Things that I like that are YELLOW tag

These are some of the things that are YELLOW- which just happens to be my FAVORITE color!

Cheese- my favorite is pepper jack but I like cheddar too

Yellow roses are one of my two favorite flowers. I'm not much of a 'flower' girl. I love looking at them outside but I'd much rather get a book than a dozen roses.... but if I get roses, I like yellow ones best!

My other favorite flower is a daisy and that includes Gerber daisies- especially yellow ones

My favorite snack is definitely popcorn! I have it at least once a week.

Eggnog

Egg Salad Sandwiches- and eggs scrambled, in omelet form,hard boiled, over hard- I love eggs.

Bananas

Yellow houses- I would love to live in a little yellow cottage someday... or this yellow house.

My yellow afghan. My mom made this for me when I was a little kid and I still snuggle under it- and so does Abi (she's hiding under it in this picture)

Abi's hair- she says it is yellow.

My favorite car- The convertible yellow beetle.

and yummy Mountain Dew

Things that I like that are ORANGE tag

Going ahead where we left off yesterday in the colors tag, here are the things that I like that are orange....
The beaches of Prince Edward Island... technically they call it the red soil and it looks brown in this picture but it looked orange to me...

The orange jumpsuits my parents and I got to wear on one of the best days of my life!! (More on that next Thursday.)

My friend White Tip.. (yes I named a wild animal but he was just so cute and we bonded!) Technically he is a 'red' fox but he looks orange to me! (more on him next Thursday as well)

tigers

pumpkin spice candles

pumpkins- I LOVE fall and Halloween ( I don't eat them though)

Oranges and orange juice.. they have always been a go to for me when I feel sick.

Orange Fanta

Orange tabby cats- as kittens I think they are the cutest little animal!

Carrots

He Said/She said tag

I guess today is a day for doing tags!

First, here are Doug's answers about me: (my responses are in red)
1. Sitting in front of the TV, what's on the screen? Big Bang Theory (he's right but I would have to add Tudors, How I met your mother, Heroes, and the Bachelor- those are all the ones I am watching right now)
2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does she get on her salad? Vinaigrette on the side (I have no idea where this came from. I have never ordered that kind of dressing and I don't think I have ever ordered it on the side either- I like Thousand Island or Italian!)
3. What's one food she doesn't like? Veal (Granted I've never tried it.. never will)
4. You go out to a restaurant, what does she get to drink? Diet Coke (or Mt Dew or Diet Pepsi!)
5. Where did she go to high school? Alta (Right!)
6. What is one phrase she says all the time? "Listen to me" or "Son of A" (Yep)
7. If she was to collect anything, what would it be? frogs (uh... in high school I did so I guess so...)
8. What is her favorite type of sandwich? egg salad (Right! Along with turkey and avocado)
9. What would this person eat everyday if she could? 711 nachos (oh the shame... it's true!)
10. What is her favorite cereal? Cracklin' Oat Bran (Right!)
11. What would she never wear? fur (Yep! Never!)
12. What does she always wear? black nail polish (well not always... but I am wearing it right now.)
13. Who will she vote for? republican
14. Who is her best friend? Me
15. How many states has she lived in? 7 (Right!)
16. Does she have any nervous habits? I don't think so (uh yeah I do. Goes to show you love is blind)
17. What could she spend hours doing? reading (Right!)
18. She is: so hot (wow that was nice and I almost didn't write it down. I'm embarrassed now.)

What I said about Doug
1. Sitting in front of the TV, what's on the screen? The Tudors, How I met Your mother, or Heroes (Right!)
2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on he salad? Ranch! (Right!)
3. What's one food he doesn't like? Popcorn or Peas (Yep)
4. You go out to a restaurant, what does he get to drink? Sprite or Root Beer (Yep)
5. Where did he go to high school? Alta (It's where we met)
6. What is one phrase he says all the time? NP (No problem) (right)
7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be? games/gaming systems (yep)
8. What is his favorite type of sandwich? sloppy Joe's (right)
9. What would this person eat everyday if he could? tator tot casserole (right)
10. What is his favorite cereal? Cocoa Pebbles (dang it- it's fruity pebbles)
11. What would he never wear? jewelry(besides his wedding band) (right)
12. What does he always wear? button down shirts (yep, mostly)
13. Who will he vote for? Nobody right now...
14. Who is his best friend? Me
15. How many states has he lived in? 2 (right)
16. Does he have any nervous habits? none
17. What could he spend hours doing? World of Warcraft (right!)
18. He is: a really fun husband and dad

