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April 11th, 2009

ABCs of Sarah

Yes, another ridiculous Facebook Note meme for this Saturday. But hey, they’re mindless, a wee bit entertaining, and legitimately count as a blog post. This one asks a series of questions (big surprise) but they’re in alphabetical order. Gotta love the originality.

A
1- Available: No
2- Age: 26
3- Annoyance: Telephone
4- Animal (house pet) : Cats

B
5- Beer: No
6- Believe in God: Yes
7- Best Friend(s): Chris
8- Body Part on [a guy/girl]: Smile
9- Best feeling(s): Gas
10- Blind or Deaf: Deaf
11- Best weather: Thunderstorms
12- Been in Love: Yes
13- Been on stage: Yes
14- Believe in Magic: No
15- Believe in Santa: No

C
16- Candy: M&Ms
17- Color: Orange
18- Chocolate/Vanillia: Chocolate
19- Chinese/Mexican: Mexican
20- Cake or pie: Cake
21- Continent to visit: Europe
22- Cheese: Heck, yes!

D
23- Day or Night: Night
24- Dance in the rain?: Weird question

E
25- Eyes: Brown
26- Everyone’s got: gas
27- Ever failed a class?: No, but I’ve dropped several before that happened

F
Full name: Sarah Jo Austin
28- First thoughts waking up: Turn. Off. Alarm.
30- Greatest Fears: Surgery
31- Goals: Motherhood, one day
32- Gum: Yes
33- Get along with your parents?: Yes
34- Good luck charm: Mowgli, apparently

H
35- Hair Color: Blonde-ish
36- Height: 5′7′
37- Happy: Halloween
38- Holiday: Independence Day
39- How do you want to die: Surrounded by family and friends

I
40- Ice Cream: Mint chocolate chip
41- Instrument: Voice

J
42- Jewelry: Wedding ring
43- Job: Administrative assistant

K
44- Kids: Eventually
45- Kick boxing or karate? Kickboxing
46- Keep a journal?: I keep a blog

L
47- Love: What’s that got to do with it?
48- Letter: Red
49- Laughed so hard you cried: Yes

M
50- Milk flavor: Chocolate
51- Movies: Young Frankenstein
52- Motion sickness?: Only on crazy curvy/hilly roads
53- McD’s or BK: McD’s

N
54- Number: 324,987,098,786,127,567,349,098

O
55- One wish: 20/20 foresight

P
56- Perfect Pizza: Hawaiian with onion and red pepper
57- Pepsi/Coke: Coke

Q
58- Quail: I’ve ate it

R
59- Reason to cry: Hormones
60- Reality T.V: Dancing with the Stars, Biggest Loser
61- Radio Station: NPR
62- Roll your tongue in a circle?: Yep
63- Ring size: 3.75

S
64- Song: Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy
65- Shoe size: 8.5
66- Salad Dressing: French
67- Sushi: Sex in the City roll, please
68- Slept outside: Yes
69- Smoked?: No
70- Sing well?: Most days
73- Sing In the shower?: When Chris isn’t home
74- Strawberries/Blueberries: Blueberries

T
75- Tattoos?: No
76- Time for bed: 11-ish
77- Thunderstorms: More, please
U
78- Unpredictable: Chris thinks so

V
79- Vacation spot: Hilton

W
80- Weakness: I’m brash
81- Which one of your friends acts the most like you: Jenny
82- Who makes you laugh the most: Chris
83- Worst feeling: Inadequacy
84- Wanted to be a model: no
85- Where do we go when we die?: I’m heading to Heaven
86- Worst Weather?: Hot and humid

X
87- X-Rays: Just one
88- Ex’s: Yeah, a lot

Y
89-Year it is now: 2009
90-Yellow: Great Coldplay song

Z
91- Zoo animal: Zebra

April 4th, 2009

Sarah-ology

Another one of those Facebook Note memes for today. Lots of questions. I hope you’re not overwhelmed.

