Giggle

Bucket List

A friend sent this to me so I thought I would post it here instead of emailing out to everyone.  If you would like to participate either copy and paste the below and email to folks, copy and paste as a note in facebook or blog this on your own blog. 

(   ) Shot a gun

( x ) Gone on a blind date

( x ) Skipped School

( x ) Been to Canada

( x ) Been to Alaska

( x ) Been to Cuba

( x ) Been to Europe

( x) Been to Las Vegas

( x ) Been to Mexico

( x ) Been to Florida

(   ) Been to Hawaii

( x ) Been to California

(   ) Been to Maine

( x ) Been on a plane

( x ) Been on a cruise ship

( x ) Been on a one day Lake Cruise Ship

(   ) Served on a Jury - Almost, I was questioned but was dismissed.

( x ) Been lost

( x ) Been on the opposite side of the country (opposite from here [MN] is Texas)

(   ) Gone to New York City

( x ) Swam in the ocean

( x ) Cried yourself to sleep

( x ) Played cops and robbers

( x ) Played cowboys and Indians

( x ) Sang Karaoke

( x ) Paid for a meal with coins only (I went to college...)

( x ) Made prank phone calls

( x ) Laughed until some beverage came out of your nose

( x ) Read the Bible completely through

( x ) Caught a snowflake on your tongue

( x ) Danced in the rain

( x ) Written a letter to Santa Claus

( x ) Been kissed under the mistletoe

( x ) Watched the sunrise with someone

( x ) Blown Bubbles

( x ) Gone ice skating

( x ) Gone skiing

( x ) Camped out under the stars

( x ) Seen something so beautiful that it took your breath away

( x ) Are or have been married

( x ) Have children

( x ) Have/had a pet

( x ) Been skinny dipping outdoors

( x ) Been fishing 

( x ) Been boating

( x ) Been or tried water skiing

( x ) Been hiking

( x ) Been camping in a trailer/RV

( x ) Flown in a small 4-seater airplane

(   ) Flown in a glider

( x ) Been flying in a helicopter

( x ) Been flying in a hot air balloon

( x ) Been bungee jumping

( x ) Gone to a drive-in movie

( x ) Done something that should have killed you

( x ) Done something that you will regret for the rest of your life

(   ) Been to Africa

(   ) Ever ridden an elephant

( x ) Ever eaten just cookies for dinner

( x ) Ever been on TV

( x ) Ever steal any traffic signs

( x ) Ever been in a car accident

( x ) Had a nickname?

( x ) Name ever been in the local paper

(   ) Ever been to Australia

(   ) Been sky diving

( x ) Driven/ridden in a car going more than 100 mph

Favorite drink: Arnold Palmer

Tattoos: none

Do you drive a 4-door vehicle: Yes

Favorite number: 19

Favorite Holiday: Christmas

Favorite Dessert: Raspberry Lime pie

Where do you see yourself in 10 years: Happy, raising a 13-year old son, a 10-year old daughter and blissfully married to my best friend Dave. Hopefully we'll have knocked off  another continent on the above list in our travels as well.

Let Me Know Something About You Meme:

A. Three names I go by:

1. Mom/Mommy
2. Meggles
3. Meg

B. Three places I've lived:

1. Duluth
2. Cottage Grove
3. Texas
   

C. Three places I've worked:

1. Target Corporation
2. STAR Services
3. At home as a mommy and wife. ;-)
   

D. Three things I like to watch:

1. Brothers and Sisters
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. Zach playing
   

E. Three places I have been:

1. Paris (France not Paris, IL or Paris, TN or Paris, AR or Paris, SD, or Paris, ID or Paris, KY, or Paris, MA, or Paris, MI, or Paris, MO,  or Paris, TX or  Paris, VA, or Paris, WI)
   
2. Venezuela
3. Ana Maria Island
   

E. Three people that email me regularly:

1. Carmel
2. Nancy
3. Junk Mail...oddly enough I've signed up to receive most of it...

G. Three things I love to eat:

1. Pizza - Sammy's, Carbone's, and Davanni's...thin and crispy or deep dish.
   
2. Asian food made from scratch...especially by Boomie. (NUM!)
3. Eating any of the fabulous dishes on the patio at WA Frost - cheese & wine anyone??

