Monday, June 30, 2008

50 ODD things about ME!

I got this in an email and thought it might be fun.......

1. Do you like blue cheese?

Yes, in salad dressing.

2. Have you ever been to Yellowstone Park?

Nope, not even close. :(

3. Do you own a gun?

Not me, but my kids do (!)

4. What are your favorite songs?

Too many to list...

Running to Stand Still by U2

5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments?

Sometimes

6. What do you think about hot dogs?

Not my favorite. I think my Mom overdosed me as a kid!

7. Favorite Christmas song?

Anything by Johnny Mathis

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?

Chocolate milk made only with Nesquik

9. Can you do push ups?

Not too many!

10. What was the name of your first pet?

NeeChee a neurotic dog

11. What's your favorite piece of jewelry?

My star ring from Toni

12. Favorite hobby?

Reading

13. Secret weapon to get the opposite sex?

Hmmmm, I don't know if I have a secret weapon....

14. Do you have ADD?

nope

15. What one trait do you hate about yourself?

My lack of follow through. I have a lot of great ideas, but not the oomph to finish them up.

16. What's your middle name?

Lynn

17. Name 3 thoughts you are thinking at this exact moment?

NO! Too much TV is too much. Turn it off!

I hate this smoke.

WTH am I gonna cook for dinner

18. What did you buy yesterday?

Gas,

soccer shoes for Hayley,

socks for Jacob, cute things for Ruby,

and a giant cherry limeade from Sonic for ME!!

19. Favorite vegetable?

asparagus

20. Current worry right now?

the sound my brakes are making and how I am going to afford fixing them

21. Current hate right now?

Lack of $$$$$

22. Favorite place to be?

I haven't found it yet.

23. What did you do to bring in the New Year?

Nothing much. Fought valiantly to stay awake 'til midnight.

24. Where would you like to go?

Anywhere!!!

25. Name three people who will complete this?

No clue!

26. Do you own slippers?

nope

27. What shirt are you wearing?

Starbucks freebie t-shirt

28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets?

No way, icky! Too slippery.

29. Can you whistle?

yep

30. Favorite color?

RED, RED, RED

31. Would you be a pirate?

Probably just a wench

32. What songs do you sing in the shower?

No singing in my shower. Singing happens in the car.

33. Favorite girl's name?

Depends on the day!

34. Favorite boy's name?

Jacob, of course!

35. What's in your pocket right now?

Nothing

36. What made you laugh last?

Ruby covering up her fart

37. Best bed sheets as a child?

I never had special sheets :(

38. Worst injury you've ever had?

A bad cut on my thumb?

39. Who is your loudest friend?

My friends aren't all that loud. Their kids are!

40. Do you like where you live?

Yep, I love where I live. And I totally realize this only after going back to my "hometown" this weekend.

41. How many TV's do you have?

4

42. How many dogs do you own?

One fat border collie named Max

43. What would you do if you hit a deer while driving?

I said some really naughty words and cried.

Also turned around to make sure the poor thing was dead.

44. What is your favorite book?

Flanagan's Run by Tom McNab

45. What is your favorite candy?

Orangeheads

46. Favorite Sports Team?

Whatever team my kids are on

47. What were you doing at 12 am last night?

Trying to read, but really falling asleep

48. What was the first thing that you thought of when you woke up this morning?

I need to get something done today.

49. What songs do you want played at your funeral?

Who cares? The funeral is for my family. Let them pick what they want.

50. Does someone have a crush on you?

That would be lovely.......

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Twenty years??? I'm How Old?!!

I just returned from Hillsboro for my 20th high school reunion.

Oh. My. Gosh. Hillsboro has changed. My old house is so small. My old **parking spot** with Bob Schuler is now a church!!!

High school was a long time ago and I wouldn't want to go back even if I could. I have come to the realization that I went through school in my own little bubble. I missed so much and yet I didn't miss nuthin'.

I was a smart girl who didn't really care about grades. I knew a lot of people but was only really close to a few.

It definitely wasn't the part of my life that I think defines me, I think I am living that part right now. I talked a minute or two with the people that I wanted to see and did A LOT of smiling.

I am not sure I will even bother going to future reunions. I wish the reunion was over two weekends. one for the breaking through the past phase and one for the rest of it. There were people there that I would have loved to get to know better but the conversations never really got past the introduction/catch up/superficial phase. Probably it is just me, but I wanted, or expected more!

I am always doing that to myself, though, having unrealistic expectations.

Anyway, I have now lived away from my hometown of Hillsboro for as long as I ever lived there. So, so , so strange!