Hi, Siestas! I think I’ve got a fun one! I saw this idea in one of those complimentary airline magazines and showed it to Michelle (who was sitting right next to me) with great enthusiasm and said, “I’m going to do this with the Siestas!” to which she dryly said, “Great, Ma’am.” (I adore her. To say that she has whiplash after going from Washington D.C. to Living Proof Ministries is the understatement of the year. She really doesn’t want to talk a lot about mascara and would not be caught stone-cold-dead in a pair of Capri pants. And never in her entire life has she had to keep a small bottle of anointing oil in her brief case…just in case her boss calls for it. She has also never before had a boss request a photo-shopped picture of herself on a Spiderman costume. A post for another time.)
I’m sorry. I have a little ADD this morning. Back to my idea. It’s not very original but I think it will be a blast. As we’re getting to know one another here in Siestaville, let’s hit the fast forward button. What are 10 things – right off the top of your head – that we would only know about you if we knew you really well? 10 random things ranging anywhere on your personal map that make you a tad distinctive? Or just plain weird? Think quickly. Don’t go for deep. Go for quirky. Don’t try to put them in any kind of order and don’t make them long. Just start typing. I’ll go first to give you the idea.
1. I have an addiction to Ziploc bags.
2. I hate wet socks worse than almost anything.
3. I was the only baby out of 5 born to my mother with no anesthesia. She never forgot it.
4. I wore braces for 12 years. I still often sleep in a retainer.
5. I am a read-aholic. I read over others’ shoulders. I walk the aisle on airplanes to see what others are reading. I read what’s laying on people’s desks during meetings while they think I’m listening.
6. I love Black music.
7. I need slices of cakes and pies to be cut neatly with a sharp knife and not gouged out with a fork. (Nearly just got a shiver at the thought.)
8. My children call me “Doodle.” I no longer remember why. Sometimes just “The Doods.”
9. I am a very slow driver.
10. I’m a go-girl. I love the rush of taking off in an airplane. I smile almost every time.
OK, Siestas! What about you? What are 10 quirky things we might not know?
1. I watch The Princess Bride once a week
2.I come really early to work b/c I hate people talking on the metro
3. I love Spring 🙂
4. I'm obsessed with cashews
5. I'm really close to my siblings
6. I tried being vegan – and failed
7. I love reading in bed
8. I can drink coffee 3x a day
9. I've had the same car since high school
10. I compromise every diet with ice cream
1. It takes me an hour to eat an orange because I have to peel off every single molecule of the white stringy pithy stuff from each segment….
2. I love the smell of shoe polish!
3. I have two toenails on my right pinky toe – the result of a cut that cut right through the nail bed.
4. I love wooden rollercoasters but metal ones, not so much…
5. I love my family but I need to have time alone every day to stay sane.
6. Over the years I have collected enough silver charms to fill three charm bracelets.
7. I love old Bugs Bunny cartoons.
8. I have a birthmark shaped like a scorpion. I think it is creepy.
9. I didn't know I had a middle name until I was about 9 years old.
10. I'm a procrastinator, but fervently wish I wasn't. I'd like to change but I never get around to it….
Stacey
1. i am obsessed with matchy-matchy and visual balance
2. i love chocolate and nuts but not together
3. i am a self-help book junkie
4. my dream is to say "live from new york, it's saturday night"
5. i can't stand the feeling of the fur on peaches
6. i love the october sky
7. cutting coupons gives me great pleasure; whether or not iuse them is a different story
8. i love staring at my husband and and children, marveling at how handsome they are and what a blessing they are
9. i once owned a shirt that said "thriller" and wore it with a pair of parachute pants (i was in 4th grade)
10. i love making up faux-businesses and names for them
1. I have an obsession with bright colors
2. I don't really like to shop
3. I like to be trendy but hate spending money on clothes
4. I rarely ever wear makeup and I havent died my hair in 4 years
5. I like on a super tight budget and actually love it
6. I get really excited when I eat something that was grown in my city
7. I think my husband is my favorite person
8. I always want to be a runner but I am horrible at and always hurt myself
9. I would choose salty foods over sweet foods any day
10. And as of today I have lost 13 pounds
WoooohooO!
