Getting to Know You

1.If you had 5000.00 to spend on plastic surgery what would you have done?

Honestly, I think I would go for a breast reduction.  I would much rather be a nice C cup than a DD!  A little firming and tightening...that would be great!

2. Do you watch Soap operas and if so what is your favorite and why?

I don't anymore.  I used to watch Guiding Light.  I started watching it when I was 13.  Back then I would watch it over the summer and then tape it during the school year!  I continued to watch it until February of 2008.  They changed up the format to make it look more like a reality show.  To me it just looked like shaky filming and they were way too close up on the characters.  I watched it for a week and then quit.  Having watched it for 18 years, that was a big deal for me!  Every once in a while I would catch it if I was home sick, but I didn't really care for it all that much.  Once they announced the show was ending I decided to start recording it again.  I had put so many years into it, I had to know how it ended!  So I started watching it again in March or April of last year and continued till the last day in September.  The filming actually seemed a little better, and the story line wasn't too bad.  I loved that show for many years, and still miss it when there is nothing on tv to watch!  I always had something waiting for me on DVR to watch in the summertime!

3. Favorite clothing brand?

Gosh, I don't know.  I am not really brand loyal.  I do like a nice pair of Levi's though!

4. An afternoon shopping spree at your favorite store or maid service for a year?

Maid service for a year...hands down!  Actually my goal is to have a cleaning lady in two years once our debt is paid off!  I can't wait!  We are planning to sign up for this fancy gym in the area too...but that has nothing to do with this question! 

5. would you ever vajazzle?

Nope, no thanks!

6. Favorite Disney Princess?

Oh man, thats a hard one!  I guess I am going to have to choose Belle from The Beauty and The Beast.  I have always loved that movie and now my mini-me loves it too!  Since she has brown hair she calls herself Belle.  She even announces herself as Belle at The Little Gym each week! 

7. Last movie that made you bawl your eyes out?

Well we are going to Toy Story 3 today.  I have heard I might cry at the end of that one!  I can't remember the last time I cried at a movie, but I do know that any time I watch When A Man Loves A Woman I end up crying!  Anytime I feel like a good cry, I watch it.  I have probably watched it a fifty times in the past 15 years and I still cry every time!!  Love that movie!

8. Have you ever broken any bones and if so what?

Yes, I broke my left arm when I was two years old.  The story goes that I was left handed, but had to relearn everything with my right arm, including cutting my food.  I am not so sure I agree with that story now that I have a child of my own.  She is almost three and I don't know that I would say she is a righty or a lefty yet.  She certainly doesn't cut her food though! 

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Five Questions Friday

1. Do you know how to play a musical instrument?

Well, I used to.  I played the flute in junior high and high school.  In fact I was 1st chair for most of those years!  However, if you have ever been to Colorado, you know the air is thin here.  I remember trying to play my flute shortly after we moved here and could barely do it!  I was fighting for air.  I have pretty much never picked it up again!  I might be able to do it now, since I have been here 15 years...but I can't remember much else about playing anymore!

2. What is your pet peeve while driving?

Oh geez...don't get me started!!  I can't stand stupid drivers!  I have tons of pet peeves when it comes to stupid drivers!

3. Would you rather have a housekeeper or unlimited spa services?

Without a doubt...a housekeeper!  I currently have a membership to Massage Envy that I never use!  Seriously, my husband bought me a one year membership for our 15th anniversary in December.  I have been a total of 2 times...once in December on our actual anniversary and once in March when I came back from Nebraska.  I am paying for one 60 minute massage each month and I am not using it.  Luckily it saves up in my account, so I have a bunch of massages waiting for me.  I like the hot stone type, and that is two months worth of massages, so I will use them quickly...I just need to get around to it!  Hum, maybe I should call and schedule one for this weekend! 

A housekeeper though...I would cherish that! 

4. Is there a song that you hear that will take you back to the moment, like a junior high or high school dance?

Oh gosh, there are tons of them!  I love music!  I suppose it has something to do with the fact that I was 1st chair flute for so many years!!  I can be brought back to moments in my life instantly with just one song.  Let see, Blame It On The Rain brings me back to junior high.  The year we moved to Florida.  I remember riding on the bus wishing I had friends!  Most of Mellancamp's songs bring me back to various times in my childhood when I was living in Indiana.  Some of the Journey songs take me back to senior year when I was dating my husband.  I could go on and on!

5. What song best represents your life right now?

 

I will have to think about that! 

Oh wait...I know..."It Won't Be Like This For Long" by Darius Rucker.  Gosh the lyrics to that song sure are true aren't they!  I cried the first time I heard it!

Thursday Five

Wanna play?

just post 5 things that have made you..

Happy

Delighted

Grateful

Totally Stoked

Thankful

or all of the above..

and then link up with the rest over at MannLand5

1.  I am reading a great book!  I have always been a book reader, but have not had much time to read in the past three years thanks to a beautiful little baby named Morgan!  I started reading again a few weeks ago and have finished three books already!  Right now I am reading The Castaways and love it!  I look forward to my lunch hours and the time just before bed so I can sit and read.  I am so glued to this book, I can't wait to find out what happens!  If you are looking for a great summer book, check this one out! 