  1. What is your salad dressing of choice? French
  2. What is your favorite sit-down restaurant? Chili’s, if you’re looking for a chain
  3. What food could you eat for 2 weeks straight and not get sick of it? Pizza
  4. What are your pizza toppings of choice? pineapple, ham, onion, red pepper
  5. What do you like to put on your toast? butter and cinnamon sugar
  6. How many televisions are in your house? one
  7. What color cell phone do you have? black
  8. Are you right-handed or left-handed? right
  9. Have you ever had anything removed from your body? a few moles
  10. What is the last heavy item you lifted? a gallon of milk
  11. Have you ever been knocked unconscious? not knocked, but I pass out sometimes
  12. If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? no, even though I hate surprises
  13. If you could change your name, what would you change it to? Hermione Topanga Awesome
  14. Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000.00? no
  15. How many pairs of flip flops do you own? five
  16. What’s your goal for the year? complete a marathon
  17. Last person you talked to? my boss
  18. Last person you hugged? Mowgli
  19. Favorite season? tennis
  20. Favorite Holiday? New Year’s Eve, Independence Day
  21. Favorite day of the week? Friday
  22. Favorite Month? August
  23. First place you went this morning? the bathroom
  24. What’s the last movie you saw? Quantum of Solace
  25. Do you smile often? on occassion
  26. Do you always answer your phone? no, I’m a screener
  27. It’s four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it? Twitter
  28. If you could change your eye color what would it be? no change
  29. What flavor drink do you get at Sonic? lemon-berry slush
  30. Have you ever had a pet fish? Yes, Max, Max the Second, and Tres Max
  31. Favorite Christmas song? Lo, How a Rose ‘Ere Blooming
  32. What’s on your wish list for your birthday? iPhone
  33. Can you do push-ups? yes
  34. Can you do a chin up? no
  35. Does the future make you more nervous or excited? right now, I want to throw up I’m so nervous
  36. Do you have any saved texts or messages? no
  37. Ever been in a car wreck? yes
  38. Do you have an accent? not exactly
  39. What is the last song that made you cry? like I’m going to remember that
  40. Plans tonight? grocery store, fajitas for dinner, hair cut, unplugged time at Rendezvous with Chris
  41. Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? no
  42. Name 3 things you bought yesterday? Diet Coke, chicken sandwich, and fries from Wendy’s
  43. Have you ever been given roses? yes
  44. Current hate right now? YellaWood commercials
  45. Met someone who changed your life? lots of people
  46. How did you bring in the New Year? I fell asleep on the living room floor while watching TV
  47. What song represents you? I’m thinking of one particular Meredith Brooks song
  48. What were you doing 12 AM last night? signing a job application
  49. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? I don’t start thinking until about two hours after I wake up.
March 28th, 2009

25 Perfectly Normal Things About Sarah

It is a another Facebook Notes meme Saturday, and this one has me looking incredibly vain because it is all about me (and my great hair). Simply put, it’s 25 random things about me (and yes, I published it on Facebook earlier this year). Enjoy your Saturday!

