Ten on Tuesday

1. Do you wear glasses, contacts, or are you one of those perfect eyed people?
I wear contacts.  I didn't need glasses until I was in college and my eyes have just gotten worse since then.  I got sick of the glasses and finally conquered my fear of touching my own eyeballs and eyedrops.  Go me!

2. What is the next item you are going to purchase?
I can't think of anything that I really need at the moment.  I just did my grocery shopping and some Christmas shopping yesterday.  I wish my answer to this question was Uggs for myself but I just can't justify spending the $ on another pair this year.  Ugh, woe is me.

3. Have you ever watched Judge Judy or any other real court show?
I just LOL'd at this one.  My mom watches Judge Judy every single day along with Judge Joe Brown and every other Judge on TV.  I constantly make fun of her for it.  

4. How do you feel about fake nails?
They look pretty.  I used to have them back in my high school days.  I loved getting them done every two weeks and that the polish stayed on the entire time.  I'm pretty lucky to have nice natural nails.  So, fake nails were cut out of my adult budget years and years ago.

5. What is your favorite sport to watch?
Football is the only sport I will watch in its entirety.  To be completely honest, if my husband weren't such a die hard football fan I probably wouldn't watch it at all.  

6. If you could create your own Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor, what would it be and what would it be named?
I'm boring and not a huge ice cream fan.  I like plain old vanilla ice cream.  I actually prefer custard with that crunchy topping.  I guess I'd name my flavor Vanilla Crunch.  So original, I know.

7. Do you have any scars?
I have many scars.  

8. Does your pet’s name fit them? Is there a more appropriate name?
Our dogs name is Roxy.  We think it fits her.  


9. What is your favorite television show theme song?
I love the theme song from Married with Children.  Love and Marriage...Love and Marriage....Go together like a Horse and Carriage... : )

10. What was your favorite activity on the playground?
The swings.  Still is.

Photo Shoot for a friend

One of my close friends needed pictures taken of her and her family for Christmas cards.  I volunteered.  It was so much fun and I am so excited to share a few of my favorites.  I took 157 pictures.  Should be fun narrowing those down for cards. ;)

Ten on Tuesday

Questions for Tuesday, November 22, 2011!
Provided by Elizabeth at E is Random!

1. What are you doing for Thanksgiving this year?
We are having dinner at my BIL's house.  The whole family will be there including my parents, brother & g/f and my grandmom.  It should be nice.

2. What are you most thankful for this year?
I am most thankful for a healthy family and a beautiful little spit-fire named Julianna.

3. Do you have any traditions on Thanksgiving? The parade? Football? Long naps?
We always go to my nephews HS football game on Thanksgiving morning.  They play our local rivals every year.  Its fun to see old friends and cheer on the players.

4. Is it called stuffing or dressing? Is it in the bird or a separate dish?
Its called stuffing.  My MIL makes a kick-ass stuffing and she does it separate.  I like it made either way.

5. Do you cook?
I have cooked Thanksgiving dinner in the past but I am not this year.  I only have to make one side-dish.  Score!!

6. What is your favorite dish?
I love everything on the Thanksgiving table.  I love mixing the mashed potatoes and the corn.  I love the turkey and gravy.  I love my MIL's stuffing.  I love it all.  I could never choose just one dish.

7. What is your dessert preference?
Cherry Pie and Vanilla Ice Cream.

8. What is your favorite Thanksgiving memory?
Before my grandfather passed away, we always ate over at my grandmoms house.  I loved that.  I love her cooking.

9. Do you plan to shop on Black Friday?
Absolutely.  I actually might even head out to Walmart Thanksgiving evening.  Jules will be sleeping and I can sneak out and back in without her even noticing.

10. What are you most dreading about Thanksgiving this year?
Nothing, I love Thanksgiving!

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Christmas Card Pictures

I've had the location picked for quite some time now.  I knew exactly what pictures I wanted to take for our 2011 Christmas Cards along with what we were going to wear.  Of course, nothing ever works out exactly how you planned.  I was able to get a few really good shots.  Unfortunately, the family group shots just didn't turn out so good.  I took them last and I think that was the problem.  Jules was finished smiling. Oh well.  I am happy with the end result.

