A Little Q&A session

Thanks to Lauren, I have something to blog about! 

I was tagged as part of a "Get to Know You" series for bloggers. In order to participate, you're supposed to share 11 things about yourself, and then answer the 11 questions that the blogger wants to know about you.

11 things about me.  Here We Go!!  (Bud Light Commercial insert here)

1.  I watch entirely too much television.  Anything that has to do with reality tv or people being kicked off? I'm in.  Any trashy guilty pleasure tv? I'm really in.  Anything on Bravo?  Absolutely.  I secretly hope my friends and I could star in the Real Housewives of KC someday.  In all reality, I just want to meet Andy Cohen and be besties. 

2.  I am deathly afraid of sharks.  To the point I won't go in the ocean past my knees and about had a mental breakdown when Tony made me go on the catamaran in Mexico.  It's weird, I know, but I would rather jump out of a plane with a parachute than scuba dive.  Emily told me the other day that you are 100 times more likely to die from being stepped on by a cow, than you are to be eaten by a shark.  I'm not sure where this stat came from, but I do find it ironic that I live in Kansas...

3.  I wish I was more active.  I want to be one of those people who love to run, go the gym, or even walk the dog.  I'm just not.  I love playing sports and doing entertaining things, but to just put on my Uggs tennies and go for a run is not my thing.  As I get older, and my love handles grow substantially, I feel like I should make the change soon. 

4.  I love love love my new job.  Not to sounds like one of those annoying people... but I really do.  I'm doing the same thing for the same boss basically, but we are in a new office, new enviornment, and around a lot of fun people.  It makes me realize how much a good work enviornment can really make a difference.

5.  I've never worn red lipstick.  I really wish I could pull it off, but I'm more of a clear glossy kind of girl.

6.  I'm super embarrassed that my husband is a dentist and I have terrible teeth.  I had braces in middle school, got a retainer I never wore, and then got invisaline in College that I didn't finish.  I wish they were straighter and prettier.  It's like an automatic response whenever someone asks what my husband does, I tell them, and they look directly at my mouth.  Womp. 

7.  I hate fried chicken.  Hate it. 

8.  My favorite vegetable is okra.  Fried okra to be specific, which kind of takes the healthyness out of it.

9.  If I wasn't named Callie, I was going to be KC.  Which is now my friend's dog's name.  While Callie is still a dog name, I'm glad she picked that one.

10.  In general, I'm an opptomistic person.  I like to always hope for the best and think everything is going to be okay.  Some (my husband) would like to say I'm not a realist.  Example:  K-State could be down by 10 in a game with 2 minutes left and I'm still holding out for the upset.  I don't give up easily. 

11.  I don't really like going to the movies.  I would much rather rent one, pour a glass of wine, and sit on my couch.

Now for the questions from Lauren:
1. Whole Foods or Traders Joes?
TJ's totally.  Only the one in Missouri b/c of the wine.  Duh. 

2. If you could sing one song in front of a large audience, what would it be and why?
No questions asked - Vanilla Ice.  I'm quite the rapper when I'm wasted, or so I think.  If there's Kareoke, I'm singing Vanilla Ice.  Get out of my way.

3. Would you rather lose all of your old memories, or never be able to make new ones?
Ew, I don't like this question.  If I had to chose, it would be to make new ones.  That's hard!!

4. Who or what inspires you and why?
My mom.  She is a superwoman.  She is so active, busy, creative, and yet always makes time to be there and help other people.  She's never put herself before anyone, and I appreciate her so much.  Love you mom!!

5. If Abe Lincoln and George Washington got into a fight who’d win? 
I have NO idea.  Since Abe's nickname was 'honest Abe', I would like to think he would, but the first president would probably put up a hell of a fight.

6. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Back to the Greek Islands.  Beautiful and stunning.  Or Ireland.  Amazing pubs.