  1. Sarah’s least favorite meat is chicken. She prefers steak, fish, pork, seafood, etc. over chicken any day of the week.
  2. That said, Sarah loves Mexican food. In close second: BBQ.
  3. Sarah bungee jumped when she was 16 and wants to sky dive eventually (though Chris will probably never let it happen).
  4. Sarah loves driving, especially on warm days with good music on the radio.
  5. Sarah also loves National Public Radio and listens to WBUR (the Boston station) somewhat obsessively when she is at work.
  6. Sarah does not own Apple Bottom jeans or boots with fur, but she loves the song “Shorty Got Low.”
  7. Sarah has traveled to China and Mexico on mission trips. On both, God confirmed that Sarah is not meant for long-term overseas missions.
  8. Sarah works at a church, which is the last place she ever dreamed of working. Ironically, the job is perfect for her because she gets to wear jeans, t-shirts, and flip flops to work; manage her own time; and use her tech writing and web development skills. Plus, she gets to be hyper-anal about her filing systems.
  9. Sarah’s most-watched TV show in her collection is Friends, and her most-watched movie is The Cutting Edge.
  10. Sarah has seen U2, Bon Jovi, Daughtry, Coldplay, and Alison Kraus in concert. Bon Jovi, by far, put on the best show.
  11. Sarah follows the Abs Diet, which she emphatically insists is not a diet but a healthy lifestyle.
  12. Sarah, according to her father-in-law, is the luckiest card player in her husband’s family. She always has plenty of sevens and wild cards to spare when playing Canasta against Don.
  13. Sarah has natural highlights in her hair, which, she’s been told, are the envy of women everywhere. Plus, she saves tons of money on hair maintenance.
  14. Sarah also has incredibly thick hair. Every stylist she’s ever used comments on her hair’s thickness. She has to have it thinned every time she has it cut.
  15. Sarah is pale, but she’s not fair skinned. Her Indian blood allows her to tan pretty easily (that is, when she gets outside).
  16. Sarah prefers winter to summer. Her reasoning? When it’s hot, you can take off all your clothes and still be hot, but when you’re cold, you can always pile on the layers to get warm.
  17. Sarah speaks for her cats. Ravi and Mowgli each have distinctive voices, and she has full-fledged conversations with them. She’s been told it’s creepy to observe, but she comes from a long line of animal talkers. (Thanks, Mom!)
  18. Sarah’s favorite color is orange. This choice comes from Sarah’s love of being difficult and different. Everyone, she reasons, loves blue and green, but not many people are big fans of orange.
  19. Sarah hates crowds, loud noises, and surprises.
  20. Sarah makes her husband mop the floors in their house, but in return she cleans out the litterbox and cleans the toilets.
  21. Sarah has an idea for a novel cooked up in the back of her head, but every time she tries to flesh it out on the computer, it won’t materialize.
  22. Sarah guards her friendships and keeps only a few people uber-close, but she’s extremely loyal and puts her heart and soul into those close relationships.
  23. Sarah sang in every choir that was available from elementary school to high school, and she sang in the state music contest twice in high school. Once she got to college, she stopped singing because of some very intimidating well-sung friends and roommates.
  24. Sarah finds teaching the most unnatural thing in the world and hated teaching during her graduate assistantship. She currently teaches first- and second-graders on Sunday mornings at church and finds them no less intimidating but much more forgiving than college students.
  25. Sarah hates being first in command but loves being second in command. She hates when all responsibility for something falls on her shoulders but very much enjoys supporting whoever has that role. (Another reason she hates teaching and loves her job.)
March 21st, 2009

S is for Sarah

Another Facebook meme for this fine Saturday morning. This time, I’m looking for words that start with the first letter of my name. (Yes, I actually posted this on FB a month or so ago, but I still wanted to share it here.)

  • What is your name: Sarah
  • A four letter word: Spam
  • A boy’s name: Sam
  • A girl’s name: Sharon
  • An occupation: Sample lady at the grocery store
  • A color: Sand
  • Something you wear: Socks
  • A food: Shrimp
  • Something found in the bathroom: Shampoo
  • A place: Seattle
  • A reason for being late: Sex
  • Something you shout: Sorry!
  • A movie title: Sabrina
  • Something you drink: Soda
  • A musical group: Snow Patrol
  • An animal: Snail
  • A street name: Second St.
  • A type of car: Sedan

Have a great weekend!

March 14th, 2009

Sarah’s Firsts

Another Facebook meme for this Saturday. Heard somewhere that the Notes section on Facebook was their biggest area in 2009. Guess with the economy we’re stuck entertaining ourselves. This particular meme is about all my “firsts.” Well, not all of them, but the interesting ones anyway.

  • Who was your FIRST prom date?
    No one. Went to prom by myself both years.
  • Do you still talk to your FIRST love?
    More or less, since I’m married to him.
  • What was your FIRST alcoholic drink?
    Amaretto sour
  • Who was your FIRST kiss?
    Josh from camp, but not while we were at camp
  • What was your FIRST pet?
    Vanilla, my gray and white cat that I got when I was six
  • What was your FIRST job?
    Ben Franklin’s Coffee House
  • What was your FIRST car?
    1983 F-350 one-ton, flatbed, stick shift, dually, pick up named Sheba
  • Who was the FIRST person to text you today?
    Twitter, more than likely
  • Who is the FIRST person you thought of this morning?
    Myself
  • Who was your FIRST grade teacher?
    Mrs. Decker
  • Where did you go on your FIRST ride on an airplane?
    Charlotte, NC
  • Who was your FIRST best friend & do you still talk?
    Jenny Prince. She’s still my best friend, but we don’t talk nearly as much as I’d like
  • Where was your FIRST sleepover?
    Lindsay Woods’ house
  • Who was the FIRST person you talked to today?
    Receptionist at doc’s office
  • Whose wedding were you in the FIRST time?
    Aunt Kathy and Uncle Kermits, flower girl
  • What was the FIRST thing you did this morning?
    Pee
  • What was the FIRST concert you ever went to?
    Newsboys at Worlds of Fun, if my memory serves me correctly
  • FIRST tattoo?
    None yet
  • FIRST piercing?
    Ears, fourth grade
  • FIRST foreign country you’ve been to?
    China
  • FIRST movie you remember seeing in the theater?
    Snow White
  • FIRST detention?
    None, though I probably deserved a few for my antics in concert choir
  • What was the FIRST state you lived in?
    Missouri
  • Who was your FIRST roommate in college?
    Amy Jo Perryman
March 7th, 2009

