Friday, April 18, 2008

I've been tagged

(thanks Carrie)

What Was I Doing 10 Years Ago?
Let's see, in 1998 I was a junior in high school with probably very little worries. I was a cheerleader, on the cross country team, driving my red Pontiac Sunbird and working as a supervisor at Bagels & Joe (nothing like getting up at 5a.m. on Saturday morning! Oh the memories I have there with Gretchen and Karley).

Five Things on your to do list:
I'm not sure 5 is enough but I'll try...
1. Give Noah a bath.
2. Make up menu for next week.
3. Watch 3:10 to YUMA with Lucas that we rented last week.
4. Clean bathrooms (do I have to!?!)
5. Sign up to win the HGTV dream home!

Five snacks I enjoy:
1. Well, they're no longer out but when Easter comes around I REALLY enjoy Cadbury Eggs. Yum! And now they come out like in February so I get months of yummy, fatty goodness.
2. Popcorn
3. Tortilla slapped with peanut butter and a banana rolled inside.
4. Walking around at Sam's Club or CostCo and eating all of the samples. Does that count???
5. Dibs

Five things I would do if I became a Billionaire:
1. Pay off my home.
2. Replace our 1993 Honda Accord that currently has over 240,000 miles on it!
3. Purchase a vacation home probably in the mountains somewhere. Definitely large enough for our friends and family to enjoy with us as well.
4. Invest it, donate to charity and help family to pay off homes/bills.
5. Invest in my own company.

Five bad habits:
1. As I admitted to our small group the other night...Hello my name is Marianne and I'm a stacker. I pile my clothes all over the bedroom and it drives Lucas crazy. I believe we've come up with a solution though that seems to be working. We put shelves in our closet so now I'm no longer required to hang the clothes up but can just fold them nicely and place them on the shelf. Genius!
2. I leave tags on things I buy. I actually had a good reason for doing this at first. I wanted to sort of take the items for a test drive. You know, make sure I really like the item before taking the tag off in case I need to return it. This good reason soon turned into forgetting about the tag and it might be a year before it gets noticed again and I take it off. Actually, it doesn't get noticed again until my mom comes and points them out. I was also told that my brother does this so I'm thinking the disease runs in the family. So, if you come over you'll probably be able to ask me where I bought the item and I can look, tell you where and how much it cost me.
3. I buy magazines. If you also do this, you understand. I told myself several months ago I would just go and look at them at Barnes & Noble or Borders or the library instead of buying them. Well, I did that, and still do, but typically there are one or two magazines that I'll find craft projects, recipes or great design ideas in that I think I'll want for a later date. Do I really ever need them at a later date...not just yet but I'm sure I will!
4. I can get passionate about something rather quickly. Typically if I'm still talking about it a month later it's something I really care about it. Otherwise, the excitement will usually dwindle down within a week. Thankfully, Lucas knows this about me and supports me in all my crazy ideas! Every day I call him or my family to tell them about my latest idea. The conversation usually begins with:
Me: "So I have this idea..."
Them: Chuckle.
5. I eat my food one item at a time. When I was younger I used to not let my food touch and would rotate the plate around as I ate each item. The drink was always saved for last. I've come a long way from those days however I still believe food should not mix, contrary to Lucas' beliefs.

Five places I've lived:
1. Jackson, Mississippi (where I was born. And I know you were all spelling it out as you read it!)
2. Columbia, Tennessee
3. Flowermound, Texas
4. Lincoln, Nebraska
5. Bear, Delaware

Five jobs I've had:
1. Detassle corn. Hard to believe I did this one summer. My mom had to get up every morning at 4a.m. to take me to meet the bus that would then take us off to a farmer's land to help detassle. Not a pretty job my friend. I still remember needing to have every inch of our body covered so we wouldn't get sunburned or get rashes from the leaves on the stalks.
2. Hostess at Farabees Restaurant. This job didn't last too long. I absolutely hated how all of the waitresses would take their smoke breaks while I worked.
3. Sales associate at County Seat clothing store at the mall. Our store was always extremely hot because we were located above the boiler room. In the winter you'd need to dress for summer or you'd sweat to death.
4. Supervisor at Bagels & Joe. I loved this job! I think I discovered it because of my good friend Gretchen who had also gotten a job there.
5. Graphic Designer.

Tag, you're it! Lindsey Jury, Amy Johnson, Alison Phillips

2 comments:

Carrie said...

I was totally spelling out MISSISSIPPI when I was reading your post! Detassling corn? 4am? Are you crazy?? You go, fellow stacker!!! We can stick together! Make a menu for next week? Can I have a copy of that menu? I need a little help in that arena!!

Alison said...

Thanks for tagging me! I'm publishing it on my blog. It was fun to read yours :-). I am equally impressed with the menu for next week. Cooking is not my forte.