80 Questions

I found this on the Jump Starting Me blog and realized I haven’t done one of these in a long time.

1. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?  Closed! How creepy to sleep with them open!
2. Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotel?  Yes! I love those little bottles. It’s like Christmas to me!
3. Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out?  Not tucked in. I’ll go to great lengths to make sure they are not tucked in. If claustrophobic if they’re tucked in.
4. Have you ever stolen a street sign before?  Not stolen, but taken from a Public Works warehouse.
5. Do you like to use post-it notes? Yes! I love the colorful cubes.
6. Do you cut out coupons but then never use them? I go through phases with coupons. Currently, I’m not couponing.
7. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of a bees? Bees.
8. Do you have freckles?  Yep.
9. Do you always smile for pictures? No!
10. What is your biggest pet peeve?  Bad/slow drivers.
11. Do you ever count your steps when you walk?  Yes. It’s quite annoying!
12. Have you ever peed in the woods?  Yes.
13. What about pooped in the woods?  I can’t recall a specific incidence, but I know it’s happened when I was young and hiking.
14. Do you ever dance, even if there is no music playing?  Yes! I want to be a real dancer when I grow up!
15. Do you chew your pens and pencils? Yep.
16. What size is your bed? Queen.  I want a king though!
17. Is it ok for guys to wear pink?  Why wouldn’t it be?
18. Do you still watch cartoons? No, unless it’s with the boys. 
19. What's your least favorite movie?  There are too many to list! Worst ever has to be “Weekend with Bernie”.
20. What do you drink with dinner?  Water. 
21. What do you dip a chicken nugget in?  Nothing.
22. What is your favorite food? Pizza! 
23. What movies could you watch over and over again and never get sick of them?  Crash. A Simple Plan. Both are actually really deep and really make you think about the condition of humanity.
24. Last person you kissed/kissed you?  Kurt. In my mind, maybe Zac Efron!  
25. Were you ever a girl scout?  Yes through 8th grade.
26. Would you ever strip or pose nude in a magazine?  Yeah, um, no?! Not in this body anyway!
27. When was the last time  you wrote a letter to someone on paper?  I can’t even remember! 
28. Can you change the oil on a car? No. 
29. Ever gotten a speeding ticket?  Yes…see #10!
30. Ran out of gas?  No, I don’t think so.
31. Favorite kind of sandwich?  Any sandwich that I don’t make! 
32. Best thing to eat for breakfast? Waffles, pancakes, toast, bacon, sausage, hash browns!
33. What is your usual bedtime?  I go to bed at 10 but fall asleep around midnight. 
34. Are you lazy? No! Yes! No! Yes! Sometimes I am, sometimes I’m not!
35. When you were a kid what did you dress up as for Halloween?  Raggedy Ann. Dice (with a friend)…and I don’t remember what else.
36. How many languages can you speak?  One. I could get by in a Spanish speaking country because I understand it when it’s spoken to me, but can’t speak it all that well.
37. Do you have any magazine subscriptions?  Yes. I’ve been taking advantage of Groupon-like sites and getting some great deals. I currently get Reader’s Digest, Taste of Home, Men’s Health and just bought one for some parenting magazine. 
38. Which are better Legos or Lincoln Logs?  Legos.
