Lovely Linky: Seven Questions

 //Sometimes my husband and I are goofs. 

//Sometimes I'm just the goof :)

1. Are you a thrift shopper?
Working on it. Unfortunately, the closest thrift store is 150 miles away. 

Also, I tend to spend wayy more money on stuff I don't need. 

Why? 

I don't know, I just NEED it!

2. You just had a very bad dream, what do you do?
I have been known to wake up crying, 

wake up startled, 

wake up within a dream and then wake up again. 

But that's not even the weirdest. 

Sometimes, 

I will dream something that is so real to me 

that I will literally get out of bed because I feel I need to. 

Case in point: A few years ago I started working as a server in a restaurant. 

One night, I was convinced that I had "tables" I had to wait on, 

so I got out of bed and started helping them. 

Who? 

Yeah, no one. 

But I was so convinced that they were upset with me that I started "helping" them. 

Which again, was no one. 

And that happens frequently. It's weird. 

{Sorry I didn't really answer the question, huh? 

I guess after that I just convince myself it's okay to go back to bed. 

Or just cuddle with my husband, haha}

3. What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
Gentri said it best. Mint chocolate chip. 

But I'll take regular chocolate if there's none available 

{and no, vanilla mixed with chocolate sauce is not the same as chocolate ice cream,

 in case you were wondering}

4. What do you do with your money? (spend it, save it, invest it, bury it, etc)
I'm a kind of spender. 

Okay, I am a total spender, 

which I why I rarely go to the mall or shopping because 

I will see things that I absolutely must have. 

Fortunately, my husband is a saver :)

5. What was the last quote or statement you heard that really hit you?

This article actually. 

It talks about giving up things in order to become happier.

6. What do you do when you're driving alone? (ex: dance, sing, listen to talk radio, etc)
Learn Spanish! 

Haha, I live next to Mexico. I figure I should at least attempt. 

And it has come in handy a couple of times.

7. Did you watch the premier of Bachelorette? If so, who was your favorite bachelor?
Nope! Sorry, but "Reality" shows aren't really my thing. 

Except America's Next Top Model, 

and that's only because of the amazing photography. 

Lovely Linky: Seven Questions

Today I am linking up with Gentri Lee's Seven Questions {check out her awesome blog here}. I've just started doing these, so I've missed a couple, but here goes.

Please excuse the terrible quality of the photo, but this was taken this past December 

{around Christmastime}, when Jordan and I visited Toronto. 

Jordan {my husband} lived in Toronto for two years 

{he served a mission, which is an LDS thing}. 

On our visit, we went to a restaurant called "O Noir." 

Now, this restaurant is no ordinary restaurant. 

The servers are blind 

{see the guy on the right? He was our server, and yes, he is blind}, 

and instead of sitting at a normal table where you can see 

the people you're eating with and what you're eating, 

you are led into a completely dark room. 

Before going into the room, you pick out your meal {they have a two or three course meal}. 

You can either choose what you want 

or you can choose to be surprised! 

I chose to be surprised for the dessert, 

but I wanted to know what my meal was! 

Jordan chose surprise everything {which is not surprising}.

It was an interesting and awesome experience. 

 {oh yeah, and Jordan's surprise dinner included chicken, but when I tasted it, 

I couldn't tell what it was at first! 

It's a completely different experience when you can't see what you're eating.}

1. What is your favorite day of the week and why?
Hmm, that's hard, but I love Saturdays. 

My husband works 12 hours a day, 

comes home and studies, 

and goes to sleep. 

But on Saturdays I feel like I actually get to see him and spend time with him.

{I also love Sundays for the same reason, plus I get to go to church}

2. If you decided to change your name, what would you change it to?
I don't know that I would want to change my name. I actually really love my name.

But if I did, maybe Aria. Because I think that name is so pretty.

3. What is one product you use (it can be for anything) that you feel is a miracle worker?
My grandparents own this company called MiraCell. MiraCell is a natural oil that soothes skin irritations {bites, burns, scratches, cuts, etc}, and heals scars. 

Well, last summer, I was running and fell. Onto pavement. 

Naturally, I used my hands to stop my fall.

Unfortunately, that was a bad idea. I scraped my hand up pretty bad.

But I used MiraCell every day and I don't even have a scar.

Plus, it stopped the pain.

Oh yeah, and did I mention that it was completely gone in two weeks?

{Unfortunately, I don't have the pictures on my computer. 

Hopefully I can update this post with the pictures when I get home}

4. High heels, flats, sneakers, or boots?
Flats. Or flat boots. But that doesn't mean I don't love heels. I just rarely wear them.

5. You see your favorite celebrity (it can be any kid of celebrity- movie star, singer, writer, political leader, blogger) walking down the street, what do you do?
I don't have a favorite celebrity {I don't think}, but if I saw any celebrity, I would just think it pretty awesome and go say hi!

6. If you could pick one item to never have to pay for again, what would it be?
Um, wow. Gas, definitely. Or clothes.

7. what was your favorite tv show or movie growing up?
I was a sucker for "Hey Arnold!" growing up.

 

Lovely Linky: Send Something Good

I am doing something called the "Send Something Good" project. I've kind of been a slacker {both on the blog and for the project} because this week has been crazy busy. But I am back! And excited for this next week of blogging. :)

These are a few of my favorite things....

my husband

stalking professional photographers/wanting to be like {many of} them

reading

pretending I know how to sew

gorgeous fabric!! {I seriously stock up without having projects}

vintage anything
Bones {the show, not the real thing...}

rustic

chevron strips

good graphic design

tv shows

our kitty {her name is Dorian}

all things pretty

lace

all colors {seriously, I don't have a favorite color}

anything blush/rose pink colored

New York {I'm from Upstate...not the city}
dancing

learning Spanish

memories
afternoon naps

anything creative
mountains

pinterest

color blocking
music

people with style
House

thrifting

DIY projects
Utah
foxes
beautiful cursive/handwriting {I wish I had this}

vintage books

long wavy hair {something I cannot for the life of my accomplish}

my iPhone

movies
children

warm laundry
mail

running in the morning

sleeping in

{it's hard to have both sometimes}

These are a few of my not-so-favorite things

Runny noses

cottage cheese

olives

mushrooms

people that whine

being lazy {even though I sometimes am}
my lack of creativity
 the dark {I am so afraid of walking in the dark by myself}
music that gradually gets louder {I don't know why, but it freaks me out}
ignorance
people who are judgmental of others' weaknesses
ticking clocks
trying to sleep when you're not tired
sour milk {soo many bad experiences...}
 being late {ironically, I am late all the time}
feeling overwhelmed {although I do like being very busy}