All things FALL! Especially the great colors, textures and decor.
Boots!
A dog that shares his things, even when he doesn't really have a choice. :)
Baby curls! Just wish they lasted! :)
Baby bums....Oh, and did I mention boots?
Showing posts with label about me. Show all posts
Showing posts with label about me. Show all posts
11.16.2010
8.30.2010
One step forward, Two steps back & P90
This is me right before a HOT date I had recently with my main squeeze (and look at my heels *eeek* I love them). By this point (3 weeks of exercise) I had lost an entire dress size by doing the P90 workouts and was sporting my smaller sized jeans.
During this day I somehow did something that caused my back to go out. Back track just a little, my back has been having some problems on and off for about a year, but this time (and I think it was a yoga stretch, some vacuuming and mopping that did it) it was the straw that broke the camels back (Hi, my name is Sharon and I am married to a pun-a-holic).
It was a long weekend of pain, in my lower back, where I ended up being laid out with pain meds and a patch that went over the sore area. It felt like fire and ice. It was hard to get used to.
I was so sad after going to the Chiropractor that I had to give up my week of P90 (which turned out to be two weeks). Have you ever had something happen that messed up goals that you were trying to attain?
It. Is. Frustrating! Its like taking one step forward and two steps back.
Now that I am on the mends I can do my videos again which is great, but it is always harder to get back on track once you have gotten off the beaten path.
For those who don't know what P90 is, can go here. Basically it is a series of workout videos designed so that you go at your own pace and level. Turning up the notch when you are ready. It is also designed so that you never plateau in your weight loss efforts. There are a few more from the same company like P90X that is a step up (I am pretty sure there are more too).
Everywhere I turned to about info on these DVD's someone was telling me that you about die in the first five minutes. Well I did the Fat Burner bonus DVD and LOVED it! Even my kids jumped in and gave it a try. Chad thought the guy, Tony, was goofy and weird. While Heath was just plain NOT interested, but the girls and I thought Tony was funny. The girls loved it so much that they would be all giggles during a few intense moves.I was quite entertained.
Then I did the actual Fat Burning and Sculpting vids. I WANTED TO DIIIE! Man, are they hard, but if you take your time and pace yourself you won't want to die like I did.
So, I am going to be posting here to record my "Last 15 pounds" Journey and give a final review of these videos.
Just as a side note, I will not be doing the supplements. I am just changing some eating habits and exercising.
I am also a little camera shy due to the baby love that I received 5 times over. It has settled around the middle, sides, thighs and bummage areas. So, I will post pics when I am braver of the befores and afters (in modest attire). Til then you only get the measurements...UGH! Even that is painful!
Month 1 (August 24th, 2010) Measurements:
Actual Measurements: Goal Measurements:
Bust: 36 inches Bust: 34 inches
Waist: 31 inches Waist: 26 inches
Hips: 36 inches Hips: 34 inches
So, wish me luck!
10.10.2009
I USED to...
...say "vanilla" envelope instead of "manila" envelope cause that is how I thought it was said since I was about 5 yrs. old and NO ONE corrected me until I was in my 20's...boy do I feel sheepish. Maaa maaaa!
...think that surely a parent could keep scissors and writing utensils away from children and keep them from writing and cutting things they shouldn't...then I had kids!
...want a horse, but my dad always said "No"! and in my frustration I said "When I grow up I am getting MY horse and NOBODY is gonna STOP me!!!" Now I have a dog that is as big as a Shetland pony (ok not quite, but he is big) and now that I know how much work it takes to own a pet, I NEVER want a horse! ha ha! My dad always gives me the "I told you so" look!
...love Buffet Restaurants, but now I can barely finish eating a full plate so it isn't worth my money.
...have trouble getting to sleep at night, but now I am out within minutes...when I actually get to bed! :)
...dislike Russians because I grew up at the end of the Cold War Era, so I didn't trust them, but then I married someone who lived there for 2 years who loved the people. Then I met a few myself and have learned that a countries people are separate from their politics.
...think that I would be the one to teach my kids about the computer, but have found that they know WAY more than I do and one day Chad at the age of 4 had to show ME how to do something!
...think that I would have a perfectly clean house, but soon learned that it was either the kids being happy learning, exploring and having fun or me yelling and being frustrated all the time.
...think that surely a parent could keep scissors and writing utensils away from children and keep them from writing and cutting things they shouldn't...then I had kids!...want a horse, but my dad always said "No"! and in my frustration I said "When I grow up I am getting MY horse and NOBODY is gonna STOP me!!!" Now I have a dog that is as big as a Shetland pony (ok not quite, but he is big) and now that I know how much work it takes to own a pet, I NEVER want a horse! ha ha! My dad always gives me the "I told you so" look!
...love Buffet Restaurants, but now I can barely finish eating a full plate so it isn't worth my money....have trouble getting to sleep at night, but now I am out within minutes...when I actually get to bed! :)
...dislike Russians because I grew up at the end of the Cold War Era, so I didn't trust them, but then I married someone who lived there for 2 years who loved the people. Then I met a few myself and have learned that a countries people are separate from their politics.
...think that I would be the one to teach my kids about the computer, but have found that they know WAY more than I do and one day Chad at the age of 4 had to show ME how to do something!...think that I would have a perfectly clean house, but soon learned that it was either the kids being happy learning, exploring and having fun or me yelling and being frustrated all the time.
Only 2 more days left to enter my First Giveaway! If you don't want to enter you can still vote for the new blog name!
6.03.2009
Dare Devils
Me ate about 7 years old!such as running from the end of the hall upstairs and leaping with all my might off the top of the stairs as a 4 year old. I had seen my brother jump off the stairs a ton of times, but didn't realize at the time that he had done it from the 4th step! So, in mid air I decided that I didn't want to do it anymore and then ended up flat on my back staring blankly at the ceiling on the bottom floor. I hadn't rolled down the stairs...fell straight from the top. My sister who was abt. 13 at the time FREAKED and called my Aunt to check on me cause she thought I was dead (and in reality I shoud've been hurt more, but I believe I was helped from a higher power)! ;) As I lay there I don't remember feeling any pain (my sister says I was lying there for a very long time not moving or blinking). I just sat there thinking about what had just happened and I remember just lying there feeling like I couldn't move, I couldn't feel my body and then as soon as my Aunt came and helped me up I was fine. Of course I ended up getting a spank, as if a kid deserves that after plunging to their death, and then all was fine.
Then there was the time my step siblings and I decided to ride our bikes as fast as we could in the rain and we'd abruptly step on the brakes to skid across the road. Little did we think about road burn or other serious injuries that we could receive. So you get the point that there is or was a dare devil in me, but not in my little Alyssa.
When she was little she NEVER would climb anything nor jump from anything. Unlike her older brother who scared us because he jumped off anything he could climb no matter the height, at 18 months old. There were several times we had to take him in due to bloody lips that we thought might need stitches or teeth we thought might fall out, but Miss Lys was content to keep both feet on the ground. Until now. She recently learned how to ride her bike with only 2 wheels and has been doing great and 2 days ago she decided to do a wheely (all on her own no peer pressure there was no one around to see it anyways)!!! This is what happend:
Poor kid walked a little ways back to our house from her collision with the sidewalk to get help! Good thing my hubby was home cause I was laid out sick during this time! My poor little girl! It makes me hurt just looking at her! But once again my non dare devil braved another day on her bike and this is what happened!
2 more trophies to add to her new found dare devil self! And she still wants to keep riding her bike! You go girl! I love this kid. Just when you think you have her personality pegged down she goes and surprises you with something new and amazing about her!
5.15.2009
3 Times a Charm
I am on my 3rd round of antibiotics since having Laney. Basically I have been on them since the day I got home from the hospital. Now I am on a HORSE PILL of Penicillin and on day 4. I still sound a little off, but am feeling MUCH better.