H. Three people I think will respond:

1. If you are reading the blog - hit comment below, copy and paste and respond. It's fun!
   
2. If you are reading the blog - hit comment below, copy and paste and respond. It's fun!
3. If you are reading the blog - hit comment below, copy and paste and respond. It's fun!

I. Three things I am looking forward to:

1. SUMMER!
2. Cheering for my girls who are walking the 3-day in August
3. Autumn - the fall leaves, picking apples and all the bounty it will bring.
   

Now, here's what you are supposed to do...and please do not spoil the fun. Hit the comments link below, copy and paste the above into the text box, delete my answers and type in your own answers. Let's see how many of you will actually comment...if you do you'd make my day!

42 Things you never think to Ask

1. Have you ever been searched by the cops?  Do the security guards at the airport count? If not, then no.

 2. Do you close your eyes on roller coasters? Yes and no.  I close my eyes when going up the hills and then open my eyes and SCREAM REALLY LOUD when going down the hills

 

3. When is the last time you've been sledding? Before Dave and I were married - so 2004 or so

 

4. Would you rather sleep with someone else, or alone? I would rather sleep with Dave

 

5. Do you believe in ghosts?  Yes 

 

6. Do you consider yourself creative? I certainly do 

 

7. Do you think O.J. killed his wife? Does it really matter anymore??? 

 

8. Jennifer Aniston or Angelina Jolie?  You know I like them both - they both are very different people from what I am able to gather from my external view.

 

9. Do you stay friends with your ex's?  Not really.... 

 

10. Do you know how to play poker?  Not really, I always forget the rules and end up naked

11. Have you ever been awake for 48 hours straight?  Yes - it sucked 

 

12. What's your favorite commercial? *zombie eyes* I love all Target Commercials...I love all Target commercials

 

13. What are you allergic to?  Ragweed and cats

 

14. If you're driving in the middle of the night, and no one is around do you run red lights? Nope...because you never know how fast the person may be going that will be screaming through the green light.   

 

15. Do you have a secret that no one knows but you?  I don't really have secrets...  I am a fairly open book. All you have to do is ask as I do not always readily share, just be prepared for the answer. :)

 

16. Boston Red Sox or New York Yankees? Oh....come on the TWINS!  

 

17. Have you ever been Ice Skating?  I grew up in Duluth, MN - of COURSE I have been ice skating 

 

18. How often do you remember your dreams? quite often actually.  I remember more when I first wake up.  If I want to share them with others I make a point of running them through my mind again in the morning when I am more awake.

 

19. When was the last time you laughed so hard you cried? On Zach's birthday  

20. Can you name 5 songs by The Beatles? Let it Be, Help!, Yellow Submarine, Blackbird, Love Me do, Want to hold your hand, Can't buy me love, Yesterday, Paperback writer, Day Tripper, All you need is Love, Hey Jude.... 

21. What's the one thing on your mind now?   Honestly, the names of Beatles songs...see # 20.

 

22. Do you believe in love at first sight? Yes and no, you can be physically attracted to someone but for me there needs to be another connection as well - can the person hold a conversation with me and what do their eyes tell you when you look into them.   

 

23. Do you know who Ghetto-ass barbie is?  Say what?!  ummm...no! 

 

24. Do you always wear your seat belt? Yes I do 

 

25 what cell service do you use? Verizon 

 

26. Do you like Sushi? Some sushi yes

 

27. Have you ever narrowly avoided a fatal accident? Well you would never know if the accident would have been fatal - but probably.  
 

28. What do you wear to bed? PJ's - normally sleep pants and a shirt or a nightgown 

 

29. Been caught stealing? Yes, when I was in 1st grade.   

 

30. what shoe size do you have? 9 (I was an 8.5 but my feet grew when I was pregnant with Zach)

 

31. Do you truly hate anyone? No, why waste energy on hating someone?  It's better to forgive, move on, never forget and hold your trust carefully. 
 

