More About Me

I stole this from Julie. I have shared some random facts and things in the past but they never had a label so I just went back and found a few if you are interested.

Four Names People Call Me Other Than My Name:

1. Goosey
2. Mommy
3. Mama
4. Mom 

(yes I had to reach far to all the things Ella calls me since I don't have nicknames)

Four Jobs I've Had:

1. Waitress at Pizza Hut
2. Banquet Server and Hostess at Chesterfield's
3. Janitor for Norwin School District in the Summer
4. Janitor for RPI (work study)

 Four Movies I've Watched More Than Once:

1. Dirty Dancing
2. Peyton Place
3. Back to the Future
4. Harry Potter 2 (I didn't even want to watch that one once)

 Four Books I Recommend:

1. Run! by Dean Karnazes
2. 50/50 by Dean Karnazes
3. Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner by Dean Karnazes
4. Peyton Place by Grace Metalious

(I haven't read in so long that this was hard to think about. I read other running books but they weren't as good. I also like all books by Mary Higgins Clark)

Four Places I've Visited:

1. Niagara Falls
2. Erie, PA
3. San Francisco, CA
4. Washington, DC

 Four Places I'd Rather Be Right Now:

1. Home (but I'd rather family be near me)
2. Home
3. Home
4. Home 

 Four Things I Don't Eat:

1. Seafood
2. Mustard
3. Berries (except Strawberries)
4. Refried Beans

(There are so many foods that I don't eat but I listed the first 2 that came to my mind then Dave chimed in with berries so I couldn't think of anything else until I typed that one. Ella loves refried beans  so that one seemed more important to list.)

Four of My Favorite Foods:

1. Any starch with cheese  (Cheese fries, Nachos and Cheese)
2. Chip n dip
3. Peanut Butter with sugar (peanut butter fudge, peanut butter pie, peanut butter cookies, peanut butter balls, peanut butter cake, etc.)
4. Angel Hair with meat sauce (as an added bonus it can be on a sandwich)

 Four TV Shows I Watch:

1. Parenthood
2. How to Get Away with Murder
3. The Fosters
4. Blackish Four Things I'm Looking Forward To This Year: 

(see more in this post)
Four Things I'm Looking Forward to This Year:

1. All the things Ella will do/learn
2. Going to Idlewild (hope it happens)
3. Being done with nursing
4. Leaving Ella with someone else for more than 3 hours

Four Things I'm Always Saying:

1. ___ needs to be done (or more specifically what has to happen like the boxes need to be broken down or Ella's nails need to be cut) - when I'm trying to tell Dave to do stuff but he still has not caught on that this means he should do stuff
2. She is so stinking cute - About Ella to Dave or my mom
3. Will you tickle? - To Dave and he rarely does. I want him to tickle my back. It feels so nice
4. How did she get so big? - about Ella!

Award Nomination Information

Naomi nominated me for an award over a week few months ago but I had so many scheduled posts already set up that I didn't get to this right away. (Then I did a lot of it and didn't finish and had it in my drafts for months.)

There are 4 parts to this award so this post will be long.
I’ve been nominated for a Liebster Award! I had no idea what this was but decided I'd look into it and then give it a try. And it meant at least one person reads my blog since she nominated me.

Every blogger who receives the award nominates 11 more bloggers who have less than 200 followers. I accepted. So...Let's get going! The Rules for Nominated Person: 1. Post 11 things about yourself. 2. Answer 11 questions from the blogger who nominated you. 3. Nominate 11 more bloggers. 4. Ask 11 questions for your nominees.  I guess this is a great way to find new blogs.

Part 1
11 Things about Me
A couple years ago I did a post with facts about me. I will choose different things now.

1. I am obsessed with numbers and data. 
2. I read extremely slow.
3. Almost every pair of sunglasses squeezes my head and hurts.
4. I enjoy making lists and crossing things off.
5. I still own and wear clothes from middle school and high school. oh and t-shirts from elementary school.
6. I graduated college in 7 semesters.
7. I haven't worked for over a year.
8. I hate to clean but still do it.
9. I would rather clean than cook.
10. I've had a weight graph since 2003.
11. I've taking my picture daily since May 2005.

Part 2
Answer 11 questions from the blogger who nominated you.