7. What do you think would be the hardest thing for you to give up on?
Marriage.  (Lol- that's not supposed to sound bad, I'm just meaning that no matter what would happen, it would be the hardest.)

8. Would you ever consider being a contestant on the Bachelor?
This is so funny considering when I went to the auditions with Emily, we both ended up in the article in 435 South Magazine.  And yes I was already married. 
I'm not sure I could handle it.  I don't like catty mean girls, or crazies.  And I'm not really all about fighting for a guy's attention.

9. Glee or Smash?  Glee.  I'm so behind by a few seasons though...

10. If you could be a superhero, what would you want your superpowers to be? 
To travel wherever in the speed of light.  Basically like Dorothy on the Wizard of Oz.  I could handle wearing pumps everday.  

11. Coffee or tea?
Tea.  I'm currently having a cup as I type.


Now the 11 questions, I want you to answer:
1. Favorite moment in College?
2. Have you ever bought anything from Etsy?
3. Favorite Pinterest project or recipe?
4. What is your favorite sound?
5. If you could throw any kind of party, what would it be like and what would it be for?
6. If you had to change your first name, what would you change it to?
7. Which celebrity do you get mistaken for?
8. What’s the worst gift you’ve ever received?
9. What story does your family always tell about you?
10. If you won a shopping spree of your choice, what store would you choose?
11. Channing Tatum or Bradley Cooper?




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A story for the weekend.

I'm only blogging about this because my dear friends requested it of me...
and I'm never too proud to make fun of myself. 

Last night I took Margo for a run.  I use that term 'run' loosely.  I won't even tell you the last time I 'ran', mainly because I don't remember. 

Oh your waiting for the important part of the story?  It's not that I was completely out of breath, fainted, or got lost.

................ I wore my UGG's. 

Running in UGG's keeps my feet warm, despite the ridicule from my husband and friends. 

I bet my form was stellar. 

Blog Award Winner

My friend Heather post this on her blog, and in honor of this award she has given me, I'm supposed to list seven random facts about myself.
Giddy up...


1. My dad is a big traveler so I have been a crazy amount of places including - 45 out of the 50 states, Canada, England, France, Italy, Greece, Ireland, Mexico and the Dominican Republic.  I'm dying to go back to Ireland or Greece. 

2. I am deathly afraid of sharks.  To the point I will not swim in the ocean.  Knee deep is fine for me.  Emily keeps telling me that there are certain sharks that don't have teeth.  Well, I'm not really going to take my chances that the 1 out of 7 million with teeth would be the one to eat me. 

3. I have always wanted to go to cosmetology school to do hair.  Considered leaving KSU my freshman year (probably due to Chemistry and College Algebra).  Glad I stuck it out, even if I did change my major 3 times...

4. If you read this blog regularly you know that I enjoy the occasional cocktails.  So it might surprise you that I absolutely hate taking shots.   

5. Tony and I didn't get married in a church.  My childhood pastor married us at a ceremony downtown at the Clubhouse on Baltimore in the same room that we used for the reception.  He also called Tony, Todd, during our vows.

6. My favorite food of all time might be fried okra.

7. Tony and I's honeymoon got cut short when Hurricane Dean decided to make an appearance in the Dominican.  We had to leave 4 days early and didn't have trip insurance.  Talk about a bummer.  I told Tony I would float back on a board, but he didn't let me try.  I cried the whole way home.  Yes, I'm still bitter, thanks for asking.

I believe I'm supposed to pass this award along to someone else, so my choice is...

Gina at Gina's Blog
and
Kala at Kala and Trent


Thanks for the award Heather!

Name Flop

Anyone remember this post about names?

I got home last night, went through the mail, and here's what I found:

I guess I should give them credit for getting one out of two right. 

I realize I probably shouldn't promote my address on the world wide web for all to see, so just remember that I have an extremely vicious dog and a big buff husband.

A to Z

I'm stuck with nothing to blog about.  Well, until I get some pictures from the weekend from my friends with the nice cameras.  Gina, Biggs, that's you...