32. Classic Rock or Rap? Classic Rock definitely!

 

33. If you could sleep with one famous person, who would it be? You know I honestly do not know...and I really wouldn't want to cheat on Dave either. :)

 

34. Are you a virgin?  Um no...I have a son Zachary so I can no longer claim I'm a virgin. *giggle*  

 

35. Have you ever sang in front of the mirror? sort of - the TV which I used as a mirror when it was off.  

 

36. What food do you find disgusting?  Lutefisk and head cheese

 

37. Do you sing in the shower? Sometimes 

 

38. Did you ever play, "I'll show you mine, if you show me yours"?  I don't think so.

 

39. Have you ever made fun of your friends behind their back?  made fun of - no.

 

40. Have you ever stood up for someone you hardly knew? Yes I have

 

41. Have you ever been punched in the face?  Not punched but smacked in the face by my ex-husband. 

42. Any weird tattoos?  Nope - no ink on my body 

A-Z Q's - I'll do here instead of emailing.

A is for Age
I actually had to think about this - I'm 34.

B is for Burger of Choice
Any burger from Kings - a greasy biker joint down 61 south of Hastings - they remind me of the Anchor burger which you would find in Superior, WI.  Fries are better at the Anchor though...

C is for Car You Drive
Hyundai Sonata Limited

D is for Dog’s Name
We don't have a dog.  Growing up we had Newfoundlands :)

E is for an Essential Item Used Each Day
humm....a bra I don't like 'hanging loose'

F is for Favorite Television Show
Grey's Anatomy or House

G is for Favorite Game
Quelf - it's hilarious fun!

H is for Hometown
Up North - Duluth

I is for Instruments Played
Cello

J is for Favorite Juice
Cranberry

K is for What You’d Like to Kick
I don't have a need to kick anything...

L is for Last Restaurant You Ate At
Jade

M Is for Your Favorite Muppet
Kermit

N is for Number of Piercings
One in each ear

O is for Number of Overnight Hospital Stays
humm....I'm counting, one, two, three, four different stays

P is for People You Were With Today
Zach, Nancy, Karen, Vikki, Valerie and hubby Dave!

Q is for What You Do in Quiet Times
Read, Watch Movies, Sit outside, play on the computer

R is for Regrets
I have none

S is for Status
Blissfully Married to my fabulous hubby Dave

T is for Time You Woke Up Today
7:45 am or so

U is for What You Consider Unique
Zach's new crawl is Unique - he is starting to crawl on his hands and the bottoms of his feet with his butt in the air.  Perhaps his pre-walk crawl?  I dunno...

V is for Favorite Vegetable
Green Bean

W is for Worst Habit
Picking at my acne....yes gross I know...it does say worst habit.

X is for X Rays You Have Had
I've had a few X-Rays taken - mostly to rule out pneumonia than for broken bones.

Y is for Yummy Food Eaten Today
Sesame Chicken - Num!  I even shared with Dave!

Z is for Zodia Sign
Capricorn on the cusp of Aquarius

Now it is YOUR turn!

SCATTERGORIES!

This was sent to me in an email from our friend Twyla. *grin*

SCATTERGORIES ... it's harder than it looks! Copy and paste into a new
email. When you are done, send it on, including to the person who sent
it to you.

THE RULES: Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the
following ... they have to be real places, names, things ... nothing
made up!

Try to use different answers if the person in front of you had the same
1st initial. You CANNOT use your name for the boy/girl name question.

What is your name: Megan

 4 letter word: Meet

 Vehicle: Maserati

 Show:  Malcolm in the Middle

 City:  MINNEAPOLIS!

 Boy Name:  Mason

 Girl Name:  Madeline

 Drink:  Mocha

 Occupation: Marketing  

 Something you wear: Mittens    

 Celebrity:  Madonna

 Food:  Manicotti 

 Something found in a bathroom: Marble floors

 Reason for Being Late: Missed the bus

 Something You Shout:  MOM!

I Tag ALL OF YOU reading this!  If you don't have your own blog - highlight and copy the above, then click on comments link below (below the orange line where it says " Posted at 09:52 PM in Fun Things! | Megan | MEME| Permalink| Comments| Trackback", paste the above into the comments box and type in your own answers. Share the love!  Yeah!