11 things...

 happy friday, friends!

i'm officially under the weather and laying low today...but it's nothing but rain and wind outside and i couldn't think of a better day to stay hunkered in bed with some juice and the tv remote.

 

danielle at sometimes sweet tagged me to play along in "11 things" last week! it's been so much fun reading everyone's answers...i'm a sucker for odd facts about people!

11 random things about me:

 

1. i prided myself on never having tried a pickle in all of my life. until last week...when one was hiding under my hamburger at the pine club. it was my worst nightmare come true!

2. the first cassette tapes i ever owned were blues traveler, the cure greatest hits, and essential bach. my sister amy and i also loved listening to this tape with bette midler on it that we found in our older sister's tampon box. (they used to give out prizes in those boxes back then!)

 

3. please don't touch my knees.

 

4. i have a hard time editing myself in awkward situations. or all situations. i will tell my life story to the last person that cares if i knew it would keep awkward silence away.

 

5. i sing odd, made up songs to get max to wake up in the morning. they work like a charm...if only because i'm sure it's terrifying to wake up to your mom hovering over you singing breathy tunes about tuesdays and being a shooting star! there's no turning back to sleep after that...(he now sings them to me some mornings to get me up...i've never been more proud!)

 

6. i unashamedly bite my finger nails. when i was little my mom offered me money or the doll i had been wanting if i stopped and i chose my nail biting. i stand by that choice to this day..haha. my hands are useless with fancy nails. also, if i paint them i will peel the paint off within the first 2 minutes.

 

7. my favorite smells are lemon and cut grass and mint toothpaste and the cleanest baby hair (oh i can't wait to have a baby head around to smell).

 

8. i'm a bad price-heckler. i will pay $20 more than asking price to not have to deal with a bargaining situation.

9. i started writing a "novel" when i was 10. it was 20 pages and about a book-smart prairie girl in the 1800's. she was a direct ripoff of laura ingalls and anne shirely. and she had red hair. oh dear...what i wouldn't give to have those pages now...

10. my grandma stratton gives the most amazing hugs in all the world...she likes to pound on your back really really hard! to this day when i need a comfort, matt knows to give me a hug and pound on my back.

 

11. i won 4th runner up and "miss congeniality" in a local firefighter's pageant i was forced into when i was in high school. instead of being asked questions about world peace we had to answer fire safety questions. my first question was "what does CPR stand for?"...i didn't know and i asked for a life-line. hmph! (who wants to be a millionare-style) it will forever be the most embarrassing of my memories to date. haha. p.s. CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. i will never forget it now.

 

{questions from danielle}

1. If money, schooling or time was no obstacle, what career would you choose? 

 i've always thought that being a textile designer would be just wonderful! that or a children's book illustrator/author. if brains or know-how was no obstacle i think being a scientist of some sort would be fascinating...i wish my brain worked that way!

2. What's the one thing you look forward to every day? 

max and matt waking up!

3. What is your number one, all-time, favorite blog?

don't make me choose! 

4. Biggest online pet peeve?

snarky or mean-spirited comments

5. What is your all-time favorite book?

 any of the children's books i grew up on. beverly cleary books will forever hold a soft-spot in my heart. max came home from school the other day and said they are reading "the mouse and the motorcycle". it made my fingers itch to start reading it again...

6. What would your "last meal" be?

stuffed crust pizza with just the crust, freshly picked strawberries, lemon meringue pie, and the orange julius my mom used to make. what a depressing meal. haha. maybe i should add a steak?

7. Do you believe in love at first site?

i do! or anyways, i love hearing stories about couples who have been together a lifetime that started with love at first sight!

8. What would your ideal Sunday morning consist of? 

breakfast in bed and listening to my dad sing from the other room. growing up baptist, every sunday morning my dad would be singing bluegrass hymns at the top of his lungs...it was my favorite way to wake up and i would love to wake up like that every sunday morning! 
 

9. Why do you blog?

i love having a place to put pictures and thoughts and memories from our everyday. it's such a gift already to read back through old entries from years ago...i can't imagine what a comfort all of this will be in years to come.

10. If you had to choose one color to wear forever, what would you pick?

red. it's the color i see above most...and i have to stop myself from buying too much of it!
 

11. What is your all-time favorite band?

i don't think i could ever get tired of listening to the avett brothers.

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i would love to read along if any of you decide to do "11 things" of your own! definitely link up in the comments if you do or already have! 

i'm off to get some rest!  happy happy weekend, loves! 

xoxo