Tagged. Twice. Fine.

So I got hit twice with this baby, many thanks to Heather and Ashley Mae.

A. Post the rules
B. Answer all the questions about yourself
C. After you are done posting, tag 5 people


1. What were you doing 10 years ago?

Seeing as I'm only 19. . .10 years ago I was 9 years old, and I can't remember what I was doing when I was 9. Imagine if I was really 26 and 10 years ago I was just completing my junior year of high school and getting ready to dance the summer away. Gol, if that were the case I'd be really OLD.

2. Five things on your to do list today-

• Love my crazy boys all the way to Jupiter.
• Scripture study with said crazy boys...though not on Jupiter most likely.
  
• Clean my monumentally disgusting abode.
• Hang out with our adoption case worker.
• Post on my blog about my upcoming trip to UT/CA to see if anyone wants to book a session while I'm in town.
• Hopefully get some editing done. I am SO behind.
• Oh and #6. . . I know how gratuitous of me. . . Family Portrait Session with Amy and her man this afternoon!
  

3. Snacks I enjoy-

Pecans with crasins, Peanut Butter, Dark Chocolate, grape fruit, pop corn.

4. What would I do if suddenly I were a billionaire?

Buy a beautiful piece of beach front property and build my dream house. And then spend the rest on every camera toy imaginable.

5. 3 bad habits-

Taking on too much.
I'm a procrastinative clean freak . . . hmm . . . figure that one out and I'll give you a dollar.
I've gotten in the habit of not exercising. SO UNLIKE ME. I hate it.

6. 5 places I've lived-

Colorado
CA
UT
Ecuador
Hawaii

7. 5 jobs I've had-

Taste Test Administrator
Abercrombie (WORST job ever, hands down)
Dance Teacher
Yoga Instructor
Photographer

8. 5 things people don't know about me-

My little brother and bestest friend died last June.
I'm ok that my little brother and bestest friend died last June.
I'm ok with it because I KNOW I'll see him again.
I KNOW I'll see him again because God told me so.
I pray, a lot. You should too. God loves you.

Now throw your hands in the air and say it with me "hallelujah!" (Note the sarcasm, and note that I am making fun of myself for being all gushy and NOT of God. . . he's killer cool. ALWAYS.)

I am tagging...no one. I'm putting my foot down and calling for an end to the insanity. Unless however you feel lonely and rejected and want to be tagged, then WHAM! Tag YOU'RE it!!!

Tagged.

Thanks Molly girl. This one is a little obscure. All the more fun!

If you were an animal, which would you be? A Dolphin
If you were a city, which would you be? Florence
If you were a flower, which would you be? Queen Anne's Lace
If you were a vegetable, which would you be? Red Bell Pepper
If you were a color, which would you be? Red
If you were a fruit, which would you be? Apple
If you were a season, which would you be? Spring (but almost fall, that was a hard choice)
If you were a shoe, which would you be? High heel.
If you were a vehicle, which would you be? BMW SUV
If you were an appliance, which would you be? Dryer
If you were a Disney character, which would you be? The mom on Meet the Robinsons or Belle
If you were a dessert, which would you be? Classic NY Cheesecake (NO nasty fruit on top)
If you were a time of day, which would you be? Dusk
If you were a cereal, which would you be? Total Raisin Bran
If you were a instrument, which would you be? A camera. . .

I TAG these 7 people: Amber Joy, Heather N, Rachel B, Tami, Amanda Maero, Taylor and Bayley.

Oh Heather!

Heather challenged me to write 20 things about myself. You crazy blogging challengers. . . This is quickly getting out of control. (I secretly love it, shh).

1. I REGULARLY wish that life were a musical. Wouldn't it be SO much better if when you got angry at a "customer service" rep you started rapping and dancing an angry stomp rather than just telling him off? Or if when your husband stayed up late and did the dishes, upon waking and seeing the clean kitchen you sang a ballad entitled "Ode to the Kitchen Sink" . . . Aw come on, you're totally into it.



2. Brittish films!!! = LOVE THEM!!



3. I'm told I have a funny inflection when I say the phrase "Peed my pants." Aparently I put the emphasis on the word "Peed" when it "should" be the word "pants" that takes the inflection.



4. Favorite foods:

The last picture looks nasty, but mmm, I bet they'd taste DELICIOUS!





PS- I peel my grapefruits and eat them like oranges.

5. I crack my nuckles. Though my mother thinks it's a nervous habit. . . it's not. I could be calm as a summer's day and I'd still pop pop pop. I know, sick right?



6. Countries I've been to:

Romania, Hungary, France, Austria, England, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Canada, Ecuador, Mexico. . . there should be one more, but I can't remember which I left off. . . there should be 12, but I'm stuck with 11. . . pathetic. Seems THAT would be something you'd not quickly forget. . . . stupid "mommy brain." Which do you think was my favorite?



Austria. . . ahhh. . .

But Hungary is a VERY close second, followed closely by Italy and then Canada believe it or not. Next I would have to say. . . Switzerland and England Tie. Mexico is wonderful too. . . where does it fit???!?!?!? Oh and I obviously love Ecuador most because I lived there so my heart all saturated in it. Germany and France are great too, but not the favorites. . . but wait, that's not true. . . the west of France is amazing! So is the South. . . ok, game over. They're all WONDERFUL and I'd live in any one of them in a heart beat--maybe not Romania; nope, don't think I could live there . . . but it is amazing nonetheless.