1. Tell a "Most Awkward" situation story. Pretty much all interactions with people are awkward that I can't think of a good one. I'm at a buffet at our hotel and an employee makes some comment to me and my response is yea. Even though there are a million better things to say about what he said dealing with the food I took. Or at the grocery store a lady comments that the top juice shelf is meant for people my height. It wasn't even high. I just said "yea" even though I wanted to see it's not high. She gave me some awkward look like she expected more out of me. These are just random awkward occurrences so you see how I have them all the time. Some awkward things I dwell on after but other ones I don't even think about even if they are pretty awkward. I guess that's a positive thing to having so many interactions that are awkward.  I've been told I'm like the socially awkward penguin.  I've been sitting here thinking for over 5 minutes and can't think of a most awkward moment. I just think of a million instances that were all equally awkward. I've thought of some creepy situations but they weren't exactly awkward. 
2. Favorite movie? I don't know. I prefer TV shows. I can only think of a couple movies I've even seen more than once. I figure for a movie to be a favorite I'd have to watch it multiple times. I don't really do that. Movie's are so short. I like TV shows. One Tree Hill is a nice series. So is White Collar.
3. Who is nearest and dearest to you? Why? My first thought was my husband because we spend so much time together and share so much. But really so many people that I'm friends with are very dear to me.
4. What is your most meaningful memory? I have so many memories. Even so many meaningful ones. A lot of memories of cooking with my grandmother when I was little are very meaningful. My wedding day was very meaningful. Chilling on my grandparents porch talking to neighbors and people watching was good. My grandpap would also try to teach me about birds and animals that we'd see but I usually didn't pay as much attention to that.
   
   
5. What is your most comfy outfit that still looks put together? A dress + necklace + flat shoes. I don't have a specific example but any knit dress that I own works.
6. Where would you go back to if time travel was a real option? This seems like too creative an answer for me. It reminds me of sci-fi that I don't like.  I have no idea.
7. Favorite accessory? I have so many necklaces I like. I think my favorite lately is Breathe from Lia Sophia.
8. What is your least favorite part about getting ready in the morning?  Lately I don't actually get ready in the morning so it's hard to think about. Back when I had to get dressed for work, my least favorite part was the getting out of bed part. Once I was out of bed, it wasn't so bad. But it was just so easy to hit snooze and stay in bed too long.
9. Pet peeve & why?  I have quite a few pet peeves. The first one that came to mind is people lying about their height. I cannot handle when people say they are taller than they are. The reason this annoys me so much was because my best friend in elementary school used to say she was taller than she was. 
10. Do you have a bucket list? If yes, what are two of the randomest things on the list? If no, what are two random things you want to do before you die? I don't have a bucket list and can't even think of random things I want to do ever. I've been asked bucket list questions before and never have an answer.
11. Greatest fear? I have a severe fear of a heights so I guess the higher up is worse but I can't think of something specific now.

Part 3
Nominate 11 other bloggers:
(I don't tend to pay attention to number of followers so I had a little trouble here.)
Jenth
Miss Melissa
Reston Style
Smart Girl Style
I feel like I should have been able to pick bloggers that I started following back before they had 200 followers. Now they have more so I couldn't include them.  Also I bet nobody will fill this out anyway. I'll just leave it at 4.

 Part 4
Answer these 11 Questions
Just answer the same 11 I answered because I'm lazy.  Those 11 questions are hard though. Probably why this sat in my drafts folder for so long. So skip some if you want. Make up your own if you want too.

7 things

Well I was reading Angeline's blog and saw that she was tagged to share 7 things about herself. Before I continued reading, I thought how I'm never tagged. Well I was.  So here goes.

1. I played basketball in 7th grade (not for the school but for NCAA I think it was)
2. I was in drama club in 7th and 8th grade. In 8th grade I failed the test on purpose. I didn't want to do it but my friends wanted me to. I still made it. I don't know how that happened. 
3. I was afraid of cats until probably the end of June 2010. (We got a cat in May 2010)
4. I am an independent person. Even at 6 months old, I fed myself. This caused my parents to stop feeding my older brother. He still talks about how that. He wanted to be fed and be lazy.
5. I got engaged and 5 months later finally picked a wedding date. Then 4 months later changed it to sooner.  Everyone said we were the worst couple at planning a wedding. 
6. I want my body donated to science or I want to be cremated when I die. I don't want to be buried because cemeteries will get full and that's wasted land. I've thought like that since I was in middle school.
7. I am the worst at giving gifts. I get too excited and ruin the surprises. Or I shop late and don't get anything good.

Now I'm passing this along by tagging Ashley, Chrissy, Brie, Erin, and Callie.  (I probably should tag 7 but 5 is good enough for on Christmas.)

Feel free to share a few facts about yourself as comments. 

I have shared facts before. I made this list before looking at my old one. 

(I tried to find pictures associated with these things or old posts but failed.)

5 things

In my blog reading, I came across this one and decided to listen to the very end and name 5 things I like about myself. Well Sally said love but I won't go that far. Also I won't put this in my wallet because I don't like wallet clutter.

1. My biceps: I can lift heavier weights than most girls and it shows. I have gotten compliments and comments that I consider compliments lately.