1. I love babies and have been known to lose all concentration when I see one in a store or restaurant.
2. I am allergic to pets and have four. I must be insane.
3. I love to write.
4. I met my husband on a blind date.
5. I can spread my toes out wider than anyone in the family. My husband says I have monkey feet.
6. My mom was my best friend.
7. I love to make lists but rarely complete them before I make a new list.
8. I love playing video games with our without my kids.
9. I do not understand wanting big hair – I have been trying for years to flatten mine.
10. I nearly drove my dad and me into the river when he was teaching me to drive. Mom taught me after that.
Hugs,
Connie
1. I was the 10,000 baby born at Keesler Air Force Base with a celebration and all
2. My first name is spelled with two capital letters. (which is a combination of my parents names)
3. My baby boy calls me Momsia
4. My grandchildren call me MaeMae
5. My husband calls me Flotie
6. My dearest friend calls me Josephine
7. I love to read, especially on a beach or in the mountains
8. I always want to be first or ahead of anyone when I'm driving
9. I've never colored my hair (but the gray is starting to show up so I might start one day)
10. I didn't realize I had so many name issues (LOL)
KaRetha
1. i love hot paper right off the copier (of course i work in an office)
2. i love the smell of rain
3. im an aunt to 9 precious nieces and nephews (one set of identical twin girls : ) ) and I'm 25!
4. i beginning to love to run, just started 3 weeks ago
5. love sweet tea and water
6. one step closer to calling dave ramsey and getting to scream "WE'RE DEBT FREE"…YAY!!!
7. i will graduate college in 3 WEEKS!! ive been in college for 7 YEARS!
8. slowly getting organized, its a task in itsself
9. anytime i walk past someone i say "hi"
10. i never wear matching socks, i never fold "matching" ones together…takes to much time and the dryer always eats one : )
Ok, here's some.
1. I change my hair style a lot.
2. I am constantly on a quest for the "perfect purse".
3. Like someone else said. I always print. Never cursive unless someone makes me.
4. I am surprised by how much I love coffee.
5. I have recently become obsessed with eating crushed ice. I know. I know. It's terrible for my teeth.
6. I don't know what color my hair really is. Been coloring it since age 18. That's 35 years!
1. I once got back up in the middle of the night because I remembered that I threw some change in my purse without putting it in it's proper place.
2. Scared to death of mice.
3. I am the oldest of 4-three girls then a boy
4. I started dating my husband when I was 16
5. I am addicted to post it notes
6. I buy broccoli every week, but rarely actually fix it- I just throw it out and buy a new one the next week- (this cracks me up)
7. I drive kinda fast
8. I am a major coupon freak
9. People think I am very secure- when in fact I am currently reading Beth's book about Insecurity-and it's about me
10. I love when my man plays with my hair
1. My favorite food in the world is my grandmother Mimi's enchiladas. We used to have them for Thanksgiving. I hope she's cooking in heaven when I get there!
2. When I was pregnant with my fourth child, I slipped on some icy stairs, fell, and broke my leg. Everything turned out fine, and her name is Emma Beth (after you, Beth!)
3. Love to read.
4. Music courses through my veins.
5. Both of my parents have dementia. Just had to put my dad in a nursing home, my mom still lives with us.
6. I live in the lovely state of New York, but I miss the Heartlands.
7. I love Spring flowers, Summer swimming, Fall leaves and sweater weather, big fluffy snowflakes that fall in the Winter.
8. Chocolate makes me happy!
9. Can't enjoy a burger if it doesn't have cheese.
10. I think this is fun!
1. I am the most passionate person I know
2. I am a blonde white women with straight hair, but I LOVE the African American culture, clothing and (clean) music…like a good spiritual.
3. I'm addicted to the show "What Not to Wear" and I cry at the reveal of every episode
4. I hate talking on the telephone
5. I love to "pick"….. pimples, scabs,and a peeling sunburn puts me over the edge……
6. I collect hats.
7. Pizza is my favorite…but must have a Coke to go with it for dunking the crust
8. I am at my most peaceful when my house is immaculate.
9. I cry all the time…happy, sad, overwhelmed with His love…..very emotional…always have been.
10. My grandmother was a lion tamer in a circus that traveled all over Europe in the 1920s
1. I love to speak to large groups, but get the shivers when I have to talk with someone one-on-one.
2. I absolutely hate having my elbows touched! {{shiver}}
3. My husband was my first 'love' in high school.
4. I love to cook, but don't really like to bake.
5. My sister and I are taller than not only our parents, but also everyone else in the family. No one can figure out there the height comes from.
