60 Things

This is super long, so I'm pacing myself...
But Dawn over at Mom 2 My 6 Pack (which is one of the most hilarious blogs I read) did this... and I laughed so much at her answers (some of which I kept for myself), that it made me want to make you laugh in the same way... so enjoy.

No pressure to actually get this done, but I'm tagging Donna, Ronnica, Mischia, Amber, and Stacie - because SOME of you need to update your blog! :)


60 Things You Possibly Didn't Know About Me

1. What is in the back seat of your car right now? a bunch of supplies for the birthday club at work, my folding camp chair, and trash, i'm sure

2. When was the last time you threw up? yesterday, actually

3. What's your favorite curse word? i don't have a "favorite"

4. Name 3 people who made you smile today? Kristin, the singers on my Pandora, any random person I walked past at work already

5. What were you doing at 8 am this morning? getting in my car to be at work at 8.

6. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? reading blogs

7. What will you be doing 3 hours from now? sitting right where I am, I'm sure... working on my work projects. there are so many of them. i'm taking a bread.

8. Have you ever been to a strip club? nope

9. What is the last thing you said aloud? "oh, okay."

10. What is the best ice cream flavor? yes.

11. What was the last thing you had to drink? a can of Mt. Dew. But I'm opening a bottle of water RIGHT NOW... I promise!

12. What are you wearing right now? khakis, turtleneck, and my cutie new(est) shoes from Target

13. What was the last thing you ate? eek. Girl Scout Cookies.

14. Have you bought any new clothing items this week? not this week. yet.

15. When was the last time you ran? age 7

16. What's the last sporting event you watched? if you mean live, i watched about a minute of the Super Bowl... otherwise, clip of the UNC/Duke came the other week

17. What's the last thing you attended that required a ticket? i guess the movies...

18. Who is the last person you emailed? Tracey/Olga/Stephanie about my week's schedule

19. Ever go camping? i have. bleh.

20. Do you have a tan? um. no.

21. What do you prefer: Natural Sun or the Tanning Bed? The Sun - it means I'm laying down somewhere resting (or playing in the water which i LOVE!)

22. What's the best way to tan? - like i said, Sun - but specifically, playing in the water because then you don't get too hot!

23. What's your favorite drink? soda in general - specifically, Dr. Pepper.

24. Do you drink your soda from a straw? only if its provided with the cup

25. What did your last IM say? probably "bye" or "i love you" or something like that... :)

26. Are you someone's best friend? I sure hope so! :)

27. What are you doing tomorrow? working a lot - both jobs on Tuesday

28. Where is your mom right now? hmm. funny you should ask. she's probably somewhere around PA right now. she was headed there from the Knoxville, TN area. (she's a truck driver)

29. Look to your left, what do you see? immediately, my cell phone.. followed closely by a tiny pencil and documents for the statistical report i'm working on.

30. What color is your watch? brown, i guess. otherwise known as my cell phone.

31. What do you think of when you think of Australia? kangaroos and the guy on American Idol this year, Michael Johns. yay.

32. Would you consider plastic surgery? yes!

33. What is your birthstone? depends on what list you use. i prefer the pearl.

34. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru? drive-thru.

35.How many kids do you want? at least two. hopefully more.

36. Do you have a dog? a dog lives in my house.

37. Last person you talked to on the phone? Tracey, I think.

38. Have you met anyone famous? the weather guy from ABC news in Ashville when I was little. I don't remember if I've met anyone else... but I've seen several in person... most recently Ellen Degeneres, Barbara Walters, Serena Williams, dj Jonny (from the Ellen show last year), Scott someone - I forgot, the top 10 from last year's American Idol tour, etc etc. :)

39. Any plans today? just work and then home. we'll see what else

40. How many states have you lived in? just NC.

41. Ever go to college? a few of them, actually

42. Where are you right now? at work

43. Biggest annoyance in your life right now? my lack of discipline

44. Last song listened to? The Roses (Caedmon's Call) is playing right now on Pandora

45. Is that your favorite band/singer? one of them, yes, actually

46. Are you allergic to anything? cats, dust, mold

47. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time? reef flip flops. they are super worn out, though

48. Are you jealous of anyone? sometimes. :(

50. Is anyone jealous of you? um. i doubt it.

51. What time is it? 11:35 right now

52. Do any of your friends have children? sure!

53. Do you eat healthy? sometimes.. in addition to the unhealthy things i eat. :(

54. What do you usually do during the day? work. email. facebook. talk on the phone. etc.

55. Do you hate anyone right now? nah

56. Do you use the word 'hello' daily? mmhmm

57. When? when i answer my cell phone.

58. How old will you be turning on your next birthday? 29

59. Have you ever been to Six Flags? once when i was super young. like a toddler, i mean.

60. How did you get one of your scars? i fell out of a high chair. under my eye.

Happy Birthday Alicia!

