Tag! You're It

I WAS TAGGED- I'M NOT GREAT AT THIS BLOGGING THING BUT TRYING TO GET BETTER. I'M ENJOYING MEETING NEW CREATIVE PEOPLE OUT HERE- OR BETER SAID GETTING TO KNOW PEOPLE BETTER. I ADMIRE THE MANY POSTS AND VIEWS, THIS GAME OF TAG IS ONE MORE WAY TO CONNECT SO OF COURSE I LIKE IT......

Tag! You're It

That's right.. in a blog-tag off! I hope others will play along and enjoy a good old fashioned game of Tag.

The Rules:

*Post these rules
*You must post 11 random things about yourself
*Answer the questions set for you in their post
*Create 11 new questions for the people you tag to answer- I made it 8 I like the number 8
*Go to their blog and tell them you’ve tagged them
*No stuff in the tagging section about you are tagged if you are reading this. You legitimately have to tag 8 people!  I'm trying to do 8...like the number and I don't follow 8 blogs...yet!!

11 RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME:

1. TYPING IN ALL CAPS BOTHER ME

2. I drove a fork lift at one time, I've shared this enough in my life it may not be random anymore

3. I like my cookies crisp and I pick out the crisp french fries

4. I always wanted to be a mother, I loved to baby sit as a teen

5. I look better in dresses

6. I prefer gold to silver

7. I love Lilly of the Valley

8. I wish I had dark hair and blue eyes- not really but I like that look

9. My travel bug is waking up again

10. I have fond memories of peanut butter with fluff, pickles, bacon (not all on one sandwhich)

11. I prefer roast beef on a kaiser roll

11 random factoids about ELLIE:

1. I'm obsessed with Sour Patch Kids, especially the red ones.
2. I only look through magazines that have a crisp cover. It makes me cringe reading a wrinkled one.
3. I offically have the travel bug, especially after traveling to 8 countries in the past 7 months with Zach.
4. I love airports and could sit in them for hours watching people. Ironically, I met my boyfriend on a plane.
5. Flowers are over-rated unless they're out of the blue.
6. I secretly wish I was a professional sand volleyball player, or a newscaster on E! or the Travel Channel.
7. I love anything to do with horoscopes.
8. I started playing basketball when I was 8 years old and played through my sophomore year of college.
9. I want to be the event lead and coordinate the Oscars, Emmys and Espy Award Ceremonies including the after-parties.
10. I want to be on The Today Show (with good/happy news of course)
11. I am not a picky eater and will try anything once.
11a. I LOVE spicy foods/hot sauce.

11 Questions from Ellie:

1.what’s your biggest pet peeve? people not saying hello
2.who’s your favorite author?  Hmmm- lately I really like Ann Patchett
3.where’s the next vacation/trip you’re taking? Charleston- Spring Break baby!!
4.who will win the super bowl – 2013- go Ravens!
5.what’s your dessert of choice? something with crunchy meringue
6.if you could have a superhero power, what would it be? if you could have one: super endurance
7.what’s the best thing about blogging: an outlet, opporutnity to share and extrover- gets my mind going
8.would you rather drive in rain or snow? snow
9.what kind of car do you drive? Toyota Sequoia so I can fit each child and a friend/cousin
10.how do you spend your free time? free time? lately in bed watcing Downton Abbey on my macbook
11.if you could meet a celebrity, who & why? Tom Hanks- I've always liked him and he does amazing work

11 questions for the lucky ones I tagged:

1. What is your dream car: convertible bmw or BMW station wagon- actually both not or
2. Dress/Skirts or pants/shorts and why: dress- I've never grown up and probably because my mother said so
3. Favorite movie: Rear Window
4. Favorite Columbus restaurant: The Flat Iron
5. Math or English: English
6. If you could live in one country, where would it be and why?  Scotland- It spoke to me
7. Spicy or Sweet: sweet
8. Would you rather go back in the past to make something better or live in the future? Past
9. How do you like your coffee: black
10. Homebody or social butterfly: social butterfly
11. what invention do you wish was your idea:  standup mixers

8 questions for my tagged folks:

1. Hometown: Granville, OH

2. Where were you born: Virginia

3. How many pillows do you sleep with: 2 3 if you count the bolster

4. Can you wear flip flops- no- not real ones with the thing between the toes

5. favorite appetizer: cheese and crackers6. plaid or polka dot: plait

6 what do you want to be when you grow up: something to do with travel

7, first dog/pet: boaz-bassett hound

8. a sound that makes you smile: quacking ducks- many of them together

Now time to tag 8 others... 

Smell the flowers!  February is a great month to stop and smell the roses.  Funny that I ended up with this vase at this point in the year.  I LOVE this for many reasons including:

• I love where this vase came from (Enzo- fabulous tea house for so many reasons- the owner, the food, the setting, the great conversations I've had there)
• I love the blue and white, the cut out art work, how it goes with my new decor!!
• I love that it was on sale!!
• But most of all I love the sentiment- please smell us....

The sentiment of "taking time to smell the roses"isn't just about appreciating where you are in the moment it is about using all your sense- don't just look, smell- breath deep and this fits into so much of my life's philosophy of the world across disciplines- the liberal arts, working at a center for art, history and science!  It ties to the fact that I am a "jack of all trades and master of none" but I'll save this for another blog some other time!  Back to February....

Lots of great flowers to stop and smell this month!  First and foremost Sarah's 40th birthday! Last week we toast her wonderful milestone- a few years ago we were not sure we'd all get to that point.  I was able to travel to Maryland to be with her beautiful family, have lunch with my parents and breathe in the happiness and joy that surrounds them! We also tasted some amazing flavors too!!

Second, Joe and I celebrate 13 years of marriage- boy has it gone fast!  I'm so lucky to have my this man and all he is and does and creates with me.  I'm grateful for our marriage and all that entails. He truly makes me far better than I am and the past 13 years are truly the best I've had on this journey of life.

And there is so much more- the kids, the friends and other family members, the job, the town, the projects, the sports, the arts, the opportunities, the learning.  My life on Newark-Granville road is a beautiful garden and I love to pick the flowers and savor all they bring!! Thanks for taking in their beautiful scents, sites and what they represent to me.