50 fun questions, tagged by Amy Pennington...

1) Do you like bleu cheese? Yes, especially in a salad with fruit.

2) Have you ever smoked herion? This could be either heroin or heron...I'm going to say I've smoked neither.

3) Do you own a gun? No...I'd probably shoot a hole in the wall with one.

4) what flavor do you add in your drink at Sonic? Cherry

5) Do you get nervous before Dr appts? A little

6) What do you think of hotdogs? The best one I have ever eaten was at this place in St. Charles called Victoria's Station. It was huge, the hot dog bun was toasted, and it was served with crinkle fries...awesome.

7) Favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night

8) What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Apple juice or water

9) Can you do push-ups? Sure...it's called a wonder bra

10) Can you do a chin up? Nope

11) What is your favorite piece of jewelry? My Happy-5th-anniversary-thank-you-for-having-my-baby-Merry-Christmas band I got from my husband this past Christmas.

12) Favorite hobby? Reading and knitting

13) Ever been in a car wreck? yes

14) Do you have ADD? no

15) What is one trait you love about yourself? I've got mad organization skills

16) Middle Name? Ellen

17) Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment? My back is tired, my husband is probably mad I'm on the computer and left my bedside light on, I DON'T HAVE TO GO TO WORK TOMORROW!!!

18) Name three things you bought yesterday? Spinach, dish cloths to use for cleaning, milk

19) Name three drinks you regularly drink? Horizon Organic Lowfat Milk, Water, too much soda

20) Current worry? How will I get my house clean when Sophie can be across the room and into the cat food in under 10 seconds?

21) Current hate right now? Don't really have one...except that I'm still a night owl and my baby gets up at 7 every morning.

22) How did you bring in the New Year? No idea...apparently it was exciting.

23) Where would you like to go? Ireland

24) Name three people that will complete this? Shelly for sure...not sure on anyone else

25) Do you own slippers? I hate anything that gives me sweaty feet

26) What shirt are you wearing? a shirt I bought in the boys section of Target

27) do you like sleeping on satin sheets? I've never tried sheets, but the satin pillowcase I had used to always fall off my pillow at night, so probably not

28) Can you whistle? yes

29) Would you be a pirate? yes...I like to say "aaarrrrggg"

30) What songs do you sing in the shower? whatever comes into my mind to entertain Sophie in the jumper

31) Favorite girls name? SOPHIE!

32) Favorite boys name? our boy name was going to be Cole

33) What is in your pocket? no pockets

34) Last thing that made you laugh? Andy

35) Best bed sheets as a child? flannel with sheep...my mom still has them somewhere

36) Worst injury you've ever had? sprained ankle

37) Do you love where you live? yes
38) How many TV's do you have in your home? 4 plugged in and an extra sitting in the basement

39) Who is your loudest friend? Not sure...I'm probably the loud one

40) How many dogs do you have? none...too high maintenance

41) Does someone have a crush on you? if only...maybe after I start my workout plan and lose some weight

42) What is your favorite book? The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

43) What is your favorite candy? That's tough...probably the Lindt raspberry chocolate bar

44) What song do you want played at your funeral? I dunno

45) What is your favorite sports team? blech...sports

46) What were you doing at 12:00 a.m. this morning? well, it's 12am right now...24 hours ago i was reading blogs...notice a pattern?

47) What was the first thing you thought when you woke up? Andy went to bed at 8:30...he can get Sophie up this morning

48) What do you sleep in? t-shirt and shorts or pants

49) What is your favorite all time movie? That Touch of Mink (Cary Grant and Doris Day)

50) If you could do one thing over in your life what would it be? Take college more seriously

I'm passing this on to you, Shelly. Anyone else, have at it!

What I get for being a night owl...

...and what you have to put up with in the way of a post.

First, I'll fulfill my promise from last time to post 10 random things about myself (no particular order of importance).

1. I turned 29 a few weeks ago...for another year, I can still claim to be in my 20s.


2. I am officially a full-time mommy!! This is wonderful and scary at the same time.


3. I can fold my tongue into thirds (I'll post a picture if I remember).


4. I get free back scratches by letting my cat use me as a scratching post (she's declawed).


5. I have read books on paganism and wicca so I could form my own opinions, and I have concluded that the symbolism of pagan holidays is something that people of any religion could agree with. For example, the most recent holiday was Ostara at the spring equinox. Its purpose is to celebrate growth, fertility, and renewal of the earth (as is demonstrated by the buds and blooms of spring) and of ourselves (coming out of winter hibernation, that feeling that the sap is rising within you, focusing on new life and projects). We should all take a day and focus on the renewing of the earth (whether by God's hand or nature's) and a feeling of renewal in ourselves.


6. Apparently my natural hair color is a cool brown (cool as in warm/neutral/cool, not cool/hip).


7. My favorite snack food of all times is Cheez-Its.


8. I love sappy romance novels, because I tend to get lost in the books I read, and those I can come out the other side feeling happy.


9. I am the only one awake in my house at the moment.


10. I make my own baby food and am contemplating switching to cloth diapers. As my friend Brian at work used to say "you're walking in a cloud of granola."

There...that's done. Now I want to monologue for a minute. It may seem stalkerish, but the reason I'm still awake at 1:30am is because I've spent the last 2 hours reading the past blog postings of a friend from high school whom I just found via another HS friend. She and I were good friends our senior year, and we lost tough in college. When I was forwarded her blog, I had to read and find out what she's been up to, at least for the past 3 years. I have to say that if I wasn't a blog fan before, I am now. If she ever responds to my facebook invitation to be my friend, then it won't take long to get caught up, at least for me. (Heather, if you ever read my blog, hopefully you won't think I'm weird for having read all your old postings and then blogged about it on my blog.)

And for my Sophie entry, I will just confirm to anyone who might have been confused that she is the best baby that's come to this earth (even if she might have said "dada" to Andy today and only looks to me when she's mad about something). Here's a picture from her first haircut that was a month ago.

My next post also won't have as many typos...embarassing.

Maiden posting

It's sort of like the NPR pledge drives...they make you feel guilty for consuming without contributing. I have been an avid consumer of blogs, so it's time I contribute to the world of personal rants and nonsense. I'll warn you that most of my posts may involve Sophie, since starting a week from now, she becomes my boss. However, I may throw in random other stuff here and there.

I'm going to start with quasi-random and respond to my dear friend Shelly's challange to list the top 10 things that define the quality of my life. Here they are in no particular order:

1. Striving to live a more natural life as economically as possible (organic food, being green, alternative medicine, etc.)

2. Having good friends and really getting to know who they are

3. Having a little me time everyday

4. Indulging (in moderation) my food cravings

5. Finding a balance between the time or money conundrum (especially since staying home will mean more time, less money)

6. Making lists and spreadsheets to keep myself on track (Microsoft Excel is a good friend of mine)

7. Reading books

8. Making my home a peaceful place to be

9. Being Sophie (and future children) the best start in their life journeys

10. Having the opportunity to explore things that interest me

There you have it. My next post will be in respond to my friend Ginger’s blog who tagged everyone’s name who start with M to list 10 random things about oneself.

Ps. To keep true to my mommy self, here’s a picture of my Sophie.