Things I like that are red tag

Things that I like that are red:
Strawberries

Red Vines

Netflix envelopes in my mailbox

red high heeled peep toe shoes... but I don't own any

Red nail polish... usually on my toes

Red lip gloss and lipstick

Red barns

Mountain Dew Code Red

Red Maple leafs.... yeah I like Canada too.

My little Red Riding Hood

Abi's red polka dot skirt and red shoes

What do you like that is red?

10 things that bug me tag

1. the first one has to be (just like your #4 Heather)that the house never stays spotless for very long and so I feel like I am constantly cleaning.
2. Peer pressure- I know that sounds weird from an adult but I have always hated people telling me what to do, so when I don't want to do something and people try to talk me into it and won't let it go... I don't like that.
3. The way it feels to write with a pencil- that's why I have to use those kid ones with the tower of little lead points in them to do puzzles.
4. Being tailgated or people being jerks about driving when you are going the speed limit or above it. I don't have to speed just because you want to.
5. Money... or lack of
6. When people say things like "wouldn't it be nice to have the time to do stuff like that.." to me when they see something I've made or done. It makes me feel like it is a insult more than a compliment. I don't think it is always intended that way though.
7. My metabolism or lack thereof....
8. Taxes
9. Rodents
10. Bugs- yes bugs bug me. Especially the mosquitoes around here in the summer. (I do love the fireflies though!)

This is a fun little blogging game that's been going around. I saw it on Donna's blog today, and she gave me the letter L. If you want to do it, mention it in your comment and I'll give you a letter, and then you can write on your blog about ten things you like that start with that letter.

1. Letters: I love getting a good old fashioned hand written letter in the mail. This , obviously, doesn't happen that often anymore. I like emails too, but there is just something about being able to hold something in your hand and read it over and over again that I love. (This is the same reason I could never read a book online- I like to hold stuff.)

2. Literature: I love, love, love books. I've pretty much had my nose stuck in a book since I was a kid. I like all sorts of genres so you can find me reading biographies, autobiographies, mystery, romance (although you will never find me reading the more 'adult' romances- yuck-not my thing), classics, etc.. I even read my first graphic novel the other day -Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon Hale which I loved! My favorite type of book, however, tends to be in the Young Adult category lately- more specifically the fantasy young adult. My favorite 'new' reads this year have been discovering the Fablehaven and Eragon series and Shannon Hale. I guess I'm kind of a nerd but the more epic the novel the more I like it. I like my books like I like my movies: exciting and full of action and adventure.



3. Lakes: I love visiting the lake near us and watching all the boats and pretending it is the ocean.

4. Love: Like everyone I like to love others and have others love me. It's so great to have wonderful people in my life that I know love me unconditionally.

5. Laughter: I love the sound of laughter- especially Abi's. I like to laugh. Sometimes I can have one of those days where I just feel down and as soon as I laugh I feel better.
6. Life: I like life and living. It is all so amazing and interesting and full of new things to discover and learn.
7. Licorice: I like licorice but I am picky about it. I do not like twizzlers. It has to be Red Vines red or black vines.


8. Lists: I like lists so much that I sometimes just make up something I can make a list about.. yeah I'm weird like that.
9. Lazy days: Those days where you have no commitments and you can just play all day (or read). On my mother-in-law's advice a few years ago I try to take one day a month "off" where I get to stay in my jammies and read all day without any guilt!
10. Lucy Maud Montgomery: She is one of my favorite authors as the creator of Anne of Green Gables. I also love her Emily series. Actually, I love all of her books! I think I own them all. I also have one of her journals. If it weren't for her there would be no Anne. If it weren't for her I would never have had an interest in Prince Edward Island and wouldn't have visited there twice. Although I never knew her she has been a huge inspiration and role model to me since I was eight.