6. I have been para-sailing over the South China Sea, even though I am afraid of heights.
7. I hate to have to touch food after it has been on someone's plate. {{another shiver!!}}
8. My daughter was born just 15 minutes after I got to the hospital. We were lucky not to have to stop on the way!
9. I only drink cold coffee.
10. I love my country. Whenever I hear the National Anthem I cry.
1. I'm going to be a grandmother for the first time in September.
2. I love to camp, but I'm ready to give up the tent and move to a camper.
3. I do a lot of crafts, I will try to do any type.
4. I love to do bible studies, I do a lot of them on my own.
5. I never us make up or fix my nails & I hate to shop, but my daughter loves to.
6. My best friends are the 2 ladies I work with.
7. I love animals and would have more than my dog if I was at home more.
8. I sing in the choir at church, thank goodness the director appreciates a joyful noise instead of all talent.
9. I never experienced the empty nest symdrone when my 3 kids moved out.
10. I look forward to just sitting on the couch at night with my husband or long car rides when we have our best discussions.
1. I have an obsession with office supplies…any and all of them.
2. I am organized just about everywhere except home.
3. I still haven't paid our personal property tax! Ooops!
4. I could eat ChickFilA every day of the week and not get tired of it.
5. I LOVE rainy days…especially daytime thunderstorms.
6. I have a fear of fire…I can't even light a lighter.
7. I really hate exercise…hate it with a passion.
8. I love reading in the bathtub.
9. I stay up until all hours of the night and then wonder why I have to drag myself out of bed in the morning.
10. I adore my church and think everyone I know should go there with me.
1. I'm adopted (by my dad)
2. I alpahbetize my canned goods
3. I'm a magazine junkie
4. I'm afraid of the dark…seriously
5. I'm also afraid of heights, but somehow love roller coasters
6. I'm a list maker..love the satisfaction of crossing things off with my RED pen
7. I only wear make up on the weekends
8. I have gas…ALOT! (ask the band)
9. my husband was a blind date..my 1st
10. my best friend Kellie was a blind date..my 2nd
{Ginger, Paragould, AR}
1. I'm not much of a reader. It's something I make myself do.
2. I cannot sleep well when my man is away (in the midst of dealing with this now).
3. I am the youngest of 3 girls.
4. I was *supposed* to be the boy.
5. I grew up kind of a tomboy.
6. I almost always notice someone's shoes & I love beautiful shoes.
7. I love food that doesn't come from a box or a mix.
8. I am the worst housekeeper on the planet.
9. I am freakishly and overly well prepared with a detailed plan just in case we have a tornado.
10. My musical tastes have always been VERY eclectic.
You are just TOO cute for words. That was fun.
Donna
1. I really love the smell of pesticide and diesel (I grew up on a cotton farm)
2. I hate driving! I would hire a chauffeur before a maid if I had the choice.
3. I dream of Dewey Decimalizing my bookshelves…I even wish I could find a old wooden card catalog.
4. The most common phrases out of my mouthare "what?" And "I'm sorry" even though it's usually not my fault.
5. I am enjoying learrning to use powertools, and installed my carport door, knob, hinges and all!
6. Lately I find myself preferring the company of middleschoolers and early teens to that of adults.
7. I've been to the Dallas Medieval Times 6 times in the past year and a hal, and I know the knights by their real names.
8. I know more Broadway showtunes thhan anyone I know…and prefer them to most popular music.
9. I consider the excitement of finding a new author I actually enjoy and respect on par with a day at disney world.
10. I sometimes clean my house while dressed up in medieval costumes just because I like the way the dress looks and it "rewards" me to keep cleaning til it's done.
1. I feel naked if my toenails aren't painted.
2. I love to do laundry and have an empty basket..no easy task wtih four kids.
3. I hate to clean showers and floors…give me toilets (and laundry) anyday.
4. As a young girl, I once rode a baby bull and yes, I stayed on for the full 7 seconds!
5. I really am more of a girly-girl but as a child I was the tomboy.
6. I had baby #4 at home with a midwife because since baby #3 was a c-section they wouldn't let me vbac at the hospital.
7. I am rather stubborn (see #6 & #4)) and don't like to be told that I "CAN'T" do something.
8. My hubbie calls me "hottie"and "beautiful" everday..even after 4 babies and 18 yrs of marriage.
9. I always wanted to be a missionary..became a nurse and now a stay at home mom.
10. I often think I want more kids..fascinated by the 19 Kids and Counting Duggar family.
1. I just found out that I'm gluten intolerant after being dog-sick for well over a year. My husband is very thankful to have his wife back.
