getting to know me 2011

i'm linking up with kathleen at http://simplesillylife.blogspot.com/ for this fun get to know me quiz! feel free to copy and paste to your blog!

1. what time did you get up this morning?
6:15

2. pearls or diamonds?
diamonds

3. what was the last film you saw at the cinema?
embarrassed to admit that i can't remember-monsters, inc.?? I HATE going to movies.

4. what is your favorite TV show?
house hunters on hgtv and the real housewives of beverly hills and orange county (pathetic, i know.....)


5. what do you usually have for breakfast?
nothing good for you!

6. what is your middle name?
michelle

7. what food do you like the least?
milk

8. what is your favorite CD at the moment?
my favorite cd is one ashton made for me-lots of new and old songs-love it!

9. what kind of car do you drive?
toyota camry

10. favorite sandwich?
hmmm.....egg salad with dill pickle chips

11. what characteristic do you despise?
liars!

12. favorite item(s) of clothing?
cardigans

13. If you could go anywhere in the world for vacation, where would you go?
well, our family is getting ready to go on a cruise to grand cayman next month-that is always one place i've wanted to go to.

14. what color is your bathroom?
master bath is a nice, relaxing pottery barn blue. john's bathroom is carrot orange, ashton's bathroom is hot pink!

15. what is your favorite brand of clothing?
eddie bauer, tribal

16. where would you retire?
somewhere warm where it never snows!

17. what was your most recent memorable birthday?
last year's birthday was a big one and it was NOT memorable at all....probably when the kids were 4 and 2 we took them to walt disney world. they don't remember much of it, but we have a fabulous time-they were the perfect age for the 'disney experience'.

18. favorite sport to watch?
in real life, softball-LOVE,LOVE,LOVE softball. on tv, college basketball-go duke!

19. favorite saying?
not my favorite, but the one i say about 15 times a day is-'john, do you have your rubber bands in???' ugh!

20. when is your birthday?
february 21st

21. are you a morning person or night person?
somewhere in between...i don't like to get up early, but the older i get, the harder it is to stay awake!

22. are you part of the problem or the solution?
depends on who you ask! :)

23. do you have any pets?
oh, yes, tate the cockapoo. before tate, we had benny who was the best dog ever.

24. any new and exciting news you would like to share with us?
hopefully VERY soon.....

25. what did you want to be when you were little?
a teacher

26. how are you today?
happy because it is wednesday-the day off from my not-so-fun job to do my fun job-jewelry!

27. what is your favorite candy?
mike and ike tropical twisters...yummmmmm

28. What is your favorite flower?
gerbera daisy

29. what is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to?
february 20th-the day we leave for our cruise!

30. what are you listening to right now?
oprah

31. do you wish on stars?
nope

32. if you were a crayon, what color would you be?
pink!

33. how is the weather right now?
cold...but warmer than it has been

34. what is your favorite soft drink?
diet dr.pepper with cherry

35. what is your favorite restaurant?
oh, tough one....in our town-one & one, the chinese restaurant. otherwise, timberlodge steakhouse

36. natural hair color?
it used to be brown, now gray!

37. siblings?
sister mindy

38. favorite day of the year?
a day i don't have to work and can spend it with my kids and my husband


39. what was your favorite toy as a child?
barbies

40. summer or winter?
definitely summer!!

41. hugs or kisses?
hugs

42. coffee or tea?
neither

43. chocolate or vanilla?
chocolate

44. favorite season?
summer

45. last time you cried?
can't remember....

46. what is under your bed?
off season shoes, the inside grates for our windows, my wedding dress, and who knows what else! :)

47. what is your favorite smell?
babies feet :)

48. what are you afraid of losing?
one of my kids

49. salty or sweet?
salty

50. how many keys are on your key ring?
one

51. how many years at your current job?
too many-pharmacy tech-15 years jewelry making-2 years

52. favorite day of the week?
saturday

53. what was the last thing you had to drink?
a fountain diet dr pepper with cherry and vanilla flavor shots

54. ever go to camp?
once-loved it!

55. favorite book?
coast road by barbara delinsky-LOVE that book! i love to read!!

thanks for taking the time to get to know me! leave me a comment so i know you were here!!
lynn