Husband Tag

In prep for our anniversary tomorrow I thought I would do this husband tag:

1. how long we've been married: Tomorrow is our 5th anniversary.
2. how long we dated: about two months in high school and then a little over two years this time around.
3. who eats the sweets: It depends. I like candy more than Doug does but he could eat 20 ice cream sandwiches in one sitting (not that he does this.. but he could)
4. who said i love you first: I did.
5. who is taller: Doug is taller by a couple of inches.I think we are both kind of vertically challenged.
6. who sings better: Doug does for sure. I love to sing by myself and with Abi but not around other people.
7. who is smarter: I have no idea. I think we are smart in different ways. I really don't know much about computers except for what I have to know to do the things I like to do on one and he can build them. I like doing logic puzzles for fun. He does not. I think we probably balance each other out in this area.
8. who does the laundry: I do with the help of Abi. She likes to put the clothes in the dryer.
9. who pays the bills: Doug does most of the time
10. who sleeps on the right side of the bed: I do. Although I tend to sleep diagonally- I think I'm finally getting better. When we were first married and Doug was first discovering this about me he would push me back over to my side. One time pretty early on he actually pushed me right off the bed. Nice.
11. who mows the lawn: Doug does thank goodness. Sometimes when he doesn't have the time for a while it gets really long but he always does it because I am allergic to grass and get rashes all over when I mow.
12. who cooks dinner: I do. Occasionally Doug pops something in the microwave or rice cooker.
13. who drives: Doug usually drives when we are all together.
14. who admits they are wrong: we both do, but I think I do it sooner.
15. who asked who out first: In high school he asked me out on the first date but this time around I think it was me. I just invited him over to hang out at my house.
16. who wears the pants: I hate even saying that it's me, and I'd rather that it was him... but I'm just more of a type A control freak personality and he's a laid back, "oh, whatever happens, happens" type of personality.
17. what does he do that surprises you: That's a hard question for me. We knew each other so well before we got married that I don't think anything really surprised me too much. As far as if its asking if he surprises me with things - not really. He did surprise me when he asked me to marry him. I wasn't expecting that yet.
18. what is your favorite feature on him: His eyes. They are such a pretty color.
19. what are your favorite qualities about him: He is the most loyal person in the world. If you become his friend you will be his friend for life and he will do anything for you. He cares about everyone around him- hoping everyone is having a good time and taken care of. He is very hard working and will do whatever it takes to take care of our little family and make it so I can stay at home with our daughter, he is really funny, he is very imaginative, he is not judgemental at all, and he has the priesthood.
20. does he have a nickname for you: Spanky. He didn't come up with this though. This was my nickname in high school so he still remembers me as that. It has a weird story behind it -maybe I'll share sometime.
21. what is his favorite food: Anything edible. Ha. He loves this salad his mom makes that they have all dubbed "Doug Salad". If we were going out he loves steak at most places and cheese fries and Hawaiian burger at Training table back in Utah. If I'm cooking his favorites are Taco Soup, Tator Tot Casserole, and Cafe Rio enchiladas.
22. what is his favorite sport: I have no idea. I would imagine it is soccer.
23. what is your favorite thing to do as a couple: watch movies, talk, family traditions.
24. does he have any hidden talents? He is writing a book that is really great.
25. what do you admire about him: He really wants to do the right thing. It's not always easy and we all struggle but he really tries. He takes care of us and he has a really good attitude about it. He is a really decent guy and really wants to make everyone around him happy.
Doug and his little brother Mark

