 - m/c @ ~8w 5d
Tx cycle 1 - 7.5 mg Letrozole & Ovidrel w/ TIC - FAIL
Tx cycle 2 - 7.5 mg Letrozole & Ovidrel w/ IUI - FAIL
Tx cycle 3 - 5 mg Letrozole + 75iu Follsitim & Ovidrel w/ IUI - CANCELLED (two cysts on R ovary)
Tx cycle 4 - 5 mg Letrozole + 75iu Follsitim & Ovidrel w/ IUI - SUCCESS! EDD July 23rd 2013
hCG Beta#1 (14DPO/IUI): 689.9, hCG Beta#2 (16DPO/IUI): 1319.3
7 week u/s revealed THREE babies, all with heartbeats. 153bpm, 148bpm, and 136bpm
9 week u/s revealed loss of Baby B. A and C are growing on track. A measuring 9w1d with 172bpm and C measuring 9w0d with 179 bpm.
First visit with MFM 12/19 - twins look great and were facing one another! 182 and 185bpm
Visit with MFM 1/9 - NT Scan and Genetic Multiples Pregnancy Counseling
NT scan revealed normal measurements between 1.3mm and 1.5mm on each baby. Both with 161bpm. Blood work from 1st Tri screen came back all normal!
Elective sex determination u/s on 2/8 revealed... boy AND girl!
A/s scheduled for 3/5 - still b/g duo! 150 and 148 bpm
2. Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise? Not so regularly...or never. We take walks on occasion, but it's so hard with his work schedule. He doesn't get home until 7:30 and then by the time we have dinner it's time for bed.
3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you? chocolate with chocolate icing. Or this one cake my grandmother makes that is a-ma-zing.
4. When hanging around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers? Usually I put on socks, because my toes get cold. During the summer it is more barefoot.
5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be? I am not sure. My wedding day? Maybe the honeymoon, just because it was so much fun.
6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why? I would love to own our house, just because then we would have to make the house payment and our finances would be awesome.
7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play). I would usually go with dancing, but with the pukey feeling and exhaustion, I am going with Drama and attending a play.
8. What is your favorite color to wear? Black. It's slimming.
9. What did you do last night? Not much of anything. I went to bed at 8:30.
10. What was your very first job, did you like it? Working at Hardees. I hated it and it lasted one month.
11. What grosses you out? Right now, food. lol. Usually I would say vomit. Movies or in real life. It's just gross.
12. If you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be? I have no idea.
13. If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be? Bubbly. I am pretty sure that describes me now too.
14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day? Sleep and watch movies.
15. What shoes do you regularly wear? Black ballet flats or brown flats, not really a ballet flat though.
16. What is your favorite pizza? Veggie, with pepperoni. Delicious.
17. What kind of music do you dislike the most? Rap.
18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for? Um, I've earned awards, but none of them were a trophy. I was part of a team that one a trophy though. It was for color gaurd.
19. What are three things you have planned for today? Survive work without puking! Go to a hockey game (!!!!!!!!) and....that's about it really.
20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever? Friends, Seinfeld and Cheers. I would say that ER would be a runner up.
21. What are you three favorite TV shows currently? I don't watch tons of tv right now. I love watching house hunters international, I love seeing what houses are like in other countries. Modern family is awesome. And um....I can't come up with a third.
22. What is the last thing that you purchased? Dinner for last night.
23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized? The guest room/ hopefulyl nursery.
24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year? We bought a car.
25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received? Work related, but if I give a student a strategy to succeed, I've helped one student. If I give a teacher a tool for a student to succeed, I've helped countless students.
26. What is your ?Song of the Week?? I am a big Maroon 5 fan, so Moves Like Jagger
27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day? No. One person multiple times a day? yes.
28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries? Wendy's
29. Have you ever ?done it? in public? No
Dh gets too anxious.
30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Usually it is partly open, but that is just how it is. It isn't done on purpose.
2. Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise? never
3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you? german chocolate
4. When haning around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers? barefoot or slipper socks if it's very cold
5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be? when Nolan was born
6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why? a house- we need more room
7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play). art
8. What is your favorite color to wear? I'm not afraid of color but I still wear a lotr of neutrals
9. What did you do last night? wrote thank you notes from N's bday
10. What was your very first job, did you like it? working at a small candle shop, and yes although it was boring
11. What grosses you out? lots. people "hawking loogies" or whatever. ew.
12. If you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be? being a first responder to an accident
13. If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be? shy
14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day? read
15. What shoes do you regularly wear? merrell flats
16. What is your favorite pizza? pizza hut
17. What kind of music do you dislike the most? music where I can't understand the lyrics
18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for? not that I can think of
19. What are three things you have planned for today? visiting my mom, packing for our weekend trip, cleaning up before we leave
20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever? Friends, and idk two more that i would like enough to call favorites
21. What are you three favorite TV shows currently? Friends, Up All Night, Tia & Tamera
22. What is the last thing that you purchased? lunch from Wendy's
23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized? my computer desk
24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year? I cannot think of any one purchase, just a ton of baby stuff!
25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received? you can do anything you put your mind to
26. What is your ?Song of the Week?? ?? I rarely listen to music
27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day? lol, no
28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries? Arby's curly fries
29. Have you ever ?done it? in public? yes
30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? open
Our crazy, wonderful life
2. Does your DH workout? Regularly? Not so regularly? What does he do for exercise? Yes. He goes to the gym on his hour lunch break. He does weights.
3. If you had a choice of birthday cakes, what kind would you want someone to make for you? I'm usually a chocolate on chocolate girl, but last weekend I had a princess cake... OMG amazing and my new fave.
4. When haning around the house, do you wear shoes, go barefoot, wear socks, or wear slippers? barefoot. Socks only if it's cold.
5. If you could replay any moment in your life, what would it be? I guess my entire wedding.
6. What one thing you would really like to own? Why? I have been wanting an iPad lately.
7. If you had to choose between these choices for a day out, which would you pick? Music (a symphony concert), Art (a trip to the art museum), Dance (going out dancing or taking a dance class of some kind) or Drama (attending a play). Art museum for sure.
8. What is your favorite color to wear? Coral.
9. What did you do last night? grocery shopping on the way home from work with DH. Left overs for dinner and Fox News.
10. What was your very first job, did you like it? I worked at Michael's Arts & Crafts. It was fun. But I wouldn't do retail again.
11. What grosses you out? Bananas. The smell, the texture, you name it. blech!
12. If you had to name one situation that would overwhelm your courage, what would it be? Heights freak me out.
13. If you had to describe yourself as a child with one word, what would it be? smartmouth
14. What is your favorite thing to do on a rain day? Shop
15. What shoes do you regularly wear? Plain black leather wedge heels (to work). On the weekend I wear my gold sandals a lot.
16. What is your favorite pizza? combination no sausage.
17. What kind of music do you dislike the most? hard core metal
18. Have you ever won a trophy? What for? I did pageants when I was 2ish and won several trophies.
19. What are three things you have planned for today? Work, making homemade from scratch enchiladas for dinner and hair appointment this evening.
20. What are your three favorite TV shows ever? Friends, Ghost Whisperer, One Tree Hill (though it's not as good anymore)
21. What are you three favorite TV shows currently? 90210, Ellen, OTH
22. What is the last thing that you purchased? Monday- Bra for me and an outfit for my niece
23. What is an area of your home that desperately needs to be organized? Garage is pretty organized but could some work.
24. What is the biggest purchase you?ve made in the last year? New truck for DH.
25. What is the best piece of advice that you have ever received? Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. With out this, I would have never given DH a second chance simply for the reason that I think breaking up and getting back together is dumb.
26. What is your ?Song of the Week?? Not sure of the title...She thinks we're just fishing.
27. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day? Nope. In fact, I've only ever "hooked up" with DH.
28. Which fast food restaurant, in your opinion, makes the best fries? Wendys
29. Have you ever ?done it? in public? Yes.
30. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Open a crack so my cat can get in there, but my dogs can't.