Are we there yet?

Hey, this is a fun one!  Tripping Gracefully tagged me with a meme that involves rocking to your ipod.  So, I have my little shuffle clipped and on random. 

The Rules:
1. Put your iTunes/ music player on Shuffle
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER WHAT(this is in capital letters, so it is very serious. No hiding your showtunes, folks!)

After you’ve answered all of the questions, tag 5 other people and then let them know they’ve been tagged to do the meme themselves!

IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?
God help me, but this is truly the song that came on…. I Hate Everything About You by Three Days Grace.  What can I say?  It’s great to work out to!
WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Ha ha ha!  Hey Good Lookin’.  Dang I got lucky on that one!

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Interesting…Whisky Girl by Toby Kieth.

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Living in Fast Forward by Kenny Chesney.  Now it’s definitely going to be stuck in my head! 

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
The Woman with You by Kenny Chesney.  What are the odds of getting two of his songs randomly?  Pretty darn good when you own my ipod!  I can’t believe how perfectly matched the question and song are!

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Why am I doing this?  How embarrassing.  Love Shack.  Yes, you read that correctly!  Somewhere my husband is laughing his butt off.

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Here for the Party by Gretchen Wilson.  Hey, I’ve been known to have a good one or two, just not lately!  Why do I all of a sudden feel the need to go play pool? 
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
I’m about to poke my mind’s eye out at this very second.  Nookie by Limp Bizkit.  Gross, gross, gross.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Play Something Country by Brooks and Dunn.  Awwwwhhooowhooo… 

WHAT IS 2+2?
Two of a Kind Workin’ on a Full House by Garth Brooks.  Sounds about right!

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Ha!  Promiscuous by Nelly Furtado.  Couldn’t be further from the truth!

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
What was I Thinking by Dierks Bently.  That’s dang hysterical.  Happens to be one of Justin’s favorite songs, my name is in it, and it takes place in Alabama.  Go figure!

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
She’s Not Just a Pretty Face by Shania Twain.  Wow, that worked out nicely!  So glad I didn’t get stuck with a terrible one on this question!
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Fall by Clay Walker.  Perhaps not what I’m going to be when I grow up, but certainly what I will need as I continue to grow up!
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Sweet Home Alabama!  Well, it certainly was his idea to move here, but probably not the song I think of when I look at him!
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Life Ain’t Always Beautiful by Gary Allen.  True, but so sad.

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy by Big and Rich.  Gaaaaawwwd, have to admit that this was played at our wedding, and yes by our request! 

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Brick House by the Commodores.  I’d say that while the cards have been dealt to me may be crazy, overall it’s a winning hand.

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Love in an Elevator by Aerosmith.  This meme is doing nothing for my image!  So, I will just plead the fifth and move on.

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?

What Happens in Mexico by Toby Kieth.  If only I was on a beach right now!

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?

Lime in the Coconut.  Mmmm….midnight margaritas!

WHAT SHOULD YOU POST THIS AS?

I like to Move it.  Excellent treadmill song!

So, now to tag….

Sharah, Disenchanted,  Lemons, Sky, & Jess

No excuse if you don’t have an ipod.  Just be creative!

Last night I had a wonderful dinner with the local ladies, and I had a wonderful time.  Thank you so much Kel for the Christmas gift!  You brought tears to my eyes and joy to my heart. 

Today we made some cookie dough, but we are so far from done.  Lucky was in a very clingy mood today, and that makes things challenging.  He didn’t even know what he wanted today.

My anniversary was last Tuesday, and we had tried to celebrate it the preceding two weeks very unsuccessfully.  So, we will try again this upcoming week. 

My birthday is on Monday, and my brother is coming in to help us celebrate.  What will we do to celebrate?  Hmmm….probably dinner.  I know, real wild over here!  So, a little back story here.  One Father’s Day my dad got to choose what he wanted to do to celebrate.  What did he choose?  He had us all do yard work for eight hours.  It was terrible but terrific.  We all slaved away, complained, but it gave us something to laugh and joke about for a long time.  So, for my birthday, I’m going to ask that my dad, brother, and husband paint our spare bedroom. Yep, that’s how I want to celebrate!  Think it will work?

Not much else to report.  I’m just hot flashin’ my way through the day.