Christmas tag

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both. I like wrapping paper best because a well wrapped package is so beautiful... but I don't posess the talent of gift wrapping and mine usually end up looking like Abi wrapped them so I use bags often.
2. Real tree or Artificial? I would love to have a real one. I loved going on treks into the wilderness to cut down our tree when I was little... but this year as we thought about getting a tree it was just a lot more economical to go with the fakie. I love it though. I think it's really pretty and it was a smoking deal.
3. When do you put up the tree? Usually we put it up either the Friday or Saturday after Thanksgiving but this year, as chronicled on this blog, it was up the Sunday before Thanksgiving so my mom could be here for it.
4. When do you take the tree down? We usually leave it up until the second week of January. I would take it down on jan. 6th (the epiphany) but I hate taking it down.
5. Do you like eggnog? I love it. I never drink it any other time of year though (do they even have it out at other times?) I like it mixed with Sprite the best. It also can't be guzzled or a big glass...small doses.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Hmm... this is a hard one. I loved everything I got. This would probably be a toss up of the year I was ten when we were living in a borrowed one room trailer house (all 4 of us kids made do in the living room) and we didn't have much. That year was special. We had been apart for awhile and couldn't stand it anymore which was why we needed a place to stay while we waited for housing to open up. I remember being so happy to be back with Dad and so Christmas seemed so magical. I didn't expect much that year but I got a care bear. I loved Care Bears. The other one would probably be when I was in high school and I finally got all of LM Montgomery's books in paperback. It was such a wonderful moment to see so many books laid out by my stocking. I hadn't read most of them- only the Anne books- so I was so excited to delve into her other stories.
7. Hardest person to buy for? I'd say most boys- whether that is nephews, brothers, or whatever... it seems like most boys want video games which can get expensive.
8. Easiest person to buy for? I think this is probably Steph, Karen, Abi, and my parents.
9. Do you have a nativity scene? We have SO many. I collected nativities for a while. I love them. We have a large wooden one, a smaller wooden one (Just Joseph, Mary, Jesus, and a donkey), a sculpted thingy one (don't know how to describe that) of just Joseph, Mary, and Jesus, a few ornaments with it on them, a pillow, a fancier big breakable one, a candle holder,and Abi's fisher price one. I think that's all.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail. I love Christmas cards. My mom always sent out cards with a picture and a letter so all of us have carried that tradition on and I love doing it as well as getting other families cards and letters.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Hmm.. it would probably be the wise men I got that were made out of beer bottles. They were really funny and I actually set them out for a few years but then I couldn't do it anymore and gave them away at a party for a white elephant gift.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? The Bishop's Wife- it is a Cary Grant movie where he plays an angel named Dudley that comes to help a bishop that needs help (he thinks) building a cathedral but actually needs help repairing the relationships in his life. They remade it a few years back and called it The Preachers Wife (Denzel and Whitney Houston) but it was no where near as good.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? All year. I have a spot in my closet where I can put things for birthdays and Christmas all year if I see a good deal. Usually I start in fall though.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes, but it was a good one!
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Peanut Brittle and Nut clusters.
16. Lights on the tree? Mini and multicolored!
17. Favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night.
18. Travel at Christmas time or stay home? I love going home to see family and be able to partake in all of the fun family and friends activities. This year, however, we are staying home and I am pretty excited about being in our own home for Christmas. Someday I would love to stay at a snowed in cabin somewhere with all of my family over Christmas- I've been dreaming about that for years.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Yes
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? The star my mom made for us!
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Both. We open new pajamas and books on Christmas Eve. The rest waits for morning though. In the morning Abi gets presents from Santa first and we look at our stockings and then we take turns opening the remaining gifts.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? hearing about people that got in fights (and the one that died) on the shopping day. I like going shopping that day and getting deals but I can't understand getting that crazy over it.
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? My favorite ornaments are the homemade ones. I decorate with a lot of snowmen. We use mostly red and green with blue thrown in here and there because of the snowmen.
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Turkey or ham, potatoes, rolls, salad.
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? A convertible yellow beetle... haha...
a book.

TAG!! I tag all of you to do this on your blog!

A Tag: Things I've done

I thought this looked like a fun tag. The things I have done are in bold.

