Twenty Things

Prompt Three: Twenty Things About Me

These are all pretty random

1. If I had to choose one food to eat for the rest of my life it would be Sushi. I LOVE sushi! I could eat for every meal and be perfectly happy. Raw, cooked, it doesn't matter. It is all good.

2. I have always wished I had red hair. I think my hair is boring. Brown is just so average. Brunettes never get the same attention as blondes or redheads. I hated that as a kid and teenager.

3. I still sleep with a teddy bear. It is the same teddy bear I have slept with since I was little. His name is snowball. He is a polar bear. I cuddle my husband and I cuddle Snowball. That is just how I roll.

4. I used to hate being tall, but now I love it! I love being able to reach things that are on the top shelf, I love my fabulous long legs, and I love how skinny it makes me look.

5. I don't hate many foods, but I HATE olives. They make me want to barf. I hate the smell, I hate the taste, I even hate kissing Casey after he has eaten them. I am not picky about much of anything, but olives should die.

6. I love decorating with blues and greens. They just make me so happy. I would decorate my entire house in blues and greens if I could.

7. My angry music is Simple Plan. I can belt it with no worries about being on key. I love some good angry white boys singing about being repressed.

8. I suck at drawing. I have tried over and over to get better, but I am just not good at it. An art major with no drawing skills? Yup, that was me. 

9. Dealing with money makes my stomach hurt. I do it because I have to, but I would be much happier if I wasn't so stressed about money all the time.

10. I love flip-flops. I would wear them all year round if my feet didn't get cold so easily.

11. On the other hand, I hate summer. I hate the heat, humidity, and bugs. I would love to have it be fall and winter all year round. Sweaters make me so happy.

12. I am a really good cook. I hardly ever use a recipe unless I am cooking something new. The only problem with that is I can never really replicate a meal.

13. I miss reading. I can't really do it when the Bean is awake and I am so tired when he is asleep that I have no taste for it. Maybe I just need to find something worth reading.

14. I'm a pretty big geek. I was raised on Star Trek, Star Wars, Monty Python, Hitchhiker's Guide, and others. I have added to that repertoire over the years, of course, but my parents started the love of all things geekdom.

15. I feel like I can't be myself in new social situations if I want to make friends. I am not very confident with my personality sometimes.

16. I love sharpies! I have them in pretty much every color. They just make me happy.

17. Running makes it very hard for me to breathe, so I am not a sports person. I love watching sports, but I don't like playing them at all.

18. I almost got kicked out of a high school lacrosse game for being an "overly aggressive fan." I apologized and thankfully my school's team didn't get in trouble for my overzealous behavior. I guess it isn't really appropriate to yell "kill him" and "hit him in the crotch" repeatedly.

19. Christmas is my all-time favorite holiday. I love decorating, baking, wrapping presents, giving presents, the food, and pretty much everything else.

20. When I met Daniel Radcliffe I actually had to try really hard not to burst into tears. I kept it together really well and had my crazy fangirl moment after he was gone. I figure he gets enough nutcases harassing him already and I should at least try and be a normal person. It was definitely in the top 5 awesomest moments of my life.

More Prompts

• When and where were you born?

January 24, 1989. 2ish pm. West Berlin, Germany. I was my mom's early birthday present.

• Where did you grow up?

All over. Germany, Utah, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia. Army dad, that is all I really need to say. 

• What was it like?

I don't really remember Germany. Utah was great, before I knew better. Maryland was... interesting. Virginia was good for a while, but there were some really hard things that happened at church there. Georgia is probably my favorite, aside from the crappy school system and humidity. Riding a golfcart to the store? Heck yes!

• Who were your parents?

Well, Mike and Barbara Stacey are still my parents.

• What were your parents like?

My dad is very introverted. He was tough, but not bad tough. He just let us know what was what and stuck to it.

My mom is a lot like me. She is outspoken, a little crazy, and very intense.

They are both major geeks and raised my brother and me as such.

• How was your relationship with your parents

I am a daddy's girl, but I have always been really close to both of my parents. We've had disagreements, but we never really fought about anything. I still find it nigh unto impossible to lie to either one of them. Not that I ever really have a reason, but still.

• Did you get into trouble? What was the worst thing you did?

 Not often. I was the "good child." My big bro was not a bad kid, just belligerent. I learned to not talk back and in return, I earned trust. The worst thing I did? Ran away... when I was like, 5. I would load up a bunch of stuff and walk around the block. That is about it. I never broke curfew or anything like that. Although I did run from a security guard on my golfcart once. We were driving it on the golf course... they don't really like that.

• Do you have any siblings? What were they like growing up?

I have just the one brother. He was was stubborn and hated me tagging along all the time, but I wanted to hang out with my big bro. 

• What did you look like?

A flyaway haired mess. I went through an awkward phase that lasted much longer than any awkward phase should. I prefer to not think about it. 

• How would you describe yourself as a child? Were you happy?

