Since I have been a member over on FaceBook, I have had several people tag me for 25 things about myself. While I am not really one to get into "fill-in the blank" type of forwards, I thought this timeit would be kind of fun to do. I like the idea of coming up with randomn things about myself that maybe no one ever knew.
Here it goes:
1.i am very creative person. there is nothing more rewarding to me than being able to take a great photograph or produce a kick ass logo. i would love to have photographer/graphic designer as my title and hope to get there soon. besides that i love to knit, quilt, paint, ok just anything that allows me to create!!!
2. my family is my world. i do not know where i would be if i didn't have my hubby and my little boy in my life. they ground me and inspire me everyday. and i absolutely love my in-laws. they are my saving grace with being so far from my own family. i couldn't ask for a better sister-in-law either. she has become my best friend over the years. heck i talk to her more than her own brother does!!!
3. i hate capitalizing letters when typing!!! takes too much time to hit the shift button.
4. i miss my friends from back home. and the one's that i haven't kept in touch with. there is not a day that goes by that i don't think about them and what they are doing. hoping that some day they can fit me back into their lives. we all had such great times and it really sucks that i am so far away. you get me!! you really do!!!
5. secretly i would love to go back to school and get my masters in graphic design. well not secretly, but i would!! and i would actually apply myself a little more too...
6. i really hate it when a customer walks in the door 5 minutes before you close and say, "i know you are closing in 5 minutes" "can i look around?"... personally it should be written rule that you cannot enter a place of business 30 minutes before it closes unless you know exactly what you want and you can get out within 5 minutes.. i mean seriously people, think of those who would like to get home on time!!!!
7. i love to be barefoot or wearing flip flops all day. especially my reef's.. thanks amy for introducing me to such fine footwear!!!!
8. i love music. i could be listening to music all day. i especially love indie music and artists that no one has heard of. i'm not much on trends, and prefer a little eclectic mix. ani difranco, chantel kreviazuk, ingrid michaelson, k's choice, or the list could go on.... (by the way, i get to see ani in concert march 16th. be excited for me!! she's fantastic!!!)
9. since my son was born, i have become more vocal. i used to be timid about what i think, and personally you really don't have the luxury when you have a child. plus it has helped me to have a stronger personality and not such a reclouse (sp is wrong i know)
10. i am a more modern traditionalist person. everything has to have clean lines and cool, clean, crisp colors. not really big on ivory (although i do have some ivory things) i have gotten to a point that i don't like clutter, i'm not really kean on excessive accessories, and i love white towels and white sheets. not because they can be bleached (YOU SHOULD NEVER USE BLEACH IN YOUR LAUNDRY) but because it has a crisp, cool, fresh look. i also love high end linens (thanks to where i work) high thread counts are not important to me but where they are made and what cotton is used. i've become a linens snob!!! oh and they have to be percale sheets too. no sateen please!! i don't care how sexy they are, they are just not comfortable...
11. techonology is fantastic!!! i love the internet and finding all kinds of resources from there. i especially love reading peoples blogs and seeing new photographers and designers. they are totally inspiring for me.
12. i hate forwards. they cannot be 3 pages long, they cannot be chains that if you make a wish and send it to so many people you get that wish (it never happens and don't think for one minute it could) the only one's i care for have to be a paragraph long, take 1 minute to read. i can handle video if it's something that is not about people causing themselves bodily harm ( tend to feel what they feel when they get hurt. it's not fun) i also, hate when people send forwards and they keep everyone's addresses from the previous person who forwarded, and so you have pages of people you don't know's address and by the time you get to what the forward was about, it's something entirely stupid. common people, do a forward right. delete all the junk that has absolutely nothing to do with the forward.
13. i love sweets. my personal favorite is cheesecake and chocolate cheesecake especially. i've grown to love coffee more. but it has to be flavored sweet coffee. black coffee is too much for me. i cannot stand sweet tea!! especially from the south. too much sugary syrup (i know that's odd coming from someone who loves sweets) i'll take my tea unsweetend.
14. my favorite color is blue. always has been. i love more of an ice blue, with a little bit of tangerine orange. aqua's have become a new favorite of mine. and i hate the trend of brown's and aqua's at the moment. although it is such a pleasing color palette, i try to stay away from trends. if you didn't already know, i'm not much of a trendy person. especially in fashion. oh, and i like pink!!! enough said.
15. prefer silver jewlery over gold. i think gold is dirty looking and just doesn't fit into my whole design or look.
16. can't believe i have known brian for 13 years and have been married for 8 of those years. i think of all the things we have been through and couldn't imagine myself without him. he has been my grounding rock. he is the best father anyone could ever ask for, the best husband, and my best friend.
17. i want to be a mommy again. i love being a mommy. in due time though for another one.. i think ian would be such a wonderful big brother. he has such a sweet disposition, a loving heart, and you just couldn't deny him that fun.
18. i would love to travel to far off countries. italy, france, australia, czechloslavakia, venice, ah the places everyone probably wants to go to. i would just love to photograph the countryside in italy, see the beachs of australia, get to know where my grandfather grew up in czechloslavakia, the list could go on.
19. one of my favorite cities is Charleston, SC. the history and the feel of that place is just beautiful. i love walking down king street and seeing the shops. don't particularly like the smell of the horses but liked the carriage tours. savannah is nice too, but we don't go there very often (and it's only 30 minutes). would like to go to lady and sons with my sister. paula deen is such a raunchy old lady, but she's good!!! and i like her story. just check out her rings on the next party she has. and she's not afraid to get them dirty too!!!
20. i've said it before, but i miss my family, i miss my friends, i love the friends that i have down here. am excited about a new penpal that i have now. cry when i think about how far away some of my friends are that i can't see. cry that i can't see my niece and nephews all the time. miss the idea that i have to miss them grow up. but i will never move back to indiana, will only think about being as close as maybe tennessee. will never live in ohio or illinois. could possibly do michigan, but not sure on having to deal with winters.
21. proud of my dad for his weight loss. he doesn't have that big ole belly anymore... proud of my sisters for their weight loss. i think we are becoming a skinny family (hopefully) trying to eat better and not so much junk. although i will not get rid of my sweets just eat less of them.
22. my favorite flower is the daisy. gerbera daisy's too. they are such simple flowers but represent so much.
23. i'm very greatful for the things that i have, the people that i am surrounded by, and the idea that god has a plan. it may not always make sense at first. i'm still trying to figure mine out, and i think we spend our entire lives trying to do that.
24. i have come the realization that i am going to be a soccer mom and that the idea of owning a mini van is within reach. sadly!! come on, you can't beat the stow-and-go seats. the room to tow around ian's baseball team, or soccer boys. and the idea you can get better gas milage than my jeep can get.
25. fall is my favorite time of year. the weather is just right, cool enough you don't need a jacket, warm enough you don't roast. i am sad that you don't see the change is season here as much, but what little color you see on the leaves is breathtaking. i would love to ride down the blue ridge parway during the fall and see the leaves.