I was sick with some cold flu thing before I went in to have Laney-bug. I was over it for the most part when I was in labor, but ended up with Bronchitis, a sinus and ear infection in the process and my body has had a hard time fighting it off. I even got mastitis 2 times while on antibiotics. The second time was this past weekend and I had no idea I was getting it until it was so bad that I had to go into the doctor. Let's just say that heating pads and the pump have become my new best friend. I don't think I have nursed Laney so much. Of course she didn't mind considering the fact that I am still used as a pacifier, but I can't complain when it is needed! :)
She has been getting into more of a routine and happier when she is awake for longer periods of time. She even coos a bit more and her little eyes do the Siamese cat trick and cross when they try to focus on the things around her! She also does a good job at holding her head up and has been trying that since the first night in the hospital.
Well I have to get a shower in since Laney is down for a nap. So, I will have to play blog catchup over the next few days or so. A lot has been going on since Laney-bug's big debut and I would like to journal them here. For now I am off to get clean and feel good. I have a HOT date tonight with none other than HUGH JACKMAN a.k.a WOLVERINE!!!!! Ha ha! You thought I was going to say my DEAR hubby...well that too! :) LOVE YOU TYS! He really is my HOT date, but I love to tease him cause he knows I LOVE Wolverine and am excited for the movie! It'll be Laney's fist date too! :)
Oh and excuse the blog for awhile...it is under a bit of construction. I am trying to learn how to do a few things and trying to figure out the exact look I am going for! Also be sure to keep an eye on my monthly quotes I just changed it and hope you enjoy the new header!
I was sick with some cold flu thing before I went in to have Laney-bug. I was over it for the most part when I was in labor, but ended up with Bronchitis, a sinus and ear infection in the process and my body has had a hard time fighting it off. I even got mastitis 2 times while on antibiotics. The second time was this past weekend and I had no idea I was getting it until it was so bad that I had to go into the doctor. Let's just say that heating pads and the pump have become my new best friend. I don't think I have nursed Laney so much. Of course she didn't mind considering the fact that I am still used as a pacifier, but I can't complain when it is needed! :)
She has been getting into more of a routine and happier when she is awake for longer periods of time. She even coos a bit more and her little eyes do the Siamese cat trick and cross when they try to focus on the things around her! She also does a good job at holding her head up and has been trying that since the first night in the hospital.
Well I have to get a shower in since Laney is down for a nap. So, I will have to play blog catchup over the next few days or so. A lot has been going on since Laney-bug's big debut and I would like to journal them here. For now I am off to get clean and feel good. I have a HOT date tonight with none other than HUGH JACKMAN a.k.a WOLVERINE!!!!! Ha ha! You thought I was going to say my DEAR hubby...well that too! :) LOVE YOU TYS! He really is my HOT date, but I love to tease him cause he knows I LOVE Wolverine and am excited for the movie! It'll be Laney's fist date too! :)Oh and excuse the blog for awhile...it is under a bit of construction. I am trying to learn how to do a few things and trying to figure out the exact look I am going for! Also be sure to keep an eye on my monthly quotes I just changed it and hope you enjoy the new header!
4.18.2009
Tag!
Thanks, Wendy! It's always nice to have something new to do!
The rules are simple. Answer each question, plug your answer into Google Image Search (go to google.com and click on images in the upper left corner), and pick a picture from the first page of images from your search results.
Age at next birthday:
For Legal purposes.
My forever age-
Your favorite place:
Your favorite object:
Your favorite food:
Your favorite color:
Your favorite animal:
The city you were born in:
(Suffolk, VA.)
The city where you live:
Name of past pet:
Your first name:
Your middle name:
(Lynn...not Jamie)
Your last name:
Bad Habit:
Your first job:
Name of grandmother:
The train is Mavis...and that's about the same face my Grandma had! :)
College grad/occupations/degree:
(one of the hardest jobs in the WORLD)
I now tag...Melissa, Sara, Suzanne, Kelli, Jenni L, Aunt Susan and anyone else who really has an itch to do this!
The rules are simple. Answer each question, plug your answer into Google Image Search (go to google.com and click on images in the upper left corner), and pick a picture from the first page of images from your search results.
Age at next birthday:
For Legal purposes.
My forever age-
A place I would like to travel:
Your favorite place:
Your favorite object:
Your favorite food:
Your favorite color:
Your favorite animal:
The city you were born in:
(Suffolk, VA.)
The city where you live:
Name of past pet:
Your first name:
Your middle name:(Lynn...not Jamie)
Your last name:
Bad Habit:
Your first job:
Name of grandmother:The train is Mavis...and that's about the same face my Grandma had! :)
College grad/occupations/degree:
(one of the hardest jobs in the WORLD)
I now tag...Melissa, Sara, Suzanne, Kelli, Jenni L, Aunt Susan and anyone else who really has an itch to do this!
10.21.2008
I Am
I am . . . quiet and reserved
I think . . . I am due a long vacation in Hawaii
I want . . . to see and touch my mother again
I have . . . more then I deserve
I miss . . . my mother and brother, Chad
I fear . . . fear itself
I feel . . . blessed and sometimes lonely
I hear . . . children fighting over who's turn it is to do the dishes
I smell . . .clean, fresh autumn air
I crave . . . sushi all the time ( I get raw veggie or cooked ones)!!!
I cry . . . at cheesy commercials lately, but always during patriotic songs and some movies
I search . . . everything for meaning and purpose
I wonder . . . if my dog understands more than he lets on
I regret . . . moments of unkindness, selfishness and pride
I wish . . . I were a better person and more talented
I love . . . to talk to my husband and snuggle or wrestle with my kids
I care . . . less and less about what others think about me as I get older
I always . . . want cherry limeades, pregnant or not!
I worry . . . for my siblings, hubby and children
I am not . . . a morning person by any stretch of the imagination
I remember . . . each of my children's births almost to a "T"!
I believe . . . God IS and He loves all
I know . . . Christ was and is our Savior and he was not just an ordinary man
I sing . . . all the time, especially in the shower!!!
I don't always . . . clean my dishes before bed
I argue . . . way too much because I am RIGHT! :)
I write . . . poetry and stories and little notes to my hubby and place on his pillow (ok I admit it is once in a blue moon, but it happens)
I lose . . .my car in the parking lot lately...must be the pregnancy!
I listen . . . to The Phantom of the Opera ALL the time because the kids love it!!!
I can . . . forgive...it's just a matter of wanting to
I need . . . my family and dear friends
I forget . . . to record my receipts every week
I am happy . . . when I am with my family
I think . . . I am due a long vacation in Hawaii
I want . . . to see and touch my mother again
I have . . . more then I deserve
I miss . . . my mother and brother, Chad
I fear . . . fear itself
I feel . . . blessed and sometimes lonely
I hear . . . children fighting over who's turn it is to do the dishes
I smell . . .clean, fresh autumn air
I crave . . . sushi all the time ( I get raw veggie or cooked ones)!!!
I cry . . . at cheesy commercials lately, but always during patriotic songs and some movies
I search . . . everything for meaning and purpose
I wonder . . . if my dog understands more than he lets on
I regret . . . moments of unkindness, selfishness and pride
I wish . . . I were a better person and more talented
I love . . . to talk to my husband and snuggle or wrestle with my kids
I care . . . less and less about what others think about me as I get older
I always . . . want cherry limeades, pregnant or not!
I worry . . . for my siblings, hubby and children
I am not . . . a morning person by any stretch of the imagination
I remember . . . each of my children's births almost to a "T"!
I believe . . . God IS and He loves all
I know . . . Christ was and is our Savior and he was not just an ordinary man
I sing . . . all the time, especially in the shower!!!
