An Interview with FaceBook

There are lots of fun and silly apps on FaceBook to help you get to know your friends. I like the interview app. I thought I'd post questions/answers that both Aaron and I have done...

Aaron's Interview:

What sort of character would you play in a comic book (hero, humorous sidekick, villian, that abrasive newspaper guy, etc.)?
Hero

Coke or Pepsi?
Mt. Dew

What is the name of your truest friend???
Elaine

If you could time travel, what would be your first stop?
Depends. Can I take a vid camera? If 'yes' then it would be JFK assasination.

What language would you like to speak fluently?
Russian

Desktop or Laptop?
Both.

Are you in love?
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What is your dream job?
Doing it now. IT

What religion did you choose to follow?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It's the only complete one.

Performing Arts, Fine Arts, or Sports?
none

Are you fed up of all these questions?
YES

Left handed or right handed?
right

Do you feel comfortable showing PDA in pubic?
a little

Do you say "I love you" in the relationship?
YES

If you have friends coming for supper what would you cook?
Grilled: bergers, fish, chicken, veggies, hot dogs, mushrooms

What makes you laugh?
Funny things

If you won the lottery, how would you spend your millions?
Pay off the house. Bank 75%. Stay home with my hot wife.

If you could travel back in time, what mistake(s) would you want to correct?
I would get my Eagle Scout!

Who was your hero as a child?
My dad

What do you do for fun?
Movies, tv, games, read

Are you an outdoor or an indoor person
Both. Laptop at the park.

What are you most proud of in your life?
My temple marriage and my family

Who do you admire most?
My wife

Do you have any tattoos, and if so what and where?
NONE!

What size shoes do you wear?
8.5 men's

Water or 100% Juice?
water

Would you rather lose an arm or a leg?
leg

If you had to pick one car, which would it be?
1985 Lamborghini. White. Front and rear spoilers.

Juice and crackers or milk and cookies?
Milk and cookies

Do you eat cold cereal at night?
occasionally

What is your favorite TV show?
Firefly

Kill the spider or let it out?
Depends on what it is. Wolf spider = Let it out. Brown Recluse = Kill the little bastard!!!!!!

Do you shower every single day?
Almost

What would you do if Michael Jackson asked you out?
Use a flamethrower on him and watch all the plastic parts melt!!!!!!

Do you read harry potter books?
YES

If you could have one super human power what would you choose?
Invisibility so I could fight crime in the nude.

Have you had a beer in the last week?
NO!!!!!!!!

Vitamin Water or Gatorade?
Gatorade

Flip flops or sandals?
sandals

What do you do on fridays?
Movies and Gaming

What is your favorite song of all time?
Elise by The Cure

Do you like bananas?
NO!!!!

Elaine's Interview:

What size shoes do you wear?
Ugh, I wear women's 11. Close to impossible to find cute shoes in my size!

Water or 100% Juice?
Water. With lots of ice.

Would you rather be hot or cold?
Cold. I can cuddle up with hubby or put more clothes on or snuggle under some blankets... but when I'm hot, I'm limited on what I can do and I'm miserable.

Would you rather lose an arm or a leg?
Neither... but I guess if I have to pick, a leg. I need my arms to hug and play the flute and stuff like that...

Favorite Place to Eat?
Depends on the day... today I want breadsticks from Barlo's.

Opera, Musical, Concert, Play, Performance, or Other?
All of the above.

What is your favorite clothing brand?
Tall Girl.

If you had to pick one car, which would it be?
A Jeep.

Your favorite Disney Films?
Toy Story 1 & 2, Incredibles, Enchanted... there are too many to list.

Why did the chicken cross the road?
What does this have to do with me?

What was your last thought?
Um... I don't remember...

Juice and crackers or milk and cookies?
Milk & Cookies

Favorite fruit?
Watermelon, strawberries, crisp apples, peaches, oranges, honeydew...

Are you a cat or a dog person?
I'm a cat person. They're just cleaner to me.

