Ten on Tuesday

1. What is your dream vacation?

For many, many years I always answered this question with "I'd love to take my family to Disneyworld." I had gone when I was a kid & dreamed of taking my kiddos one day. In 2007, our very sweet & generous friends in CA flew us out there to be a part of their son's Bar Mitzvah so while we were there, we went to Disneyland. And since then, Savannah has been to Disneyworld w/ the HS band. So... I'm not sure what the dream destination is now. Honestly, I love to go just about anywhere with my crew, so I'll take a vacation anywhere!

2. What has been your favorite trip so far in your life?
That's hard to say. I'm very blessed in that I travelled a lot as a kid/teen. Our family took a summer vacation SOMEWHERE every single year as I grew up. And as a teen, I went to a lot of amazing places on mission trips. And then since marriage/kids entered my life about 20 years ago, I've been to a few cool places, but those trips were just awesome because I had my family with me. I've been to a lot of great places over the years. Too many to choose one place!

3. If you and one of your best friends could go anywhere in the world for one week, where would it be and why?
Larry & I would take a few days & stay in a tropical, beautiful place.....then the other days we'd go stay in a mountain cabin. (See? I can't pick where travelling is concerned!)

4. Have you ever booked a trip using an online deal? How did it go?

We've planned trips using online reservations/ticket purchases, etc....but not a "deal" per se. No travel agent site sort of things.

5. What’s your favorite thing to do while you’re on vacation?

Relax. Eat the food there (because it's calorie-free when you're on vacation, ya know?!). Sleep. Go swimming (beach or a hotel pool...whatever!). Just hang out.

6. Have you ever missed an opportunity to take a trip that you regret?

Yes. There were mission trips I didn't go on as a teen.

7. You travel far away from home and get stranded with no way to buy anything, what’s the one thing you can’t live without?

a pillow

8. What’s one of your favorite traveling memories?

Laughter. Lots & lots of laughter on EVERY trip. It's always way up at the top of the list, no matter how many scenic views we see & no matter how many touristy-locations we visit. The joy on each trip is all that matters.

9. All included resort or backpacking? Why?

Duh. I'm a hotel kind of girl, so the all inclusive resort!

10. Are you more of a lie on the beach kind of person on vacation, or do you prefer to see the sights?

a little of both

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1. Mac or Windows? (Or Linux for you super geeks!)
Windows

2. What drew you to that operating system?
I have just always used Windows.

3. Mice – Wireless or Wired? Mouse pad or none?
I could go either way, no preference really. But the one I use all the time is wired.

4. Other than the Internet – What do you use your computer most for?
picture editing, word pad (we don't have Microsoft word...the software is too expensive!), calculator (because we don't have a regular one!)

5. What’s one computer-related thing you wish you were best at? (CSS, Photoshop, Excel, etc.)
I'd love to know Excel inside out because I use it at work. I know enough about it to do my job, but I'd love to understand it better.

6. Describe the first time you ever used a computer.
The first time I remember for sure was in 4th grade. Our classroom at school had 2 computers that we used for a small handful of educational games & the print shop program where we could create signs and cards for the classroom.

7. How often do you upgrade to a new operating system?
Um....I'm supposed to upgrade periodically? :) Seriously, I stick with what I know until it becomes obsolete and I am FORCED to switch.

8. Are you a short-cutter (CTRL+C) or a right-clicker?
short cutter!

9. Is computer-use a constant thing in your life (such as using it both at work and home) or do you get a break (because you don’t use them at work)?
constant

10. Where do you think the world would be if personal computers did not exist?
I can see pros & cons. Children & teens would know how to speak and spell correctly. (Of course, that is assuming we got rid of texting, too!) People would sit & have conversations or would talk on the phone more. So all of those things are good.
But there are so many good things about having a computer, too!

Ten on Tuesday

NOTE: I have NO IDEA why the font is all messed up on this post. I've edited & changed it 2-3x now & it's still showing up weird. Sorry.

1. What color are your toenails painted?
Bright pink. My toenails are the wildest part of my body, usually. They get the BRIGHT crazy colors. :)

2. What color are your fingernails painted?
They are naked. I rarely paint my nails. And I've begun biting again....started again in late May. I know, I know......

3. What is your favorite brand of nail polish?
I don't have a favorite.

4. As the norm, do you DIY your nails or get mani/pedis?
I get a pedi about once a year with my husband for our anniversary. (We both get a pedicure!) Aside from that, I do it myself the rest of the time.