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink

02. Swam with dolphins

03. Climbed a mountain

04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive

05. Been inside the Great Pyramid

06. Held a tarantula

07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone

08. Said "I love you" and meant it

09. Hugged a tree

10. Bungee jumped

11. Visited Paris

12. Watched a lightning storm at sea

13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise

14. Seen the Northern Lights

15. Gone to a huge sports game

16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa

17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables

18. Touched an iceberg

19. Slept under the stars

20. Changed a baby's diaper

21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon

22. Watched a meteor shower

23. Gotten drunk on champagne

24. Given more than you can afford to charity

25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope

26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment

27. Had a food fight

28. Bet on a winning horse

29. Asked out a stranger

30. Had a snowball fight

31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can

32. Held a lamb

33. Seen a total eclipse

34. Ridden a roller coaster

35. Hit a home run

36. Danced like a fool and didn't care who was looking

37. Adopted an accent for an entire day

38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment

39. Had two hard drives for your computer

40. Visited all 50 states- OH SO CLOSE!!! CURSE you Hawaii, Alaska, and North Dakota!

41. Taken care of someone who was drunk

42. Had amazing friends (still have them)

43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country

44 . Watched whales

45. Stolen a sign

46. Backpacked in Europe

47. Taken a road-trip

48. Gone rock climbing

49. Taken a midnight walk on the beach

50. Gone sky diving

51. Visited Ireland

52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love

53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them

54. Visited Japan

55. Milked a cow

56. Alphabetized your CDS (who doesn't?!)

57. Pretended to be a superhero

58. Sung karaoke

59. Lounged around in bed all day A c-section will do that to you!

60. Played touch football

61. Gone scuba diving (in a swimming pool)

62. Kissed in the rain

63. Played in the mud

64. Played in the rain

65. Gone to a drive-in theatre

66. Visited the Great Wall of China

67. Started a business

68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken

69. Toured ancient sites

70. Taken a martial arts class

71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours

72. Gotten married

73. Been in a movie

74. Crashed a party

75. Gotten divorced

76. Gone without food for 5 days

77. Made cookies from scratch

78. Won first prize in a costume contest

79. Ridden a gondola in Venice

80. Gotten a tattoo

81. Rafted the Snake River

82. Been on a television news program as an "expert"

83. Gotten flowers for no reason

84. Performed on stage

85. Been to Las Vegas

86. Recorded music

87. Eaten shark

88. Kissed on the first date

89. Gone to Thailand

90. Bought a house

91. Been in a combat zone

92. Buried one/both of your parents

93. Been on a cruise ship

94. Spoken more than one language fluently

95. Performed in Rocky Horror

96. Raised children well technically not raised... I'm still raising.

97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour

98. Passed out cold

99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country

100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over

101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge

102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking

103. Had plastic surgery

104. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived

105. Wrote articles for a large publication

106. Lost over 100 pounds

107. Held someone while they were having a flashback

108. Piloted an airplane

109. Touched a stingray

110. Broken someone's heart

111. Helped an animal give birth

112. Won money on a TV game show

113. Broken a bone

114. Gone on an African photo safari

115. Had a body part pierced other than your ears

116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol

117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild

118. Ridden a horse

119. Had major surgery

120. Had a snake as a pet

121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon

122. Slept for 30 hours in a 48 hour period I'm pretty sure I did this when my wisdom teeth were yanked.

123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. States

124. Visited all 7 continents

125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days

126. Eaten kangaroo meat

127. Eaten sushi

128. Had your picture in the newspaper

129. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about

130. Gone back to school

131. Parasailed

132.Touched a cockroach

133. Eaten fried green tomatoes

134. Read The Iliad and The Odyssey

135. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read

136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

137. Skipped all your school reunions So far- but I would love to go to one.

138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language

139. Been elected to public office

140. Written your own computer language

141. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream

142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care

143. Built your own PC from parts

144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you

145. Had a booth at a street fair

146. Dyed your hair to brown to blond to brown to blond to brown to blond

147. Been a DJ

148. Shaved your head well not all of it- just the sides.

149. Caused a car accident

150. Saved someone's life

I tag ALL of you!