Here are two that didn't make it on the card.  I LOVE them.  They will definitely be a Christmas gift to my in-laws.

P.S.  You didn't really think I was going to reveal the actual Christmas Card did you?!  It's a good one. ;)

Ten on Tuesday

Questions for Tuesday, November 15, 2011!
Provided by Lauren From Texas!

1. What are your pantry staples?  Kraft Mac & Cheese Individual bowls for Jules, Au Gratin Potatoes, White & Yellow Rice, Progresso Italian Wedding Soup, Vegetable Beef and New England Clam Chowder and Canned Green Beans for Jules.   My girl loves her green beans and mac & cheese!

2. What are your refrigerator staples?  At the moment Clementines, Red Seedless Grapes, OJ, V8 Juice, Eggs, Cream Cheese, Shredded Cheddar Cheese and Red & Orange Peppers topped with Italian Dressing.  

3. You already look like Heidi Klum (or your favorite supermodel). Now, what are the top three non-physical things you would change about yourself?  My attitude because obviously I'm stuck up being so good looking, I can't think of anything else...

4. What’s holding you back from your dream job? (If you already have your dream job, how did you get there?)  My dream job would be to take pictures and actually get paid for it.  I'm still working on perfecting my pictures.  The only thing standing in my way is myself.

5. You have $500 to spend but it has to be on one item only. Go.  Only one item...a new iPad for Chad or a new Coach bag for myself.

6. What is something that you are embarrassed to admit you buy on a regular basis?  McDonald's at least once a week.

7. What’s in/on your bed every night?  Besides our comforter...my cell phone because I always catch up on Words With Friends before bed each night and the remote control...God forbid Chad fall asleep with the TV OFF.  

8. What is a non-necessity item that, no matter how expensive it gets or how tight your budget if, you will always find room for it?  My iPhone.  I will never be without it.

9. What is the weirdest sandwich you’ve ever made?  Egg Salad Sandwich with Dill Pickles...although I don't think that is all that weird. 

10. Would you rather: Be banned from Pinterest forever, but gain a million captive Twitter followers; or, never get on Facebook again but gain five thousand blog readers?  Oh wow...that is a difficult one.  I love Pinterest.  It organizes my life in way that I am just not capable of doing.  Twitter I could really care less about though.  Facebook makes me mad a lot of the time...I have 'friends or should I say family members' who make it their life mission to complain about EVERYTHING.  That annoys me to no end.  Facebook also can be a little too invasive at times.  I think I would pick never get on Facebook again and gain the blog readers.  I need more blog followers!

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Ten on Tuesday

1. What’s your favorite television show  for each day of the week?
I typically don't watch tv shows the same day they are on.  DVR is my life line to reality tv.  I always watch Real Housewives of New Jersey on Sunday, Monday is Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Tuesday Millionaire Matchmaker, Wednesday Real World and Thursdays is Jersey Shore.

2. How many times do you wear your jeans before you watch them?
Typically I wear them once before washing them.  I love the way jeans fit right out of the dryer.

3. What is your favorite pasta shape?
I pretty much love all pasta shapes.  My favorite is angel hair pasta.  Unfortunately, Chad doesn't like angel hair pasta so I don't eat it often.

4. Do you read newspapers?
Nope.  I get all my news from the world wide web.

5. Do you sleep in socks?
Never. For some reason socks make me hot.  I always end up ripping them off in the middle of the night.

6. Favorite genre of movies?
Romantic comedies.

7. How do you feel about wrestling?
WWF/WWE is like a male version of Soap Operas.  Chad likes to watch it.  I think its ridiculous.  I'm not a big fan of high school wrestling either because there are so many germs you can get while doing it.  Really...who wants to get cauliflower ear?  Disgusting.

8. Should men pluck their eyebrows?
Yes, they should.  I dislike uni brows.

9. Do you have dimples?
Nope.

10. Do you like to camp?
No.  Not even a little bit.  No toilets, AC, Heat, beds....no thanks!

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