Memories Captured – March edition
Friday Funk – Things I Can’t Say edition
A few weeks ago, the beautiful Shell of Things I Can’t Say invited me to do a guest post on her blog. I was flattered and thrilled! And I am pleased to announce that today is my day.
This is only my 2nd guest post anywhere, ever, so I’m a little nervous. Please excuse my sweaty palms and twisty stomach. I really hope I don’t disappoint!
Now if you would be so kind, please head over to Things I Can’t Say and see what I have to say about mawage… er, marriage.
Friday Funk – 7×7 edition
Yep, that’s right, I’ve been tagged again.
This one’s a little different, but I’m still not doing the tagging part at the end. Yes, I would love to know 7 more things about 7 more people, but I really don’t even know where I’d begin picking who to tag. So you’ll just have to deal with that.
But here’s the rest of it…
7×7 Blog Award
Thank the person who nominated you: That would be the lovely *Bleep* over at *Bleeping* Amazing. She’s a military mama who blogs anonymously to protect her family, something I totally dig. She’s got some great stories of life raising a pair of boys, so please go check her out.
Share 7 things about yourself that readers don’t know:
Hmm, this one’s tough, because a lot of you know me in real life and I’m a pretty open book, but I’ll give it a shot…
- I hate using knives. If I can cut something with just a fork, I will.
- I failed to make the cheerleading squad in 7th grade because I forgot to pack white socks to change into with my tryout outfit. I guess thick green wool socks are frowned upon in the cheerleading world.
- I sideswiped a van in a Subway parking lot on the very first day I had my driver’s license. The very first day!! Ugh.
- For as good a swimmer as I am, foreign bodies of open water TOTALLY freak me out. I hate swimming in lakes with which I’m not familiar, and if I get stuck in a patch of seaweed, I will likely start crying if you don’t get me out immediately. I’m not kidding.
- I love sports cars and driving fast. If I could afford one, I would get a Lamborghini, Ferrari, Lotus, Maserati, or other such sweet ride in a heartbeat, then proceed to blow your doors off the line.
- I can’t drive stick. Guess I’d better work on that if I’m going to roll on dubs in a Lambo.
- I can wiggle my ears and plug my nose without using my fingers. That latter skill has come in EXTREMELY handy since having a child. I rarely smell a poopy diaper.
Share 7 of your blog posts that fit into the following categories:
Most beautiful: I’m going with this one strictly for the pictures. Hawaii – the rest…
You cannot change: I’m not quite sure I understand what this one is asking, but here’s my entry. Right or wrong, I am still the mama
Most helpful: I have a tie for this one… Homemade Sugar Scrub or my breastfeeding guide
Most controversial: I don’t really write on very controversial topics, but maybe this one? Do I want my kids to be French?
Most surprisingly successful: Finding a little Mom Sexy of my own
Most underrated: Be Enough Me: A Letter
Most pride-worthy: Be sure to click through to the actual post for which I won in this one; it’s good. I’m a Blogmas winner!
So there ya have it. Did you learn anything else about me? Like I said, I’m skipping the tagging because I can.
Thank you for the award, *Bleep*!
I am always beyond flattered when someone says I inspire them. Because to me, all I’m doing is sitting over here telling my crazy little stories. So knowing that others are out there reading and enjoying them totally makes me smile.
Lil ol’ me, a Hall of Famer!
D and I got back from Tucson last night, so a full recap post will be coming soon. Stay tuned for that excellence.
But in other news, I had a surprising, yet decidedly awesome, letter waiting for me when we got home. R told me I had received a piece of mail from my high school, and I thought big deal, wonder what that’s all about? A reunion or the alumni association looking for pledges?
Neither. It was something much, much better.
They’re inducting me into the Peoria High School Athletic Hall of Fame!!
Me? Seriously?? I’m going to be in a Hall of Fame! Wahoo!!
They are announcing my selection for the Hall of Fame at a luncheon in October, so all of you in the Peoria area please feel free to swing by and hoot and holler when they call my name. You can even make signs if you want. Lots of glitter, as long as it doesn’t get anywhere near me.
I’m so excited, and honestly couldn’t be more proud. For as little as I really keep in contact with anyone/anything having to do with my high school years, an induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame is a huge honor. I always saw those plaques hanging in the walls and thought what a cool feeling that would be, but I never in a million years thought it would actually happen to me.
Now I’ll just have to make sure they spell my name right, since the envelope was addressed to “Joselyn”. Um, that would be J-o-c-e-l-y-n, thank you very much.
Happy Hearts Day
As an adult, Valentine’s Day has never been one of my favorites.
To me, it’s much more of a made-up “Hallmark holiday”, created mainly to inflate prices of roses, candy, and paper goods.
Plus I never had a boyfriend over Valentine’s Day until I met R, so I usually didn’t have a reason to make it a big deal.
Sure I enjoy getting a card or an extra “I love you” every February 14, but I don’t really hold it in high regard or eagerly anticipate it each year.
It was great as a kid, though. Who doesn’t love a mug covered in pictures of candy hearts and brimming with said sugary confection waiting for you on the kitchen table first thing in the morning?
But as an adult, I can pretty much take it or leave it. Plus we had to send valentines to daycare for D’s party today.
Dumb.
I mean, it’s cute that they’re having a party, but dumb that parents send a dozen valentines for a group of 18-24 month olds who have zero idea the meaning of the day. Ah well, I guess it’s a small sacrifice for a classroom of cuties.
