Tagged Again!

Kelli assured me that inquiring blog-minds want to know...ok here goes...

4 Jobs I've Had:

*Video store clerk (coolest high school job - ever...in the 1990's, that is)

*Mystery shopper (this was fun, but got expensive as gas prices rose)

*Olan Mills telemarketer (my first job EVER! - way fun...let me assure you!)

*Kinkos Copies (worked here through college in Utah...met so many friends here...loved this job for several years)

4 Movies I Can Watch Over & Over:

In general, I don't like to watch movies over and over, but there are some that I can...

*The Princess Bride - "Aaaaaaaas....youuuuuuuuuu...wiiiiiiiiiish!"

*Scrooge - the 1970's version with Albert Finney. It is a musical, of course..."The minister's cat is a lovely cat"

*Mamma Mia, The Movie - apparently I love this movie. I've seen it in the movie theater twice now. It is such a happy movie and I love, love, love the music!

*Lots of Disney Movies - for example, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin.

4 Places I've Lived:

*Laie, Hawaii - My freshman year of college at BYU Hawaii. Seriously beautiful...

*Logan, Utah - I finished up my college experience here at Utah State University. Also where I met my hubby.

*Virginia - born and raised and came back to raise my kids.

*OK - so I've only lived 3 places. Oh well.

4 TV Shows I Love:

*LOST - addicted to this one

*Decorating on a Dime - decorating shows that show frugal solutions

*American Idol - my husband & I dubbed this and Lost as our date night shows

*Project Runway

4 Places I've Vacationed:

*Walt Disney World! Loved, loved, loved it! If you are going, check out Tour Guide Mike's site and buy the inexpensive membership. Worth every penny!

*Hilton Head, SC - this is our favorite beach in the southeast (that we've visited) because it is warmer for longer in the south and the waves are big enough to boogie board in, but calm enough that the kids can play in the surf without getting knocked down.

*Nags Head, NC - aka. the Outer Banks - growing up, this was were we vacationed. I still love it. Beaches instantly calm me.

*Las Vegas, NV - I love the lights and action feel the place has. I don't enjoy the smut part of LV, but I love the energy and all the themed hotels to tour! :)

4 of My Favorite Dishes:

*I love the ribs from Lonestar Steakhouse and also Texas Roadhouse. I have a thing about eating meat from the bone. I don't do it. This rib meat just comes of the bone with a fork...yum!

*Crepe Diablotin - I, too, enjoy this delish dessert.

*Really anything cheesy or with chocolate...I'm good.

4 Sites I Visit Daily:

*Mine - I've got to see who loves me has commented and visit them!

*My google reader helps me check out tonnnnsssss of sites when they post new stuff. But I never miss The Nester, Fussy, or Just Beachy.

4 Places I'd Rather Be Right Now:

*The Beach

*The Beach

*The Beach

*Did I mention that I LOVE the Beach?!

Tag! You're it!

I thought this tag looked pretty fun! You have to find pictures on google images to describe your answers. You can't use any of your own personal pictures. Here's what I came up with...

1. My favorite song -

It seriously changes every month or so, but here is what it is right now. Taylor Swift's "Our Song". You should hear Taylor, Zach and I sing this at the top of our lungs in the car.

2. Favorite Author -

The jury is out on this one. I read this series a while back that I absolutely loved. I have a phone call in to my sista to help me remember the name of the author....

3. My favorite dessert -

Yum! The best dessert I've ever had was a banana pudding creme brulee-type thing. It was at a restaurant that I've only been to once and it was seriously the best tasting dessert ever! I've tried to go back but they have weird hours. I'll have to try harder!

4. Where I Live -

Virginia! I love it here because this is home. Some family is closeby. The beach isn't too far away either!

5. My Job -

Doesn't that really say it all?

6. My favorite color -

Once again, it is something that changes fairly frequently. But for a while now, colors like this feel really soothing to me. I hope to paint our bonus room this top color sooner or later. Probably later...

7. My Favorite Animal -

Have you ever....? Seriously! I think that YORKIES are the most adorable little things. I have never owned one, but really want to some day. I'm not ready for another pet right now (we have a shih tzu named Tanner, whom I love dearly) but pets are sometimes like children, responsibility-wise, except you can't put your kid in a cage at night to sleep. No really, I love my kids tons! One day....the yorkie....one day.

8. My Bad Habit -

Remember...these picture aren't really my house. I found them on the internet, for real! But I am not a good cleaner upper. I really wish I was, but I'm just not. I'm not saying that my house has never resembled this lovely room, but it is just not my house. No, I'm not getting defensive.

9. My Favorite Food -
Oh my! Now I'm hungry! I had to search through pages and pages of cheese fries to find this perfect picture and now I'm hungry. I wasn't anticipating that. :( I love the cheese fries from Lonestar Steakhouse and from Texas Roadhouse. Ok, maybe the cheese fries are just better in Texas? Anyone?


10. My Favorite Hobby -


I really do. Mostly reading blogs. I seriously can't get enough. I have always enjoyed magazines that had to do with frugal decorating, parenting, or basically anything I'm interested in. Reading blogs is like having an unlimited amount of these magazines available to me...FOR FREE! (I know, high speed internet is not free) Free is my favorite price! Since I've been sick a lot for months and months (seriously - don't get me started) I have been obsessed with having the laptop in the bed with me. I never run out of reading material. And I love wireless internet! :)





11. My Picture -
So - for those of you who know me in real life, you know this is not me. There are lots of people with my name, though. This is one of them. I will take it. I look pretty hot.