I don't always . . . clean my dishes before bed
I argue . . . way too much because I am RIGHT! :)
I write . . . poetry and stories and little notes to my hubby and place on his pillow (ok I admit it is once in a blue moon, but it happens)
I lose . . .my car in the parking lot lately...must be the pregnancy!
I listen . . . to The Phantom of the Opera ALL the time because the kids love it!!!
I can . . . forgive...it's just a matter of wanting to
I need . . . my family and dear friends
I forget . . . to record my receipts every week
I am happy . . . when I am with my family
8.24.2008
Bad Hair Days are in the Eye of the Beholder!
I have always wondered what I'd look like with a new do! A friend of mine had this on her website, wellbehavedkrissy, and I thought it'd be fun to try! You just put a pic of you up and tweak it a bit and then you have a new you...an old yearbook photo you!
The funny thing is that I have pics of my mom with a couple of these hair dos and I remember many of the 80's and 90's funky hairstyles myself (beauty really is in the eye of the beholder)!
You can go to www.yearbookyourself.com to enjoy some of the laughter!
1960 me
below is my mom(scarey how alike we look)!
1966
1984
1990
Here is the picture that I used for these pics! Hmmmmm...I think I like my hair a little better! :) What do you think?
The funny thing is that I have pics of my mom with a couple of these hair dos and I remember many of the 80's and 90's funky hairstyles myself (beauty really is in the eye of the beholder)!
You can go to www.yearbookyourself.com to enjoy some of the laughter!
1950
1960 me
below is my mom(scarey how alike we look)!
1966
1984
1990
Here is the picture that I used for these pics! Hmmmmm...I think I like my hair a little better! :) What do you think?
5.21.2008
Midlife Crisis or New Hobby!?!
For Tyson's b-day we let him go rock climbing! He has been excited to do this for quite some time and now his dreams have come true! He is actually taking a class in a couple of weeks, so that he can be certified to take people repelling and climbing. I am soooo excited for that one! When Tyson gets excited about something he really learns a lot about that thing and has to do it! Ever since he hit his 30's he's been a bit more hungry for adventure! Not that I am complaining. I say ,"Bring It On!!!"
I love the great outdoors and am always up for an adventure...of course I have my limitations and am a baby with extreme heights, but if you don't look down you're good, right?
Other news...I bruised my tail bone on Monday. I wish I could say I was doing something really cool to have gotten hurt, but I was playing chase with Tyson and Chad and ran up the stairs and turned quickly and landed on one of the stairs...it was fun to play, but man I'll be if that ain't one of the most painful spots on your body to hurt! And the worst part is I have classes from 6-8 Mon.-Wed. and a make-up class on Thursday! Not to mention sitting in the car for a total of about 40 minutes!
I have 2 more weeks of classes, 2 projects and one wedding to go this weekend for one of my favoritest people, Hannah-Loo! Wish me luck!
4.01.2008
ABC Tag
A-Attached or single? Attached
B-Best friend: Tyson and Michelle (my sis) are the top dawgs!
C- Cake or Pie: Pie, ONLY if it has some sort of chocolate. Don't like any fruit pie and not big into cake
D- Day of choice: Friday-because my house is done with all the cleaning and shopping and it's my free day to hang out and it's usually mine and my hubby's date night!
E- Essentials: my bra--keeps things pointing eastward! Running water, I love to take a shower every morning and probably my pillow, just can't sleep without one! :)
F- Favorite color: Different shades of red. It has been my favorite color since I was in kindergarten!
G-Gummy bears or worms- not a big fan of candy.
H- Hometown-Granbury, Texas!!! I lived there longer than any other place besides Alabama!
I- Indulgences: clothes, I loooooove clothes--too bad the wallet doesn't share the same interest! movies, baths, getting a manicure or pedicure (they are sooo rare) and walking! I love to go walking!
J- January or July- July-I go and visit my family every 4th! I love Georgia just as much as Texas!
K - WHAT HAPPENED TO K??? This one was left off!
L-Life would be incomplete without: My Creator, family and friends. What would life be like without all that?
M- Married date: December 19! We were married 5 days after I turned 19!
N- Number of siblings: 9 siblings! some blood related and some not, but I look at them all as if they were full blood related
O- Oranges or Apples-Apples! Braeburn and Rome are great!
P- Phobias or fears- I am claustrophobic and I dislike spiders. So, you'll never see me locked in a box with tarantulas on Fear Factor...no money is worth that!
Q- Quotes: " Clean your own back yard before you try to clean someone else's." My dad used this one a lot! He also said "Quit your dang whining!", but the first one is more of my favorite!
R- Reason to smile- I have 4 I tuck in every night and one man I give all my kisses to for eternity!
S- Season: Spring time! It is gorgeous and it renews hope in life!
T- Tag three- Sara, Lisa and Kelli
U- Unknown fact about me: I ate my first banana split after I had my first baby!
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: I love MEAT! I try to be sparing, but can never pass up steak, wild hog, wild turkey, gator and I could go on and on!
W-Worst habit: staying up late to do what I want when it's quiet--then I like to sleep in!
X-X-ray or Ultrasound-whatever I need as long as I believe I need it!
Y-Your Zodiac: Sagittarius
Z-Favorite Zoo animal: white tigers, wolves and coyotes! Have always loved them and always will! They are sooo beautiful, intriguing and mysterious. There's more to them than meets the eye!
Thanks for the tag Karen. Sorry it has taken me so long to get to it!
B-Best friend: Tyson and Michelle (my sis) are the top dawgs!
C- Cake or Pie: Pie, ONLY if it has some sort of chocolate. Don't like any fruit pie and not big into cake
D- Day of choice: Friday-because my house is done with all the cleaning and shopping and it's my free day to hang out and it's usually mine and my hubby's date night!
E- Essentials: my bra--keeps things pointing eastward! Running water, I love to take a shower every morning and probably my pillow, just can't sleep without one! :)
F- Favorite color: Different shades of red. It has been my favorite color since I was in kindergarten!
G-Gummy bears or worms- not a big fan of candy.
H- Hometown-Granbury, Texas!!! I lived there longer than any other place besides Alabama!
I- Indulgences: clothes, I loooooove clothes--too bad the wallet doesn't share the same interest! movies, baths, getting a manicure or pedicure (they are sooo rare) and walking! I love to go walking!
J- January or July- July-I go and visit my family every 4th! I love Georgia just as much as Texas!
K - WHAT HAPPENED TO K??? This one was left off!
L-Life would be incomplete without: My Creator, family and friends. What would life be like without all that?
M- Married date: December 19! We were married 5 days after I turned 19!
N- Number of siblings: 9 siblings! some blood related and some not, but I look at them all as if they were full blood related
O- Oranges or Apples-Apples! Braeburn and Rome are great!
P- Phobias or fears- I am claustrophobic and I dislike spiders. So, you'll never see me locked in a box with tarantulas on Fear Factor...no money is worth that!
Q- Quotes: " Clean your own back yard before you try to clean someone else's." My dad used this one a lot! He also said "Quit your dang whining!", but the first one is more of my favorite!
R- Reason to smile- I have 4 I tuck in every night and one man I give all my kisses to for eternity!
S- Season: Spring time! It is gorgeous and it renews hope in life!
T- Tag three- Sara, Lisa and Kelli
U- Unknown fact about me: I ate my first banana split after I had my first baby!
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: I love MEAT! I try to be sparing, but can never pass up steak, wild hog, wild turkey, gator and I could go on and on!
W-Worst habit: staying up late to do what I want when it's quiet--then I like to sleep in!
X-X-ray or Ultrasound-whatever I need as long as I believe I need it!
Y-Your Zodiac: Sagittarius
Z-Favorite Zoo animal: white tigers, wolves and coyotes! Have always loved them and always will! They are sooo beautiful, intriguing and mysterious. There's more to them than meets the eye!
Thanks for the tag Karen. Sorry it has taken me so long to get to it!
2.17.2008
TAG TAG TAG!!!
