Quick Before I Get Sidetrack'd

I saw this meme over at Adventures in Babywearing and thought it was quite funny…

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)
Calico Subaru

2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)
Cookies & Cream Chocolate Chip

3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl� NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name),
Jgra

4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal),
Blue Penguin

5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, hospital where you were born),
Catherine Baptist

6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first),
Graja

7. SUPERHERO NAME: (�The� + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink),
The Purple Fruit Tea (and exactly what superpower would someone by that name possess??)

8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers),
William Joseph

9.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names ),
Ann Michael

10. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter),
Coleman Cleveland

11. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower).
Christmas Tulip

12. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie� or “y�)
Banana Shortsie

13. HIPPIE NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree),
Bagel Japanese Maple

14. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (�The� + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour�),
The Reading Rain Tour

If you decide to play along, let me know; I would love to read your names.

Steph at Adventures in Babywearing tagged me for the “Four Faves” meme. For all of you inquiring minds out there, here are things about me in groups of four.

Four jobs I’ve held:
1. lifeguard
2. administrative assistant (to an engineer, then to 2 salesmen)
3. human resources assistant (including payroll processing)
4. operations coordinator for a computer training company

Four movies I can watch over and over again:
1. About a Boy
2. The Princess Bride
3. Monty Python’s Search for the Holy Grail
4. Sense and Sensibility

Four places I have lived:
1. my parent’s house
2. a college dorm room
3. a small cottage on Matt’s grandparents farm
4. the house in which I currently dwell

Four tv shows I watch:
1. The Office (of course!)
2. Prison Break
3. Lost
4. Hell’s Kitchen (as my husband rolls his eyes)

Four places I’ve been on vacation:
1. the Cayman Islands
2. Paris, France
3. Navarre Beach, Florida
4. Walt Disney World

Four of my favorite foods:
1. chips with salsa &/or guacamole
2. mashed potatoes
3. fried green tomatoes
4. tuna noodle casserole

Four websites I visit:
1. ESPN
2. reinvigorate (site stats)
3. eBay (sometimes more than I should!)
4. Drudge Report

Four people I’m tagging: (if you would like to play along, of course)
1. Lu
2. Lauren
3. GiBee
4. Barb

I’ve been tagged by Sheryl at Peanut Butter and Jelly Boats for a five things meme. It’s a pretty long one, so here we go…

Five things I was doing 10 years ago:

1. graduating from high school (May)
2. working as a lifeguard at summer camps
3. deciding where to attend college (final decision was made in late June/early July)
4. attending the birth of my oldest nephew (June 14 – happy 10th birthday M!)
5. meeting Matt for the first time (August)

Five snacks I enjoy:

1. ice cream – particularly cookies & cream right now
2. microwave popcorn
3. salt & vinegar potato chips
4. chocolate (preferably m&m’s or chocolate chips)
5. Edy’s strawberry popsicles

Five songs that I know all the lyrics to:

1. Sweet By and By as sung by Bart Millard
2. most songs on Chris Tomlin’s Arriving or See the Morning CDs
3. Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee
4. You Are My Sunshine
5. Yellow Ledbetter by Pearl Jam

Five things I would do if I were a millionaire:

1. donate a large portion to my church and other charitable organizations we support
2. pay off our car, mortgage, and the debts of a family member or two
3. put some aside for Little’s college fund
4. buy gifts for people whenever I had the urge
5. go on a nice vacation

Five bad habits:

1. “popping” my knuckles
2. biting my lips
3. snacking on not so good for me foods (see snack section above)
4. making a concious choice not to do what I should do
5. interrupting people in mid-sentence

Five things I like to do:

1. hike (although we haven’t done much since we moved from East Tennessee)
2. swim
3. take walks with Little
4. read books
5. drink coffee

Five things I would never wear again:

1. a side-ponytail
2. tight-rolled jeans with slouch socks
3. my brother’s clothes
4. stirrup pants
5. leg warmers

Five favorite toys (some are then, some are now):

1. dolls (especially my Cabbage Patch Kids)
2. play kitchen
3. big wheel
4. books (then and now)
5. iPod

Five people I tag (if they are interested in playing, of course):

1. Lu at Hyperactive Lu
2. Jill at Who Could Ask for Anything More
3. Diane at Chateau Smith
4. Lora Lynn at Vita Familiae
5. Nan at Life is Like a Lunchbox

A few days ago I was tagged by my wonderful SIL Lu to play along in a meme. I know you have all been anxiously awaiting my great and insightful answers, and you shall wait no longer…

1. Last year I experienced the miracle that is life for the first time – pregnancy and childbirth – what amazing and beautiful experiences.

2. In 2004-2005 I experienced buying and then selling (11 months later) a house for the first time. I learned that when you offer your life, your marriage, your home to God and truly mean it, He sometimes takes you up on the offer.

3. In the last four years I’ve learned how very difficult it is to leave a group of friends who are like family and that the work involved in maintaining a strong friendship across the distance of hundreds of miles is worth it.

4. Over the last four years I’ve grown in my understanding of God, His will, and His church and learned to trust and believe in new and increasing ways.

1. I want to have more children if it is the pleasure of God to bless us in that way.

2. I would like to experience the freedom of living a debt free life (we’re almost there!).

3. I want to teach Little to read.

4. I would like to learn at least one new skill or hobby.

I honestly can’t remember who all has already participated in this one, so I’m not going to tag anyone. If you would like to play along, let me know in the comments so I can read your responses.

Today I’m playing along with Lauren and doing a themed “things about me” meme. Lauren gave me three themes to choose from – family, marriage, and colors – and I thought it would be fun to see what I could come up with for colors. So, here we go…

1. Blue is my favorite color, and it has been since I was but a wee child. Growing up, my bedroom had blue paint and carpet. I’m fond of most shades of blue, but my current shade of choice is periwinkle.

2. White is the color of choice for all wood work in my house (baseboards, door frames, mantle, built-in bookshelves, etc). This has created a lot of work for Matt since we’ve had to paint all of the wood work in both houses that we’ve lived in. He has, however, thusfar refused to paint the kitchen cabinets white.

3. The kitchen in our house in Knoxville was painted bright yellow and a bright orangey/terra cotta color. The colors made me feel very happy. Here’s a picture:

4. I prefer to have colored walls and neutral color furniture. I’m sure this puts me in some minority of weirdo home decorators, but it is true. It is significantly less expensive to paint a room than to purchase new furniture when I get tired of a color.

5. My foot and toes were once a nasty shade of purple/black/green as gravity pulled the bruising from my sprained ankle down into my foot.

6. Little’s room is painted Spring green and decorated with light pinks, yellows, and greens.

7. I always gravitate toward Spring colors; this could have to do with the fact I was born on the first day of Spring.

8. My favorite flowers are bright yellow daffodils and orangey-pink tulips with yellow tips.

So now you know a bit more about me. If you would like to play along, let me know in the comments and I will e-mail you with some topics from which to choose.