My wonderful bloggy friend Alison at RDH Mom gave me a beautiful award that I will try to figure out how to post…along with the other awards I’ve received. But…she also tagged me with a meme which couldn’t have come at a better time. Because…those last couple posts…they have me spent. Spent, I tell ya!
A.) attached or single? Attached…we just celebrated our 6 year anniversary!
(B.) best friend? My husband. Yeah, really.
(C.) cake or pie? just like Alison…both!
(D.) day of choice? I don’t mind any of them. I like the weekends because I can hang with the hubby but…I really don’t have a fave day.
(E.) essential item? my laptop. It’s the only way I get to stay connected with all of you…my wonderful blog friends!
(F. ) favorite color? i think that, in my declining years…yellow has become my very favorite color…which is funny because, i used to not really love that color when i was younger.
(G. ) gummy bears or worms? like em both! i’m not picky.
(H.) hometown? bloomfield hills. i live about 2 miles from where i grew up.
(I. ) favorite indulgence? sushi. pizza. whipped cream. hot tamales…well, any junkie candy.
(J. ) January or July? july. i hate winter. hate. hate. hate. winter. being cold. hate!!
(K. ) kids? 5. 2 girls and 3 boys.
(L.) life isn’t complete without? my family.
M.) marriage date? july 21, 2002
(N.) number of brothers & sisters? i have a sister. shes 17 months younger than i am. she and i are very close…both in distance and in relationship-wise. i’m very lucky to have her.
(O.) oranges or apples? both
(P. ) phobias? i am terrified of flying. take off, landing and everything in-between. I hold my breath the whole time.
(Q.) quotes? Life is life.
(R.) reasons to smile? Generally…everything. I’m a basically happy person…except when I’m bumming myself out from the posts I write.
(S.) season of choice? spring. I love the newness. the buds on the trees. the way the flowers start poking themselves out of the dirt. the smells of spring. it’s euphoria to me.
(T.) tag seven peeps! I’m just going to let whoever wants to do this meme do it…but tell me so i can read it…K?
(U.) unknown fact about me? i obsess about whether or not i have buggers in my nose. yep…i’m pathetic, i know.
(V. ) vegetable? i love my veggies…except onions.
(W.) worst habits? peeling the dry skin off of my cuticles…nasty shit.
(X.) x-ray or ultrasound? how about…none of the above.
(Y.) your favorite food?sushi, pizza, ice cream, shortbread cookies, somoas girl scout cookies…ummm…
(Z.) zodiac sign? aries…and i’m going to rule the world!!
OK…now here is the small piece of my mind.
I heard some stuff around the blogosphere…stuff that I found kind of, well…high school-ish. This isn’t directed to anyone in particular so I hope this doesn’t offend.
People…
Blogs are intended to be an online outlet. For connecting. For writing. To capture moments in time and share them. For ourselves mostly…but to share with each other…
We are Mommy and Women…and some Men…Bloggers. We are all adults. We have or are about to have…children. We have families…
This isn’t High School. This isn’t about becoming the Homecoming Queen. This is NOT a popularity contest. So play nice. K?
And…lastly…
Thank you. All of you. Your support. Your emails. I love all of you. You’re fabulous. I’m so lucky to have met you. You have all become a big part of my life. And I want you to know how much I appreciated your response over the last couple of posts. I put myself in a dark-ish place. I opened up more than I expected to on here. And you overwhelmed me with your support. Now I know…truly know…I can go ahead and REALLY be me. Because I’m not always silly. And life isn’t always funny. But…I think it’s OK to bring it here…and you’ll still visit me and hang out…and drool!!
LOVE YOU!!
Love you back!
I love you too! Any yes I will still drool.
Mwah! xoxox You are freaktaskic and I would vote for you for prom queen any day! Nicely said… too much HS bullshit drama. (If you ever come see me in the sunshine, there are some incredible sushi places I can take you… nom!)
I ♡ Aries, I don’t believe much in that astrology stuff but most of my husbands & best friends have been Aries 😉
sure, this coming from the popular one (haha). Great post, I love reading the little things that make you, you. 🙂
We have similar answers, except I’m a Taurus. And I don’t do gummy anything.
Love you back, you know. A full day includes light AND dark, you know.
Thanks for the visit to my blog and your comment on my flood woes. I especially like your commentary at the end of this post.
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Thank GAWD h.s. is over and I’m never going back. Much bloggie luhve to you, too!
Mel, I am so enjoying getting to “know” you again here.. I’d started following you at your old place, then you shut it down 🙁 but so happy I found you through plurk.
These last few posts have been particularly poignant. I think you’ve got an amazing sense of self, and have really answered some of my own questions as to why I blog, why I just cannot let go of it and keep coming back. It’s like I’m coming back to myself…you and many others, are just like me in a lot of ways. The commonalities astound me.
Great meme, and well said…
PS. I go nuts over sushi too.