Thank you, Sara for the tag. It gave me something to blog about!
How long have you been together? 10 years.
How long did you date? you know, mormon standard time, about 3 months give or take :)
How old is he? Turning 32 in April
Who eats more? depends on hwat it is...regular food, Tyson. Icecream, me hands down! ;)
Who said "I love you" first? Tyson and he is usually the first to say sorry, too.
Who is taller? Tyson, but not by much...I match him in heels.
Who sings better? he is sooo talented in music, but I would say me, and no I am not a first soprano...a.ka. DIVA! LOL
Who is smarter? Tyson is book smart and knows all these facts, don't know where he gets them, but it can be cool. I am the street savvy one!
Who does the laundry? I do! He shrunk a dress of mine 3 times.! It used to hit my ankle and ended up right below the knee! Bless his heart! Those were the days he was trying to help out!
Who does the dishes? Both, though Tyson has some complex and THINKS he is the one that does the most! ;)
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do, habit from being pregnant...need to be the closest to the bathroom!
Who pays the bills? Not me!
Who mows the lawn? Tyson usually does, but I actually like doing that sort of stuff!
Who cooks dinner? We both try to take turns. He has certain days and so do I, but we don't always stick to that.
Who is more stubborn? Hate to say it, but probably me, though he has his moments
Who kissed who first? Tyson kissed me first.
Who asked who out? He did, but I asked him to do a service project with me before that, but it wasn't a "date".
Who is more sensitive? Depends on what we are talking about.
Who has more friends? friends that we hang out with would be me
Who has more siblings? Me, I have a huge mix of family! Let's just say I claim 9 siblings :) If you know me, you'll know the whole story! :)
Who wears the pants in the relationship? I'm the neck, baby! I turn the head where I want it to go and he believes he wears the pants! LOL
Who are you tagging? all my friends that might be interested in letting us know a bit more about them!
How long have you been together? 10 years.
How long did you date? you know, mormon standard time, about 3 months give or take :)
How old is he? Turning 32 in April
Who eats more? depends on hwat it is...regular food, Tyson. Icecream, me hands down! ;)
Who said "I love you" first? Tyson and he is usually the first to say sorry, too.
Who is taller? Tyson, but not by much...I match him in heels.
Who sings better? he is sooo talented in music, but I would say me, and no I am not a first soprano...a.ka. DIVA! LOL
Who is smarter? Tyson is book smart and knows all these facts, don't know where he gets them, but it can be cool. I am the street savvy one!
Who does the laundry? I do! He shrunk a dress of mine 3 times.! It used to hit my ankle and ended up right below the knee! Bless his heart! Those were the days he was trying to help out!
Who does the dishes? Both, though Tyson has some complex and THINKS he is the one that does the most! ;)
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do, habit from being pregnant...need to be the closest to the bathroom!
Who pays the bills? Not me!
Who mows the lawn? Tyson usually does, but I actually like doing that sort of stuff!
Who cooks dinner? We both try to take turns. He has certain days and so do I, but we don't always stick to that.
Who is more stubborn? Hate to say it, but probably me, though he has his moments
Who kissed who first? Tyson kissed me first.
Who asked who out? He did, but I asked him to do a service project with me before that, but it wasn't a "date".
Who is more sensitive? Depends on what we are talking about.
Who has more friends? friends that we hang out with would be me
Who has more siblings? Me, I have a huge mix of family! Let's just say I claim 9 siblings :) If you know me, you'll know the whole story! :)
Who wears the pants in the relationship? I'm the neck, baby! I turn the head where I want it to go and he believes he wears the pants! LOL
Who are you tagging? all my friends that might be interested in letting us know a bit more about them!
11.28.2007
These are a few of my favorite things!
I have a friend who said I should do the 100 things about me because she thought it'd be fun to read...ummm, I don't know about the FUN factor, but here goes a whole lot of nothing!
1. I HATE coconut and dislike yams, and any type of licorice...yuck!!!
2. I LOVE icecream, especially cookies-n-cream, powdered doughnuts and chocolate milk! During one of my pregnancies choc. milk helped with the morning sickness, and NO Tyson that was not JUST an excuse to have you make all those trips! Though that'd have been funny! :)
3. I was a cheerleader for several years and a gymnast for 2 years! I wasn't the stereo-typical cheer leader...I wasn't in any clique in school. I got a long with anyone I felt was nice and real. Never liked the social games! And didn't get a long with many of the preppy gals!
4. I was a Tom Boy, raised by my southern dad and tortured by 2 older brothers and on occasion my sis! Ya knooooow the usual Indian rug burns on the legs (mine were small enough for them to get), chinese water torture, running down the hall and slamming the door on me saying "THERE"S A BOOGY MAN BEHIND YOU!"--my sis did that! The tickle torture and yes my brother actually made me pee when I was 13 by doing this and I was MORTIFIED! To this day I can't be tickled long before that paranoia comes out and Tyson thinks that I am bluffin'...what would he do if I DID pee on him! LOL
5. My mom passed away when I was 5 years old and surprisingly enough I have quite a bit more memories than most people would give a 5 yr. old credit for. I think it was a gift the Lord blessed me with!
6. I love animals! Growing up I used to tend to all the strays that came our way, sorry Dad I understand NOW why you didn't like that. I fed them and cleaned wounds and loved it! Though now I am weaker stomached than I used to be! There was one time in particular that I remember taking care of a wounded animal. My cat had caught a mouse and I rescued it. I took out a easter basket and made it a home with my Barbie bedding and cleaned it's wounds. Luckily my sisters best friend had called and I told her all about it and told her not to tell anyone. My sister came home in time to talk to her friend who informed her of the little mouse friend I had and when she got off the phone she somehow mentioned it and I showed her the mouse. It was all she could do to keep her composure around a nasty little thing, but she explained to me about the mouse missing it's mommy and the mommy probably looking for it and that softened my heart to let it go.
7. I used to be toe head blonde when I was little!
8. I have a brother that passed away when he was 6 months old because he caught Spinal Meningitis in the birth canal and my oldest is named after him, Chad! I have always felt, since I could remember, a deep connection with him.
9. I was in 24 hrs. of labor with my first and went into labor the morning before I had him while in the car with my friend waiting for my sister to get done with a dr.s appt. and insisted we go to Pizza Hut...I LOVE Pizza hut! Then it was 13 hrs. with the next, 8 hrs., then 6 hrs.! Glad the time went down!
10. I knew what I was having with each pregnancy from the get go. Though I got confused with Chad because after all everyone else knew more than me, right? They all said they thought I was having a girl because of the way I was carrying him. Should've stuck with my gut feeling and I did after that! LOL
11. I like to get done with my Christmas shopping by the 1st week of December if not before that because it's my favortie time of year and some people can make being in the stores quite scroogsome! If I get it done early I don't have to worry about the crowds and rudeness! And yes I am close to being done, I only have 2 more people to get gifts for and will be DONE!!!
12. I love to sing! I am not LOUD-definitely need a mic on a solo!
13. I am not an avid reader. I do like reading, but feel to busy to keep it up consistently. I read about 3-4 books a year. my favorites are The Scarlett Pimpernel, Gone with the Wind, and The Hobbit. We read the Hobbit as a family and Chad loved it too.
14. I love going on vacations and one day I would like to see the World!
15. My senior year of High School I said I would never marry in the Temple and never have any kids! That went out the window really fast! ha ha ha!
16. I love to design stuff! Especially landscapes and interiors, but I also like architecture. I first fell in love with architecture when I went on a walk with my dad and his cousin and we went to downtown Granbury (in Texas) and there was an old 1800's house that was boarded up and had holes in the windows and I just imagined how I could make it look better and fell in love with the trim work and uniqueness! I was 6 years old at the time!
