June 2012 Weddings
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Favorite detail about your wedding?
Where did you go on your HM? Would you go again?
Favorite color?
Favorite season?
Describe your first date with your H.
Do you two have a favorite past time?
What is your favorite perfume? Why is it your fave?
Do you know any foreign languages?
How did your H propose?
How many times have you been a bridesmaid? Any horror stories?
Who was your celebrity crush as a kid?
What movie are you embarrassed to admit you love?
Favorite ice cream flavor?
Have you ever been in a physical fight?
Why do you love my shark week sig so much?
Would you ever swim with sharks?
Would you scuba dive in a place without sharks?
Where do piranhas live?
What is your favorite kitchen appliance?
What is your favorite kitchen gadget?
If a celeb was running for president, who would you want it to be and why?
Favorite detail about your wedding?
Probably just our whole ceremony. LOTS of people we love were involved and we had a lot of unique details...like planting a tree for our unity symbol.
Where did you go on your HM? Would you go again?
Belize! yes I would definitely go again. Lots to do and lots to see. And it's a small country so you can do it all--beach and aventure
Favorite color?
Yellow
Favorite season?
Fall--my birthday, football/volleyball/soccer season, and the clothes
"Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire."
--St. Catherine of Siena
Describe your first date with your H.
We never really went on a first date...we were friends for so long the relationship kind of developed from there. But our first date as an "official" official couple was camping at a state park. We went mountain biking and almost died.
Do you two have a favorite past time?
Mmm. I love anything to do with volleyball. Playing, coaching, watching, reading...
What is your favorite perfume? Why is it your fave?
Love spell from Victoria Secret. Not sure why it's my fave? I'm not a big perfume person, though.
Do you know any foreign languages?
I can undesrtand Spanish and can speak it really badly...I lived in Peru and Nicaragua for extended periods of time and learned (and loved!) the language.
How did your H propose?
After I completed an internship in Peru, My H came to visit and we did a trip to Machu Picchu. He proposed on the top of a mountain looking down on the city of Machu Picchu. Pretty awesome!
"Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire."
--St. Catherine of Siena
How many times have you been a bridesmaid? Any horror stories?
I have been a bridesmaid 3x. No real horror stories, but at one wedding I attended as a close friend/bridal assistant I almost missed the ceremony because the bride and her family had me running around doing a bunch of last minute details that had been forgotten. Not cool.
Who was your celebrity crush as a kid?
Justin Timberlake!
What movie are you embarrassed to admit you love?
How to Lose a Guy in 10 days
Favorite ice cream flavor?
Moosetracks
Have you ever been in a physical fight?
Nope. Never."Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire."
--St. Catherine of Siena
Why do you love my shark week sig so much?
Because you guys look great! and I luuuuurve shark week so much!
Would you ever swim with sharks?
I have. On our HM. But they were only nurf sharks...but STILL, SHARKS
I don't think I would go in with a great white or anything. Yikes.
Would you scuba dive in a place without sharks?
Yep. We went scuba diving on our honeymoon to try it out. It was suuuuper fun and now we want to get certified!
Where do piranhas live?
Down the street form Nemo.
"Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire."
--St. Catherine of Siena
What is your favorite kitchen appliance?
Actually I hate all my kitchen appliances, I hate my kitchen, and I hate cooking. Ha. But if I had to choose one I would say my crockpot because it makes my life way easier.
What is your favorite kitchen gadget?
No favorite
Although we did get a miniature cheese grater that is for garlic, i think? It's awesome. And super cute.
If a celeb was running for president, who would you want it to be and why?
Probably Jon Stewart, because he is funnnnnny. Although that wouldn't make for good leadership for our country it would definitely make us all laugh!
"Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire."
--St. Catherine of Siena
What can make a Hippopatomus Smile?
Why is the sky blue?
My Blog
What is your biggest fear?
What is your favorite animal?
What is your favorite drink?
What celebrity really annoys you and why?
How do you relieve stress?
What's on your bucket list?
If you could interview a celebrity, who would it be and why?
What is your favorite date day/night activity?
What was the best advice you received before the wedding?
Favorite ice cream?
Favorite genre of music?
Favorite place to visit? Why?
What can make a Hippopatomus Smile?
Singing off key about wanting a Hippopatomus for Christmas
Why is the sky blue?
Because the grass is green and blue looks best with green, obviously. Oh...and something about the atmosphere and light spectrum
"Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire."
--St. Catherine of Siena
What is your biggest fear?
Someone I love dying...specifically H
What is your favorite animal?
I've never really been an animal person....but if I had to choose one, it would be a dog.
What is your favorite drink?
Non-alcoholic--water (honestly) and Alcoholic--rum and coke with lime
What celebrity really annoys you and why?
All of the Kardashians....what are they famous for again?!!?"Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire."
--St. Catherine of Siena
By working out--usually cardio or Insanity. I feel better immediately.
What's on your bucket list?
Skydiving, Have (or adopt) a child, Go to a world cup game and the olympics, become fluent in Spanish, host an exchange student, attend a coldplay concert, attend all major tennis tournaments (French Open already done), start a non-profit emporwering/helping women.
If you could interview a celebrity, who would it be and why?
Probably Oprah...I feel like she would be really easy to talk to and would have some good life advice.
"Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire."
--St. Catherine of Siena
What is your favorite date day/night activity?
H and I love to go on bike rides together during the day. And at night we are always down for a good dinner (at home or out)...we LOVE food
What was the best advice you received before the wedding?
About the wedding...?? Soak in each moment because it goes so fast. And let other people take care of the details on that day because you've already done all the work and now you should relax.
Favorite ice cream?
Moosetracks
Favorite genre of music?
I am all over the place. Pop, Rap, some country...Coldplay and Taylor swift are on the top of my list right now.
Favorite place to visit? Why?
I love visiting the beach. My grandma lives in Florida and now my family has a condo on the beach so there are lots of good memories there, including college spring breaks with friend. And it's just a great place to relax and visit!"Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire."
--St. Catherine of Siena