Would you rather be blind or deaf?
Blind would totally suck, but I'd prefer that to deaf. I cannot possibly imagine a life without hearing my girls laugh, my husband say my name, or listening to music.

Define yourself in 3 words...
Tall, loud, and misunderstood.

Do you eat cold cereal at night?
Yes, often.

What is your favorite TV show?
Life, Chuck and Scrubs.

Kill the spider or let it out?
Depends on how big it is.

Do you shower every single day?
Yes, every single day. I have extremely oily skin and can't stand to skip one day without showering.

Where do you want to travel next?
We're planning to take the girls to Florida to see their grandma.

What would you do if Michael Jackson asked you out?
I'd laugh hysterically. Then, when I've composed myself, I'd try to find a nice way to tell him that I find him repulsive and besides, I'm very much in love with my husband.

Do you read harry potter books?
Oh, yes.

What is your favorite place?
Home.

If you could have one super human power what would you choose?
To be able to control my body chemistry--I'm so messed up right now!

Have you had a beer in the last week?
Nope.

Flip flops or sandals?
Hmmm... depends on what I'm wearing or where I'm going. I love both!

Do you like bananas?
No, gross.

My First Tag

I was tagged on FaceBook by Bonnie and Amy...

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you.

1. I'm always about 5 years behind jumping on the bandwagon--I was this way with digital cameras, blogging, Harry Potter, Twilight, and now Facebook... all of these things are now among my favorite things even though I just did not get it before.

2. It is a struggle for me to sit here and think of 25 random things about myself that I think are remotely interesting to anyone else in the world.

3. I love Dr. Pepper even though I know I shouldn't drink it. It has to be fully loaded--diet drinks make me gag.

4. I am Insulin Resistant. I was just diagnosed last year. I lost 20 of the 80 pounds I had gained once I got on meds, but then I became pregnant (surprise!), had a horrid miscarriage, and now my body is all messed up again. It totally sucks.

5. I love to be at home. I'm happier here than just about anywhere else in the world.

6. I used to sell Creative Memories and lia sophia jewelry and was signed up with Arbonne... I quit all of these things once I became a youth leader for church a little over a year ago, and I've never been happier. I get to do my own taxes this year for the first time in 9 years since I don't have the home business stuff to confuse and stress me out!

7. My favorite TV shows are Life, Chuck and Scrubs. I don't watch anything else--I don't watch TV very often.

8. But, I do love to watch movies! I can't list a favorite movie or even a favorite genre--I love it all...

9. I once won an email contest for Penn Station and got an entire year of subs for free! After that year, I didn't eat there again for about two years. I guess you CAN get too much of a good thing, LOL.

10. I hate to talk on the phone.

11. Two jobs I wish I were qualified and creative enough to do: be professional and published writer, be a professional photographer.

12. I love to organize things. And then reorganize them.

13. I have obsessive compulsive personality disorder (NOT OCD, it's different. Google it).

14. Like Bonnie, I have more craft supplies than I will ever be able to use in one lifetime.

15. Also like Bonnie, marching bands get my heart racing. Those were the days...

16. Like Amy, I wish I could play guitar and piano. I took piano lessons all through college as part of my degree, but I was horrible. After so many years of reading only one line of music, it was tragically difficult for me to put two lines together in both hands. And all stringed instruments boggle my mind--how anyone can consistently put their fingers in the right places to get the right notes blows me away.

17. Cello is my favorite stringed instrument to listen to.

18. Although I played flute all through my music life (and still play a few times a year at church), and I took saxophone lessons in college... if I had it to do all over again, I'd have chosen to be a percussionist. I think drums match my loud personality much better than the flute does.

19. I am "Mormon". The correct way to say it is I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I'd been raised Catholic, and while attending college felt closer to the Methodist church, but still didn't feel like I had the whole picture... I had two LDS friends at U of I who introduced me to the church and, very long story short, I found what I'd been looking for and have never regretted my decision. I feel totally blessed, more than I deserve.