39. Are you stubborn? Yes! I don’t care for it either! 
40. Ever watch soap operas?  I used to watch Days of Our Lives off and on since I was young. I feel like I can skip it a few years and hop right back in to it!
41. Afraid of heights?  Yes! But, the older I get the less afraid I am.
42. Sing in the car?  Absolutely! I can’t not sing in the car!
43. Dance in the shower?  No. Don’t want to fall!
44. Dance in the car? Yes!
45. Every used a gun?  My friend is a cop and I got to hold her gun once. That’s about it. 
46. Last time you got your portrait taken by a photographer?  My wedding day…almost 13 years ago!
47. Do you think musicals are cheesy?  Yeah, pretty much. My first real experience on Broadway was the musical “Tommy”. I pretty much hated it because of the cheese factor. I LOVE music though!
48. Is Christmas stressful?  Nope. I don’t make it stressful. It’s not about gifts and parties, it’s about celebrating Jesus’ birth! 
49. Ever eat a pierogi?  Nope. I don’t even know what one is. 
50. Favorite type of fruit pie?  Blueberry!
51. Take a vitamin daily?  No, I should, but I don't. 
52. Wear slippers?  Never!
53. Wear a bath robe?  No, but I’d like to get one.
54. What do you wear to bed?  A tank top. 
55. Wal-Mart, Target, or Kmart?  Target, Wal-Mart, Kmart.
56. Nike or Adidas?  Nike. 
57. Cheetos or Fritos? Both! 
58. Peanuts or Sunflower Seeds?  Both! I try to limit eating sunflower seeds though because they cause my mouth to hurt.
59. Ever take dance lessons?  When I was little I took tap dance. I want to take dance now though! I’d be a Latin dance sensation!
60. Ever won a spelling bee? Yes, in second grade!
61. Have you ever cried from happiness? Yes, quite frequently, actually. The last time was a few nights ago watching Phillip Phillips win American Idol. 
62. Regularly burn incense?  Ewwww. No! My olfactory system works overtime as it is. I don’t care for many scents at all. 
63. Ever been in love?  Yep!
64. What was the last concert you saw?  Toby Mac
65. Hot tea or Cold tea?  Neither. 
66. Tea or Coffee?  Neither. 
67. Can you hold your breath without holding your nose? Yes!
68. Are you patient?  Yes with some things, like my kids usually. No with other things like slow drivers!
69. Ever won a contest?  Yep! I won a Pioneer Woman signed cookbook, a dress, an Initials bag, a turkey at BINGO, and other stuff that I can’t remember!
70. Ever have plastic surgery?  In my mind I’ve had a breast reduction and a tummy tuck, but nothing ever in real life!
71. Which are better, black or green olives?   Both!
72. Can you knit or crochet?  Only a scarf! 
73. Do you want to get married?  I think I have to say yes since I already am married, right? 
74. Do you have kids?  I sure do. I have two boys! I always knew I’d have boys! 
75. What is your favorite color?  Purple, without a doubt!
76. Do you wear shoes in the house? No! I hate wearing shoes!
77. Who would you call first if you won the lottery?  Kurt or my mom.
78. What's the first thing you do when you go online? Facebook, Hotmail, Blogger, Pinterest…in that exact order.
79. Do you like sushi?  No. I’ve tried it numerous times, I just can’t like it. I’d like to be cool and hang with the sushi crowd, I just can’t.
80. What are you doing tomorrow?  It’s Saturday and we have NO plans other than to spend the day at the pool with friends! 