Still waiting for an answer one way or another.  Pregnancy test came back negative this morning.  Today is 12 days post ovulation.  I will update one way or another when I know.  All I ask my body is to hold off  until tomorrow.  Please don’t annoy me by having to go in for blood and a scan on Black Friday!  Pleeeeease!

It appears Lucky’s fever is gone.  It had hit 103.1 the other day, and the doctor confirmed tonsillitis.  He’s much better now.

Ok, off to pack things up to stay at my parents’ house (all of nine miles away) for the holidays.  It will be fun to have the whole family under one roof.  We’re expected to get pretty bad weather, so instead of driving in it, we’ve decided to just stay there.  Then, we’re all going shopping on Friday together at the crazy crack of dawn.  So, it’s just easier and more fun.  Enjoy Thanksgiving my fellow US friends! 

is black friday!  C’mon, you surely saw that one coming!  This year Kohl’s opens at 4 am, and I am beeeeyond excited.  Yes, that probably makes me crazy.  However, it’s fun to stand and freeze at three am outside of a department store while sipping a cup of coffee and shivering next to your mom, friend, husband, etc.  Didn’t you know?  It’s tradition for me to snag a Starbucks as soon as they open as well.  That’s just one more reason to love the day!

Last year I was sick, but the year before that I was beyond organized.  We all went through the fliers and check out what we all wanted to snag.  Mom and I holed ourselves up in the office, and I created a spreadsheet.  It had the store at the top and the time they opened, and when door busters ended.  The sheet also contained the items from that store we wanted, how many, how much it costs, and who it was for.  Each store had its own sheet.  Oh, and at the bottom was a time for how long we had in that store before we needed to make it to the next as to not miss their door busters!  Yep, I know…

Sooooo, while I will enjoy the family gathering of gluttony, and I’m looking forward to our family portraits on Saturday, I’m really excited about Friday!

Bri over at Tripping Gracefully just posted about reflecting on our life and the paths we choose, moments we share, and how our time is spent through the years.

Will I have one of those moments where I’m eighty and I fess up about the tattoo that I got on a blind date with a co-worker of my father’s?  Will I admit that I went skinny dipping in Cancun?  Will I feel the need to explain how on Earth a photo of me wrapped in caution tape, wearing a feather boa, and passed out on a curb came about? (I know exactly who’s to blame for such things.  Other than myself of course!) Yes, all of which are my finer moments.

How will my life be viewed by my children?  Will I be seen as the straight “A” hard studying bookworm that I was in high school?  Or, will I be seen as the girl who wore the smokin’ dress to the prom?  Will I be seen as the girl who lied and said she was allergic to beer in college to avoid peer pressure to drink?  Or, will I be seen as the girl who was brave enough to go and get bags of condoms from the nurse for everybody in the dorm? (The nurse would fill a brown lunch bag of them, and everybody in their brother would come to me for a condom.  Hey, I was all about the safe sex.)

I want my life to be balanced.  I want to look back on my life and say, “Wow!  She really lived.”  However, I will never be that woman who lives for a wild night.  Nope, I’m a girl who loves flannel pajamas, a good cup of coffee, green tea, watching movies on the couch, playing cards, and just enjoying the quieter side of life.  I enjoy going to bed early and getting up early and time spent with family.  I’m a jeans and baseball hat type of girl.  There is nothing wild about my life, but rest assured that I am wild about it!

So, how do you strike balance?

Scene:  In the car headed towards B.abies R Us.

Becky:  “Can you smell that?”

Mom:  “No.”

B:  “It smells like he’s pooping.”

M (a minute later):  “Oh yeah, I can smell it now!”

Scene:  Inside the B.abies R Us bathroom.  Becky unsnaps the pants of Lucky’s overalls to discover a huge explosion of nastiness in his pants.

B:  “Oh my.  Holy crap!  It’s everywhere!”

M:  “You aren’t kidding!  What did you eat Lucky?!”

The events that ensued after this point were so nasty that I dare not describe them for fear of nightmares this evening.  Let’s just put it this way.  My little guy walked through the store in his diaper, and we got many strange looks.  However, he went home in a really cute new outfit. 

Fast forward to this morning, and I’m feeding him pears.  In goes food, and out comes not only a sneeze, but the pears too.  My first thought, “At least I like pears.”  My second thought, “I wonder if they are good for your complexion?” 

Isn’t motherhood glamorous?  I say that with a smile, because these are the moments (while stinky and icky) I wouldn’t trade for a million bucks!