Tag!

A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.

B. Each player answers the questions about themselves.

C. At the end of the game the player tags 5 people, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment letting them know they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog.


Where were you 10 years ago:

Just finishing 7th grade. A time I have no desire to go back to. Not that 7th grade was particularly horrible, but I have yet to meet anyone that actually liked middle school. Plus we moved right before I started middle school, so I only knew about 3 people in my whole school (one of whom was Danielle). If you want proof of how awkward I was, just go look at my yearbook picture. No, on second thought, I think I burned that picture . . . or if I didn't I should have. At any rate, I'm not telling where it is.

Five things (that were) on my to-do list today:

1. Go to genealogy class. Try to stay awake. I succeeded at half of this one, anyway. I made it to class, but two hours is a long time to sit and listen. Especially when the teacher goes 1/2 an hour past that (which he invariably does). The good news is that I only have to go to one more class period and then I'm done for the term.

2. Work on my genealogy paper that is due Monday. Didn't happen. And I'm not telling how much I have left to do. (Ask me Monday at 9pm if you really want to know.)

3. Ride my bike to school. I did this and realized how out-of-shape I am. I thought walking 20 minutes each way to school had kept me in pretty good shape. Obviously I was wrong. Or University Parkway is a lot steeper than it looks. I'll go with the second.

4. Register my bike. I started this, but I couldn't figure out where the Serial number was. The campus police gave me a diagram with the registration paper that showed where the number should have been, but I couldn't find it. I also had no idea what length the bicycle frame was. At any rate, registering my bike has now been moved to my Tuesday to-do-list.

5. Deposit my tax return check in my bank account. I would have done this except that I forgot my checkbook! Depositing a check is a little hard to do without a deposit slip and an account number.

Five snacks I enjoy:

1. Cheese. In any way, shape, or form (except that nasty taco blend I accidentally bought a month ago that had pepper-jack cheese mixed in. Sicko!)

2. Chocolate. Always. Preferrably dark. Milk will do. White doesn't count as chocolate.

3. Keebler's wheatable crackers are my newest addiction. I could eat them anytime, anywhere. They're like wheat-thins, but WAY better tasting. A worthwhile find.

4. Dried fruit. Especially dried apricots, dried apples, and raisins. If only they weren't about $5 a bag!

5. Popcorn. I try not to pop it when I'm alone because I can easily down an entire bag of microwave popcorn single-handedly. It's just too addicting.

What would I do if I were suddenly a billionaire:

1. Build my own library. This would include window-seats, rolling ladders for the tall shelves, comfortable couches, and, of course, love sacks.

2. By a grand piano. And a music library to go with it.

3. Go see Wicked on Broadway. Forget about $280 tickets in SLC. I'll just do the real deal. And maybe I'll see a few other Broadway shows while I'm at it.

4. Go to Europe. I've always wanted to see the art and architecture in Italy and France, etc.

5. Give a bunch of money to humanitarian aid and/or do some cool service project.

Four of my bad habits: Do I have to confess this?

Okay, fine!

1. Staying up too late.

2. Checking email/facebook/blogs/news during really boring classes (especially my two-hour genealogy class)

3. Procrastinating

4. Putting stuff on the floor instead of putting it straight away. But, it usually stays in a pile. At least it's an organized mess, right?

Five jobs that I have had:

1. Filing papers for Mrs. Heileson

2. Treasure-hunting for bottles underneath my baby siblings' cribs

3. Pruning junipers in 97 degree weather (I don't miss that at all!)

4. Piano teacher

5. Watering the fruit trees. This involved putting a hose at the base of each fruit tree and waiting for 10 or so minutes until the basin around the tree filled with water. I didn't mind, though, because I got to bring a chair and book out and read while the trees watered. And I got paid!

Five things people don't know about me:

1. One of my legs is shorter than the other

2. I have always wanted to be a writer

3. When I was a baby my skin actually turned orange from eating too many apricots

4. I once at a whole bowl of cheese single-handedly. (It was a LONG time ago, okay!)

5. I really like talking in church (which is probably why I never get asked to do it).

5 people I'm tagging:

1. Beth

2. Malena

3. Janelle Dalton

4. Janel

5. Danielle