(you can click on the photo below for more pictures from the suprise bowling party!)

I LOVE YOU!

My stressful week...

So at the end of 2007, I was tasked with some additional duties at my job.


I am not the support/contact person for the NC Child Care Commission.



You can check out more about what they do... but basically, they meet quarterly and I am one of the folks in charge of organizing the meeting, planning for discussion, assisting the commissioners with whatever they need as well as the DCD staff who serve as additional support and expert help!





here's a little picture of the room set up.

in the bottom left corner is my little station - laptop for minute taking, tissues (just in case!), files and folders of all the papers that will be referenced during the meeting - etc.

In the room, you'll see each spot laid out - with each commissioner having a specific seat at the table based on what term they are serving on the commission.

The podium is for those who will address the members - our Division Director, afternoon presentation participants, etc. In the middle, there's a laptop and projector set up for those presenters and on the bottom of that cart is a really fancy recording system that we use to record the meeting. There are tiny black microphones positioned just right all over the table - with one on the podium.

I checked and checked and checked the system after the meeting was over and it appeared to record just fine. That will help me tremendously when I go to do the minutes more efficiently.

Anyway - just wanted to share a little!

:)

Happy Birthday Kristin

I love you!

(you can click on the picture for some more shots from the birthday dinner)

hahahaha

is it just me?

imagine blonde wavy hair instead.

Southeast Asia

if this post sounds odd, i apologize... i am simply posting the support letter that was written for my aunt, her friend and myself.
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Family and Friends,
We pray that your holidays were fun and filled with lots of love and sugar cookies! We had nice visits with family and enjoyed a couple of days off from work.

We look forward to the New Year, celebrating with friends and family on New Year’s Eve, and seeing what God has in store for our life. We want to take a moment of your time and share about an opportunity that we have to serve and ask that you might pray about how you can be involved!

As the winter approached, we, Nicole and Lora, began seriously discussing the possibility of visiting Lora’s daughter (Nicole’s cousin, Roslyn). Both of us desire to encourage Roslyn while she’s working in Southeast Asia and thought that it might be a grand adventure to try it out. Neither of us has either traveled like that without a group, so we talked about all of our options. After hearing about some of the opportunities that we might be given while going to visit her, adding a third friend, Shelly, an RN, to the team seemed perfect!

Our plan is to fly out on March 13th and return Easter Sunday, March 23rd. While we’re there, we have a main focus goal of loving Roslyn well and seeking to encourage her by spending time with her, praying for her, pampering her and seeing what life is like each day so that when she returns to the States, she’ll always have a sounding board who can somewhat understand.

Also while we’re there… we plan to reach out to some other groups and do what we can… There is a national couple in Roslyn’s town that does a lot of ministry work. They have a center for slum children (they help to take care of them, make sure they’re in school, etc.)… They aren’t orphans, their parents are just having a hard time. They also have a sewing center for the moms. With that said, we hope to be able to visit the children and love on them, visit the slum where their parents live and take advantage of some ministry opportunities with the moms.

There is a need for training and teaching with these women (about 100-150) about things like hygiene, malnutrition and eating properly. We will also be able to share with the women about how they should value and care for their children. We may even be able to visit another orphanage, and have a parents' night out for some of the other friends living there. It will definitely be an eye-opening experience in many ways.

Of course, this kind of trip has costs attached to it as well as other needs like collecting items for the women and children. We are gathering a list of these things, so if you feel that this is a way you can help, please let us know. If you are able to help financially with the expenses of this journey, it is most appreciated! It will cost each of us around $2000 for flight and other travel expenses. If you can help, you can mail a donation to any of the three of us. Please make your check payable to Bat Cave Baptist Church. In the memo line, write “Southeast Asia Trip.”
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For obvious internet reasons, I'm not actually posting my address (or theirs) on here... but would be happy to send it to you if you are able and interested in helping us.

Thanks!

a few reasons why i do what i do on Sunday mornings...

Thankfully, God provided an opportunity for me to teach this year (and hopefully for a long time to come) in the Older Infant/Young Toddler classroom at our church.

Don't you want to squish them? So fun!

My first Martini

i know it's silly. and i don't have much to write about it... but just thought i'd share that i had my first martini. what you see is pretty much how i left it, too. ha.

pretty, huh?

Well, since I'm almost 30...

... I decided to make a new blog.
I'm not getting rid of this one - but you're welcome to follow some changes in my life/home, etc by going here:

I Am Almost Thirty...

enjoy!