Songs + Life Story

Continuing with the Facebook meme/Saturday post theme. Today’s is “Songs + Life Story.” Here are the instructions:

1. Put Your iTunes/iPod on Shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write down the name of the song no matter how silly it sounds!

And here are my answers:

  • What do your friends think of you?
    “Jarhead” by Immaculate Machine
  • If someone says, “Is this okay?” you say?
    “Way U Move” by 3 Style
  • How would you describe yourself?
    “Someday” by Nickelback
  • What do you like in a guy/girl?
    “Danger Zone” by Kenny Loggins
  • How do you feel today?
    “Calmer” by Zoot Woman
  • What is your life’s purpose?
    “Candyman” by Christina Aguilera
  • What is your motto?
    “A Little Less Conversation” by Elvis Presley
  • What do you think about very often?
    “Mind’s Eye” by DC Talk
  • What do you think of your best friend?
    “If” by Janet Jackson
  • What do you think of the person you like?
    “Running to Stand Still” by U2
  • What is your life story?
    “Niterider” by Binary Finary
  • What do you want to be when you grow up?
    “King” by Thee Camp Worship Band
  • What do you think of when you see the person you like?
    “Future Lover” by Madonna
  • What will you dance to at your wedding?
    “I Promise” by Jaci Velasquez
  • What will they play at your funeral?
    “Orion” by Rodrigo y Gabriela
  • What is your hobby/interest?
    “It’s About You” by Rachel Lampa
  • What is your biggest fear?
    “When Love Comes to Town” by U2
  • What is your biggest secret?
    “The Noise We Make” by Chris Tomlin
  • What do you think of your friends?
    “Giver” by Happyendings
  • What do you think of your parents?
    “I’ll Never See Maggie Alone” by Warren Vache

OK, I am ashamed by all the ’90s contemporary Christian music in my library. Can I at least cast some of the blame to Chris for having such a lame–I mean, eclectic–music collection?

February 28th, 2009

Christopher: The Best Husband Ever

chrisAnother Facebook game, but I think these are reasonable for lazy Saturdays. Here’s one about the hubby:

  1. He’s sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen?
    Well, right now, he’s watching Star Wars with me. If we had cable it would be Mythbusters.
  2. You’re out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad?
    Honey mustard
  3. What’s one food he doesn’t like?
    Actually he eats about everything, even brussel sprouts
  4. You go out to eat and have a drink. What does he order?
    Tea, if he’s being good. Dr. Pepper, if it’s a free night.
  5. Where did he go to high school?
    Glendale High
  6. What size shoe does he wear?
    8
  7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be?
    Records
  8. What is his favorite type of sandwich?
    Smoked turkey and artichoke
  9. What would this person eat every day if he could?
    Chinese food
  10. What is his favorite cereal?
    Fruity Pebbles
  11. What would he never wear?
    Flip flops
  12. What is his favorite sports team?
    He’s not really into sports, but he likes Rafael Nadal and the Phoenix Suns
  13. Who did he vote for?
    Obama
  14. Who is his best friend?
    Me, naturally. But Barron and Justin are close seconds.
  15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn’t do?
    Comment on his driving
  16. What is his heritage?
    Scottish, American Indian
  17. Did you bake him a cake for his birthday?
    Not hardly
  18. Did he play sports in high school?
    Nope
March 31st, 2008

My Six-Word Memoir

I’ve been tagged by kch at Run Faster to write a six-word memoir, which means I have to sum up the last 25 years of my life in six little words. I can say with confidence that one theme continues to pop up in the decisions I make, the random things I do, and in what happens to me:

Beat my own path. Never looked back.