Let me know if you decide to answer the questions! I’d love to read your responses!

Sarah:)

Project Pinterest: Gradient Nail Manicure

This is one of my favorite things I've done from Pinterest! I am normally not that in to doing my fingernails, but once I saw this, I couldn't help but head to Walgreens, get some polish, and get going on this project.

I got it from Makeup Withdrawal.

Mine turned out less than perfect, but from a distance it looks so pretty; kind of like a sunset!

It's super easy to do too! Be sure to go check out the easy steps at Makeup Withdrawal!

Sandee and I have decided to do a Project Pinterest linky once a month instead of once a week. Please join us every 1oth of the month, starting in June! You can link up multiple projects too!

Here are the guidelines for Project Pinterest:

1. Decide which pin on Pinterest you’d like to recreate.

2. Create it!

3. Flop or success, create a blog post about your re-do and include the original pin’s url.

4. Add the Project Pinterest button to your post so others can join in too!

5. Link up and check out other bloggers’ posts!

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Sarah:)

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Isle of Palms, South Carolina

Haven't had a chance to blog in a few days. I wanted to share one shot of the beach real quickly though. Here it is! Enjoy.

Don't you wish you were there? I do!

Sarah:)

Project Pinterest: Mission Unaccomplished!

Guess what? I have no Project Pinterest for this week. It's been a busy week and I haven't had the time to get anything done. Please head over to Sandee's blog, In the Hills of North Carolina and link up there!

Sarah:)

Out and About in Matlacha, FL

My aunt (do you say 'ant' or 'ohnt'?) and uncle have lived in little Matlacha, FL for 30 years, give or take a few. I have visited there numerous times and am just shocked by how much it's changed in the eight years I've been gone. It's almost like a little Key West now. What's neat about this town is that all of the residential area has canals as back yards. Growing up in South Dakota and going down there to FL was always such a culture shock to me. Now though, living in South Carolina, it doesn't feel as different as I remember it feeling as a kid.

While my boys and uncle were out on the boat (you can see those pictures here), my aunt and I had some time to lollygag around the town. I was in awe of how much it's changed.

Have a great week!

Sarah:)

Project Pinterest: Gross Grease Solution

I HATE the grease that bacon and hamburger leave behind. I used to strain or pour the grease into a tin can if I had one available. The problem is that I don't use a lot of canned goods so there have been many times where I haven't had a can available to use. I've done many ridiculous things like waiting for the grease to solidify and scrape it out in the trash. In the process I'd get it on me and I was never happy about that.

I just saw that I pinned this 11 weeks ago. Back then (yeah, waaaayyy back then) I didn't check to make sure what I was pinning came from an original link. I just tried to trace this one back and can't find the original post. So, I can't give credit to anyone.

Here's my bacon grease. I like to broil bacon. I used a chipped bowl and put tin foil gently into the bowl, being careful so that the foil didn't rip.

Then I put it in the freezer and took out the tin foil ball in the Thursday's trash!

What did you do this week?

Here are the guidelines for Project Pinterest:

1. Decide which pin on Pinterest you’d like to recreate.

2. Create it!

3. Flop or success, create a blog post about your re-do and include the original pin’s url.

4. Add the Project Pinterest button to your post so others can join in too!

5. Link up and check out other bloggers’ posts!

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This week I chose Mindie from Bacon Time with the Hungry Hypo because of her delicious looks s'mores cocktails! I'll email you your "Ive Been Featured on Project Pinterest" button!
Sarah:)

Project Pinterest: Frozen (and Delicious!) Limeade Pie

I got this easy frozen limeade pie recipe from When Pigs Fly. I remembered eating this as a child and totally feeling so refreshed by it.

There's only four ingredients...it's as easy as pie! ;)

Frozen Limeade Pie

graham cracker crust

can of frozen limeade, thawed

8 oz container of Cool Whip, thawed

can of sweetened condensed milk

Mix all ingredients and put in graham cracker crust. Freeze for a few hours until frozen. Or, do like I did and only freeze it for an hour because you can't wait any longer.

**Warning**

It won't come out beautifully if you don't freeze it long enough, but it sure will taste refreshing!

Here are the guidelines for Project Pinterest:

1. Decide which pin on Pinterest you’d like to recreate.

2. Create it!

3. Flop or success, create a blog post about your re-do and include the original pin’s url.

4. Add the Project Pinterest button to your post so others can join in too!

5. Link up and check out other bloggers’ posts!

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And, my pick from last week's Project Pinterest is Amy from While Wearing Heels! She made some adorable flower cupcakes for her adorable little daughter! Amy, I'll send your your "I've Been Featured on Project Pinterest" button via email!
Sarah:)

DSLR or P&S?

About half of these shots were taken with my old point and shoot. Amazingly enough, I love some of these shots just as much as I love the shots with my DSLR. Can you tell which was shot with a P&S and which was shot with a DSLR?

Sarah:)