I don't normally do this...

I saw this post on my friend Robin's site and it says I have to post one on my blog, so here I go. You may already know some of the answers to the questions, but if you don't, I hope you learn something new and interesting about me.

Ridiculously long survey...but informative!

1. Do you wear a name tag at work?
No, but I should. In our office we have a Brandy (me), Randy, Sandi and we just hired a new girl named Brandy, too.

2. What kind of car do you drive?
Well, technically, at the moment, I drive three. On Thursday, we got a new car. Well, it isn't really new but it is new to us. We got a 1993 Infiniti J30 and I love it. It only has 107,000 miles, white leather interior, moon roof, power everything and a kick-butt sound system. However, prior to the Infiniti, on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays I would drive a 1995 Monte Carlo that I received as a gift from my loving mom. We were in desperate need of a second car since Jonathon started his job in downtown Dallas. Before that, we carpooled together for over a year! On Thursdays, Fridays and the weekend, I drive a Soccer Mom Gold Expedition; I do not work on those days and stay home with Olivia. We got this right after Olivia was born because we had one car at the time, and with her car seat in the Jetta, Jonathon could not sit and drive the car comfortably.

3. What do you order when you go to Taco Bell?
Depends on what kind of mood I am in. I usually order the Nachos Bell Grande, no beans...yuck! Sometimes, I will just order two Soft Taco Supremes, hold the tomatoes. I swear, every time I order anything with tomatoes on it from Taco Bell, they taste like they just came out of the freezer. And sometimes, I will order the Mexican Pizza, again hold the beans.


4. Have you ever had a garage sale?
Well, technically, I didn't hold the garage sale, Jonathon did. He wanted to do it and I didn't, so he did it all by himself. I was there to offer encouragement and support, and even lended a helping hand, even though I was 7 months pregnant and it was the end of June here in Dallas.

5. What color is your iPod?
I have a silver iPod Shuffle. I bought it right before they came out with the colored ones, or I so would have bought a pink one.

6. What kind of dog do you have?
I don't have a dog and never have. I do have two domestic short hair cats named Foxy and Mr. Black. Foxy is a Tabby with white patches and Mr. Black is obviously an all black cat, however, he is missing his tail. We have no idea what happened to his tail; it was like that when we adopted him. For those of you who have met Mr. Black, he is like a dog and you can vouch. If you haven't, ask me and I can tell you how.

7. What's for dinner tonight?
I made Chili with Peanut Butter Sandwiches and Cheez Its and it was oh so good! I got home from work at 6:00 p.m. and Jonathon and Olivia didn't get home until 6:30 p.m. so I had to do something quick and easy because she was starving as soon as she walked in the door.

8. What is the last alcoholic beverage you had?
It was New Year's Eve and I had a Mojito Wine Cooler and a Slow Hard Screw. Tim, our old neighbor, got a book on how to make your own mixed drinks and that was one of them. He wanted us to sample some of his cocktail mixin' skills and I have to say, it was pretty tasty!

9. Stupidest thing you ever did with your cell phone?
Labor Day Weekend 2005, Jonathon and I went canoing with his sister and her boyfriend, at the time, in Arkansas. I had the brilliant idea of bringing my phone with me just in case anyone needed to get in touch with us--I was having satellite installed here at the house and my mother-in-law stayed here and I knew there would be problems. Well, half way through the canoing trip, Jonathon and I were going down mini-rapids and we ended up tipping over and everything fell out of the canoe. I lost a flip-flop, food, and my cell phone. Fortunately, we were able to find every thing but my one flip flop. Needless to say, my phone didn't work for a couple of days and then all of a sudden it started working.

10. Last time you were sick?
January 3, 2008. I had Bronchitis and a double ear infection. I have never heard of adults my age getting ear infections, how embarrassing!

11. How long is your hair?
Just past my shoulders.

12. Are you happy right now?
I am happy, but I am stressed, too. We have had a lot go on in the past couple of months and I am ready/need a vacation. Florida is just around the corner, baby!


13. What did you say last?
"Jonathon, do you want me to check Ebay to see if there are any Deep Sea Fishing Trips cheaper than the price you found?"

14. Who came over last?
Both of my sister-in-laws Saturday night. We had one over for dinner, we cooked a roast with carrots and potatoes, and the other came to pick her up since her car wasn't working. I had no idea that the one was coming to pick up the other or we would have had her over, too.

16. Have your brothers or sisters ever told you that you were adopted?
No, and I don't think I ever told my little sister that either.

17. What is your favorite key chain on your keys?
I don't have key chains any more. Ever since 2004, when I finally got a car with power locks and had a key fob, I haven't had one.

18. What was the last movie you watched at home?
Hairspray on Saturday night. Such a great movie! I still had "You Can't Stop the Beat" in my head today at work.

19. What is in your pocket?
Nothing. I am wearing pajama pants and they do not have a pocket.

20. Who introduced you to your crush?
My friend, Erin, introduced Jonathon and I at Harding in the cafeteria, although he doesn't remember it. To be quite honest, I really didn't like Jonathon the first time I met him; I thought he was a jerk. However, the time after that, when we went to Little Rock with a group of friends, is when he remembers meeting me.

