Tag! I'm it!
Friday, September 12, 2008
Before I do this tag from my good friend, Braden, I must embarrass him. Just cause I'm nice like that!
I have known Braden for like forever it seems. We were both theater/music nerds (sorry Brade, we were!) in high school and just sort of gravitated towards each other. We were in many a play together, choir and just hung out. Braden has gone on to be a big wig musical man, and it just fits... I mean he was producing/directing plays in high school!! He did the play Oliver! our Senior year in high school,( I had the lead) and, if I do say so myself, it was better than the local high schools version. And, they came and borrowed our sets. Braden has always been a musical genius!
First, high school was not my favorite thing.
(DUN DUN DUN DUN - said all dramatically)
I was weird and moody. I had a hard time interacting with girls, because there just seemed to be so!much!drama! -- and not the theater kind either. It seemed to me that I always had girls mad at me. So, I tended to gravitate towards boys. No, not in that way! (sheesh. get your mind out of the gutter!) I just tended to have lots of guy friends.
Enter Braden and his clan. My Junior year in high school was extremely difficult for me. I felt lower than whale poo and was just having a really hard time. I spent most of that year hanging out with Brade, Nate and my Debate partner-- Edward, the exchange student from Germany. Yeah. Niiicccee.
When I told my Mom that Braden had tagged me, her face lit up like I have not seen it do in years. She loved my guy friends. They used to come hang out at our home and it was a party. All the time. She reminded me about this photo here of us at Prom.
Braden took our photo and turned it into a wedding announcement. And then, he gave it to his Grandma. I laughed so hard when we remembered this-- cause we kept wondering how on earth! his Grandma fell for it. We looked like were 10.
Then my mom got a little teary, and said: "I don't know what you would have done without Brade, Nate and the rest of those guys. They sort of saved your hide in high school."
Yes, its true. They did.
So, thank you. Thank you for being my friend when it seemed like no one else would.
So, without further adieu, here is Braden's tag:
If every job paid $50,000 a year, and you had no physical or mental limitations, what would you do? Sing to my kids and travel the world
What is your current church calling and what do you like about it? Young Woman's personal progress leader. I am just grateful I get to still be in with all those girls. Oh, how I love those girls. They make me feel young-ish.
Name a person you regularly encounter (outside your family) who brightens your day: My friend Kathleen and Liese probably. We run the volunteer choir at the elementary school together, and spend the entire time laughing. The school didn't have a choir, so we organized one and are together twice a week at the bright, lovely, fun hour of 7:15am. I actually LOVE this little choir gig. (not to toot our horn, but we are pretty good too! We were invited to sing at a choir festival, and we were the best choir there!)
In twenty years, what do you think you will miss most about your life now? My kids being around. Moxie will be twenty, Thing 3 will be 25, Thing 2 will be 29 and Thing 1 will be 33. (I think I just threw up a little in my mouth...)
What’s something you appreciate about your spouse? He refuses to repeat things he hears about others... even to me. His commitment and dedication. I actually did a scrapbook for him for Father's Day that lists all the things I love/admire about him with photos to accompany the list. It's pretty slick, and must be cool because it elicited some wiping of the eyes from Jefe. And, he never has to do that!
What is your favorite routine, household chore? Weeding. I love to weed, its true. I find it deeply satisfying! My family refers to it as "Mom calming her demons".
What’s a book you return to occasionally (besides the scriptures)? The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver She is brilliant, and when I go get my masters, I want to do my thesis on
her!
Favorite small pleasure? Dove milk chocolate ice cream bars; Godiva Hot chocolate from Barnes & Noble; and Vanilla Steamers from Starbucks.
Favorite time of the day? Dusk. Everything is starting to slow down. Its my favorite time to take walks.
Name a person who performed what they thought was a small act of service, but ended up being a big deal to you: When Jefe's Dad died, we had a house full of out of town guests. Cooking for the masses was difficult because we were all grieving. My friends took turns bringing us meals to feed our entire family(this was done outside the bounds of the relief society too). They did this for days. And, I cried every time they came.
Name someone who somehow changed your life: My 11th grade English teacher, Mrs. Brown. I had an old keister for 10th grade English and he did a real number on my self esteem. I really thought I was stupid, but Mrs. Brown would have none of that. She built my self esteem and self confidence up. She saw in me what I really was-- smart. I actually wrote her a letter recently to thank her. But, I saw her before I could mail it.. So I just told her what I written, and what she had meant to me, and how she had helped me. (and I cried like a baby too. It was rather embarrassing) She was my favorite teacher!
Consider what you do each day. Think of one attribute or trait that you bring to your daily work that is a strength—what is something you do really well? I love kids. All kids. I love the kids in my choir, and in my youth group. I love my childrens friends, and my own children. I love kids.
There you have it, Braden's Tag. Anyone can play... so feel free. Let me know if you play so I can come see just how awesome you are!
Just so we don't end this post all foo-foo-fluffy... here's a photo of the back of my hair from prom. It was pretty slick. My mom had woven real roses and babies breath into my hair. I had forgotten about it, until I went looking for all these photos.
My car. Brade and his friends called it The Poo. It was a weird color, and sometimes looked red, sometimes purple and sometimes brown... hence the name. I used to get mad and tell them to quit mocking, cause at least I had a "poo" and they didn't. Besides, I happily drove them everywhere. Much to my parents horror (like the month they were in Australia and we put 1,000 miles on my moms new land cruiser... cruising all over tar nation! My mom is still mad about that!)
