answers to your questions: part 2

I'm back at work today, but then I have a three day weekend. I have to say as much as I hate coming to work I was happy to get out of the house this morning. Starting to get a little cabin fever, plus the only thing on TV during the day is a Baby Story, and I can only handle a couple births each week. It's supposed to be sunny here over the weekend so hopefully some of our snow mountains will start to melt!

Here are the rest of my answers to your questions!

What was your favorite band when you were in middle school?: Middle school was the first time I really started listening to my own music. Before that I just knew oldies my mom played in the car. I love music but have never been really into bands or going to concerts. I liked No Doubt because they were super cool then...I was also very into Celine Dion. Let's be honest...I still am.

Do you like pancakes?: Maybe once a year. I am not a huge sweet breakfast person.

If you could travel back in time to any era, which time period would you choose and why?: Tudor England for sure. Ever since I started reading Phillipa Gregory books I have been obsessed with that period of history and I think it would be so cool to see what it was like. I know people were dirty back then and the castles were very cold but as long as it was a short visit I would be fine!

What's your favorite cocktail?: Depends on the occasion really but for anytime it would have to be a really good margarita. On the rocks, with salt.

If you could go on a free vacation tomorrow, anywhere in the world, where would it be?: Since I have never been to Europe I would love to take a couple months and travel around to lots of different countries. Since it would be free I could stay in nice hotels, eat great food and see all the sights!


How did you and K meet?: We officially met the beginning of our sophomore year of college, but we went to a very small school so we kind of knew each other by association before that. We were both at a party and I went up and started talking to one of his friends who I sort of knew. I was a little drunk from Mt Dew Code Red and cheap vodka (which incidentally was my cocktail of choice at the time.) Something about him just caught my attention even though he wasn't really my "type" and I wasn't looking for a boyfriend. I told my friend KT (who knew him) I wanted to get to know him better (I'm sure those were not the words I used but that was the gist) and to give him my screen name (oh the days of AIM.) Turns out he actually im-ed her and told her the same thing. We started talking and the rest is history. Except not really. We actually had a really messed up and drama-filled first year of our relationship which I would love to write down someday...so maybe that will be a blog post soon!

answers to your questions: part 1

Well, the snow finally stopped but it is still a mess around here. My office is supposed to be opening at noon but I'm not going to go at all. Can you tell how thrilled I am about my job? I'll take any excuse to not go. When you know you are going to quit something, commitment goes right out the window.

Thanks for all of your questions, now onto the answers! To keep this from being a super long post I am going to do it in two parts.

What is your favorite food?: Probably crab legs, pork fried rice, ribs or cheese! But I love food, so lots of other things too!

Do you have any hobbies or special talents?: In terms of hobbies I like to read, blog, cook and watch TV. I would love to have a more productive hobby but I don't really know what. I used to be into theater so maybe someday I'll get back into that. Special talents is hard to say...I'm a pretty good singer and can read really fast. I also am very loud...not sure if that is a talent or a curse but it comes in handy!

What is the most random thing you have ever done?: I do a lot of little random things but I don't think I am normally very random about major life choices. Starting to date K was pretty random because I didn't want a boyfriend nor did I know much about him or his friends. I don't think anyone who knew us would have ever thought we would get together.

Did you always want to be a teacher?: Not at all. Growing up I had a lot of different ideas as to what I wanted to be. When I was in high school I thought about becoming a teacher because I always loved working with kids. I did a mentorship in a first grade class my senior year then went to college and started taking Elementary Ed. classes. Then I got a little overwhelmed about all the choices and changed my major to Broadcasting. I wanted to live in NYC and be like Carrie Bradshaw, but then I spent a summer there and didn't like it. After college I wasn't really sure what kind of job I wanted other than it needed benefits and normal hours. I started to get worried I wouldn't find anything so I took a job with my current company. See this post for how I decided I wanted to become a teacher while working at my current job.

What's your worst habit?: I am kind of bossy and controlling. I like things to be exactly my way which I know gets on K's nerves, especially when I freak out or nag him about stupid things.

What's your guilty pleasure?: Other than eating too much and watching crappy TV, which everyone knows about my secret guilty pleasure is wikipedia. I am obsessed with reading things on wikipedia, especially historical information. One time I spent a whole day a work just reading about British monarchs in chronological order. Super nerdy.

Where do you see yourself raising a family and why there?: I would love to stay in suburban Maryland. I like this area because you are close to DC, Baltimore, only a few hours from New York and there is a lot to do, especially for kids. The public schools are also very good. That being said, K moved down here because of me so I have always told him if he wants to move after law school we can do that. He likes Maryland too now and will probably look for jobs in this area/take the MD bar exam. Even if we do end up moving, we will probably always stay on the East Coast. Growing up in a military family, I moved around a lot and while it was awesome to have different experiences, it makes me a little sad that I didn't grow up in the same town. I would love for my children to be able to make friends in elementary school that they can have for their whole lives.


Feel free to leave any other questions...I'll post part 2 in the next day or so!