2. My middle name sounds like a letter – "K" – but it's really "Kaye", after my aunt Bonnie.
3. I was adopted when I was 2. I like to say I am double adopted – once into my earthly family and twice into my Godly family.
4. I have met my biological family. My grandfather on my bio-dad's side is a nudist, my bio-dad is a professional mime, and my blood brother is a fire eater. SERIOUSLY.
5. I have ice-blue eyes that change colors depending on: My mood, what I'm wearing, and the weather. My eldest daughter inherited my eyes and people constantly comment on them to both of us.
6. I am a newish SAHM hoping to become a work-at-home-mom by finishing up a medical transcription degree.
7. I secretly dream of having my own travel show on the Travel Channel. One for families/moms – based in REALITY.
8. My hubby and I got married when he was home from the military on R&R. We were engaged for a year by that point. Instead of waiting for a big wedding after he was home for good, we decided to get married when he came home. All the justices of the peace in Alabama where I lived were at a conference, so we ended up having to get married by a fill-in justice of the peace in his MUSIC STORE. EMBARRASSING.
9. I hate cold sandwiches.
10. If I was in a prisoner-of-war camp, I would be the first to die. I can't stand monotony and the gruel would push me over the edge. LOL.
1. My favorite drink is a chai tea latte with a pump of mocha mixed in.
2. I have 2 cats; sadie and zoe.
3. I am very afraid to birth a child, however I've always wanted to be a mom…so not sure what will happen here.
4. This is the first time I've taken a yoga class. I love it!
5. I am an avid reader! My favorite is historical fiction.
6. I took piano lessons for 5 years and still can't play all that well.
7. My mother is a fabulous seamstress; I HATE sewing!
8. I love to knit!
9. My new passion is photography.
10. I don't like chocolate candy too much.
1. I am married to the best husband and Pastor in New York.
2. Didn't marry till I was 30.
3. Never died my hair till 47 (I have two teenagers)
4. Always wanted to be a comedian, but instead do ladies ministry (often the same thing)
5. Am blessed with amazing friends both in and out of church.
6. Love chocolate
7. Love to hear kids of all ages laugh.
8. Love that my daughter inherited my Dad's quit wit.
9. Love that my son inherited my husband musical talent.
10. I cry when I watch The Locator
1.I have half a uterus, one fallopian tube, and one ovary, and I'm pregnant with our third child! God blessed me with a convection oven! My kids bake faster than most, they've been almost 6 weeks early and perfect! Praise God!
2.I'm a grump before I've had caffeine in the morning.
3.I'm excellent at procrastinating! Why do today what you could do tomorrow or next week or next month?
4.I am Mrs. Fix-it in our household. Don't tell our friends! 😉
5.I love to quilt and sew!
6.I love to watch Lost with my husband.
7.I love a good clicky pen, if you steal it…watch out!
8.When I have long lists of things to do, I freeze and don't know where or how to start.
9.I wish I needed less sleep.
10.I have 2 sisters and 2 brothers, the youngest of which is 21 years younger than me. People are amazed when they find out we all have the same parents…how sad and funny at the same time!
1. when eating a sandwich I NEVER eat the corner of the crust (too dry and has nothing on it)
2. i am an identical triplet (yes, my sister also commented on this blog–i'm the "messy one")
3. I'm about to graduate with a nursing degree-yay!
4. of the two cars I've owned in my short driving time–both of them have had problems with the passenger-side window—-it's a curse!
5. my sister believes i'm an albino—actually i just have so little melanin that i have "winter legs" pretty much all year round.
6. my absolute favorite movie is Sound of Music–and I WILL sing throughout the movie : )
7. I am a self-diagnosed dyslexic–whenever I give directions, if I say "left" I really mean "right".
8. I do not like making my bed because it is shoved against the wall and I HATE stuffing the bed spread down the side of it.