2. Waist: I have one now and I didn't 2 years ago so it's nice. I'm finally not many sizes different between my hips and my waist. I think it was 6 sizes different.  My mom's waist was smaller than mine used to be the week after she gave birth to me.

3. Glutes -- a nice way of saying my butt: Lunges and squats have paid off immensely.

I thought this was going to be easy but I'm out of things. I can come up with 5 things I hate about my body or some are love/hate relationship.

4. Quads: that's right not my entire leg. i like my quad muscles. If i wore shorts or mini skirts maybe people would see but my hidden muscles actually look nice.

5. my height: it isn't short. it's not too tall either. it's good. I am not taller than most guys so it's good.


Dislikes:
1. my ribs that poke out of shirts
2. my legs that are too long for most pants
3. my skinny body that is too small for clothes at most stores
4. my freakishly long arms that are way longer than most sleeves so in the winter I have cold wrists
5. my larger feet so then cute shoes aren't in my size and also boots then have very large openings for calves but I need small openings.

Those dislikes just flew out. I could barely keep up with typing.
I have more that i dislike.
6. my face looks fat compared to the rest of my body
7. my neck is short

I don't think the dislikes are what Sally had in mind.

I was going to add pictures to this post to show each of my likes but then I figured I'd also find more pictures for the things I dislike. I figured I shouldn't show people all that or they would notice that when they see me.

instead of cleaning my room

-WHAT'S THE STORY BEHIND YOUR LJ USERNAME?
i always smiled so i made that my sn and then my LJ username

-NAME FIVE [5] OF YOUR FAVORITE PIG-OUT FOODS.
chips with dip, pepperoni rolls, nochos and cheese, pretzels, and

-HOW DO YOU DRESS/WHAT IS YOUR STYLE?
mostly dressier style but sometimes running shorts and a shirt

-WHAT'S THE LONGEST TIME YOU'VE STAYED OUT OF THE COUNTRY/WHERE?
almost 2 days in niagra falls

-ONE THING YOU'RE GRATEFUL FOR, TODAY.
still being alive

-MY FIRST HEARTBREAK HAPPENED WHEN I WAS...
hmm... did i have a heardbreak

-DO YOU HAVE ANY WEIRD PREFERENCES? WHAT ARE THEY?
i can't think of any

-WHAT IS ONE THING YOU WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX?
their always wanting sex-ness

-IF YOU WERE FAMOUS, AND WERE TO BE A GUEST ON A TALK SHOW, WHOSE SHOW WOULD YOU CHOOSE? WHY?
who knows

-DO YOU HAVE A LOT OF MONEY SAVED?
not too much. i work a lot though

-DO YOU HAVE ANY WEIRD SLEEPING HABITS?
nope

-WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG?
stuff

-WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PAIR OF SHOES
i hate them all now that i can't wear my old favorites because of my foot

-NAME THREE [3] OF YOUR FAVORITE CARTOON CHARACTERS.
the 3 little ducks on ducktales

-WHAT ARE THE MAGAZINES YOU READ ON A REGULAR BASIS?
i don't read any

-DO YOU TAKE ANY MEDICATIONS? WHICH ONES?
naprosyn - stupid foot i say

-WHAT IS THE LAST BOOK YOU READ?
i'm reading the jungle now and i finished the haunted bridge in early july

What QUIRK IS SOMEWHAT SHAMEFUL THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU?
i don't know

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BODY:
1. What do you most like about your body?: legs?
2. And least?: my side profile (lack of chin and bump on nose)
3. How many fillings do you have?: they say i got two this summer
4. Do you think you're good looking?: sometimes i guess
5. Do other people often tell you that you're good looking? if you take out often then yes i guess
6. Do you look like any celebrities? i don't think so

FASHION
1. Do you wear a watch?: always
2. How many coats and jackets do you own?: counting hoodies, at least 9
3. Favorite pants color?: i like my dark grey ones. i used to like black until i wear it every single day at work
4. Most expensive item of clothing?: my running shoes or a coat maybe
5. What kind of shoes do you wear?: adidas for running or any kind for the rest

YOUR FRIENDS
1. Do your friends 'know' you?: a few i guess
2. What do they tend to be like?: care about things
3. Are there traits in you that are universally liked?: probably not
4. How many people do you tell everything to?: One

MUSIC, TV, FILM & BOOKS:
1. Favorite group ever?: none
2. Most listened to singer: none
3. Do you find any musicians good-looking?: i don't know any
4. Can you play an instrument?: of course not
5. Type of music never listened to?: almost all

