AuburnChick's Adventures

Gotta love Wednesdays and Joyce’s Hodgepodge!  What better way to get to know a group of people than with random, ice-breaker questions?!

1.  What is your favorite chocolate treat?

I did not even have to think hard to come up with my favorite chocolate treat.  It is the Caramel Chocolixer – a chocolate/caramel drink that you can get from any Godiva store…

And yes, I realize that I have posted this picture at least three times on my blog now, but I cannot help it.  This drink is TO DIE FOR!  The bottom of the cup is lined with caramel.  The drink consists of some chocolately mixture with broken pieces of a Godiva chocolate bar blended in.  Then, there is whipped cream on the top with caramel and chocolate drizzle.

It was the first thing that united Chicky and me after years of participating in epic mother-daughter wars.

It has the potential to bring world peace.

It is, quite simply, heaven on earth.

2.  What, more than anything else, makes you feel loved?

Let me tell you a story that best illustrates my answer to this question.

Last year on my birthday, I turned 40.  We don’t usually make a huge deal out of birthdays around here, but that day was different.  I did not have to work, so I went yarn shopping.  I treated myself to lunch and simply had a wonderful day.  However, what made it more special was the next weekend when Rooster stayed at the house and watched movies with me.  He told me that he had been invited to two different people’s houses.  When I asked him why he did not go, he told me that in two years he would not be home for my birthdays any more…with him going to college.  So, he wanted to stay with me.

THAT was when I felt most loved.

Parenting is a tiring, thankless endeavor.

When you pour your heart and soul into something as momentous as parenting, you rarely get validation for your efforts, and you can sometimes feel discouraged or like you’re the worst mom in the world.

Hearing Rooster say that made my tear up inside.  Deep down below that teenage boy “stuff” lies the heart of a gentle soul.  He made me feel very loved that day.

3.  Cherries or blueberries?

I love cherries!  I have never liked blueberries and really do not like blue-flavored things.  Give me a bag of real cherries from the produce department, and I am a happy girl!

4.  What is the one trait you most want the leader of your country to possess?

I would like the leader of my country to possess morals that he or she actually believes in and lives up to.  I want my leader to be a Christian genuinely striving to live out a professional life that models his or her beliefs in the Savior who died for mankind’s sins.  If a leader actually lives according to this moral code, then the decisions that person makes will fall into line with those morals.

I really don’t ask for much, eh?

5.  Are you a saver or a spender?

Ok.  Here’s the thing.  I do not make enough money to save right now.  I am working on that, but it is going to be a while before I get caught up on all of the lost income from the last couple of years when I was unemployed.  So, for now I am a spender…spending everything I make on bills.  One day, I plan on being a saver.

6.  If you gave a party for all of your friends, would they already know each other?

Hmmm…this is an interesting question.  Let’s see.  Half of my friends are internet friends.  Many of those friends are knitters who originally met on KnittingHelp.com, so yes, they would, in a sense, know each other.  However, if I combined them with my two IRL (in real life) friends, then the answer would have to be no, they would not all know each other.

7.  Are you interested in antiques?

This question has lots of potential for funny answers, Joyce!  I’ll go the serious route and say that I like antiques, but I am not going to go out of my way to shop for them or purchase them.  I’m not much into “stuff” unless we’re talking about yarn or shoes, and I prefer those to be of the “new” variety.

8.  Insert your own random thought here.

Well, I had a rant all planned out.

And then I forgot what I was going to say.

Oh wait.  I just remembered it!

Lucky you.

LOL

I am ashamed to say that I have been watching The Bachelor.  The whole Brad’s Second Chance thing intrigued me because I had watched his first round on the show.  Yes, I know this show is slightly smutty.  And no, I absolutely do not agree with the premise of the show.  Dating should only be done by people who are looking for mates.  That is my opinion, and I will stand firm in it.

However, as I was saying, my brain needs dummy time, and this is the perfect show for that.  And so, I watch.

I was SHOCKED with Monday night’s episode and the whole Sports Illustrated photo shoot.

Did anybody see that?

Sure, it was shocking when two of the girls removed their tops and posed with strategically-placed sea shells or other coverings, but what made my mouth drop even more was the casual way in which the lady in charge asked, “So, how do you feel about taking off your top?”

She said it twice, folks.

Like she does this on a regular basis.

If I had been the person she was asking the question to, I would have told her where she could shove that top.

I’m just saying.

I absolutely cannot stand the Swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated.  It is nothing but a glorified girly mag.  We receive the magazine at home (it’s a free subscription…very, very long story), but I always get rid of this issue as soon as it comes in.  There is no way I want my sweet Rooster looking through it.

Going back to the Bachelor thing.  I was very disappointed when those girls did remove their tops.  They did this with Brad looking on!!  Seriously.  There they are already “dating” a guy who is “dating” multiple women.  So, they’re just going to show him all of their “goods” just to make an impression?

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Ok.  I’ll get off of my soapbox now.

I hope you guys decide to play along.  Go post your own answers and link back on Joyce’s blog.  Then, go visit others and see how they answered the questions!

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