I have known Braden for like forever it seems. We were both theater/music nerds (sorry Brade, we were!) in high school and just sort of gravitated towards each other. We were in many a play together, choir and just hung out. Braden has gone on to be a big wig musical man, and it just fits... I mean he was producing/directing plays in high school!! He did the play Oliver! our Senior year in high school,( I had the lead) and, if I do say so myself, it was better than the local high schools version. And, they came and borrowed our sets. Braden has always been a musical genius!
First, high school was not my favorite thing.
(DUN DUN DUN DUN - said all dramatically)
I was weird and moody. I had a hard time interacting with girls, because there just seemed to be so!much!drama! -- and not the theater kind either. It seemed to me that I always had girls mad at me. So, I tended to gravitate towards boys. No, not in that way! (sheesh. get your mind out of the gutter!) I just tended to have lots of guy friends.
Enter Braden and his clan. My Junior year in high school was extremely difficult for me. I felt lower than whale poo and was just having a really hard time. I spent most of that year hanging out with Brade, Nate and my Debate partner-- Edward, the exchange student from Germany. Yeah. Niiicccee.
When I told my Mom that Braden had tagged me, her face lit up like I have not seen it do in years. She loved my guy friends. They used to come hang out at our home and it was a party. All the time. She reminded me about this photo here of us at Prom.
Braden took our photo and turned it into a wedding announcement. And then, he gave it to his Grandma. I laughed so hard when we remembered this-- cause we kept wondering how on earth! his Grandma fell for it. We looked like were 10.Then my mom got a little teary, and said: "I don't know what you would have done without Brade, Nate and the rest of those guys. They sort of saved your hide in high school."
Yes, its true. They did.
So, thank you. Thank you for being my friend when it seemed like no one else would.
So, without further adieu, here is Braden's tag:
If every job paid $50,000 a year, and you had no physical or mental limitations, what would you do? Sing to my kids and travel the world
What is your current church calling and what do you like about it? Young Woman's personal progress leader. I am just grateful I get to still be in with all those girls. Oh, how I love those girls. They make me feel young-ish.
Name a person you regularly encounter (outside your family) who brightens your day: My friend Kathleen and Liese probably. We run the volunteer choir at the elementary school together, and spend the entire time laughing. The school didn't have a choir, so we organized one and are together twice a week at the bright, lovely, fun hour of 7:15am. I actually LOVE this little choir gig. (not to toot our horn, but we are pretty good too! We were invited to sing at a choir festival, and we were the best choir there!)
In twenty years, what do you think you will miss most about your life now? My kids being around. Moxie will be twenty, Thing 3 will be 25, Thing 2 will be 29 and Thing 1 will be 33. (I think I just threw up a little in my mouth...)
What’s something you appreciate about your spouse? He refuses to repeat things he hears about others... even to me. His commitment and dedication. I actually did a scrapbook for him for Father's Day that lists all the things I love/admire about him with photos to accompany the list. It's pretty slick, and must be cool because it elicited some wiping of the eyes from Jefe. And, he never has to do that!
What is your favorite routine, household chore? Weeding. I love to weed, its true. I find it deeply satisfying! My family refers to it as "Mom calming her demons".
What’s a book you return to occasionally (besides the scriptures)? The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver She is brilliant, and when I go get my masters, I want to do my thesis on
her!
Favorite small pleasure? Dove milk chocolate ice cream bars; Godiva Hot chocolate from Barnes & Noble; and Vanilla Steamers from Starbucks.
Favorite time of the day? Dusk. Everything is starting to slow down. Its my favorite time to take walks.
Name a person who performed what they thought was a small act of service, but ended up being a big deal to you: When Jefe's Dad died, we had a house full of out of town guests. Cooking for the masses was difficult because we were all grieving. My friends took turns bringing us meals to feed our entire family(this was done outside the bounds of the relief society too). They did this for days. And, I cried every time they came.
Name someone who somehow changed your life: My 11th grade English teacher, Mrs. Brown. I had an old keister for 10th grade English and he did a real number on my self esteem. I really thought I was stupid, but Mrs. Brown would have none of that. She built my self esteem and self confidence up. She saw in me what I really was-- smart. I actually wrote her a letter recently to thank her. But, I saw her before I could mail it.. So I just told her what I written, and what she had meant to me, and how she had helped me. (and I cried like a baby too. It was rather embarrassing) She was my favorite teacher!
Consider what you do each day. Think of one attribute or trait that you bring to your daily work that is a strength—what is something you do really well? I love kids. All kids. I love the kids in my choir, and in my youth group. I love my childrens friends, and my own children. I love kids.
There you have it, Braden's Tag. Anyone can play... so feel free. Let me know if you play so I can come see just how awesome you are!
Just so we don't end this post all foo-foo-fluffy... here's a photo of the back of my hair from prom. It was pretty slick. My mom had woven real roses and babies breath into my hair. I had forgotten about it, until I went looking for all these photos.
My car. Brade and his friends called it The Poo. It was a weird color, and sometimes looked red, sometimes purple and sometimes brown... hence the name. I used to get mad and tell them to quit mocking, cause at least I had a "poo" and they didn't. Besides, I happily drove them everywhere. Much to my parents horror (like the month they were in Australia and we put 1,000 miles on my moms new land cruiser... cruising all over tar nation! My mom is still mad about that!)
What did you drive in high school? And further, did you like high school?