GENERAL QUESTIONS:
1. Who is the smartest woman alive at the moment?: i dunno
2. What do you prefer, a sunny or rainy day?: sunny if i'm not out in it getting all red faced
3. Do you consider yourself lucky?: yeah
4. Do you feel pity for people who commit suicide?:i never thought about it
5. Choose one word to describe how you feel most often: loved

MORE JUNK:
1. Name: Colleen
2. Do you like it?: yup
3. Nick-names: smilincolleen
4. Screen names: smilincolleen, ribsy2451 and other ones
5. Age:19
6. Birthday: sept 30
7. Sign: libra
8. Location: suburb of pittsburgh
9. Job: server, banquet server, hostess at chesterfields
10. Status: taken
11. Crush: no
13. Natural hair color: brown
14. Current hair color: same
15. Eye color: one has some brown in it and i don't know what to call the other
16. Height: 5'8
17. Weight: 123.5 (as of today)
18. Birthplace: pittsburgh
19. Shoe size: 10

FAMILY:
1. Parents: dad and mom
2. Siblings: mike and timmy
3. Live with: all sorta
4. Favorite relatives: the ones i don't see?

FAVORITES:
1. Number: 13
2. Color: pruple
3. Day: during the summer a day off and during school a saturday
4. Month: i don't have one
6. Movie: hmmmm used to be dirty dancing but not so sure
7. Food: for a salty food i'd say chips with dip but a real food it all depends. oooo i'm hungry now.... pepperoni rolls
8. Band: that's funny
9. Sport: i choose to hate them lately
10. Class: if i find an easy one then that is my favorite
11. Teacher: former teacher = mrs hunger
12. Drink: water with ice
13. Veggie: green peppers raw ooo or cucumbers or carrots
14. TV station: cbs since all i watch are my soap operas it seems
15. Radio station: radio ha
16. Store: i like tooo many
17. Expression: that's silly
18. Animal: daisy my doggy
19. Flower: i like daisies but they don't dry so i like roses

PICK ONE
1. Me or you: me
2. Coke or pepsi: i say water but i can't really tell difference between coke and pepsi
3. Day or night: Night
4. AOL or AIM: aim
5. CD or cassette? cd
6. DVD or VHS: dvd
7. Jeans or khakis: hmmm khakis r never long enough so i hate my khaki pants and i choose jeans but for shorts it's a toss up depends which shirt i'm wearing
8. Car or truck: car
9. Tall or short: tall
10. Lunch or dinner: dinner
11. N*sync or BSB?: neither
12. Gap or Old Navy: old navy has better sales more often and is bigger
13. Lipstick or lipgloss: lipstick seems to look nicer but lipgloss is shiner it depends
14. Silver or gold: gold but i always wear silver so i guess it's silver
15. Alcohol or weed: ha

LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS
1. Do you have a bf/gf?: yes
2. Do you have a crush?: no
3. How long have you liked him/her?: about a few weeks after he started to like me
4. Why do you like this person?: everything
5. If you're single, why are you single?:
6. How long was your longest relationship?: 1 year 2 weeks and don't ask
7. How long was your shortest relationship?: 4 months, 7 days, and counting (thanks dave for counting for me)
8. Who was your 1st love?: :) dave be the first true love....yuppers
9. What do you miss about them?:miss.... i'm not missing anyone

THE PAST:
1. What is the one thing you would change about your past?: stuff
2. What is the biggest mistake you've made in your life?: same as question 1
3. Last thing you heard: sound of keys typing
5. Last thing you said: ummm out loud? i brought my hangers down
6. What is the last TV show you saw?: nip/tuck
7. What is the last song you heard?: like i remember

THE PRESENT:
1. What are you wearing?:red shorts with 32 on them and a grey fall crawl shirt and yes i know they don't match. this is just what i slept in
2. What are you doing?: filling this out, sending ims to dave
3. Who are you talking to?: an away message of dave's
4. What song are you listening to?: hahaha none
5. Where are you?: on my bed
6. Who are you with?: nobody
7. Are you online?: yes
8. How are you feeling?: ehh
9. Are you in a chatroom?: no

FUTURE:
1. What day is it tomorrow?: tuesday
2. What are you going to do after this?: eat and watch my soaps
3. Who are you going to talk to?: dave and i guess my family since they are always around
4. Where are you going to go?: to the kitchen even tho it is far
5. How old will you be when you graduate?: 22
6. What do you wanna be?: mechanical engineer
7. What is one of your dreams? happy
8. Where will you be in 25 years?: exactly? workin... or on break

OTHER:
1. Do you write in cursive or print?: depends on my mood or how much of a hurry i am or if' i'm bored writing messages on the message pad at work
2. Are you a lefty or a a righty?: right
3. What piercings do you have?: 1 in each ear
4. Do you drive?: yes
5. Do you have glasses or braces: nope but had braces in the past