ABC...Easy As 123

Follow the alphabet to share a little more about yourself -

things that are a little different than the norm.

ABILITY you are most proud of: Probably my ability to navigate directions and to pack super efficiently (let me just say: 5 week road trip for 2 adults and 1 infant camping out all packed into a Corolla...I really should have taken a picture of that).

BREAKFAST of choice: a super yummy breakfast burrito with sausage, egg, potato, onion, garlic, bell pepper, sour cream, and cheese...or in a hurry an everything bagel with cream cheese will do.

CHORE you hate: that would be pretty much all housekeeping chores...The Husband is so lucky.

DESTINATION you love to visit again and again: Montana - specifically Glacier National Park

ESSENTIAL tip/advice/words of wisdom you'd give to a new parent: For a new mother...it's okay if you don't feel like your life is complete now that you have a precious little one. You are still a woman, a wife. Just because you are now also a mother doesn't mean your previous life/interests have all gone away...they might just have to be altered a little.

FUNCTIONING time of day (when you are most productive): If you could see the time of this post, you'd know for sure that I function best late at night. Always been this way, even as a kid.

GOD'S teaching you love most: Love thy neighbor as thyself. This is frequently a lot harder than it sounds for me, but I firmly believe that if we all lived by this teaching we would have a much better world.

HYSTERICAL moment (that you're willing to share): Although it is embarrassing to admit, I think one of my most hysterical moments might have been this last week. Trying on dresses with a dear friend might have scarred my child for life. I am so thankful she was there so I didn't have to ask a total stranger (like a dressing room attendant) to come rescue me from a dress (or two or three) while my boobs flopped in her face.

INTERESTING thought you had today: Have there really been enough nut allergy crisis situations in schools to warrant a "Nut-Free School"? Seemed a little over-the-top to me.

JOB you'd love: If I could develop my own job...I would be a peer education/civic engagement coordinator on a 9 or 10 month contract.

KIND of book you enjoy most: I love a good mystery or legal thriller.

LIVING arrangement you've found most interesting/fun: Had a crazy vine weed that liked to grow out of our bedroom vents and bathroom toilet base at our last place. After returning from a 3 week trip this summer we found the bathroom vine to be longer in length than The Wee One. Hum...

MEMORY from your childhood related to a parent: We lived behind a bakery when I was pretty little. I vividly remember Mom taking us to get chocolate croissants as a special treat and loving that so much. I actually still visit that bakery (Sweetish Hill in Austin) whenever I can.

NICKNAMES you've been given: Prayer, P-rare, P-dog, Smoopy

OPEN THOUGHT: Why do movie producers/writers feel the need to include GD all the time? Is it really necessary? I don't think so.

POTENTIALLY dangerous activity you've been involved with: I'm gonna keep it clean and just say white water rafting - which by the way is my FAVORITE outdoor activity hands down.

QUOTE from a movie you love: "Oh well, this is my life. I didn't marry very well." Overboard

RIGHT or left brained: I am moderately balanced but more right brained.

SIBLINGS (at least the ones you claim): One younger brother whom I love dearly and several (6) in-law siblings who I couldn't imagine not being in my life.

TIME you wake up: Hahaha...most days around 8:30 - we've trained The Wee One to sleep in - but sometimes I get to crash till 9 or on occasion even 11. Yeah, I can still sleep in like crazy!

URBAN area you enjoy the most: Hard call...LOVE San Antonio's Riverwalk, but really enjoy DC (because of all the monuments and museums), and Chicago for sure.

VEGGIES you dislike: Never really got into cooked spinach. If you will allow a mushroom to count as a veggie, I would definitely say that is a strong dislike....one I share with my brother.

WONDERFUL experience: Our honeymoon to Europe. Just seeing so much of history and being somewhere so different.

XENOPHILE or xenophobic: Definitely xenophile...I love learning about foreign countries and meeting people from all over the world even if I don't get that chance very often.

YUMMY food you make: Chicken Avocado Tower or Sourdough Bread

ZOO experience that's most memorable: Went to the OKC Zoo last October and it was wonderful! It was nice and cool and all the animals were out and active. I've always been to the zoo during summer months so this was a special treat and it paid off.

Care to share your responses???