5. Have you ever had a gel mani? Do you recommend it?
I've never had a manicure of any type.

6. What is the last movie you watched on television? (TV, Netflix, Redbox, etc.)
Can't remember. Haven't watched a movie lately, I guess.

7. What is the last movie you watched in the cinema?
Sarah & I went to the theater a few months ago to see Hop.

8. Is there a movie that everyone talks about as if it is a classic but you haven’t seen?
Gone with the Wind, The Sound of Music, lots of others...

9. What is your favorite movie soundtrack?
Grease, Forest Gump, Top Gun, Cocktail, Titanic, there are many!!!

10. Have you ever seen a movie and thought it was better than the book it was based on?
I don't usually do both ---read the book and watch the movie. I hear too many people say that one was better than the other, so rather than have to compare the two, I just do one or the other. Although I must admit that when The Help comes out in theaters, I will see it! I read the book a few months ago.

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I find some of the most fun blog memes over on my friend RACHEL's blog. This is one of them.

1. When you are on a plane and the kid behind you is kicking your seat, what do you do?
Luckily, I've never had to deal with that, so I'm not 100% sure how I'd handle it. I am so anti-confrontational, though, that I'd probably just put up with it, even after it got annoying, for the sake of keeping from having to make a fuss over it.

2. What food that you KNOW is bad for you and you shouldn’t have, but you love/eat it anyway?
Really? I can only name one? I have a whole list.
*Stouffer's frozen mac & cheese
*Ben & Jerry's icecream
*Pizza (I realize it can be made healthfully & I do like veggie pizza....but that's not the only kind I love!)
*Fried chicken
*Bologna & hot dogs (I know....probably the worst things on this whole list with all the preservatives & nitrates & lack of real meat in them!!!)
*Dr. Pepper

Note: Due to my fun tummy issues with IBS, I can't have a lot of dairy all at one time....and fried stuff does a number on me....and sodas make me, well, you don't want to know....and greasy foods give me trouble. So I guess you can see how much of these foods I can really ENJOY. ha ha! They all haunt me!!

3. What is your favorite book of all time?
The one that most readily comes to mind is Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers. But I have a lot of others that would qualify as 'favorites' for other reasons as well.

4. If I came to visit you in your town, where would we eat?
We have lots of awesome Mexican places, so I'd probably take you to one of those.

5. You have 500 dollars and 40 minutes to spend it at any store you want. Where do you go?
Lane Bryant ---shopping spree for me! (And ok, gotta be honest here. Once in a while, I read on my friends' blogs how they 'name-drop' a brand name or a store name & they've gotten emails from the company offering them gifts for mentioning them on their blog. I would totally love LB even more if they were to do something like that here. Anybody got some connections to the folks at Lane Bryant? Hook a friend up!)

6. What blog do you read every day/the most often?
I scroll through the blogroll on the right side of this page every night to see who's posted something. And I check all the new posts. (Don't worry. I've never ever ever had a night when they've ALL posted something at one time!)

7. What’s the longest you’ve ever been stuck at an airport?
That would be in 1991. I was on a mission trip to New York City. We had spent about a week and a half there doing VBS at a church in Harlem & site seeing. It was a great trip. All teenaged girls with 3 adult leaders. So much fun! But when we got ready to come home...mercy, that was interesting. I can't remember all the details about what happened, but I know we sat on the runway in NYC for a long time. By the time we landed to switch planes in Cleveland, our flight should've already landed in Dallas and all our families were THERE waiting for us. Several of us were able to call people who could get in touch with them in Dallas and let them know our flight was delayed. By the time we got home, we were hours & hours & hours later than we should've been. All I remember is that Delta had to buy our entire group new tickets for a flight home on American Airlines because they had messed up so bad. And we barely made that flight...running through the airport, dragging suitcases & praying aloud as we ran. We were quite a sight, I'm sure!

8. What’s your daily makeup/face/cleansing routine?
Morning: astringent, then moisturizer before make up
Night (hanging head....if I remember....sleep in makeup lots of nights!): creamy cleanser, then astringent, then Oil of Olay for nighttime moisturizer

9. Where is your farthest away friend?
My daughter's pen pal lives in Singapore & I'm friends with her mom on Facebook.

10. Where is your favorite place to go hiking (or to enjoy nature)?
It's all good...I can enjoy the mountains or beach or wherever as long as it's peaceful & quiet.