Wednesday, August 6, 2008

I have been tagged by Hollie...

So my cousin tagged me today. She is a wonderful friend...and feels like a sister to me! Check out her blog too! (Click on Hollie over on the right)
So here it goes!

10 years ago: In August of 1998...I had been married to hubby for a little over two years. He was coaching college football...and I had just become the general manager for Red Lobster. We lived in IL at the college...we were both resident directors at the school. That is a whole other story!

5 years ago: In August of 2003...Hubby and I had two babies and I was prego with Little Guy.(Cutie was 3, Tiger was 2). We owned our first home in IL. Hubby was working for Citibank...and I was working as a recruiter for Red Lobster (from home! that was a great job). I had been cancer free for 1 year!

5 months ago: We started thinking that we may need to sell our home in CA. Hubby's job changed...I was/am a part-time teacher at a wonderful private school...St. Augustine Classical Academy. I was counting down the days until summer. My favorite time of the year.

5 things on my to do list tomorrow:
1. Run in the morning
2. go to Starbucks
3. take kids to dollar theatre to see Kit - American Girl movie with friends. I am still trying to convince Tiger and Little Guy how much they will like it. I think I am going to to give into buying them candy!
4. light housework
5. go to beach night with friends.

5 things people don't know about me:
1. When I clean out my closets and cabinets I will throw anything that can't easily be reorganized into a big garbage bag and take it to Goodwill. I would rather give things away then try to find space for them. Needless to say, I am getting really good at not buying things I don't "need"...I think it helps that we are moving...I am trying to make it easier on myself when we move.

2. I like to play music really loud when I am by myself in my car/home...because if you can't feel the base in your chest...what's the point of having the music on?

3. I have broken my nail biting habit this summer! I know, that is so gross!

4. I repeated the second grade. We lived in AZ when I was in the second grade...and I struggled with our move a ton...so when we moved back to IL my parents had me repeat second grade. I never thought I would ever admit that. Funny how that was such a big deal to me when I was little...and now WHO CARES!?

5. In college, where I met hubby, I once told him I would never date him again...and didn't for a year...and then we started dating again and were engaged 6 months later.

5 bad habits:
1. I weigh myself everyday ( I tried to quit this summer...but can't!)

2. I go to Starbucks every day, sometimes twice...and tell myself it will be the last time. ( I am still trying to quit. Does today count? I didn't go, but I saw my friend at gymnastics and she brought me an iced latte? I love great friends!)

3. I am addicted to blogging! I spend way too much time doing it. I justify it by telling myself I am preserving family memories.

4. I organize the fridge every day. I don't complain to the family...but I can't stand to have things on the wrong shelves. For example, Tiger put the peanut butter away for me yesterday...and after he left the kitchen, I opened the fridge and moved it back to its proper shelf. (I couldn't do it in front of him...it would have broke his heart!) I do the same thing in the food pantry.

5. I rarely put a new roll of toilet paper on the holder. It drives hubby crazy. I just unwrap it and put the new paper on the floor. I don't know why I do that! I am working on it.

5 places I have lived:
1. IL
2. AZ
3. NJ
4. CA
that's it folks!

Tag 5 people:
1. Chrissie
2. Jennifer
3. Shayla(Farmer's Wife)
4. Cathi
5. Holly

9 comments:

Jen S said...

That was really fun to read, Nyla! I learned a lot of new things about you! :)Oh, and tell your boys Reagan and Justin saw Kit with their sisters and they both enjoyed it (I don't know if they'd admit that, but they did).

Oh, and thanks for tagging me...I love doing these things! :)

Monique said...

That is so funny about the toilet paper. We all have our silly things don't we!

My blog list just suddenly disappeared. Did yours do that too and then fix itself or do you know what is going on?

Unknown said...

That's funny how the fridge and pantry have to be a certain way, but the TP, who cares?

You're cute.

Blake and Hollie said...

I have been waiting for you to post. Being on the other side of the world doesn't help because I always get to read yours last. I love all your bad habits, espcially the ones we have in common (you know which ones those are ::smiles::). Thanks for sharing! Love you! I need your address, i have something to send you, can you email me. Thanks.

The Jessie James Gang said...

I'm guilty of the toilet paper too! But, I'm trying to improve because my husband just lovingly told me that it really bugs him. I was actually relieved to hear it because he had me all set up to think that he was going to tell me about some deep, serious fault in myself that needed major life-changing attention.

A Farmer's Wife said...

I can't believe you lived in Arizona...I grew up in Arizona, west of Phoenix, west of a little town called Buckeye. Where did you live when you were there?

You are cute and I wish I could be as organized as you!!!

Thank you for tagging me, that was very kind of you! I will do it tomorrow!

Xia Diaz said...

Thanks for the comment! He's already pulling things off everywhere. I could only imagine what will happen when he walks!

Cathi Hamen said...

ok i am sooo a thrower away tooooooo!! & i follow the kids around and out things in their places!! i guess i am anal.... aahhhhh.. but i like things where they go!! neat & tidy~ not to easy with kiddos huh?????

u did a good job it was fun to se your responses!!

Tales From the Eurovan said...

The American Girl movie was good. We went to see it with my friend and her kids and both our oldest boys (ages 8 and 7) loved it. Take care, Julie