Tagged by Wendi

In an effort to encourage my blogging, Wendi tagged me in this survey, reminiscent of a 1999 e-mail forward, or a 2005 MySpace post. I'm a little rusty on survey responding, so don't judge me...

First memory -
Playing with my little cousin Kristy when we were about a year and a half old. I have a pretty bad memory, actually, so I think I might have fabricated this sometime during elementary school in response to a similar writing prompt. I do remember I called Kristy "Ti-Ti" (like what kids say "peeing" and she called me "Yay." Now she teaches art in Seattle and we pronounce each other's names normally. Sad.

First real kiss -
Paul Sims, summer before junior year. Pathetic story actually - we were sitting in his car after he drove me home from a youth group event, and since he hadn't even held my hand yet I wasn't expecting a kiss. So he leans over to kiss me, I mistake it for a hug, lean, and he totally misses and kind of smushes his lips across my cheek. It was SO awkward and he actually called the next day and apologized. :) Needless to say that relationship didn't last long. And he went to Texas Tech, so - sorry Kim - I've always had a bit of judgment for Red Raiders. :)

First love -
CODY, duh! Okay, also Layton Rascow, from first grade. What a hunk. :) But I think the first boy I really ever thought I had a chance at dating was Justin LeBlanc in 9th grade. I moved to Allen from The Woodlands over Christmas, and he actually sent me a letter one time - complete with a drawing of us skiing and the sign-off "Love, Justin." Wow. I was so excited that I put it in my high school time capsule. :)

First concert -
Point of Grace, at the Woodlands Pavillion

First thing you think in the morning -
"Snooze," or "Cody, hit the snooze button"

First pet -
Gretchen and Rolfie, both very adorable mutts

First book you remember loving -
Kid book: the "Color Kittens" Little Golden Book;
Book series: The Babysitters Club (Claudia was, like, my best friend);
Bible book: Esther

First question you'll ask in heaven -
Probably won't be doing a lot of questioning, just singing!!

First thing you think of when you hear the word vacation -
Um... Hawaii? I don't know... I don't really take many vacations. Maybe I think about how I really should be using my vacation time when I leave work early for a doctor's apointment...

First best friend -
Adrea Chow, my BFF from 3rd grade on. I think I learned a lot about relationships and even marriage from my friendship with Adrea. Also, I learned that some people actually eat fish eyeballs. I'm still scarred from that one, Mrs. Chow!

Last time you dressed up - Well, I wore heels to work on a Friday, so I'll go ahead and say today!

Last CD you bought -
um... Zoe CD at First Colony C of C... I love that Brandon Scott Thomas!

Last time you cried -
Last night with Cody.

Last time you told someone you loved them -
Cody this morning about a million times - he is never leaving me for 6 days ever again!! Also, I told Catherine I loved her by e-mail today, if that counts.

Last really funny thing you did -
I'll steal Wendi's - I went to Olive Garden with Wendi last Friday and Wendi asked for a few extra mints because she's obsessed (Andes mints, who isn't?!). So our waiter, who had painstakingly quiet up to this point, brings out a to-go box with our bills... I open it as Wendi's signing her credit card slip and totally cracked up - he had filled that entire to-go box with mints! No person would ever need that many mints! Turns out he makes a habit of helping himself to the mints - he told us he keeps tons of them stashed at home... like that would impress us, maybe? Woo-hoo! A guy that steals from his employer! I think he thought Wendi was hot and was trying to woo her with the promise of continually minty-fresh breath. :)

Last thing you watched on TV -
Sports Night on DVD. I had to fill the time somehow while Cody was away!! Also, watched a bit of Friends yesterday, as I do pretty much every weekday from 6 to 7. I love those crazy kids!

Not really sure how this works, or if anyone even reads this blog... but I tag Myra, Tanya and Catherine!

My Year in Pics

So I've never really posted much on here, but Wendi put a link on her blog, and I can't disappoint all of my potential fans. But the problem with me and blogging is that I don't really have much to say. So instead I'll post some pictures. I know that if anything, my mom will enjoy them. :)

So here's an assortment of thing that have happened in the past year:

For our second anniversary, Cody and I went canoing on Town Lake. I love this pic where it looks like Cody's eating a goose. :)

For my birthday this year, Cody gave me presents wrapped in foil (one of his best wrapping jobs ever!) and my bff Melanie sent me a wonderful DVD of Pride & Prejudice, which my baby sis and I spent days watching.

Melanie had her bridal shower in Corsicana, and Lindsey and I drove in from Austin, bringing Katrina, who flew in from DC to surprise Mel. I had so so much fun eating Birthday Cake ice cream circa 2001 and catching up with some of my favorite Wildcats.

My parents both got new toys this year - my dad got his much anticipated John Deere tractor, and my mom got a gun - both to complement their new rural life in Farmersville. Cody was a natural with both the tractor and the gun... me, not so much.

My mom is adorable with the gun, though not a very good shot. Which it turns out is okay, because she doesn't ever plan to shoot anything, she just wants to stand on the front porch and cock the gun to scare away bad guys.

I'm going to be an aunt! That's right, Ty and Charis are having a baby boy in July! We're so excited, and since they recently moved to Tampa, we now have even more reason to vacation to Florida! We miss them a ton, but they can't keep us away from that baby!!

You may think that my love for funny faces in pictures came from my husband, who is a master at goofing up pictures that would otherwise be normal and sweet (or as he would say, lame). But as you can tell by these Christmas pictures of my family, goofy faces are in my genes. Christmas was unbelievably fun - I love my family so much!!

And my best friend got married!! Melanie married the dashing Air Force Captain Matt Larson in January. They're so adorable together, and her wedding was gorgeous, especially the chapel. And how cool is this - we got our makeup air brushed on for the wedding!! If you know me, you know this is just about the coolest thing I could ever imagine. We felt totally ready for the wedding after that - even though we were still in hoodies and snow boots! I love you Mel!!

Cody and I took his parents to see Wicked for their birthdays. It was SUPER fun. And don't tell him I told you, but Steve teared up at the end. :) I love musicals!!!

The Westover Hills Young Married's class went camping a couple weekends ago - well, most of them camped. Cody and I just went for the day because we "needed to be at church Sunday morning," but also experience tells us that I'm a beast when I camp. Like, the meanest, dirtiest, most over-emotional person you've ever met. So we didn't spend the night, which was fine with us since it was FREEZING.

Last weekend Cody and I went to the Austin HBA awards, where we dressed in semi-formal attire, ate a nice dinner and waited 3 looooong hours until our big win was announced - best local builder TV spot. Go Main Street! We had fun playing with the award afterward. :) And I got an excuse to carry my grandma's super-cool vintage purse!

Well, that's the highlights of my year, or at least the highlights of what I have pictures of. Hope you enjoyed my return to blogging!

Christmas on Main Street
Week before Christmas
With nothing to do at work
This week should be long

Lifelong Dream
If I was able,
I'd invent fat-free chocolate.
I'd be rich and thin.

Jakey-Poo
My baby brother
turns twenty-one today, which
makes me feel so old!

Girl Stuff
Can't find anything.
They're remodeling Target.
Where are the tampons?

Finished Project
Two months of hard work
(Not all that hard, but still...)
Cisco reports: done.

Home Alone
Cody's in Houston.
No one hugged me after work,
so I'm kind of sad.

White Stag
Mom claims that Wal-Mart
is a great place to buy clothes.
I just don't agree.

Weldon's Birthday
Twenty-three today.
Known you one-fifth of your life,
You still crack me up.

More Cisco Mistakes
The data is wrong.
It's Ariana's fault.
No sweat off my back.