20. I love chocolate, but only milk chocolate. I think dark chocolate is of the devil. White chocolate is okay, but I never crave it.

21. I love fresh fruit, maybe more than any other food, but I do not like preparing it.

22. My dream job would be to be some rich person's personal secretary. To be able to organize at no restriction of cost... to help someone smarter and more powerful than myself keep her/his life together... to have a desk in a nice office and organize someone else's life and they appreciate it and need it... you know, like Pepper is to Tony Stark. That would be too cool.

23. What I meant to say is that I already HAVE my dream job... I am a stay-at-home mom with two beautiful girls and the best husband in the world. I really would not be happy doing anything else, even being Pepper. I'd miss this so much it would hurt. I love being here for my family. It's perfect.

24. I'm terrified of scorpions, small spaces, and losing my family prematurely. I want to grow old with Aaron and be grandparents together. =)

25. I thought 25 would never get here. it's taken me almost an hour to come up with 24 things to say about myself. I'll be shocked if anyone reads this whole thing!

Midnight Sun

For you fans of Twilight who didn't already know, be sure to go to Stephenie's website to read Edward's viewpoint called Midnight Sun! It is a thousand times more interesting and enlightening than Bella's version of her first few weeks in Forks. Ingenious!

She also has a few chapters that didn't make it into the final copy of the book that I found very entertaining to read--you get a little more detail about a few characters. I really love Alice. It's called "outtakes".

Enjoy!

Christmas Emails

I got a couple nice emails from friends for Christmas that I thought I would post...

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IF A FAT GUY GRABS YOU AND PUTS YOU IN A BAG, DON'T WORRY... I TOLD SANTA I WANTED A GOOD FRIEND FOR CHRISTMAS!


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I am making a conscious effort to wish everyone that I know and love a Merry Christmas this year... My way of saying that I am celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. I thought if I pass this on to my email buddies, maybe I can prevent one more American tradition from being lost in the sea of "Political Correctness".

Merry Christmas To One And All...
Wishing all a happy and healthy New Year!

Merry Christmas

I just want to wish all my friends and loved ones a very Merry Christmas.

2008 has been good to the Vails...

Bridget
• Started full-day kindergarden and is doing very well in school
• Turned 6 this month
• Is quite the artist
• Is in the CTR6 class at church
• Favorite colors are red, yellow and blue

Vicki
• Is in 4th Grade
• Started playing the recorder in music
• Joined the school choir
• Is in the FADE club at school (anti-drug club)
• Participates in Activity Days at church
• Favorite color is pink

Elaine
• Serves as Young Women President at church
• Joined the PTA Board
• Is the 4th Grade Choir Mom
• Spends many hours helping the teachers as school
• Loves blogging and playing on my MacBook

Aaron
• Serves as Second Counselor in the Elder's Quorum at church
• Continues to work for Mundell & Associates as Staff IT Specialist
• Completed Hazwoper Training this year
• Continues to be a wonderful husband and father, the best I could ever ask for!

I am grateful for my life. I love my family so much and feel very blessed to be with them. I love our home. I am grateful for all we have--we are surely a very spoiled group of people.
And just like all Christians everywhere, I'm especially grateful this time of year to reflect on the birth of our Savior. Gordon B. Hinckley once said that if there had not been an Easter, we would not have a Christmas--Jesus would have been just another baby. But, He was more than just another man... he performed miracles and taught the gospel and sacred ordinances... He died to satisfy justice on behalf of all of us sinners, and He lives now to comfort and bless us. Because He overcame death, we will all have the opportunity to live forever with our families, and this week we celebrate His birth. I cannot put into words how grateful I am for our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Merry Christmas to all of you.
Love,
The Vails

Fun Free Backgrounds

My friend Jenifer just referred me to this blog:
http://www.knottymoosedesigns.blogspot.com/
This lady is super talented and has some beautiful blog background with matching headers. Here are a few examples of what she has...