40 Things Meme

This was a really fun and different kind of Meme to do. I really enjoyed the thinking/writing exercise . . . I wrote this on Saturday . . .

1. My uncle once: accidentally dropped chewed food from his mouth into my mouth when I looked up while he was talking with him mouth full. It was disgusting.

2. Never in my life: (until recently) did I think I'd be (and enjoy being) a business owner. We love it.

3. When I was five: my brother (my only sibling) started college.

4. High School was: good, a bit silly (I hate cliques and stupid head games), but overall fine. I'm not a fanatic about it nor do I care much about reunions. I keep in touch with good friends and teachers and that's good enough for me.

5. I will never forget: watching my Dad die.

6. I once met: Ben and Jerry at an ice cream festival in Boston called the Scooperbowl.

7. There’s this girl I know who: I used to think was really great (and who a lot of people think is really great) but who totally turned out to be someone I never would've imagined. I seriously thought there must have been a hidden camera on me when I was told that she had cheated on her husband with my friend's husband. I was shocked and thought it must've been a joke. Unfortunately, it wasn't a joke.

8. Once, at a bar: um, I've got nothing. I haven't ever been to a bar. I don't drink but even if I did, I don't think it would be my scene.

9. By noon, I’m usually: wrapping up school with the kids.

10. Last night: I cut my husband's hair, our son's hair, and I trimmed our daughter's bangs.

11. If only I had: a KitchenAid, perhaps I'd understand what all the fuss is about (seriously, it's a mixer and a bowl . . . why so expensive? And why do people love them so much?). This is a topic of current research, especially since our hand mixer broke and most people tell us to get a KitchenAid. You wouldn't believe how many batches of cookies we've made by hand in the meantime.

12. Next time I go to church: I might like it.

13. Terry Schiavo: was someone whose story I followed very closely. I cried the day she died.

14. What worries me most: is something I don't like to talk about.

15. When I turn my head left, I see: our pocket doors between our den and our living room.

16. When I turn my head right, I see: a big pile of papers to organize.

17. You know I’m lying when: I lie since I stink at it.

18. What I miss most about the eighties: is the music, laughing like I did as a teen, and the movies (but not the hairstyles). Oh and leg warmers! And my Johnny Depp poster from 21 Jump Street. Yum.

19. If I was a character in Shakespeare, I’d be: eloquent in speech. (And this sentence would say "were" instead of "was").

20. By this time next year: I'll be a few weeks from turning 36. Omigosh, I'm almost 40!

21. A better name for me would be: . . . I happen to like my name.

22. I have a hard time understanding: people who are elitist and intolerant. No, maybe I understand them because I think I used to be a bit elitist and intolerant myself. Now, I'm just bugged by people like that.

23. If I ever go back to school, I’ll: . . . I used to think I wanted a PhD, but I'm content to study what I want when I want without the hoops and fancy titles.

24. You know I like you if: I tell you as much. I tend to tell people I like that I genuinely enjoy them.

25. If I ever won an award, the first person I’d thank would be: my husband.

26. Darwin, Mozart, Slim Pickens & Geraldine Ferraro: are 2 people I'd be curious to meet, one person I don't know, and one person I think is a whiner.

27. Take my advice, never: let someone else write your story. Live authentically.

28. My ideal breakfast is: generally small and simple, but if I'm going all out, I'd say Dutch Babies and sausage.

29. A song I love, but do not own is: just about anything current really.

30. If you visit my hometown, I suggest: driving by my childhood home to see the workmanship of my Dad's hands. And I also suggest a visit to my Mom's house for a delicious home-cooked meal and some very entertaining company.

31. Tulips, character flaws, microchips, & track stars: are pretty, gifts to help us understand ourselves and learn, wonderful technology, and hard-working people at something in a way I can't imagine myself being.

32. Why won’t people: accept others for who they are and where they are and be respectful of such and maybe even be happy for them if they're happy.

33. If you spend the night at my house: we'll feed you good food, show you around, and enjoy visiting with you.

34. I’d stop my wedding for: . . . nothing comes to mind.

35. The world could do without: hate and intolerance and elitism.

36. I’d rather lick the belly of a cockroach than: jump in a pool of icy cold water. And I'm germaphobic, so that's saying something.

37. My favorite blonde is: Phoebe on Friends.

38: Paper clips are more useful than: mac and cheese.

39. If I do anything well, it’s: loving my family and thinking and feeling deeply.

40. And by the way: I'm not pregnant (but I think this meme would be an awesome way to announce it if I were).