AuburnChick's Adventures

It’s time for the Hodgepodge!  Joyce has included a lot of summery questions this week.  I hope you’ll consider playing along.  It’s a lot of fun!

1.  Have you ever been to the US capital – Washington DC?  If so, what’s your favorite site?  If not, what would you most like to see on a visit to that city some day in the future?  Is it even on your list of places to visit?

I went to Washington DC when I was seven or eight years old, I believe.  If memory serves correctly, I was living in Colorado at the time, and we DROVE the entire way!  We signed up for an official tour, and I remember walking endlessly.  I had stupidly worn sandals, and I had humongous blisters by the end of the day.  I think my favorite site, blisters and all, was Arlington Cemetery.  We got there in time to observe the changing of the guard.  It was an incredibly solemn ceremony, and I have chills when I think about it even now.  The sight of all of the tombstones stretching as far as young eyes can see was breathtaking and humbling.

2.  When did you last attend a wedding?  Are there any weddings on your summer calendar?  Were you a summer bride?  If you’re single, is summer the season of your dream wedding?

First of all, I was not a summer bride.  I got married in September.

The last wedding I attended was that of my good friends…Will and Kate…

I wish.  LOL

Seriously…the last wedding that I attended was one of the youth pastor’s at my church.  He and his bride married a year and a half ago…on New Year’s Day.  Chicky and I went to the wedding, then drove to Coupon Queen and Grand Pooba’s in the middle of the night, and then got up at o’dark thirty to drive down to a soccer tournament at Disney.  It was a long couple of days!

BTW, I made the Tree of Life Afghan for the couple…

Will and Kate, eat your heart out!  You may have the moolah and royal palaces, but the couple above have something from my knitting needles.  You can’t put a price on that!

BACK TO THE QUESTIONS (heehee)…

3.  What is your favorite way to eat strawberries?

Rinsed off with the tops chopped off.  I’m eating healthy, remember?  I like my fruit plain.  It’s sweet enough au natural.

4.  What is one thing you are especially looking forward to this summer?

Joyce, I am going to list two things.  First, I am looking forward to finishing my teaching certification classes.  I have five more weeks to go (technically, I’ll be finished the last week of June).  Second, we’re going on a BIG family trip.  I won’t tell you when, and I won’t tell you where.  You’ll have to just wait and see.  🙂

5.  Do you use/like the self checker at the grocery store?

Can I tell you a little secret?

I love scanning bar codes.

Uh huh.  I really do.

There is something thrilling about the beep that occurs after a UPC has been successfully scanned.

I never had a job as a cashier, but I think I would have enjoyed it immensely.

Thus, when I have the opportunity to scan my own stuff, I do.  Home Depot…fifty pound bag of sand…I’ll do the lumberjack squat (have you ever seen those competitions on TV?) just to heft that baby on the scanner.

heehee

6.  Share a favorite piece of common sense advice.

Common sense?  Seriously?  I have none.  I’m all book smarts.  heehee

Ok…let me see…here goes.  If you want something done right (aka, YOUR way), just do it yourself.  Don’t complain, and don’t moan.  Just.  Do.  It.

7.  Barefoot, flip flops, tennis shoes, sassy sandals – your first choice for summer time?

Pictures speak louder than words…

The best part is that I don’t have to hide the shoes from the Mr.  He was actually present when I purchased these Kohl’s specials!!  Woo Hoo!  I love me some sassy sandals!!

8.  My Random Thought

I am still enjoying Words With Friends.  I fear that my friend, Rebecca, has given up on me.  She is the queen of WWF.  However, after being on the receiving end of a 60-something point word, I was fortunate to score the following…

Here’s a close-up of the actual points…

For the record, I played the word “hookers.”  My friend played the word “groping.”

Uh huh.

Just remember…it’s all about the points, and I like to win.  LOL

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