9. Unless it is the dead of winter I will wear anklet socks.
10. I enjoy a good wings and poker night with my awesome girlfriends every once in a while—and I have a terrible poker face so I'm doomed!
~Rachel
1. I was homeschooled K-12
2. I require 8-9 hours of sleep each night.
3. I have this weird obesession with fixing my hair. I have to fix it no matter where I'm going.
4. I have twin brothers who are 7 years older than me, you can imagine my life growing up 🙂
5. I HATE to get my hands dirty. I don't like anything touching them.
6. I do not like for my food to touch each other on the plate.
7. I have been known to stay up until 3:00 am to read a book. This is not wise for me (see #2).
8. I like snow, love it in fact.
9. I am the aunt of 6 nieces and 2 nephews.
10. I am horrible at letting my gas tank get down to empty, until I'm praying for the Lord to get me to the next gas station.
I love this! I have really enjoyed reading these & imagining you are all my most interesting friends!
1. I love Jon Bon Jovi.
2. I have to have nail polish on my fingers & toes at all times.
3. I drink iced tea constantly & it has to be unsweet and fresh brewed.
4. I notice peoples' hands and the way their nails look. If someone has dirty nails or ugly hands it bugs me.
5. I love being southern & blonde.
6. I love monograms and personalized license plates. My license plate is AMZ RACE.
7. I obsessively read home organization books & cookbooks.
8. Eighties music instantly puts me in a good mood.
9. One of my favorite tv shows is TLC's "Say Yes to the Dress" (even though I'm 42 & married for 18 yrs)
10. I once was 5 steps away from getting to hug and speak personally to Beth Moore in 2002 at McLean Bible Church in Virginia. I was overwhelmed at what I wanted to say to her, freaked out & walked away. It's one of my biggest regrets!
Michelle
King George, VA
1- I tear up watching my kids do something ordinary
2- God took me to Israel to save me
3- I would rather clean my barn than my house
4- I get irritated when someone asks for advice and then doesn't listen.
5- I want to be a missionary in a far off land
6- As soon as someone says the word "diet" – I'm starving
7- I have completed a marathon, a half, and several 10 milers
8- My heart is bigger than my pocketbook
9- I adopted 2 horses from the SPCA and saved one off a racetrack
10- I totally love to hear people's testimonies and experiences with God
1. I sneeze exactly 3 times when I start sneezing.
2. Much to my daughter's chagrin, I sing LOUDLY along with Kirk Franklin (love black music too)
3. My dog is my constant companion.
4. I almost always wear black.
5. I keep a lint roller on me at all times (because of #3 and #4 above)
6. Garth Brooks lives near me. (really!)
7. I am a preacher's wife who wears Volcom sweatshirts from time to time.
8. I can back a boat trailer into a parking spot like noboby's business.
9. I quote "Nacho Libre" alot. (any my husband has actually used that as a sermon illustration)
10. I yell at the t.v. when watching a White Sox baseball game.
Thanks Beth!
This is an "eye opener" to the wonderful diversity out there in Siestaville and beyond.
1. I speak Danish, only when visiting family 🙂 or if my husband and I want to pass a few private words in public.
2. Dark Chocolate is the best! But I NEVER bite it;I always let it melt in my mouth.
3. I try my wedding dress on each year on our anniversary, except those years when I've just had a baby!
4. I've had 5 precious babes,ranging from 8#6 oz-11#4 oz…..all without meds! Never tried it….don't know what I missed : )
5. Like my coffee "hot"…..iced coffee "cold"…..no lukewarm.
6. Never moved during my childhood
7. lost my front teeth when I was 3……went without for the next three : )
8. Have a house FULL of books…… homeschooling mom……love library sales!
9. Enjoy shooting hoops/bowling on the wii, with my children.
10. I own a Golden Boy rifle…..only because my "foreign" husband wasn't allowed to buy it. So I share : )
1. If I could, I would spend the entire day, everday, being creative: paiting,writing, singing, taking pictures, sewing, knitting, you name it.
