Sunday, August 10, 2008

My wonderful and inspiring friend Cris (a rancher's daughter...LOVE IT!) sent me a cool survey...I did one last Christmas from Pam and thought...Why Not? Let's do another one! So respond either with your answers in a link to YOUR blog or in the comments section! :)


Cris' answers are first...mine are in turquoise and are the second responses...


1. What time did you get up this morning? 6am Oh, Dear Lord. I had to take John to the airport in Burlington, VT, so 3 am. Ridiculous.

2. Diamonds or pearls? love both Diamonds, Baby. Definitely.


3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? some kid flick IM sure...lol John & I went to see the latest Indiana Jones movieafter 10 months of being deployed...and I loved eating the fatty, salty popcorn as much as I liked the experience of the big screen.

4. What is your favorite TV show? antique road show I think I like "Clean House" right now...I love that Niecy Nash gal. Hilarious.

5. What do you usually have for breakfast? coffee and cookies Coffee and a banana. Sometimes a Danactive, if I remember.

6. What is your middle name? Kathleen Craig

7. What food do you dislike? liver and onions, beets and collard greens Anything braised...except I DO like Armour's Osso Bucco. It's incredible.

8 . What is your favorite CD at the moment? Norah Jones Audio Book: "A Room With a View"


9. What kind of car do you drive? Oldsmobile Intrigue...but I am SOoOOO missing my sexy truck My 1990 Ford F-150. It's the one I've had since I was 20. It's so funny: All my little troopies at work are like: "Ma'am!!! Where'd you get your truck???? It's so cool!" And the reason that it's cool is because it's almost 20 years old.



Which means I'm 20 years older.



Ah, yes.



10. Favorite sandwich? turkey, pepperjack, lettuce and tomato on whole grain bread Toss up: either grilled cheese with tomato and red onion on thinly-sliced French bread...or baloney (who spells it bologna, anyway???) with lettuce and mayo on white bread.


11. What characteristic do you despise? people that think they are better than others People who talk too much.


12. Favorite item of clothing? cozy socks and slippers...did I mention my sexy thong...just kiddin My faded, old blue jeans.


13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Greece to check out my ancestors..OR... any warm and remote beach!!!! The Trans-Russian train that goes from West to East...ending in the Kamchatka Peninsula.


14. Are you an organized person? nope...totally random abstract With work, Ja. With home, Nein.


15. Where would you retire to? some place warm and tropical with a beach...I could totally be a beach bum or harley babe Somewhere with mountains, rain, and pine trees. I'm thinking the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. John's thinking West By-God-Virginia. We'll see. :)


16. What was one of your most memorable birthdays? cant really think one...I suck This one coming up...I'll be 39. Wow.


17. What are you going to do when you finish this? jump in the pool and sip an adult beverage Take a hot bath in this Godforsaken hotel room I'm stuck in.


18. Furthest place you are sending this? ???? Depends on who reads the blog...


19. Person you expect to send it back first? ???? ?????


20. When is your birthday? nov 6 September 25th


21. Morning person or a night person? morning FOR Sure Night-owl, here!


22. What is your shoe size? 8 ish Ditto!


23. Pets? dogs and bunnies Spectre the Labradog, our two mixed-breed blue-point Siamese cats, Tzu II the Beta, and for one year, my dear friend Amy's seal-point Siamese cats.


24. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? new yes...exciting no My cousin Sara got married on Friday!!!! She was a beautiful bride!!!


25. What did you want to be when you were little? someone who made a difference for others What every other little girl wants to be: a veterinarian and a photographer. HA!


26. Where do you want to be in 10 years? (This wasn't a question...but 26 was not on Cris' list...so I made it up.) I really want to be teaching riding lessons and influencing young women's lives somehow. Hopefully, we'll still have Spectre, John will be a successful country lawyer and I will have long hair, a couple of lovely cats, my horses, a Collie, and a lush garden.