However, I am quite excited for our heart-shaped pizza from Papa Murphy’s that R’s mom gets us each Valentine’s Day. It has become our Valentine’s Day dinner tradition, usually paired with our favorite tv show at the time. A few years ago it was Lost. Tonight we might check out the new show The River, since I’ve heard it’s very Lost-esque. Anyone catch its debut last week?
We usually see R’s family each year the weekend before Valentine’s Day for one of our nephew’s birthday party, and that is how we always get the heart-shaped pizzas. Some may laugh, but I love it!
Plus, look at this adorable shot of D playing in a bounce house with her cousins at the party this past weekend. That’s my little valentine!
So Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone, however you like to celebrate (or not)!
Friday Funk – 11 things edition
So I’ve been tagged to do an “11 random things about you” post. When I saw that I immediately groaned and thought, “Ugh, I hate these things.” They always remind me of chain letters. Yuck.
But then I realized I’ve never really done an “about me” post. I mean, I have an About Me page up there that you can go check out, but I’ve never actually been prompted to break much down for you out here. Especially with totally random questions. So I guess you’re now in for a treat!
The rules of this tagging involved me reposting said rules and then tagging others, but I’m skipping that part. ‘Cause I can.
So I present to you “11 Random Things About ScooterMarie”:
1: Wine…Red or White?
Hmm. I like most all wine, but I’m actually gonna have to go white here. And sweeter white at that. (i can hear all you red wine lovers shrieking and shattering your wine glasses from here) Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Prosecco, and most especially ice wine. I am hugely partial to champagne, too, but I guess that’s not technically a wine? Whatever.
2: What is your favorite wine or libation?
Oops, I guess I just listed a bunch of wines in #1, but one in particular I love is Door Peninsula Winery’s Summer Splash. Oh yes – white, sweet, fruity, cold, delicious. Perfect summer wine for me. And I am a huge fan of good microbrews as well. Not too picky there, and I’m becoming more and more fond of stouts and porters when I used to loathe dark beers.
3: Have you been to any wineries or wine tasting?
I have. I’ve been to a couple wineries in Door County, WI, which are actually quite excellent. You can find a list of some here. Have I been wine tasting? Does Saturday night at my house count? 😉
4: Favorite pair of shoes?
Right now it’s my Blowfish Brille booties. These things are awesome. I’ve wanted them for a couple years since I saw a similar pair one of my sisters has, and she got them for me this past Christmas. Score! They are really quite comfortable, and the wedge heel makes my size 11 feet look TINY!
5: What is your morning drink?
Well it used to be an iced chai latte, since I’ve always hated coffee. But then I discovered pumpkin spice creamer and that all changed. (i still don’t like the taste of coffee, just the creamer) I’ve been trying to lessen my caffeine addiction though, so right now it’s a homemade Dunkin’ Donuts decaf latte with pumpkin spice creamer, until it runs out. Then I might cry.
6: Tattoos, body piercings, or both…and where?
Both. I have 3 tattoos (dolphin on back of right hip, Kokopelli on front of left hip, University of Wisconsin motion W with a wave underneath it on inside of left ankle) and 4 piercings (2 in each ear, 1 ear has 1 low and 1 high). I almost pierced my eyebrow in college, but the shop was closed the day I went. Maybe that was a sign…
7: Favorite dessert?
Umm, you’re making me choose? Yeah right. Oh, actually, I’ve got it – birthday cake from Trefzger’s, a bakery in Peoria, IL.
8: What is your dream vacation…money is no object!
Full tour of Italy, on my own schedule.
9: If you won the lottery…
I’d pay off our house, sock away a bunch for future college payments, then never go to work again!!
10: Do you talk to yourself? If so, do you answer yourself too?
In my head, yes. It’s usually conversations/arguments I’d have with someone in real life, so there isn’t much answering of myself needed. I’m always right in those.
11: Would you ever sneak a giant metal rooster into your house?
Nope!
So what’d ya think? Fun stuff, eh? That was actually much less painful than I expected. Yes, I am a pretty random (yet highly entertaining!) individual. Have a great weekend!
p.s. this list of random came to you courtesy of the lovely Suzanne over at The Wine{a}be.
Oh well, I got a story
I’m not sure what it is about me and R, but it seems like bizarre things always happen to us. Always. It’s as if our lives are governed by Murphy’s Law of Whiskey.Tango.Foxtrot?!
And never do things go “just right” or “as planned”. Never. There are always wrenches flying into our spokes, causing us to go veering off in some wild direction and usually crashing. Or at least ending up at our destination with a nasty scratch.
Fortunately this story I’m about to tell falls more into the weird stuff category than the painful crash category, but it made me laugh and think “yeah, that’s about right” when I heard it nonetheless.
Hopefully you will too. Laugh, that is. Not shake your head at the oddity that is our existence. Ahem.
This conversation transpired one afternoon last week over IM. R had been looking to buy a juicer for a little while and finally found the one he wanted that morning. He had just returned from making his purchase when the following was relayed:
R: pretty sure I just bought a stolen juicer
Me: wha? uh-oh
R: dude was sketchy as shit
Me: yikes
as long as they don’t track you down
R: showed up in a beat down mini van
smoking a swisher
very “eccentric”
definitely not someone who “has two and is selling one for his fiance”
Me: ha!
is that what he said?
R: yea
Me: dang. yep, totally stolen
R: I overpaid knowing that
oh well, I got a story
Now let’s hope we don’t get a knock on our door from the cops looking for that hot juicer.