2. I cannot actually do all of those things in #1, but I would learn.
3. My smile cost my parents a lot of money (my mouth was wired shut for 5 weeks after surgery)
4. I plan on adopting multiple children.
5. When I was young, my doctor said I'd be 5'7. He lied. I'm 5'4 on a good day.
6. I once worte a song about a coffee shop so they would hire me. It worked.
7. I've never been on a date which I love and hate.
8. I stick my foot in my mouth much more often than I'm ok with.
9. I secretly like the show "Hannah Montana" but don't care much for Miley's voice.
10. I auditioned for Nashville Star in 2007 and even though I didn't make it, it was one of the most fun days of my life.
1.I can't stand being hot (& sweaty); durn hot flashes
2.I hate fly-away hair (doesn't go well with hot flashes)
3.But I do love a good cuppa hot tea (I'm contradictory that way)
4. Once a month I consider letting my roots go … briefly … consider … not
5. I love being a rebel and raising my hands in worship (not many do) cause it's about my Jesus, not decorum
6. I love my rebel reverend husband, especially when he rides his motorcycle to/from church
7. My car is paid off – PTL!
8. I love it when my college-age daughter texts me whenever
9. I love to watch Big Bang Theory and laugh my head off
10. I love when my 14-pound cat decides I need a good snuggle, cheek to cheek, and the low roar that accompanies it. 😀
1. I learned how to swim before I learned how to walk.
2. I try a new menu item every time I go to a restaurant. So there are some places I've literally had everything on the menu!
3. I believe cookies are a waste of cookie dough. 🙂
4. I LOVE to read.
5. I love teaching my 2nd graders.
6. When I go to bed all doors entering my room must be closed.
7. I love to laugh.
8. Blankets are God's gift to humankind.
9. I love baking cakes.
10. I've always wanted to be a singer but I sound like a dying frog…
1. I keep a ziploc sandwich bag full of twist ties.
2. I save my ugly cries when I am in the shower.
3. I change my hairstyle constantly.
4. My children can finish my sentences before I get a chance.
5. I tell people the same stories over and over. Bless their hearts because they usually listen AGAIN, instead of letting me know that I've already told them.
6. I love to wear Mary Jane style shoes and I prefer flats.
7. I sing loudly and horribly off key to Third Day songs alone in the car.
8. I am not good in backing up in any vehicle, so watch out if I am in reverse and behind the wheel.
9. I am always late.
10.I love pancakes with jelly instead of syrup.
Andrea – Montana – 40's – married
1. I am a procrastinator
2. I don't like to make decisions
3. I love coconut shrimp(esp. Outback)
4. Don't expect to have a conversation with me until I've had my coffee in the morning.
5. I don't tell secrets
6. I wanted to be a soap opera star
7. Don't read to me, I want to read it myself
8. I don't get in a hurry, except when shopping in the mall, then I walk pretty fast!
9. Love taking "girl" trips
10. I love "The Sound of Music" movie. Have watched it MANY times.
1. My great-great-great grandmother was an African American slave (grandfather was the Scottish-white slave owner)
2)I love my heritage and have been known to act "real ugly" when I hear prejudice and bigotry (I live in VA)
3) Addicted to lipstick. Buy a different kind whenever I shop..terrible!
4) Love Beth Moore – not "just because she is awesome" but because I know with her background, she "gets me" and I can totally "get her".
Some things you just have to live through.
5. No matter what anyone says I wish I could be 110lbs again.
6. Want to scream when I go to a Beth Moore simulcast at a church where they will not stand up or clap to praise and worship! UGHHH…raise your hands high ladies..it won't "get you"..or maybe it will and you will like it!
7. I have ADD and I love it sometimes and when I'm turning in circles and can't find my keys, I hate it.
8. Would travel and live all over the world and write about it if I could.
9. Wrote my first "novel sequel" when I was 9 because I couldn't stand the book to end"
10.Have to pray for grace not to backslap people who say racist remarks to me or sexist remarks. Once caused dead silence in boarding line at the gate for saying, "God is not a white American with a tie and a three piece suit and a big glutton belly either!"
My bestfriend who just died knew these random things and loved me anyway. I miss you Ann!
1. I'm obsessed with flip flops! I have so many different colors, I have to be careful when I shop that I don't buy more.