27. What is your favorite flower? daisys Peonies.


28. What are you listening to right now? Brooks and Dunn..."aint nuth about you" The News on this local Vermont TV channel....

30. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? Monday Friday, because I know the weekend's comin'.


29. What was the last thing you ate? hmmm cant member pasta with shrimp from Holdiay Inn room service. And, yes, I do, in fact, realize that 29 and 30 are reversed in this post.

I can't fix it.

Please give me a break.

Thank you.

31. Do you wish on stars? always Smart Girl. Me too.


32. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? happy face yellow Turquoise.


33. How is the weather right now? Sprinkly, 90ish Misty and about 50 degrees. My favorite. I love the North.


34. Last person you spoke to on the phone? my kids Dad.


35. Favorite soft drink? does a Margarita count?? ok ok...diet coke Root Beer!


36. Favorite restaurant? Macaroni grill The Three Chimneys, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Completely Amazing and Wonderful.


37. Hair color? dishwater blond The best blonde money can buy! :)


38. What was your favorite toy as a child? prolly anything sports related...bat and glove , soccer ball etc.. My Breyer horses.


39. Summer or Winter? Summer Winter!


40. Chocolate or Vanilla? chocolate TOTALLY AGREE...CHOCOLATE!


41. Coffee or tea? coffee Coffee with half and half and sugar on workdays...black coffee with dessert at a restaurant, and tea with milk and sugar during weekend afternoons.

42. Do you want your friends to email you back? Yes Well, of course!


43. When was the last time you cried? Today Oh, dear...I don't like Cris' answer. I don't want her to cry unless it's from happiness. I can't remember the last time I cried!!!

44. What is under your bed? god only knows Nussing, Dahling.


45. What did you do last night?ewww...cant telll...LOL Went to the wedding after-party in Hanover, New Hampshire complete with lobster and steamers and peach pie...

46. Salty or sweet? Sweet ...mozt definitley... Salty! chips and salsa, to be precise!

47? ???? Ok. Since there is not a question here, I'll ask one: "Which country have you not been to, that you'd really like to see?" Tanzania

48. How many keys on your key ring? like 50 4. My house key, my truck keys, my car key.



49. How many years at your current job? um...off and on...like 10ish
17!


50. Favorite day of the week? Saturday Friday...'cause Saturday and Sunday are comin'!


51. Do you make friends easily? yes No.


52. How many people will you send this to? hard to tell. Ugh. Hate these questions.


53. How many will respond? Everyone I hope Lots? I love reading the different answers!


54. Do you like finding out all this stuff about your friends? Yes...I lov my friendys Ditto

1 comment:

  1. 1. What time did you get up this morning?
    9:30 -- last day without the kids and before starting back to work after moving.

    2. Diamonds or pearls?
    Both, but pearls just have a classiness about then.

    3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
    Kung-Fu Panda (with my daughter’s Girl Scout troop) -- although I saw Nim’s Island the day before (with my daughter’s birthday party).

    4. What is your favorite TV show?
    TV, what’s that? :-) Probably “Friends.”

    5. What do you usually have for breakfast?
    Oatmeal when at work, cereal on the weekends.

    6. What is your middle name?
    Two names: Anne Quarnaccio.

    7. What food do you dislike?
    Mashed potatoes, potato salad, squash, okra.

    8. What is your favorite CD at the moment?
    Faith Hill “Fireflies.”

    9. What kind of car do you drive?
    2001 Dodge Grand Caravan -- I am such a mom!

    10. Favorite sandwich?
    Peanut butter and jelly, although a good turkey or ham deli sandwich are good too.

    11. What characteristic do you despise?
    People who don’t listen to others, yet expect everyone else to hear them out (and agree with them).

    12. Favorite item of clothing?
    Comfy blue jeans.and a warm sweatshirt, although you can often find me in jeans and a shirt.

    13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?
    Tuscany, Greece -- not really sure (I need to update my list of places to visit before leaving Europe since I’m staying another three years!).

