73 Questions

May 25, 2016

Have you seen the Vogue 73 Questions videos? I watched a few the other night and loved Sarah Jessica Parker, then again I just love her style and personality. So when I saw that Rachel & Kristin has posted a 73 Questions I had to jump in.

  1. What are you most excited about these days?  Going to New Orleans in June on a mini vacay. It's mainly an excuse to eat at new places and take the kiddo to the aquarium. Plus I found a bed & breakfast for way cheaper than the hotels, score! 
  2. Favorite holiday? Thanksgiving, the weather is perfect, we cook everything we can come up wtih, and everyone just hangs out. I love a good low stress holiday with cool weather.
  3. Favorite season? That 10 minutes of cool/cold weather we get in Louisiana. Some call it fall, we call it "not as hot summer."
  4. Recent hobby? Gardening, so far I've got two tomatoes and I've killed numerous things. 
  5. If you could switch lives with someone for a day, who would it be? Who's a person that gets to sleep all night and travel more than I do?
  6. If you could have coffee with someone from the past, who would it be? Princess  Diana
  7. What’s the best thing that happened this year? Paying off my car? I know, super exciting.
  8. What’s the best way to decompress? Watching Time Team on Youtube and soaking in the tub.
  9. What’s the weirdest word in the English language? Hmmm?
  10. If you had one superpower, what would it be? Mind reading
  11. Who do you miss most? My grandmother
  12. Who was the last person to text you? Jeremy
  13. Who are three people, alive or dead, that you would have dinner with? Duchess of Cambridge, George Harrison, Sue Perkins
  14. Last book you read? Lady Catherine, The Early, and the Real Downton Abby
  15. Book you plan on reading? On Becoming Pre-Toddler Wise
  16. Book you read bc everyone else in the world was reading it? Eat Dirt
  17. A book from your childhood that positively shaped you? Harry Potter, I loved the friendship and being yourself side of it. 
  18. Favorite tv show that’s currently on tv? I've started watching There Goes The Motherhood, it's funny but not amazing. My biggies that I'm waiting to come back on are The Great British Bake Off & Call the Midwife. 
  19. Favorite ice cream? Any ice cream. Except Mint Chocolate Chip, people who like that need their head examined. 
  20. What makes you smile the most? Stand up comedy and actually sleeping though the night.
  21. First pet? Buffy our male golden retriever with a female name.
  22. Worst subject in school? Math
  23. Favorite game? I'm not a big game person, 4 Corners is pretty decent though. 
  24. Coolest thing in the world? How far technology has come in general since my childhood. 
  25. Cutest thing in the world? A sleeping baby (seeing the pattern yet?)
  26. Favorite thing in the world? Pizza & Ice Cream dates in bed watching movies, Johnny's Pizza of course. 
  27. One talent you wish you had? The ability to sew.
  28. One thing you still have from your childhood? Tons of photos and a whole bunch of magazines from when Princess Diana died.
  29. What’s your patronus? A dog? I'm loyal, heck if I know. 
  30. Last song you listened to on your phone? True life, there isn't a single song on my phone.
  31. Favorite song lyrics? And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make - The End by The Beatles
  32. What song would you probably be caught dancing alone to? I basically dance to everything, the baby has heightened the need to dance just to see what he does.
  33. If you could work the runway, what song would it be? Got To Be Real - blame it on my early 20's and watching Carrie on Sex and the City in college. When I think runway that comes to mind. I would have linked the actual clip from SATC but it had some language in it. 
  34. Best gift you’ve ever given? Confession, I'm a terrible gift giver. I make Jeremy tell me what he wants. 
  35. Fashion icon? Catherine Middleton (she's so classic) combined with Sarah Jessica Parker
  36. What did you wear to your prom? A huge poofy strapless sequined bodice dress in teal/aqua. 
  37. Who was your date to your prom? My high school boyfriend, and let me just say it was the worst night ever. The worst! 
  38. Favorite movie of all time? Hocus Pocus
  39. Favorite movie of the last five years? I thought the Hunger Games were good, but I've been told I slept through them. 
  40. Movie that made you cry? I'm not a movie crier. 
  41. Movie that made you laugh the hardest? I sleep through movies, I'm sure there was a funny one but honestly I can't remember lol! 
  42. If you could make a documentary, what would it be about? Food or something historical
  43. Favorite TV show? The Great British Bake Off
  44. If you could make a cameo in any TV show what would it be? Pioneer Woman Cooks
  45. Best plot twist of all time? I'm not a drama person, comedy yes, but there aren't a lot of twists in comedy. 
  46. Twitter or Instagram? Instagram, no one uses Twitter much these days. 
  47. Who should everyone be following right now? Honey Holden
  48. Favorite food? Italian
  49. Favorite dessert? Ice Cream
  50. Favorite band? The Beatles
  51. Favorite solo artist? Ehh?
  52. If you could sing a duet with anyone, who would it be? George Harrison
  53. What would be the title of your autobiography? Mild Case of Hippie
  54. Favorite sound? Wind chimes during the fall, or a bonfire
  55. Least favorite sound? Cracking knuckles
  56. Favorite animal? Dogs
  57. First celebrity crush? Lance Bass, N'SYNC days
  58. Current celebrity crush? Nada
  59. What is your kryptonite? Chocolate
  60. Guilty pleasure? Ice Cream 
  61. Most proud moment? Surviving childbirth and nursing for a year straight+
  62. Biggest weakness? Sweets
  63. Skill still unmastered? Anything crafty
  64. What is the definition of misery? Zero sleep or sick
  65. Biggest learning experience? Living alone in college
  66. What is your idea of a perfect date? Coffee, a new local restaurant we haven't been to, or a fun dessert. Any of those 3 would work. 
  67. An experience when you felt the most nervous? Absolutely any time I've had to present something for a class or speak in front of people, minus my classroom. Kids are different. 
  68. At what age were you the happiest? 29-30 has been good
  69. What’s one vice you wish you could give up? Sweets! 
  70. If you could teach a college course, what would it be called? What not to do in college.
  71. If you could star in any movie remake, what would it be? Hocus Pocus! 
  72. If you were an Olympic athlete, what would your event be? Speed Shopping, I can get us out of the grocery store quick in the event no one complains about how fast I walk and the store isn't jam packed. 
  73. If you could offer your 13-year-old self one piece of advice, what would it be? The beliefs you had going into high school... stick with those. Don't let boys change your mind about things and being a snob about drinking and smoking totally paid off. Peer pressure ain't worth it. Also, you'll never fit a 14 slim again, soak that up.