17. Growing up I caught all types of frogs, lizards and bugs. I found out really quickly that the tails come off of lizards and then they're gone, so you have to catch their fronts! My favorite bugs were roley poley's...ya know they roll up when ya touch 'em! I used to play with all types of beetles and found out I hate stink bugs...they STINK!!!I even caught a horny toad once! I still chase them to let my kids see them!
18. I was stung by a scorpion 3 times.
19. I have held a tarantula and several snakes...those tarantulas are HEAVY little buggers! Though I am not a big fan of them!
20. I am a fast learner and love to try my hand at new things.
21. I am passionate and loyal. I believe I am a good friend and I LOVE my country! And Of course Texas, but I put the American flag before the Texan!
22. I am VERY protective over my family and those I love! I am reserved and quiet until you get to know me and I feel comfy around ya. I guess you could say I am shy. I consider myself pretty friendly and approachable though.
23. My house has beautiful art work by my lovely children...all over the stair walls. I even have a n outline of on of their hands! I also vacuum enough dog hair to make 3 chihuahuas a week! BUT I love my dog and the benefits of having one with kids is far greater then the clean factor! Nothing beats the bonds children make with their animals. I know from experience!
24. I love clothes, but have had to tame that appetite! LOL I am a snob about what comes in my house to stay! It has to look the way I want it or it goes! Especailly what I will wear, but it doesn't matter if its from Wal-mart or a good deal at the mall!
25. I want a BIG King Cab truck, but am afraid I am stuck in a mini-van for awhile!
26. I have NEVER been out of the country, but have found that America has many cultures and interesting things in it! Say...Texas, New Orleans, Minneapolis--ok Minnesota should be a part of Canada--they say "A" a lot!, California, Florida, New England area. Need I say more? :)
27. I was born in Virginia in the same county where many of my ancestors lived.
28. I am a second generation mormon and have NO pioneer heritage, but have a wonderful family!
29. I am distantly related to Jimmy Carter...don't know if that's a good thing or not.
30. I tried to get into the airforce, but couldn't due to having asthma since I was 6 yrs. old!
31. I love to talk to my family and socialize with friends and would rather do that then most anything!
32. I am afraid of sharks, gators and extreme heights. I used to go neck deep into the ocean until one day a school of fish jumped around me and I saw fins come out of the water just behind that. I got out QUICKLY and haven't been in deeper than my waist since! My Uncle laughed and said it was a porpoise and that sharks aren't around them ,but found out that is a myth because sharks hunt the same fish as them.
33. I loved riding my bike in the rain with my step-siblings and we'd go fast and step on the breaks and skid across the ground! IT WAS FUN! But I;d kill my kids if they did that...someone could get seriously hurt. i guess i must be a parent now! :)
34. I used to have a frog throwing contest with my step-brother and see whose could stick the longest to the window! Great coming from someone who loves animals, right? LOL
35. I love to take pictures even though i am not the best and don't have the best camera.
36. I learned to crochet, sew and some other crafts after I got married.
37. I love to eat alligator (you can get it around here at Tim's Cajun kitchen), some sushi, fried catfish, deer, rabbit ( have to be in the mood,cornbread dressin that one of my cousins make otherwise I don't like it. love wild hog and wild turkey...way better than store bought!
38. I had to pass my driver's test in a big ol' 80's Suburban and even had to parallel park that baby! I PASSED!
39. I graduated from the same High School as all my Uncles, most of my cousins and my Dad. Though I only was there my senior year!
40. When both of my brothers were in the front lines of Desert Storm, I started writing a story about it and drew a picture of Saddam underground in a bunker watching the news. I found it a year or two back! Kind of funny that's where they ended up finding him. I was in 8th grade at the time!
41. i didn't date much in High school. Most of the guys bugged me and the ones i did like were either taken or not intersted.
42. My brothers (these are some big burly guys too) always said the guy who wanted to marry me had to beat them at arm wrestling first. Luckily for Tys, my oldest brother loved him and said he'd let him out of it and the other brother didn't like to be touched. ha ha ha
43. My sister had Tys picked out for me before he went on his mission. When we first met we thought we weren't each others type and thought no way! but we were supposed to go to a YSA function with a few other people and everyone but us backed out and we talked and I said something about kids that caught Tyson's ear! He won't admit that he was smitten from day one! LOL It took me longer. ha ha ha
44. We lived with an older lady when we were first married since we couldn't afford our own place and she needed help. She had had a brain tumor that left her limited to what she could do. She and i butted heads and didn't care much for each other, but now we adore each other! i just LOVE her now! We need to make a trip Tys!
45. I always think my house is messy and it's frustrating to try and keep up! There are a few ladies that I absolutely think are amazing mom's and put me to shame!
46. i love my Aunt Carolyn. She is kind of a mother figure for me and is the sweetest southern lady I have ever met and Tys says she reminds him of Russian Babushka...short, round, and sweet, but can hold her own! LOL
47. Man, it's hard to come up with 100 things!
48. My kids have been wanting us to have twins since they found out I was pregnant with Bria...yeah as if that'll EVER happen!
49. I would rather be a mother than anything else and admire all the women who sacrifice their careers for their kids! There are times I feel pretty behind most people because I didn't have anyone encourage me to find my talents and I didn't get to experience a lot of fun adventures as a child and teen, and I didn't get a degree or even go to college until now, but I know that having kids and making that choice has taught me more than anything else that others have done! So, I need to remember this when I am feeling down!
50. I never want to live in a high class neighborhood, but would like a nice house. I just don't think like many of the wealthy. I'm not better than anyone else and wealth can deceive people into thinking that and I don't want to chance it. I also don't really care if I own every thing that Dolce or Gabanna have made. I just like good deals and it doesn't matter if it's an expensive brand or cheap brand as long as it lasts and I love it! I Don't want to feel like I have to keep up with the Jonses...there's enough of that pressure all around me as it is.
51. I love to take baths to destress, but think it's gross for washing! You're swimming in the filth you thin kyou have taken off! YUCK! lol
52. I Love walking! It's relaxing, especially with some good music!
53. I love my rocking chair! My hubby says it's my chair and I'd rather sit with it then with him! That makes me laugh! We just need a 2 seating rocking chair! HINT HINT!
54. I don't know what I would do with out my dishwasher and vacuum!
55. I love to vacuum and dust and clean glass, but hate to clean bathrooms, do dishes or scrub floors. I have a deal with my hubby that he irons and I do the laundry because I really dislike ironing!
56. i don't think a garage is meant to be clean because I sure can't keep mine clean. We do projects in there and if we can't find a home for something then that becomes the home :)
57. I have talked to or seen my hubby everyday since we met! That's almost 10 1/2 years! The longest relationship I had before that was probably...2 weeks! LOL
58. It still grates on me that I didn't get great wedding pics and that I didn't get the photographer I was wanting but some of my other in laws got him! :(
59. I have had post partum depression after every kid, but have a GREAT hubby and family that have helped me through as well as a couple of friends. It's hard as heck to get out of! it hit me really hard after my last 2.
60. I love watching my son play baseball! I get ALL in to it and start chants and all that fun stuff!
61. I really don't like going to the dentist! i am afraid of needles and hold my breath until they put it in!
62. I was going to get a belly ring in High School with my BFF, but God knew what he was doing when he put the FEAR of pain in me! Have you seen how BIG those needles are...if you can call them needles, they're more like cow pokes!
63. I also wanted a tattoo, but am REALLY glad I never got one! it was just a phase! :)
64. I got into few physical fights with boys when i was little and won and then again as a teenager over the belief my guy friend had over kids going to you know where because they were born in sin and I said they go to Heaven! Kinda silly we wrestled over that one!
65. i used to wrestle my older and slightly bigger build step sister and won several times! She'd get ontop of me and I'd swing my legs up around her neck and throw her down and win! Not that flexible anymore!Tyson wins all the time now. I have become a whimp!