21. Where do you hurt?
Nowhere, at the moment.

22. Has someone ever made you a Build-A-Bear?
No, but we made Olivia one while we were in New York City. And the time before that I took Leigh to the Texas Teddy Bear Factory back in 2004. It was her first time to Texas and I wanted her to have an authentic Texas Teddy Bear.

23. What DVD is in your DVD player?
Several. There is "The Little Mermaid", "Finding Nemo", "Hairspray", and a Leap Frog learning CD that we cannot get to work.

24. What's something fun you did today?
I was able to give Olivia hugs and kisses today when I left for work. Usually I leave before she is up so this was a treat.

25. Who was the principal of your high school?
Mr. Brown

26. Has your house ever been TPd?
Yes, but just once. I was in the 8th grade at Caledonia Middle School in Dutton, Michigan and I had a friend stay the night on a Friday night. Well, her boyfriend and his friend thought it would be funny to TP my house. That night Sean, my Step-dad, fell asleep on the couch with the TV on and while they were TPing my house, they got spooked by the shadows coming from the TV and left. Needless to say, there wasn't much to clean up, but my friend and I were nominated to clean it up.

27. What do you think of when you hear the word 'meow'?
Olivia. She is so funny. Every time she sees one of the cats, she says, "Cat!", and then immediately proceeds to say, "Meow!"

28. What are you listening to right now?
Jonathon snore. Yes, I am on the laptop, in my bed, typing away, doing this survey, while my husband snoozes right next to me.

29. Drinkin'?
Nothing at the moment; but I think I will go down stairs after I finish this and get some water.

30. What is your favorite aisle at Wal-Mart?
Oh, definitely the baby aisles. I love to go and see what they have and see what is on sale.

31. When is your birthday?
June 27, 1981. This also happens to be Captain Kangaroo's Birthday--don't know if you remember him from the '80s--and Helen Keller's Birthday, too. Also, another interesting fact, I was born at 6:27 p.m. on 6/27. Kind of cool, huh?

32. What's the area code for your cell phone?
Mmmm, should I say it? Nah, I don't think so. If you have my number, you already know it. If you don't, then you should ask me for my number so you have it.

33. Where did you buy the shirt you're wearing now?
It is a hand-me-down from my mom. It is a bright pink Old Navy t-shirt and I love it because it is old and oh so soft to wear to bed. Actually, this shirt still fit me when I was 20 weeks pregnant, so when we found out Olivia was a girl, I wore this shirt to work. I also got a bunch of pink balloons and one mylar balloon that said: "It's a Girl!" to let my co-workers know. Jonathon just got the mylar one and tied it to his chair at work to let his co-workers know.

34. Is there anything hanging from your rear view mirror?
Not at the moment. But, as soon as Jonathon has a free moment, he is going to install a second rear view mirror to the bottom so I can have that one focusing on Olivia and my main one focus on the road. Right now, the main one is on Olivia and it makes driving a little difficult.

35. How many states in the US have you been to?
Hold on a second while I count.....24!

37. What are you going to do after this?
Go to bed. I have to get up in 6 1/2 hours for work.

38. Who was the last person you went shopping with?
Let's see, I shopped online Sunday night and that was just me. However, the time before that was Thursday night with Jonathon and Olivia when we got the car.

40. What about your favorite dessert?
Oh, I have a new favorite dessert. The other day, Jonathon went to Tom Thumb, a local grocery store here in DFW, and he bought Ben 'n Jerry's Creme Brulee. Oh my word! It is so awesome! If you get a chance, go and try it, it is so delicious!

41. What is something you need to go shopping for?
Well, I do need to get all of us some new clothes for Florida. Other than that, nothing really.

42. Do you have the same name as one of your relatives?
My middle name is my Great Grandmother's name on my Mom's side.

43. What kind of car do your siblings drive?
Leigh-Leigh is too young to drive; although I think she is able to get her permit since she just turned 15 in December.

44. Do you like pickles?
Yes, I absolutely love them. However, I only like Dill pickles. Just today, a co-worker received a pickle with his lunch he ordered and he said I could have it, but only after I asked if he was going to eat it :P Olivia loves pickles, too.

45. What about olives?
I do not like green olives and I can tolerate black olives. I will not go out of my to eat them, but if they are on a pizza or on some Mexican food, I will eat them.

47. What is your favorite kind of juice?
Hawaiian Punch has a line of juices and I pretty much like all of them except for the Mango one.

48. Do you have any tan lines?
I used to. I am hoping to get some when I go to Florida in April.

49. What hospital were you born in?
Saint John's in Anderson, Indiana.

50. Do you remember the name of your kindergarten teacher?
I think her name was Ms. Penny and she was at Smith's Kiddy Kare off of Scatterfield Road in Anderson, Indiana. It is still there to this day and I drive by it at least once every time I go home.

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BTW--I have no idea what happened to 15, 36, 39 and 46.