Busy (but aren't we all?)

I have really been a blog slacker lately. I finally have caught up on reading everyone's blogs and am finally updating my own. I just haven't seemed to have the time lately. Nap time is the only time I seem to get anything done. So lately I've been spending that time cleaning (we seem to be entertaining people a lot lately), sewing (I want to open an Etsy shop and make quilts for my friends that are getting married), or learning Spanish (I leave for Argentina in 3 1/2 weeks. Yay!). However, tonight I vowed to stop neglecting my blog, and I also wanted to know how all of you were doing. In all this catching up, I found that my friend Laura had tagged me, so ....

Here are the 8's
Rules:
1.) Post rules on your blog
2.)Answer the 6 "8" items
3.)Tag 8 of your friends

8 favorite shows: (Hopefully canceled shows count)
The Office (of course)
Seinfeld
Lost (Sayid killed Ben! My head is spinning at the paradox that has just been created. )
Ugly Betty
My So-Called Life
Pushing Daisies (So sad it got canceled)
The Facts of Life
Fraggle Rock

8 things I did yesterday:
Went to church
Made a key lime pie
Cleaned the kitchen
Gave someone a ride to church
Had dinner with my mom, dad, brother, sister-in-law, and of course, Finn and Daniel
Ate yummy zucchini bread my visiting teacher gave me (thanks Kristie!)
Ate yummy Challah bread that Kelly brought me (I was a very lucky girl yesterday)
Conducted Primary

8 things that I look forward to:
Argentina!
Hiking 40 miles of the Appalachain Trail with Daniel in May
Finn walking
Grad School...not any time soon
Having another baby someday
Opening my Etsy shop
Going to 3 of my friends weddings in the next few months
Going to the temple

8 favorite resturants:
Tomato Head
Chez Guevara
Stir Fry Cafe
Pizza Kitchen
Mellow Mushroom
Rosepepper's in Nashville
The mediterranean restaurant in Oak Ridge (can't remember it's name, but so delish!)
The French Market

8 things on my wishlist:
An iphone or blackberry
To learn to rock climb
To have time to do all the sewing I want to do
Unlimited texting
To learn as many languages as possible
To travel to every country or at least as many as possible
To have all my kids embrace the gospel, get married in the temple, and endure to the end.
To serve a mission

8 people to tag:
Desi
Amber
Lindsey
Beth
Katina
Marla
Eliza
Kristie

Oh, the places you'll go!

To participate just copy and paste in your own blog, and bold all of the things you have done. Happy discoveries!

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23.Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie/tv show
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

Give it a try!

Tag...You're it!

So, I got my first blog tag! What an exciting day! You can thank my friend Laura for this next post full of things you probably didn't know about me (and maybe don't care to know). However, I will warn Desi, Natalie, Mary, Katy, Sara, and Laura C that question 23 asks me to tag more people, and well...tag you're it.

(Sorry, Laura, I stole some of your answers, but they are exactly what I was thinking. Great minds think alike)

1. Do you like blue cheese? No. Blech.
2. Do you own a gun? Um, no. But I do have a funny video of me shooting a gun for the first time a couple of years ago. I'll have to post it.
3. What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? None. It just ruins the taste of the Dr. Pepper.
4. Do you get nervous before doctor Appointments? No
5. What do you think of hot dogs? Veggie dogs are good.
6. Favorite Christmas movie? The Christmas Story.
7. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? water
8. Can you do push-ups? If I must.
9. Age? 29
10. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? My wedding ring
11. Favorite hobby? Reading
12. Favorite Actor? I don't know, but I was absolutely in love with Keanu Reeves when I was 12.
13. Do you have A.D.D.? no
14. What's one trait you hate about yourself? It's hard for me to make decisions.
15. Middle name? Elizabeth
16. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment: 1-I need to put the clothes in the dryer. 2-I need to stop blogging because I think Finn just woke up. 3- I need to stop blogging.
17. Name 3 things you bought yesterday/today? A present for Jula's baby shower, fruit, gas
18. 3 drinks you regularly drink? Water, Izze, Dr. Pepper.
19. 3 Current worries? Getting everyone's Christmas presents...that's about it. I don't worry about a lot.
20. Favorite place to be? On a beach
21. How did you bring in the New Year? Asleep - I had a very small baby this past new year.
22.Where would you like to go? Anywhere I haven't been already.
23. Tag three to six people... Desi, Natalie, Mary, Katy, Sara, Laura C
24. Do you own slippers? Nope.
25. What shirt are you wearing? White tank top under a brown cardigan sweater.
26. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? I've never done it before, am I missing out?
27. Can you whistle? Used to. Not so much anymore. Wonder what happened there.
28. favorite color? Blue.
29. Would you be a pirate? Absolutely. I would love to sail in the open ocean. Though, the stealing and fighting are downsides for me.
30. What songs do you sing in the shower? "Aeroplane" by the everybodyfields
31. Favorite girl's name? boy's name? Boys: Finn. Girls: Dylan, Cedella
32. What is in your pocket? One penny
33. Last thing that made you laugh? A story Daniel told me about his childhood antics. It involved melting a GI Joe.
34. Best bed sheets as a child? Strawberry Shortcake.
35. Worst injury you've ever had? Car accident - Hurt my hip and couldn't walk right for over a month. Or any one of my three broken bones I incurred throughout my childhood.
36. How many TVs do you own? 1
37. Who is your loudest friend? Laura Newton
38. How many dogs do you have? One. His name is Pi.
39. Does someone have a crush on you? Daniel
40. What is your favorite book(S)? The Fountainhead and Jane Eyre
41. Where were you born? Nashville
42. What is your favorite candy? Chocolate with almonds
43. Favorite Sports Teams? The Vols!
44. What songs do you want played at your funeral? I have honestly never thought about that.
45.What are you doing at 12 A.M.? Sleeping
46. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? I need to pray.
47. Do you live away from your home town? Where are you currently? Not too far. Memphis is my home town.
48. Do you like to celebrate the holidays? Absolutely I do.
49. Do you own/use exercise equipment, if so what kind? Free weights.
50. What do you think of this long list of questions? I've just wasted a lot of time.