So I'm going to do a random post that I've seen on a few different blogs.  Getting To Know Me From A-Z, b/c I'm sure you all care so much.

Here we goooo...

Get to Know Me from A to Z:

A. Age: 26.  My birthday is in May.  Barely.  May 31st.  I'm a gemini - pretty sure, didn't somebody just change the signs all up?  Who has the right to do that anyways?


B. Bed size: Queen.  I'm dying for a King.  Tony + me + big white dog that feels the need to make herself comfy by laying across us = uncomfortable!!

C. Chore you dislike: All of them?  Is that an answer? Actually, I'll go with laundry.  Tony even does his own, probably b/c he would never have clean clothes if it were left to me. 

D. Dogs: Margo my love bug.  She's a handful, but I love her all the same.

E. Essential start to your day:  The snooze button.  We are friends.  I slam on him at least 4 times every morning.  And then a diet coke on my way to work.  Epidemy of health over here.

F. Favorite color: Green.  Love me some green. 

G. Gold or silver: Usually silver, but I've been going with 'bronze' a lot lately.


H. Height: 5'6", but if you reference the 2001 State volleyball program I'm 5'8.  Intimidating.

I. Instruments you play(ed): I was quite the musician.  Okay, I didn't excel in any besides piano, but I tried my hand at the flute and the violin.  Yes, I was in orchestra until I was a sophomore.  Laugh all you want.  Next to last chair.  Sweeet.

J. Job title: Officially it's the Marketing Director.  Unofficially 'office b*tch'.  Just kidding, but I do a little bit of everything.  It's random, hince me blogging.

K. Kids: Just my Margy baby for now.  I feel like everyone around me is having enough babies for me at this point.
L. Live: OP. Hollaaaa. Originally from the Bend.  Great Bend.  Great Bend, Kansas.  Google it.

M. Mom’s name:  Lynn.  Love my mama!

N. Nicknames: Cal.  Everyone is so creative.  Well, I guess Lacey did come up with Schmal at some point.

O. Overnight hospital stays:  None.  Knock on wood...

P. Pet peeves:  When bikers ride in the middle of the street like they are cars.  When people let their kids run a muk in nice stores, or the grocery store, or really any store.  When people are selfish.  (i'm going to stop before ya'll think I hate all people)


Q. Quote from a movie: Well, the latest is from Tosh's standup.

I love it when people say they are bad test takers... 'you mean you're stupid'. 
I'm just not good at taking tests... 'oh that part when it comes down to finding out what you actually know?'  You're just stupid.

OR -  'if you are an ugly woman, you're like a man.  You're going to have to work.' 

R. Righty or lefty:  Righty. 


S. Siblings: Brother Mack.  He's 21.  The whole family was relieved.  Can't believe he's that old though!


T. Time you wake up: Weekdays - 7:10, 7:20, 7:30, 7:40, 7:45.  Remember my friend the snooze button?  Weekends it's free game... usually by 9:30 though.

U. Underwear: Thongs. Occasionally boy shorts at night.


V. Vegetables you dont’ like:  I think I like all veggies.  Oh no, beets, I hate beets.  And prunes. Sick.  Actually prunes might be a fruit.  Are prunes a fruit?  Well, I hate them just the same.

W. What makes you run late:  I'm usually always on time, but if I'm late it's b/c Margo decides she needs to walk around smelling the yard for 10 minutes before she pees. 

X. X-rays you’ve had:    2 (excluding teeth xrays).  One for my broken foot.  One for my chest last year when I had pluritis...wth?  I still don't know what it is, look it up if you care that much :)

Y. Yummy food you make: I'm a big fan of my lasagna recipe, as well as some chili and soup recipes I have.  I've really branched out on cooking lately and I'm loving it!

Z. Zoo animal favorites: Monkeys hands down.  Any kind of ape.  They are too funny!