66. I used to do the splits really really well. I'd even do the Dallas cowboy cheerleader jump up and land into the splits, but swore off EVER doing them again after having Chad! Besides the flexibility is gone :(
67. My sister and I try to do a sisters trip every year and it's a lot of fun! Our best trip was up to Nashville a few years back...except we went to get our hair done and got it all butchered! The salon we had gone to shut down shortly after that! Just my luck!
68. I took a boy behind my dads car when I was 5 or 6 and kissed him, then my sister found out and told me ALL about the birds and the bees. Luckily I didn't remember anything, but the no kissing till you're married! ha ha
69. I was sweet 16 before i got my first real kiss! his name was Jason...he doesn't hold a candle to you Tys!
70. I want about 10 acres of land and horses!
71. My favorite time period is the antebellum period! I'd love to visit all the old cities and see all the period homes! Atlanta had some GORGEOUS ones!
72. I can't stand horror movies or scarey movies!
73. I wish I had really thick hair, but I do love my eyes, they're greenish brown and sometimes appear an amber colr...there Tys I said something nice about myself!
74. I like to make lists for most things that I do. I have a Master Grocery list, project lists, christmas list, wish lists, daily cleaning lists, and so on and so forth! Nerdy I am sure, but it helps me to keep sanity!
75. The more I get to know my Dad as an adult I see how much we are alike! KINDA SCAREY! LOL I love you daddy!
76. I used to organize plays and talent shows, set everything up in our basement and hand out tickets to my family! It was fun! One year we did the Nativity and i was the star over Bethlehem all wrapped in white lights and the narrator! Ohhh, the memories!
77. i love playing Hide and seek in the dark! We played with the Dexter's when we house sat for them and I was 8 months pregnant standing on top of a skinny bathroom sink hiding! We still laugh with them about that!
78. I was a Beehive adviser for three years and never went to girls camp because things came up last minute so I couldn't go!
79. I love to write in my journal and have about 15 since Tys and I have been married! I have kept one since I was 8. I would strongly encourage everyone to have one because I wish my mom would have...what better way to learn about someone than from their own eyes!
80. I had an epidural with Alyssa and will never do it again by choice! It didn't work and to this day i still have a bump where the needle went in and it took 6 weeks before my back stopped hurting! and days before I could really feel my bladder and had to run to the bathroom several times to make sure that I didn't need to go! ha ha
81. I grew up liking Van Halen, Bon Jovi, Def Leopard, Tom Petty, Aerosmith, Bush, Gwen Stefani, Beck, Smashing Pumpkins and most country...I know a BIG range there! There are plenty more, but I had teenage siblings in the 80's (which has the best music) and then I grew up mostly in the 90's!
82. We have a family Reunion every 4th of July time for my Dad's side of the family and i always look forward to it!
83. I have never shot anything but a BB gun!
84. We have seen as much as 7 deer in our backyard at one time and it was AWESOME! We don't really see any anymore probably because of all the stinkin' construction! :( Madison will always be the Bed and breakfast for Huntsville!
85. i love to shop and I prefer to go with someone...makes it more fun!
86. I don't like grocery shopping.
87. I can make a pretty good monkey noise and "gobble, gobble", but you'll never hear it! For my kids ears only and maybe Tys ;) I used to do it on the bus and the younger kids would get a kick out of it!
88. I love to sleep and am a night person... I am most definitely not a morning person!
89. One of my favorite cars is a Ferrari! They are BEAUTIFUL!!!
90. I never wanted to be an astronaut!
91. I did a modeling portfolio and it was fun, but that is a business that doesn't bode well with good morals!
92. I used to go to the Mall of AMerica all the time and met Steven Tylser there and if we'd of gone like planned one day, i would've met Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger! That'd have been cool! I was in love with Sylvester at the time!
93. my first love was Michael J Fox and then Tom Cruise came along! There was something about that boy in a white button down, undies, socks and sunglasses! I still think he's a great actor. He has some weird views, but I admire him standing up for them against all odds! Now THAT is amazing!!!
94. I have always wondered why Oprah has a magazine and all these supposed "Charities", but it's always her big head on the front cover!
95. I don't like t.v a whole lot. Not much good stuff on. I also feel like there are so many other things to get done and that just wastes my time. Not that I never watch, I do on occasion when I am vegging, but most of the time we watch movies.
96. I had my first banana split after I gave birth to Chad. My brother bought it for me!
97. I love cherry limeades!
98. My favorite color is red...well different shades!
99. I used to say Peeeecaaaan, but go between that and Pecawn! and also say peeecawn a happy medium!
100. I am in the tail end of my twenties and have enjoyed 'em! Not too blue about being 30 in the next year. maybe it'll be the 40 that gets me! :)
WOW! I did it! It was hard for awhile there, but as I went on it got easier. Don't know that I could've done more than that! Hope y'all weren't too bored!
1. I HATE coconut and dislike yams, and any type of licorice...yuck!!!
2. I LOVE icecream, especially cookies-n-cream, powdered doughnuts and chocolate milk! During one of my pregnancies choc. milk helped with the morning sickness, and NO Tyson that was not JUST an excuse to have you make all those trips! Though that'd have been funny! :)
3. I was a cheerleader for several years and a gymnast for 2 years! I wasn't the stereo-typical cheer leader...I wasn't in any clique in school. I got a long with anyone I felt was nice and real. Never liked the social games! And didn't get a long with many of the preppy gals!
4. I was a Tom Boy, raised by my southern dad and tortured by 2 older brothers and on occasion my sis! Ya knooooow the usual Indian rug burns on the legs (mine were small enough for them to get), chinese water torture, running down the hall and slamming the door on me saying "THERE"S A BOOGY MAN BEHIND YOU!"--my sis did that! The tickle torture and yes my brother actually made me pee when I was 13 by doing this and I was MORTIFIED! To this day I can't be tickled long before that paranoia comes out and Tyson thinks that I am bluffin'...what would he do if I DID pee on him! LOL
5. My mom passed away when I was 5 years old and surprisingly enough I have quite a bit more memories than most people would give a 5 yr. old credit for. I think it was a gift the Lord blessed me with!
6. I love animals! Growing up I used to tend to all the strays that came our way, sorry Dad I understand NOW why you didn't like that. I fed them and cleaned wounds and loved it! Though now I am weaker stomached than I used to be! There was one time in particular that I remember taking care of a wounded animal. My cat had caught a mouse and I rescued it. I took out a easter basket and made it a home with my Barbie bedding and cleaned it's wounds. Luckily my sisters best friend had called and I told her all about it and told her not to tell anyone. My sister came home in time to talk to her friend who informed her of the little mouse friend I had and when she got off the phone she somehow mentioned it and I showed her the mouse. It was all she could do to keep her composure around a nasty little thing, but she explained to me about the mouse missing it's mommy and the mommy probably looking for it and that softened my heart to let it go.
7. I used to be toe head blonde when I was little!
8. I have a brother that passed away when he was 6 months old because he caught Spinal Meningitis in the birth canal and my oldest is named after him, Chad! I have always felt, since I could remember, a deep connection with him.
9. I was in 24 hrs. of labor with my first and went into labor the morning before I had him while in the car with my friend waiting for my sister to get done with a dr.s appt. and insisted we go to Pizza Hut...I LOVE Pizza hut! Then it was 13 hrs. with the next, 8 hrs., then 6 hrs.! Glad the time went down!
10. I knew what I was having with each pregnancy from the get go. Though I got confused with Chad because after all everyone else knew more than me, right? They all said they thought I was having a girl because of the way I was carrying him. Should've stuck with my gut feeling and I did after that! LOL
11. I like to get done with my Christmas shopping by the 1st week of December if not before that because it's my favortie time of year and some people can make being in the stores quite scroogsome! If I get it done early I don't have to worry about the crowds and rudeness! And yes I am close to being done, I only have 2 more people to get gifts for and will be DONE!!!