    14. Are you an organized person?
    People tend to think I am when they see how I manage the kids’ schedules, but most of them have never seen my house!

    15. Where would you retire to?
    Somewhere on/near the East Coast so I’m within a day’s drive of family, yet somewhere with four seasons (no offense to my family in South Georgia, but it’s too hot there to stay there permanently).

    16. What was one of your most memorable birthdays?
    I turned 30 the day after we started dropping bombs in Afghanistan -- less than a month after 9/11 -- and was deployed to the base where the aircraft were based. Nothing like waking up to sirens going off across the base!

    17. What are you going to do when you finish this?
    Take a shower and try to unpack a little more before the kids get here.

    18. Furthest place you are sending this?
    ??

    19. Person you expect to send it back first?
    ??

    20. When is your birthday?
    Oct 8.

    21. Morning person or a night person?
    TOTAL night-owl.

    22. What is your shoe size?
    Average 8.

    23. Pets?
    I’m already outnumbered three-kids vs me -- I don’t need to tip the scales even more in their favor (although they keep pleading for a dog -- maybe one day we’ll get a beagle).

    24. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share?
    Most everyone knows, but I’ve moved -- still in Germany though.

    25. What did you want to be when you were little?
    An actress (and I was in a movie in 1989, checked that block and back to reality!).

    26. Where do you want to be in 10 years?
    RETIRED from the Air Force, hopefully remarried to a wonderful man -- one kid out of college (!), one in college, one in high school...sounds like definite time to refocus on ME!

    27. What is your favorite flower?
    Fields of bluebonnets, Wildflower bouquets, stargazer lilies, magnolias.

    28. What are you listening to right now?
    Country’s Top 40 (about the only time AFN plays country music).

    29. What was the last thing you ate?
    Cereal.

    30. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to?
    Always Saturday and Sunday.

    31. Do you wish on stars?
    Definitely!

    32. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
    Rose red.

    33. How is the weather right now?
    Chilly, damp German weather -- 50’s and 60’s.

    34. Last person you spoke to on the phone?
    A co-worker (I borrowed his lawn mower).

    35. Favorite soft drink?
    Grape Fanta in the bottle.

    36. Favorite restaurant?
    Chic-fil-A is the one restaurant that I crave the most here in Germany since there aren’t any on this side of the Atlantic. :-(

    37. Hair color?
    Light/medium brown hiding a large gray streak that tries to cover a third of my head!

    38. What was your favorite toy as a child?
    Tonka Trucks.

    39. Summer or Winter?
    Fall (OK, so that wasn’t one of the choices, but the crispness of the air is delightful, no longer terribly hot, but not bundle-yourself-up-before-you-go-outside cold yet. Between summer and winter, I’d have to say summer, then head north :-) ).

    40. Chocolate or Vanilla?
    Dark chocolate!

    41. Coffee or tea?
    Tea, especially on those chilly fall and winter days (but I like the smell of others’ coffee).

    42. Do you want your friends to email you back?
    Definitely!

    43. When was the last time you cried?
    July 31 -- saying “bye” to Benjamin’s day care provider.

    44. What is under your bed?
    A plastic bin full of bathroom items that won’t fit in the bathroom.

    45. What did you do last night?
    Unpacked my bedroom.

    46. Salty or sweet?
    Sweet ... unless it’s salty freshly-boiled peanuts right out of the pot!

    47 Which country have you not been to, that you'd really like to see?
    Greece, Scotland (the layovers I had en route to/from Iceland don’t really count), Ireland, Croatia -- can you see my list of places to visit before leaving Europe emerging?

    48. How many keys on your key ring?
    Only 3.

    49. How many years at your current job?
    15 years in the Air Force, but only one week at my new assignment.

    50. Favorite day of the week?
    Saturday.

    51. Do you make friends easily?
    No.

    52. How many people will you send this to?
    Not many.

    53. How many will respond?
    ??

    54. Do you like finding out all this stuff about your friends?
    Definitely.

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