I guess so. I would sit in my room and read or sit on the couch and read or go outside and read. I did other things too, but I was a huge reader. I would check out 6 or 7 books at a time from the library and read all of them before we went back.

• What is your best memory of childhood? Worst?

Best memory? I have no idea. There are lots of good things, but I don't think I can pick any of them out as best. If we are talking teenage years then that would be easy, but I'll save that story for another day.  Worst? When my grandpa called to tell us my Aunt Kay had died. That was really hard. 

• Did you have a nickname? How’d you get it? 

Ewe. It is a female sheep. That is what my name means and when my parents brought me home from the hospital I was wearing a fluffy, sheep-like, outfit. 

• Who were your best friends? What were they like?

In Utah: the Maxwells and Sorina Busch. the Maxwells were homeschooled like me and we played together all the time. Sorina was the youngest of a lot of siblings and we loved to play on my trampoline. One time, the four of us quoted the entire Lion King from start to finish, including songs. We were weird kids.

• How would you describe a perfect day when you were young?

Reading, eating Hawaiian smoked chicken, and playing in the snow.

• What did you think your life would be like when you were older?

I thought I would be married, have a bunch of kids, and be the perfect homemaker. Also, I own a horse and am the Queen of Boogeyland.

• Do you have any favorite stories from your childhood?

I once ran into our sliding glass door. And when I say ran I mean full on running. My brother told me there were monsters in the backyard so when I took the garbage out one night I ran down the stairs of our second story deck, and ran back up them to the door. SMACK! That was not so fun. Now I think it is hilarious!

Stolen From Shaferland

prompt one: three things



So, I stole this from Shaferland. I need more things to blog about, since so many people follow my blog *sarcasm sign*.



 3 Things You Can't Go Without


1) Sleep. I need at least 8 hours or I am not a fun person to be around.


2) Casey. He keeps me sane.


3) Bacon and Sushi. I know that makes it four, but seriously, 9 months with no raw salmon was the hardest thing about being pregnant, and I can eat an unhealthy amount of bacon.




3 Celebrity Crushes


1) Daniel Radcliffe. Seriously had the biggest dorkgasm ever when I got him to sign my arm. Holy crap... I freaking met him!


2) Hugh Jackman. I know he is a bit older, but he is some delicious eye candy.


3) I'm going to have to go with John Krasinski as my third.




3 Favorite Book Characters


1) Ginny Weasley. Love of her life leaves, she rebels against the bad guys and is just generally awesome.


2) Elizabeth Bennett. Do I really need to explain this one?


3) Samwise Gamgee. He is unwavering. When he imagines what he could do with the ring, he imagines a nice house and a family. How legit is that?





3 Favorite Things to Wear


1) Jeans


2) Flip flops


3) A sweet awesome dress




3 Things You Want in a Relationship


1) Communication


2) Mutual interests


3) Division of responsibilities




If you had to evacuate your home because of a natural disaster, what 3 things would you take with you?


1) My family


2) My computer and external hard drive


3) The Argentina jar. It is the money we are saving to go to Argentina.




3 Pet Peeves


1) Chewing with your mouth open, chewing on ice, and just chewing loudly! So many chewing pet peeves.


2) People who say "I could care less." SAY IT RIGHT!!! It is "I couldn't care less."


3) People who slow down to under the speed limit when they see a cop. The cop will not pull you over for going the speed limit. Sheesh!




3 Things You'd Do if You Weren't So Afraid


1) Tell someone something that has been on my mind for a while. Vague much?


2) Take another drawing class.


3) Only be friends with the people that I choose instead of those that are chosen for me in one way or another. Wow... that kind of makes me sound like I hate all my friends. I don't, really I don't.





3 Favorite TV Shows


1) Doctor Who. I have mostly watched the new ones, but I have had a good sampling on the classic Doctors.


2) Top Chef. I love cooking competitions. For real, it is unhealthy how much I love them.


3) Star Trek. Pretty much any of them, but my absolute fave is Voyager. Janeway is a freaking boss! 

The Long Promised BEAN BIRTHDAY POST

I am finally fulfilling my promise of telling the Bean's first birthday story! Yay me.

So, we got up and had blueberry muffins for breakfast. The Bean was a very happy Bean. He loves muffins. Casey put on The Beatles "Happy Birthday" while the Bean ate.

After breakfast, we gave the Bean his present from us. It is a sit to stand walker. He likes to push things so we figured this would be a perfect toy for him. Plus it is not electronic which is a plus for mommy.

Happy to push.

Then we took a milk break. He loves his milk!

We decided to try out the sitting function. He can only go backwards so far, but he will get the hang of it.

We went out to lunch/dinner with my mom. My child likes sushi. I WIN! Nothing raw of course, but he chowed down on a California roll like there was no tomorrow. I have the coolest baby.

Saturday was the big mustache bash. I will let the pictures speak for themselves.

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