2. I have an addiction to magazines, I have about 10 subscriptions and still want to buy more!
3. I love anything to do with the Deep South, even though I grew up in the North and now live Mid-South.
4. I have a desire to grow tomatoes, even though I hate tomatoes.
5. I envy all runners. When I see them outside running in all kinds of weather, I secretly wish it was me.
6. I wish I had Martha Stewart's craft & cooking talent.
7. I want to be a stay at home mom, which is HUGE b/c before kids I never wanted to be one!
8. I love filling out surveys like this.
9. I think Starbucks is one of the greatest places on Earth and I don't even drink coffee!
10. Hotel rooms creep me out (no matter how nice) and I try to always take my own towels, if they'll fit in my luggage. I would bring my own sheets too if they didn't take up so much room in my suitcase!
Ok I'll try to do 10
1. I love daffodils
2.I cann't spell
3. I love fabric
4. love to sew and quilt (see #3!)
5.I'm a conservative in a huge extended family of liberals(holidays are such fun)
6. My husband was picked for me by the Lord
7.I was raised Catholic but go to a Pentacostal Church now (more fun at holidays)
8. I love to read but always ruin the book by reading the last few pages
9.I'm a nurse who loves her job
10.I love to swim with my fippers
I guess that wasn't so hard
1. I collect twist ties in a Ziploc sandwich bag under the sink.
2. I save my ugly cries for when I am in the shower.
3. I love Mary Jane style shoes and prefer flats.
4. My children can finish my sentences before I get the chance.
5. I love to sing loudly and horribly off key, to Third Day songs, when I am alone in the car.
6. I can't stand a messy kitchen.
7. I am a border-line neat freak.
8. I am a champion laundry stain enemy. Shout is my weapon.
9. I retell stories over and over. The victims are so sweet, they listen AGAIN politely.
10. No one in my family calls me by my given name, Andrea. My husband calls me A, my Dad calls me ValAndrea, my mom calls me Kid, and my siblings call me Ang.
1. Don't like babies.
2. Don't like dogs–too much like kids.
3. Have occasionally cleaned my house with a Q-tip and lemon oil (really need to get a life)
4. addicted to keeping all dishes off counter-top.
5. Love planning vacations most of which I never get to take.
6. Am a direct decendent of William the Conquerer and Charlemagne and thus Constantine. Unfortunately, someone made a very wrong turn somewhere.
7. Once chopped off a rattle snake's head with a shovel and cornered a rat in a neighbor's house, caught and released it. I'm kinda the neighborhood go-to girl. Hate roaches!
8. Have a degree in Microbiologist but God made me a stay at home mom.
9. Used to be very technically oriented, but found it less exhausting to just pretend to be blond.
10. Can't spell.
1. I love my cats like they are my children.
2. I once went swimming with manatees. Awesome experience!
3. I watched 2 of the Matrix movies and didn't understand a bit of them.
4. I love relaxing with a good book when it's raining outside. Well, actually I love to do that in any weather. It just feels extra cozy when it's raining outside.
5. I cannot stand orange juice from concentrate. The thought of it makes me shudder.
6. Whenever I give my boyfriend a hug I think about how much I love how good he smells.
7. I absolutely adore football.
8. I keep up with very few TV shows and I am totally okay with that.
9. I am totally mystified by video games. I know nothing about them.
10. My mother had to have me by C-Section because my head was so big. She has never let me forget that. 🙂
Suzanne
Knoxville, TN
20s
Single, In a Relationship
1. I took Greek in highschool. (Only language offered.)
2. I got my first gray hair at age 18. Yes, it was depressing! Yes, I must own stock in "Loreal" by now!
3. I dance in my kitchen when no one else is around. (Wouldn't dare dance in front of anyone!)
4. I was stunned when my first child came out a boy. I actually said outloud, "But it's not supposed to BE a boy!"
5. My second child was born after 20 minutes of labor and 2 pushes. (Yes, another boy!)
6. My husband makes my coffee every morning. He says that during the honeymoon I said "I'm not getting out of bed till I get coffee!" Of course, I have no such recollection! 17+ years he's been doing this!
7. I think #6 makes MY husband the best man In. The. World.!!!
8. I absolutely despise having to make a veggie tray. Ugh.
9. I started menopause at age 47.
10. I once forced my 4 yr. old to eat a tomatoe. He threw up everywhere. You guessed it! He's hated tomatoes ever since.(age 23)
Have to include one more!!
11. Stirring fruit-on-the-bottom yogurt makes me gag. (Yet I'm a nurse! I can be right there if you're throwing up!)
This was great fun!!!!