Now it’s my turn to play tag, and these peeps of mine should write up some fine memoirs:

And here are the rules of this little meme:

  1. Write your own six word memoir.
  2. Post it on your blog and include a visual illustration if you want.
  3. Link to the person that tagged you in your post, and to the original post if possible so we can track it as it travels across the blogosphere.
  4. Tag at least five more blogs with links.
  5. Leave a comment on the tagged blogs with an invitation to play.

Editor’s Note Due to some protests that my six-word memoir is actually seven, I’m slightly revising it:

Blazed own path. Never looked back.

There. Are you all happy now?

December 12th, 2007

23 Ways I Celebrate Christmas—A Meme

Nevadamtnbear tagged me for this Christmas meme, and I’m uber stoked because I’ve never been tagged before! I’ve tagged two groups: running bloggers who I don’t really know and who I enjoy reading and my own buddies who need something to do. OK. Here we go…

  1. Wrapping paper or gift bag? Wrapping paper. Gift bags are so easy, but you really have to put thought into wrapping a gift. Maybe I’m a bit jaded from my mother putting all of my gifts into bags one year because she didn’t have time to wrap them until after my brother and I went to bed on Christmas Eve. Of course, later on, she recruited me to wrap my own gifts by sealing the box and putting my name on it. Maybe that’s why I like wrapping gifts now.
  2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial. They don’t grow trees that come pre-lit.
  3. When do you put up your tree? Thanksgiving weekend.
  4. When do you take down your tree? New Year’s weekend.
  5. Do you like eggnog? Bleh. No.
  6. Favorite gift received as a child? There were a series of awesome gifts I got in high school: tent, tennis ball hopper, and punching bag. I think my favorite gift from my childhood was my She-Ra action figure.
  7. Do you have a nativity scene? No, but I’m hoping to one day inherit my mom’s Home Interiors nativity scene. It’s plain, unglazed and unpainted ceramic. Its simplicity makes it beautiful.
  8. Hardest person to buy for? Chris’s grandparents. We always have to get ideas from his mom, but whatever we get them, I always feel like they get the short end of the stick on Christmas Eve.
  9. Easiest person to buy for? Chris. The man drops hints all year long if you pay attention. The problem with his gifts, though, is the cash factor. He’s got great, but expensive, taste.
  10. Worst Christmas gift you’ve ever received? A giant, red, heart-shaped pillow with the word ‘love’ written on it. The aunt who gave it to me said she saw it and immediately thought of me. I saw it and immediately thought, “How do I get rid of this thing?” It was recycled last Christmas during a game of Dirty Santa.
  11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Neither. I prefer to write one giant Christmas greeting in the sky. It saves on postage.
  12. Favorite Christmas movie? White Christmas. Music, dancing, romance, snow, and sneaky plans. Gotta love it.
  13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Summer. With Chris’s expensive tastes, I’ve got to spread out the purchases so I don’t break the bank.
  14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes. See Number 10.
  15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Grandma Helen’s Chex Mix.
  16. White or colored lights? White.
  17. Favorite Christmas song? Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. I was in choirs through elementary, middle, and high school, and this is the one song we never sang, so I’ve never grown tired of it.
  18. Traveling for Christmas or stay home? Staying home, but my parents and brother are coming for Christmas dinner, which is more stressful than traveling.
  19. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeers? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph, and Biff.
  20. Angel or Star on top of tree? Neither. We have a replica of the 1978 Heismann trophy atop our tree.
  21. Open presents Christmas Eve or Morning? Both. We do Christmas with Chris’s family Christmas Eve. Unloading everyone’s stockings takes about three hours. Then on Christmas morning, Chris and I open our main gifts for one another.
  22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Christmas music and trips to Wal-Mart.
  23. What I love most about Christmas? Spending time with my family and friends.

All right, it’s time to do some tagging: bgbrendle, Cubicle Queen, xgravity23, So I Was Thinking, Marc Backes (those five are my friends), laurel, lifestudent, SarahTheQueen, runningtwig, and runningchick (those are the runners). Can’t wait to hear from you all!

 

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