Archive for August, 2008

Meme #2 (I’m addicted)

meme-ories (from Dawn’s blog)

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? 

My parents say no, but Kelly is a variation of my mom’s maiden name (Kelley) and Marie is my grandmother’s middle name

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?  

four days ago, out of raging frustration

3. Do you like your handwriting? 

yeah, usually.

4 . WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? 

oven-roasted turkey

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?  

two little beauties and one on the way

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?

yep, but I’d probably be irritated with myself pretty often ;)

7.  DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?  

not nearly as much as I used to

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS ?

yes

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? 

nah.  i’d throw up the minute i jumped.

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL

 

healthy-ish: Honey Bunches of Oats   pure sugar: Golden Grahams or Cookie Crisp

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?

  

now i always wear chanclas (sandals), so there’s nothing to untie

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?  

physically, yeah – for a girl;  emotionally, so-so.  I get stressed out about the stupidest stuff.  yeah, i’m working on it

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE  ICE CREAM ? 

Blue Bell Rocky Road forever and ever, amen

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? 

their shoes, then the condition of their fingernails (clean/dirty? too long? uncared for?)  Man!  how superficial am i??!!!

15. RED OR PINK?  

Red

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?  

My tendency to get so frustrated about STUPID stuff, and that I can´t seem to shake my habit of showing my feelings by my facial expressions

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? 

Pat, one of my best friends who always makes me laugh and is a POSITIVE, POSITIVE, POSITIVE person

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE to SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?  

Sure! 

19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?  

No pants, wearing a dress.  All brown.  Shoes: pink rubber flip flops

20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?  

Scrambled eggs with fried potatoes and two flour tortillas – a TexMex craving 

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?

Melodee saying “MOM, MOM, MOMMMMEEEEE”

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?  

what’s the color of the font in question #21?  That’s my color.  turqoise-ish?

23. FAVORITE SMELLS? 

my aunt Cyndie’s house – she always has candles going…smells so Pier 1.  And roast at Mom’s house on Sunday afternoon, walking in from church with that heavenly smell meeting you on the front porch

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?

Misael, brother-in-law

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS?

heck, yeah! well technically she didn’t SEND it to me. i copied it from her blog.  but i still like her.  lots :)

26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? 

tv:  golf (go figure) and football real life: football, basketball, soccer, volleyball

27. HAIR COLOR ? 

very dirty blonde (but it’s clean. HA!)

28. EYE COLOR?

Blue

29. Do you wear contacts?

no

30. FAVORITE FOODS? 

cheese, Campbell’s Chunky New England Clam Chowder, shrimp, all potatoes

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?

SOOOO happy endings, yes please!  i hate “reality” in a movie.  why the heck do you think i want to watch a movie?  I want some fluff and feel-good stuff.  No blood n guts, terror, or in-real-life-things-don’t-work-out flicks for me.  A good drama is ok, but only if i’m in the mood

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? 

Chocolat (for the 25th time)

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?  

brown dress

34. SUMMER OR WINTER? 

Winter

35. HUGS OR KISSES? 

kisses

36. FAVORITE DESSERT? 

any kind of hot, buttery fruit cobbler thing, with ice cream on top

37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? 

who knows

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND 

don’t care

39. What book are you reading now?

“A Mom After God’s Own Heart”, and “A Woman After God’s Own Heart”

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? 

MACKIE sound equipment

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V.. LAST NIGHT?  

the one show i do watch here – a novela (soap opera) called Pobre Rico…Pobre

42. FAVORITE SOUND? 

when Mel or Kaitlyn are doing belly laughs; these days silence is pretty nice, too.

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? 

neither

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?  

Xinjiang China

 45.  Any new news in your life?   

nope, just this new blog

46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? 

Houston, Texas

47. WHO’S YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR? 

Jane Austen (I was a fan long before it was ’cool’ to be)  She’s just awesome with her characterizations

48. WHAT TIME IS IT NOW?

1:08 p.m.

Long Overdue Meme – Per Dawn

I am slightly embarrassed to say that when I read Dawn’s last structured meme and she tagged four people to respond, it didn’t occur to me to scroll over each “YOU” to see who she was referring to.  I thought it was a cute way of getting everyone who read her blog to follow suit and do the meme themselves.  Duh.  I tell you, I’m living with only one functioning brain cell – and even it flickers in and out like a shorted lightbulb at times.  But here I am at last, ready to give my first and long overdue meme a shot.  Hopefully my bulb won’t go out mid-meme.  HA!

 

Four jobs I have had in my life:  1.  watered potted grass at wholesale plant nursery  2.  data entry clerk  3.  customer service clerk at Albertson’s (so glad when THAT job ended!)  4. high school English/ESL teacher

Four movies I have watched more than once:  1. Gross Pointe Blank  2. Happy Gilmore  3. The Holiday  4. You’ve Got Mail

Four places I have lived:  1. Castroville, Tx  2. San Antonio, Tx  3. Brownsville, Tx  4. Comalcalco, Tabasco, Mexico

Four places I have been:  1. Big Bend National Park  2. Telluride, Colorado  3. Islamabad, Pakistan  4. Xinjiang China

Four people who email me regularly:  1.  Mom  2. Erica  3. Pat  4. Tozer Daily Devotional

Four of  my favorite foods:  1. ANYTHING WITH CHEESE  2. Mom’s roast  3. Potatoes – any form  4. Chicken pot pie with biscuits – all homemade

Four places I would rather be right now:  1. a swimming pool  2. having lunch with friends at a yummy U.S. restaurant  3. playing with my girls in OUR OWN house  4. on a date with my hubby in Villahermosa

Four things I look forward to this year:  1. birth of Baby #3  2. Christmas in the U.S. with family!  3. losing major weight after I have the baby  4. seeing the next step God has for our family in this journey we’re on

Four t.v. shows I love to watch:  HA!  OK.  FOUR SHOWS I  LOVE TO WATCH WHEN I’M IN THE STATES -  1. Everybody Loves Raymond reruns  2. Good Eats (Food Network)  3. Project Runway  4. Devine Design

Four friends I tag to do this meme:  1. Mom  2. Kristen  3. Katy  4. Pat