7. States I've lived in for more than a year:

Hawaii, Utah, California, Colorado, South Carolina, Georgia . . . is that all mom? The list seems shorter than it should. . . Which do you think is my favorite??



Hawaii is only my favorite because I live there now. . . Colorado is WONDERFUL. . . California is well. . . CALIFORNIA!! Who doesn't love it there? Utah is the most "homelike" to me now because I spent the most time there. I don't really give a hoot about South Carolina or Georgia because I don't remember living there.

8. My favorite color is RED. . . in all it's wonderful shades, except for the bright, orangie one . . .



9. I once wet my pants in a parking lot (as an adult, yes. I was 19 I think). Back then I was a dancer, and I had to run off to a rehursal, SO my best friend TRADED me pants!! Yes, oh yes, she wore my pee pee pants and let me wear her nice dry ones.



10. I have a recurring dream. . . the circumstances are always different, but the theme is always the same: me with twin babies!!



11. I walk out of movies all the time and get my money back. If I'm bored, "refund please." If it's inappropriate, "refund please." If my kids are being too wild, "refund please." If I just think it's stupid, "refund please." I've never been hassled about it, not once. They always just give me my money back. No questions asked.



12. My mom got my name from Natalie Wood. . . so did about 20% of other mothers of babies born in 1981 apparently. . . ha ha!



13. Guess who I totally love?



14. I have an annual pass to both the Zoo and the Polynesian Cultural Center. Funny thing is, I live an hour or more from the zoo and we go just about every week. I live less than 5 minutes from the PCC and I don't think I've been since like March or April.





15. I've been give the following nick names:

Nat Nat
Natty Gascar
Natty Ghann
Nats
Noodles
Sis
Nata (there's a funny story behind this one, ask me about it sometime)
Nat

16. I really don't love these, and by don't love I mean Hate, but this one is pretty funny. I ALMOST want to pet it.



17. My Grandmother used to wake up every morning, look out the window and say, "oh good! Just the kind of day I wanted." Rain, snow, hail, hurricane. . . whatever. I want to be like her, so I say it every day too (even though sometimes I'm secretly thinking, "oh come on already! Rain AGAIN?!?!?!" I'll get there. You mark my words; someday I'll be as cool as Lucy Annette Cardon Carlos).

18. I was voted most likely to become "Dear Abby" by the class of '99.



19. This guy:



Kissed me on the cheek, jumped into a limo and then that same night I watched him present live at the Emmy Awards in New York City.

20. My parents know this lady but I don't. Maybe some of you recognize her.



And no, I won't get you on the show or pass a message along to her.

Tagged!!

Thanks for the Tag Bennett Ohana!

6 facts/habits about myself:



#1 - I don't use my phone in public unless it's absolutely necessary. I would leave mine in the car at all times, except for how badly it frustrates Richie. . .PLEASE NOTE: if you are with a human, put the phone in your pocket. TEXTING IS STILL "BEING ON THE PHONE" AND IS SO RUDE WHEN YOU ARE WITH A LIVING BREATHING HUMAN WHO DESERVES YOUR RESPECT--this especially includes people who are serving you--like people helping you at the checkout stand etc. GRRRR! What has happened to us??? We have all these "virtual relationships" spinning all around while we ignore the opportunity to connect with the people right in front of us!! Ok, deep breath . . . and . . . ahhh . . . moving right along . . .



#2 - I love dark dark dark chocolate!! Oh my gosh!!! I'm salivating just thinking of it! The more I learn about how great it is for you, the more I love it!! I tried for a while to eat a square a day "medicinally" but I'd end up eating the whole bar. . . I know it's good for you, but a bar a day MAY be pushing it just a bit.



#3 - We recite the same scripture to my kids EVERY night before they go to bed. . . ever since June 4th 2003 when Raleigh was born. "How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publishith peace, that bringeth good tidings of good, that publishith salvation, that sayeth unto zion, thy God reigneth!"



#4 - I only like to fold laundry when it's warm. Cold laundry makes me feel frustrated and depressed. Warm laundry makes me feel happy and productive.



#5 - I am OBSESSED with saying hello and smiling at people who look won't look at me. . . like in a hallway, someone looks down and away until they pass you? Uh uh uh! I'll slump down as far as it takes and catch their eye and say, "Hi there!" "Smile first, smile often, smile despite." Brad Wilcox taught me that, and Richie showed me how (he'll make the grumpiest person on earth smile and laugh in 10 seconds flat--especially at a fast food drive through). I really believe that grouchy people are just shy and/or misunderstood.



#6 - Dirty secret: I have to work very hard not to be rude to customer service representatives on the telephone. . . and by work very hard, I mean VERY HARD.

Now that you know 6 things about me, I am going to TAG 6 people. The Rules: Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves. At the end of the post the player then tags six people and posts their names then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Have fun!

And since I don't know 6 people who blog, I'll tag one, Micah and Nicole. . .