12. I love to sing! I am not LOUD-definitely need a mic on a solo!
13. I am not an avid reader. I do like reading, but feel to busy to keep it up consistently. I read about 3-4 books a year. my favorites are The Scarlett Pimpernel, Gone with the Wind, and The Hobbit. We read the Hobbit as a family and Chad loved it too.
14. I love going on vacations and one day I would like to see the World!
15. My senior year of High School I said I would never marry in the Temple and never have any kids! That went out the window really fast! ha ha ha!
16. I love to design stuff! Especially landscapes and interiors, but I also like architecture. I first fell in love with architecture when I went on a walk with my dad and his cousin and we went to downtown Granbury (in Texas) and there was an old 1800's house that was boarded up and had holes in the windows and I just imagined how I could make it look better and fell in love with the trim work and uniqueness! I was 6 years old at the time!
17. Growing up I caught all types of frogs, lizards and bugs. I found out really quickly that the tails come off of lizards and then they're gone, so you have to catch their fronts! My favorite bugs were roley poley's...ya know they roll up when ya touch 'em! I used to play with all types of beetles and found out I hate stink bugs...they STINK!!!I even caught a horny toad once! I still chase them to let my kids see them!
18. I was stung by a scorpion 3 times.
19. I have held a tarantula and several snakes...those tarantulas are HEAVY little buggers! Though I am not a big fan of them!
20. I am a fast learner and love to try my hand at new things.
21. I am passionate and loyal. I believe I am a good friend and I LOVE my country! And Of course Texas, but I put the American flag before the Texan!
22. I am VERY protective over my family and those I love! I am reserved and quiet until you get to know me and I feel comfy around ya. I guess you could say I am shy. I consider myself pretty friendly and approachable though.
23. My house has beautiful art work by my lovely children...all over the stair walls. I even have a n outline of on of their hands! I also vacuum enough dog hair to make 3 chihuahuas a week! BUT I love my dog and the benefits of having one with kids is far greater then the clean factor! Nothing beats the bonds children make with their animals. I know from experience!
24. I love clothes, but have had to tame that appetite! LOL I am a snob about what comes in my house to stay! It has to look the way I want it or it goes! Especailly what I will wear, but it doesn't matter if its from Wal-mart or a good deal at the mall!
25. I want a BIG King Cab truck, but am afraid I am stuck in a mini-van for awhile!
26. I have NEVER been out of the country, but have found that America has many cultures and interesting things in it! Say...Texas, New Orleans, Minneapolis--ok Minnesota should be a part of Canada--they say "A" a lot!, California, Florida, New England area. Need I say more? :)
27. I was born in Virginia in the same county where many of my ancestors lived.
28. I am a second generation mormon and have NO pioneer heritage, but have a wonderful family!
29. I am distantly related to Jimmy Carter...don't know if that's a good thing or not.
30. I tried to get into the airforce, but couldn't due to having asthma since I was 6 yrs. old!
31. I love to talk to my family and socialize with friends and would rather do that then most anything!
32. I am afraid of sharks, gators and extreme heights. I used to go neck deep into the ocean until one day a school of fish jumped around me and I saw fins come out of the water just behind that. I got out QUICKLY and haven't been in deeper than my waist since! My Uncle laughed and said it was a porpoise and that sharks aren't around them ,but found out that is a myth because sharks hunt the same fish as them.
33. I loved riding my bike in the rain with my step-siblings and we'd go fast and step on the breaks and skid across the ground! IT WAS FUN! But I;d kill my kids if they did that...someone could get seriously hurt. i guess i must be a parent now! :)
34. I used to have a frog throwing contest with my step-brother and see whose could stick the longest to the window! Great coming from someone who loves animals, right? LOL
35. I love to take pictures even though i am not the best and don't have the best camera.
36. I learned to crochet, sew and some other crafts after I got married.
37. I love to eat alligator (you can get it around here at Tim's Cajun kitchen), some sushi, fried catfish, deer, rabbit ( have to be in the mood,cornbread dressin that one of my cousins make otherwise I don't like it. love wild hog and wild turkey...way better than store bought!
38. I had to pass my driver's test in a big ol' 80's Suburban and even had to parallel park that baby! I PASSED!
39. I graduated from the same High School as all my Uncles, most of my cousins and my Dad. Though I only was there my senior year!
40. When both of my brothers were in the front lines of Desert Storm, I started writing a story about it and drew a picture of Saddam underground in a bunker watching the news. I found it a year or two back! Kind of funny that's where they ended up finding him. I was in 8th grade at the time!
41. i didn't date much in High school. Most of the guys bugged me and the ones i did like were either taken or not intersted.
42. My brothers (these are some big burly guys too) always said the guy who wanted to marry me had to beat them at arm wrestling first. Luckily for Tys, my oldest brother loved him and said he'd let him out of it and the other brother didn't like to be touched. ha ha ha
43. My sister had Tys picked out for me before he went on his mission. When we first met we thought we weren't each others type and thought no way! but we were supposed to go to a YSA function with a few other people and everyone but us backed out and we talked and I said something about kids that caught Tyson's ear! He won't admit that he was smitten from day one! LOL It took me longer. ha ha ha
44. We lived with an older lady when we were first married since we couldn't afford our own place and she needed help. She had had a brain tumor that left her limited to what she could do. She and i butted heads and didn't care much for each other, but now we adore each other! i just LOVE her now! We need to make a trip Tys!
45. I always think my house is messy and it's frustrating to try and keep up! There are a few ladies that I absolutely think are amazing mom's and put me to shame!
46. i love my Aunt Carolyn. She is kind of a mother figure for me and is the sweetest southern lady I have ever met and Tys says she reminds him of Russian Babushka...short, round, and sweet, but can hold her own! LOL
47. Man, it's hard to come up with 100 things!
48. My kids have been wanting us to have twins since they found out I was pregnant with Bria...yeah as if that'll EVER happen!
49. I would rather be a mother than anything else and admire all the women who sacrifice their careers for their kids! There are times I feel pretty behind most people because I didn't have anyone encourage me to find my talents and I didn't get to experience a lot of fun adventures as a child and teen, and I didn't get a degree or even go to college until now, but I know that having kids and making that choice has taught me more than anything else that others have done! So, I need to remember this when I am feeling down!
50. I never want to live in a high class neighborhood, but would like a nice house. I just don't think like many of the wealthy. I'm not better than anyone else and wealth can deceive people into thinking that and I don't want to chance it. I also don't really care if I own every thing that Dolce or Gabanna have made. I just like good deals and it doesn't matter if it's an expensive brand or cheap brand as long as it lasts and I love it! I Don't want to feel like I have to keep up with the Jonses...there's enough of that pressure all around me as it is.
51. I love to take baths to destress, but think it's gross for washing! You're swimming in the filth you thin kyou have taken off! YUCK! lol
52. I Love walking! It's relaxing, especially with some good music!
53. I love my rocking chair! My hubby says it's my chair and I'd rather sit with it then with him! That makes me laugh! We just need a 2 seating rocking chair! HINT HINT!
54. I don't know what I would do with out my dishwasher and vacuum!
55. I love to vacuum and dust and clean glass, but hate to clean bathrooms, do dishes or scrub floors. I have a deal with my hubby that he irons and I do the laundry because I really dislike ironing!
56. i don't think a garage is meant to be clean because I sure can't keep mine clean. We do projects in there and if we can't find a home for something then that becomes the home :)
57. I have talked to or seen my hubby everyday since we met! That's almost 10 1/2 years! The longest relationship I had before that was probably...2 weeks! LOL
58. It still grates on me that I didn't get great wedding pics and that I didn't get the photographer I was wanting but some of my other in laws got him! :(
59. I have had post partum depression after every kid, but have a GREAT hubby and family that have helped me through as well as a couple of friends. It's hard as heck to get out of! it hit me really hard after my last 2.