1. I always read the end of a book first so I know the ending.
2. I am obsessed with a new lipstick.
3. I can't have my quiet time without a hot cup of coffee.
4. I sweat and get nervous meeting new people and I am 41 years old!
5. I tuck my two girls in at bedtime and end up falling asleep with them until 3AM!
6. My closet is a mess.
7. I work with my husband and my dad at a family business.
8. I love to color my hair often.
9. I detest housework.
10. I love McDonald's French Fries with lots of salt even though they are unhealthy.
1. I ran into one of those big blue mailboxes once
2. Forgot to wear a bra to school one day!
3. I love watches
4. I went to a funeral last year with a curler in my hair… A CURLER IN MY HAIR!!!!! Didn't realize it until after.
5. I eat corn on the cob but once I cut it off the cob and freeze it – won't touch it!
6. Easter is my favorite holiday.
7. I hate coffee and any drink that has coffee in it.
8. My favorite hot drink: chai tea
9. My roommate in college nicknamed me "Kurby" because I ran over a lot of curbs while driving.
10. I LOVE my Bible study friends!!
1. I just hate getting wet when it rains!
2. I'm deathly afraid of crowds.
3. I love history.
4. "Phantom of the Opera" is my favorite love story.
5 I'm jealous of people that have daughters.
6. I refuse to try foods that sound weird. (Beef tongue, sheep brains, scrapple, frog legs…)
7. I love to sing along with CD's, radio, etc. Even if it's out of my range.
8. People tell me I have beautiful handwriting. (My mother was my English teacher. Go figure.)
9. I can spend all day in an art museum. Thankfully, so can my husband!
10. Just started watching "24" and am absolutely hooked!!! (Can't believe Nina was the mole!!!)
1. Christmas is my favorite holiday.
2. I hate the beach.
3. I have 5 cats but hate the cat fur!!
4. Faithfully watch "Survivor" every season.
5. "Beaches" is my favorite movie. Huh.
6. I use the same coffee mug every morning. I get perturbed if someone else has used it.
7. I live by the calendar in my purse.
8. I'm always forgetting to charge my cell phone.
9. I think my 17 year old drives too SLOW!!!
10. Secretly wish I could do what Beth Moore does.!
1. I want my hot foot hot. Hate to wait on people to eat once it's ready because of it.
2. I work better under pressure.
3. I love all types of music but I like the song sometimes better than the singer.
4. I could eat pizza EVERY day.
5. I could give up sweets in a hot second but NEVER carbs. LOL
6. I LOVE hot air balloons and waterfalls.
7. I love mornings before everyone gets up: me, coffee and anything else, just no kids yet. Makes my day.
8. I LOVE to talk on the phone and could do it for hours.
9. I still keep in touch with friends from kindergarten that I haven't seen for 27 years. I have a friend that we still write letters because she doesn't have a computer.
10. I love Mary Engelbreit stuff.
Susan said she could wiggle her ears. I can too! 🙂 Ha Ha. How did I forget to list that one.
I feel alot better about myself now that I have taken the time to read some of the remarks and realize I'm not the only one with such quirks.
Beth, we already guessed you had a few. Ha Ha Ha. You know I'm kidding with you. LOL.
Funny thing happened. If you read my first entry it is under my husbands name, didn't realize he was still logged in. So if you read James (Jake)'s entry with my info andrea montana 40's married it is me who likes Mary Jane style shoes not him. LOL
Funny thing happened. If you read my first entry it is under my husbands name, didn't realize he was still logged in. So if you read James (Jake)'s entry with my info andrea montana 40's married it is me who likes Mary Jane style shoes not him. LOL
1. My cupcakes are out of this world.
2. I like my cupcakes as much as everyone else unfortunately.
3. I wear a bite guard at night cuz I grind my teeth obessively.
4. Me, my hubby and my 2 boys names all start with the letter J.
5. I am addicted to Farmville.
6. I am addicted to Bible Studies, have only been saved 2 years and have done 6.
7. Love to sing, especially soul.
8. Love to read.
9. Cant stand socks on my table, even if they are clean.
10. I am very critical of others and myself.
11. I AM TOTALLY INSECURE!
Ohhh, just thought of a better one!
I love to see how many times I can get the employees at Chick-Fil-A to say "My pleasure" , which isn't really mean, because that just means I am saying thank you alot!