disclaimer - this is 100% stolen from a blog i follow and love: http://chaddypants.blogspot.com/

don't you just love a me

1. favorite color.
green.

2. favorite food that you cook.
I make a pretty mean salad. we have an oilery not far from our house w/ 25 year old balsamic vinegar - it's so yummy. so organic salad mix, 1/2 cut up grilled chicken salad, dried cherries, 1/2 apple, feta and balsamic & oil mixed. yum.

3. favorite food network chef.
I've never watched it. I find cooking shows to be beyond boring.

4. what is the last beauty product you bought and are you liking it.
benefits - stay don't stray. love it.

5. what are your top three beauty products.
Kerstain Florian Caviar Age-Defense Crème - awesome.
a great SPF
Dior - Show - great mascara

6. essie or opi.
essie

7. how often do you workout.
4-6 times a week

8. iced or hot coffee.
hot - just a cup in the morning.

9. place you have never been but would like to go.
banff, canada

10. what gift did you get from your wedding registery that you got the most use out of.
towels. everyday.

11. biggest pet peeve.
loud chewers. people who tell me what to do.

12. best guilty pleasure.
chips and icy cold coke.

13. magazines you subscribe to.
fitness. clean eating.

14. drink of choice.
room temp water.

15. advice you would give your 17 year old self.
dump him and don't give it a second thought. take care of yourself. got to college right away. get out of the tanning bed.

Day 13 - Favorite Artist

Guess what? I got my laptop back - so that must mean that I have to finish my 30 mission that started somewhere in 2011.

At this rate - finishing 30 days will take just as long as it does for us to get knocked up.

My favorite artist is Tim McGraw. Always has been. It just does something to me.... one of his songs was our wedding song. He makes my heart happy.

This weekend Adam and I are celebrating our anniversary by going to Chicago for a little Lallapolloza. Looking forward to some time together.

Day 12

Well this funny thing happened since the last time I posted. My lab top crashed and I have no idea what day 12 was suppose to be. I got a great big new beautiful desktop computer that is upstairs so I'm on my computer a whole lot less & to be honest - I love it. So since day 12 is MIA and I'm sure I could find it somewhere but I don't really want to I'll post about family instead.

This 4th of July weekend I spent in CO with my Mom, Dad, 2 Brothers, little brothers girlfriend & my hubby. My older brothers wife & 4 kids stayed home. We were celebrating a very important time in our lives. For the last way too many years to count - my little brother wasn't in the best place in his life - he knew, we knew it & no one knew exactly how to help. Sometimes that happens in life. Four months later - I have this amazing kid back in my life that I missed every single day & I'm so grateful & humbled for forgiveness, love & family. Here's one of my favorites.

Day 11 - A picture of something you hate

i hate the smell of fish, the thought of eating it, swimming in the same body of water as one & pretty much everything about them but the way they look. I think they are beautiful to look at, amazing creatures - but it ends there. don't expect me to jump in an ocean, snorkel or spend any amount of enjoyable time in a fresh water lake.

i also find it really rude that restaurants even offer fish as an option. during lent wisconsin is really well known for their "friday night fish fry's". i avoid restaurants like the plague during this terrible time.

honestly, way to debbie downer a post after not posting anything for a while - but i have to finish my challenge people!


i'm off to run 1/2 marathon #6 this weekend - let's hope the rain holds out & it's a better experience than last years green bay half!

Happy Friday!

Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the most messed up things with.

i stopped the challenge - i'll do all 30 days - just might take me 60. i don't do messed up things. i hated this one. i thought about it for several days. so that's right - 30 day photo challenge by a photographer. no picture. take that.

Day 9 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most

This is like a six way tie. My mom. My dad. My grandmother. My husband. Myself (yep). And this girl - my bestie - Melissa.



We met in the 7th grade. Talked 7th grade girl talk. Figured out we had the same birthday - she's older, taller and more beautiful. We became instant friends. It's never changed. She's consistent. She's loyal. She's honest. She's caring. She's kind. She tells it like it is. I bitch to her about kid crap, she listens. i'm a better person because she's in my life. period.

Day 8 - A picture that makes you laugh

I took family pictures. For Amy on the left & Nicole on the right. Both have been very dear friends of mine for a very long time. So afterwards I asked Adam to take some pictures of us. Just for fun. Because sometimes I think like everyone is dying soon (not my best quality) and how I want to capture every moment. There was a dead bird on the beach. I pushed Amy (lightly) and told her to watch out for it. I mean - about 10 feet away from it. She screamed. I laughed. Nicole didn't know what to do :). Made for some great pictures. I have some of the greatest friends on earth.