Thursday, September 25, 2008

I've Been Tagged - This is a first...

Well, I’ve been tagged by Julie. I have never been tagged before, and I haven’t blogged in forever…so here goes.

1. Where was I 10 years ago?

10 years ago, I was in college at Abilene Christian University, was having the best time, making tons of new friends during pledging, and working hard on my major, Communication Disorders.

2. What was on my To Do List today?

Where to begin...hmmm.

- Work.
- Leave work at 4:00 since I got here before it was even light outside (which was only 7:00). :)
- Go home, cook, and read for about an hour.
- Go to my (and Candas') class for small business starter uppers...this is our last class of this session.
- Come home and go to bed.

Pretty darn exciting day I have.

3. What would I do if I were a billionaire?

Pay off my school loans, first and foremost.
Pay off my family's and Mike's family's debts - all of them.
Set aside money for each person in our family to do something with, whatever they wanted to do with it.
Start college funds for my future kids, Gaite, Paige, and any other future nieces and nephews.
Give a lot of it to church, Samaritan Inn, and the Alzheimer's Association.
Travel, travel, travel.
Sock the rest away where neither Mike or I could touch it...so that we weren't poor in a matter of minutes. :)

4. 5 Places I've Lived:
- Abilene, TX: born, raised, college
- Lewisville/Carrollton, TX: first and second apt after college
- Addison, TX: first apt after getting married
- Dallas, TX: crack shack that Mike and I moved to in the ghetto
- McKinney, TX: our first home that we bought together and where we currently reside

5. Bad Habits:
- Saying "Um" all the freaking time! Sounds so unintelligent, and yet, I can't stop.
- Eating dessert after practically every meal.
- Not good at keeping in touch with old friends...in fact, I am terrible at that.
- There are lots more, but I don't want to be too self-deprecating, if you don't mind. Thank you very much.

I tag Lisa, James, Chad, Sherry, Alison. (For the record, I don't care if you don't respond to this on your blog by completing this. I am just short on material lately and thought this could enlighten a few of you.)

TTFN

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

My New Favorite Thing

My new favorite thing is iced coffee. Now, I know what some of you are thinking, for I was thinking it myself just a few short months ago. But then my father-in-law got an iced coffee from McDonalds. I wasn't quite convinced until I tried it myself a week or two later. Now I am a believer...a firm believer.

I recently saw a post on Smitten Kitchen on cold brewed iced coffee. Very simple and very delicious. I must say, I am hooked! I would rather make my own cold brewed iced coffee than buy McDonald's or Starbuck's iced coffee. Not that their's isn't good. It's just a little bitter, where the cold brewed iced coffee is almost sweeter. If you don't believe me, try it yourself. It's super easy and totally painless. You won't be disappointed!