60. I love watching my son play baseball! I get ALL in to it and start chants and all that fun stuff!
61. I really don't like going to the dentist! i am afraid of needles and hold my breath until they put it in!
62. I was going to get a belly ring in High School with my BFF, but God knew what he was doing when he put the FEAR of pain in me! Have you seen how BIG those needles are...if you can call them needles, they're more like cow pokes!
63. I also wanted a tattoo, but am REALLY glad I never got one! it was just a phase! :)
64. I got into few physical fights with boys when i was little and won and then again as a teenager over the belief my guy friend had over kids going to you know where because they were born in sin and I said they go to Heaven! Kinda silly we wrestled over that one!
65. i used to wrestle my older and slightly bigger build step sister and won several times! She'd get ontop of me and I'd swing my legs up around her neck and throw her down and win! Not that flexible anymore!Tyson wins all the time now. I have become a whimp!
66. I used to do the splits really really well. I'd even do the Dallas cowboy cheerleader jump up and land into the splits, but swore off EVER doing them again after having Chad! Besides the flexibility is gone :(
67. My sister and I try to do a sisters trip every year and it's a lot of fun! Our best trip was up to Nashville a few years back...except we went to get our hair done and got it all butchered! The salon we had gone to shut down shortly after that! Just my luck!
68. I took a boy behind my dads car when I was 5 or 6 and kissed him, then my sister found out and told me ALL about the birds and the bees. Luckily I didn't remember anything, but the no kissing till you're married! ha ha
69. I was sweet 16 before i got my first real kiss! his name was Jason...he doesn't hold a candle to you Tys!
70. I want about 10 acres of land and horses!
71. My favorite time period is the antebellum period! I'd love to visit all the old cities and see all the period homes! Atlanta had some GORGEOUS ones!
72. I can't stand horror movies or scarey movies!
73. I wish I had really thick hair, but I do love my eyes, they're greenish brown and sometimes appear an amber colr...there Tys I said something nice about myself!
74. I like to make lists for most things that I do. I have a Master Grocery list, project lists, christmas list, wish lists, daily cleaning lists, and so on and so forth! Nerdy I am sure, but it helps me to keep sanity!
75. The more I get to know my Dad as an adult I see how much we are alike! KINDA SCAREY! LOL I love you daddy!
76. I used to organize plays and talent shows, set everything up in our basement and hand out tickets to my family! It was fun! One year we did the Nativity and i was the star over Bethlehem all wrapped in white lights and the narrator! Ohhh, the memories!
77. i love playing Hide and seek in the dark! We played with the Dexter's when we house sat for them and I was 8 months pregnant standing on top of a skinny bathroom sink hiding! We still laugh with them about that!
78. I was a Beehive adviser for three years and never went to girls camp because things came up last minute so I couldn't go!
79. I love to write in my journal and have about 15 since Tys and I have been married! I have kept one since I was 8. I would strongly encourage everyone to have one because I wish my mom would have...what better way to learn about someone than from their own eyes!
80. I had an epidural with Alyssa and will never do it again by choice! It didn't work and to this day i still have a bump where the needle went in and it took 6 weeks before my back stopped hurting! and days before I could really feel my bladder and had to run to the bathroom several times to make sure that I didn't need to go! ha ha
81. I grew up liking Van Halen, Bon Jovi, Def Leopard, Tom Petty, Aerosmith, Bush, Gwen Stefani, Beck, Smashing Pumpkins and most country...I know a BIG range there! There are plenty more, but I had teenage siblings in the 80's (which has the best music) and then I grew up mostly in the 90's!
82. We have a family Reunion every 4th of July time for my Dad's side of the family and i always look forward to it!
83. I have never shot anything but a BB gun!
84. We have seen as much as 7 deer in our backyard at one time and it was AWESOME! We don't really see any anymore probably because of all the stinkin' construction! :( Madison will always be the Bed and breakfast for Huntsville!
85. i love to shop and I prefer to go with someone...makes it more fun!
86. I don't like grocery shopping.
87. I can make a pretty good monkey noise and "gobble, gobble", but you'll never hear it! For my kids ears only and maybe Tys ;) I used to do it on the bus and the younger kids would get a kick out of it!
88. I love to sleep and am a night person... I am most definitely not a morning person!
89. One of my favorite cars is a Ferrari! They are BEAUTIFUL!!!
90. I never wanted to be an astronaut!
91. I did a modeling portfolio and it was fun, but that is a business that doesn't bode well with good morals!
92. I used to go to the Mall of AMerica all the time and met Steven Tylser there and if we'd of gone like planned one day, i would've met Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger! That'd have been cool! I was in love with Sylvester at the time!
93. my first love was Michael J Fox and then Tom Cruise came along! There was something about that boy in a white button down, undies, socks and sunglasses! I still think he's a great actor. He has some weird views, but I admire him standing up for them against all odds! Now THAT is amazing!!!
94. I have always wondered why Oprah has a magazine and all these supposed "Charities", but it's always her big head on the front cover!
95. I don't like t.v a whole lot. Not much good stuff on. I also feel like there are so many other things to get done and that just wastes my time. Not that I never watch, I do on occasion when I am vegging, but most of the time we watch movies.
96. I had my first banana split after I gave birth to Chad. My brother bought it for me!
97. I love cherry limeades!
98. My favorite color is red...well different shades!
99. I used to say Peeeecaaaan, but go between that and Pecawn! and also say peeecawn a happy medium!
100. I am in the tail end of my twenties and have enjoyed 'em! Not too blue about being 30 in the next year. maybe it'll be the 40 that gets me! :)
WOW! I did it! It was hard for awhile there, but as I went on it got easier. Don't know that I could've done more than that! Hope y'all weren't too bored!
11.13.2007
4 Classes DOWN and 6 MORE to go!!!
I DID IT! I finished my Architectural Drawing and Interior Design 1 classes. I get a few week break til Jan. 8th and then I am up again, but the BIG debate is over whether or not I should try to finish in a year! That'll mean my son will have to forgo baseball for this year and resume again next year, but i am having a hard time with that, but we can not do all of it :( Wish I were Super Woman!
I love that I took the time to do this for myself. I think that often times it is easy for us to forget about ourselves and keep doing for our kids and spouse and eventually start to lose who we are and begin to get worn out. This has helped me to gain more confidence in my abilities and has helped me to draw closer to my hubby who has supported me and encouraged me to enroll in this program, of course there are a few more that deserve credit such as my MIL, sis, and a few of my good buds, but should give great BIG kudos to the one who has taken on the Home while I am away!
I enjoyed learning more and gaining more strength in a talent I have been trying to get better at (it just takes a lot of time and money)! :) I have enjoyed getting to know other women and see their talents and be able to applaud them in those talents. It's hard to find other women who are actually happy to see each other succeed! They're kind of like the crabs in a bucket...whenever one looks like it'll escape (succeed) they all pull it back down. Not that all women are like this, but I have seen quite a few in my 28 years! :)
Here are all the things that I did for my classes and Final projects! It was a lot of work, but I enjoy doing this kind of stuff! :) For the Architectural Drawing, we were to design an outbuilding for the Mooresville historic Community and I chose to do a Potting Shed with lawn tool storage in the back. It was an 11 by 15 building.
For my Interior Design one I designed my Living Room ( I forgot to take a pic of the furniture page so y'all could see what I am actually putting in there--i willpost it after I get it back with my grade results) and we should be getting our grades back in a few weeks! Kind of NERVOUS! Biting nails moment! :) I didn't want to put my paisley with the stripes at first bcause I didn't know if that was the look I was going for, but started falling inlove with it the more I had it laying next to all my stuff! So, there's a summary in a nutshell for ya! Enjoy!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