I'm not going to specifically tag anyone, but if you think this looks fun, go ahead! I'm just warning you...you'll get hungry when looking for favorite food and dessert pictures.

100 Things About Me - I've Been Tagged!

Ok- so this is my first tag and it is a doosie! If you can stand to read 100 things about me, then you deserve a high five. Here goes...

1. This is my first time being tagged in blog-world.
2. My husband & I got married 3.5 months after meeting for the first time.
3. I kind of stalked, I mean admired Mike (hubby-o) from afar before he even knew I existed.
4. I'm 5'1'' tall on a good day.
5. I have 2 kids, Taylor & Zach.
6. At night when I tuck Zach in he says, "Goodnight Mommy, m'love!" (like my love) in his cute little voice.
7. Taylor loves to read. She is great at it too.
8. Zach is in kindergarten and is really picking up those reading skills also.
9. I am very outgoing and not afraid to speak up.
10. I married someone who likes to keep to himself much of the time.
11. That's ok because somehow we balance each other out.
12. I have lived in Virginia, Hawaii, and Utah.
13. I adore, adore, ADORE, the beach, and thus loved Hawaii.
14. This is tough...100 things are a lot!
15. I love vacations!
16. Even small ones...it's just breaking out of the routine and setting off on an adventure that thrills me.
17. My favorite vaction places usually involve sand and water.
18. But Disney World is up there too.
19. I obsess about planning sometimes.
20. I really went nuts when we were planning our trip to Disney, color coded itenerary note cards anyone?
21. I love Virginia in the Spring.
22. Like now when the flowering trees start blooming, the whole place comes to life.
23. My favorite flowering bush is a hydrangea, oh wait...and forsythia.
24. I can't keep plants alive in my house.
25. I'm not very good at keeping them healthy outside either.
26. But I will never plant fake plants in the ground outside.
27. I am very frugal.
28. And I LOVE being frugal.
29. Even if I didn't have to be frugal, I would anyway. It's like a sport to me.
30. And I'm always on the winning team.
31. Isn't it fun to be good at something?
32. I am also good at decorating...I enjoy it a lot.
33. I am good at being fun.
34. I love to read.
35. I am like Mel and when I am reading something good, it takes over my life.
36. I mean no housework or laundry, only the basics.
37. I turn on music and sing really loud while I clean, it makes it funner.
38. I'm pretty sure that funner isn't a word.
39. That's ok because I was an English major and that gives me the authority to make up words at will.
40. The best one I ever made up was DEMATERNITIZE.
41. As in "I'm not pregnant anymore...I need to dematernitize my closet."
42. I love my neighborhood.
43. And my house.
44. Even though the yard doesn't really have much grass.
45. I bought some cute new silk flowers and ribbon to springify my front door. I have a cute metal bucket that hangs there.
46. See, I did it again...springify isn't a word either.
47. Free is my favorite price, but almost free is good too.
48. I spend a lot of time on the computer.
49. I made myself a chore chart to motivate myself.
50. It works for the kids, why not?
51. OK - halfway through.
52. Pretty colors and fonts make me happy.
53. I refuse to have any white walls in my house.
54. I like to hang plates on the walls.
55. Sometimes when I get home from grocery shopping I only put the freezer and fridge stuff away right away.
56. The other stuff sometimes has to wait till later.
57. Like the next day.
58. I love yard sales & can't wait for the season to start.
59. I also love shopping at the Goodwill.
60. Being a mom is both the hardest and most fulfilling thing I've ever done.
61. I like to smile at strangers.
62. And people I know, too.
63. Why be grumpy?
64. But I am grumpy if I don't get enough sleep.
65. And for some reason, I need more sleep than the average person does.
66. When I was a teenager, I was tested for mono several times because I was always tired.
67. I never had it.
68. Mike always comments and/or thanks me when I clean something out and/or cook a meal.
69. He appreciates the small things.
70. I'm grateful for that, because life keeps us really busy doing the small things.
71. I just got a bunch of cute shirts from Old Navy for $1.99 each.
72. I also walked away from several good shirts because I didn't want to pay $7.99.
73. Told you I was frugal.
74. I "bought" free cereal today at Kroger.
75. I love being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
76. I currently have 2 callings.
77. Gospel Principles teacher and Activity Day Girls assistant leader.
78. I love teaching Gospel Principles.
79. Sometimes the girls in Activity Days are way to crazy and loud.
80. My husband has the flu right now.
81. I feel bad because he feels bad.
82. I live 3 miles from my mom and dad.
83. I live too many miles from my in-laws.
84. I am one of the few that totally loves her mother and father inlaw.
85. How lucky am I?
86. My college roomate from Hawaii recently found me on facebook.
87. After about 13 years!
88. It is so great to be back in touch with her! I've thought of her often!
89. I love warm weather.
90. Today is is 75 degrees!
91. I am going on a girls night with my girlfriend tonight.
92. We are celebrating her birthday.
93. I have 2 best girlfriends.
94. The other one is moving to Texas in 2 weeks.
95. I will really miss her.
96. But she will be back in a couple of years.
97. I like to surround myself with outgoing people.
98. I am addicted to Lost.
99. Can you believe they are still lost?
100. Now you know more about me than you did before. Good for you for sticking with it!