2.  My purple petunias look so awesome this year!  I have two hanging baskets on my porch and they are abudant with beautiful blooms!  In the six years we have lived here, I don't think my flowers have ever looked this fabulous for this long!

3.  Gymnastics at The Little Gym on Saturday was so much fun!  I was worried that Morgan might not want to go in without me.  Boy was I wrong!  She loved it!  It was so cute to watch her sit and listen to the teacher and to follow the directions.  I loved watching them go thru the stations!  All the parents talked and giggled as a group as they watched...it was great fun!

4.  Fathers Day was fabulous!  We went to a local park and let Morgan play in the fountain.  We also had a little picnic under a shade tree.  It was the most enjoyable three hours every!

5.  I had the most yummy pita for lunch today!  I sat at a park enjoying my pita and reading.  Fabulous!

Happy Friday!!

Best post ever!

Jessica Turner of The Mom Creative had the most fabulous guest post today on Ali Edwards blog.  If you are a mom, you have got to read it!  Check it out here!

Getting to Know You

1. While at the beach, pool, etc..Do you cover up your assets or show them off?

Well there was a time that I didn't cover up very much...but with the current state of my body, I would totally cover up.  That may change in the next few months though, now that I am doing P90X!

2. Road trips or Plane trips?

I personally enjoy road trips, but my husband does not!  If it was up to me, I would drive every where...however he despises it.  That and most of our family lives so far away that its not worth it to drive, once we got there we wouldn't have any time to visit before we had to leave!  I'm not very fond of flying at all, but if I don't fly I can't go anywhere...so I suck it up and do it, but I don't like it!

3. I can't stand it when...?

neighbors that do something that is against the HOA rules!  Yes, I admit it, I am a freak like that!  I don't know why, it just drives me nuts!  I guess I figure I signed up and agreed to the rules, as did everybody living around me.  Therefore they need to abide by those rules.  I am kinda weird, I really want my neighborhood to maintain the same look and feel that it had when I moved in.  If I am paying money each month towards and HOA to help achieve that, then I expect it to happen.  I actually agree with all of the rules for our particular HOA too!  I used to live in a townhome community that had a crazy HOA, I didn't necessarily agree with all of the rules there, but I still followed them...and expect all the neighbors to as well!  If you don't like HOA's, don't move next to me!  I might turn you in if you don't follow the rules!!

4. Have you ever gone topless at the beach?

Nope, can't say that I have.

5. How many blog carnivals do you do a week?

Too many!  I don't know 3 or 4 I guess.  When I just had my blog about my daughter, I never did them.  I just felt they didn't belong there...specially if I ever get around to downloading all of it to Blurb and making a book out of it.  That was my plan for a gift for Fathers Day this year...but here we are on Fathers Day and I have not done it!  oh well, maybe next years!  Anyway, thats why I started this blog...so I would have somewhere to post all the silly and different things that aren't directly related to my daughter! 

6. My favorite thing about the weekend is...?

Well it used to be sleeping in...but my daughter did not inherit those genes for some reason!  Now I guess its just the fact that I don't have to work, that we can do whatever we want and not have to be anywhere unless we want to be there!

7. Pancakes or waffles?

Neither...I am a french toast girl!  Honestly, I am not much of a breakfast girl at all.  But on the extremely rare occasion that we go out to eat for breakfast, I order french toast!

8. Water Park or Amusement Park?

Hum...I guess water park.  Though I haven't been in years and wouldn't want to go now when I am so unhappy with my current size!  It wouldn't be much fun since I am not willing to get into a swim suit!  As a kid, I remember going to Wet N Wild for 12 hours...we would be there when they opened and stay there till they closed at least once a summer!  I loved it!  However, amusement parks just don't do it for me.  I hate rides!  I get motion sickness, and it pretty much ruins the entire day.  Though I love Magic Kingdom...I guess thats an amusement park.  It way better than Six Flags in my book!

debt sucks.

I hate debt!  It really sucks!

Quite a few years ago, back when we were told we could not have kids, we spent like a dual income couple with no kids.  That was perfectly fine when we were a dual income couple with no kids.  Then all the sudden...surprise!  We had a baby, that we were a little surprised about.  Sure we wanted her badly, but we really did not think that dream would come true. 

Of course once you have a child, your budget and expenses change quite a bit. 

We are still trying to dig ourselves out of that "no kids" debt.  Two years ago we committed to a strict plan to pay off the debt.  We are making progress but we are only halfway there.  Its taking forever!  I can't wait till we reach the end of this journey!

At the moment I have no interest in sharing exactly how in debt we were/are...maybe someday. 

I hate it so much because it holds us back.  We are suffering or lacking necessities by any means.  We even get to do a few fun things from time to time!  However, we don't get to travel as much as we would like.  Our family would love to see us more often.  If we did not have this debt, I may have been able to stay at home after Morgan was born.  I don't know if I would have, because there would be other things to consider such as lack of retirement etc...but I would have at least had the opportunity.  With this debt, there was no way I could have stayed home.  I am okay with that now, its working fine.  I just wish I had the choice!

Okay, enough venting about debt.  We are making progress...it will all be gone eventually!