Sunday Social: Music Favorites

I loved these Sunday Social questions so much this week! They brought back so many fun memories!
1. What is your all-time favorite song? Oh gosh, this changes soooo often.  Let's go with top played on my iTunes: Who's To Say by Vanessa Carlton, followed closely by Maroon 5's Back At Your Door.
2. Who is your favorite singer/band?  My current favorite is definitely Darius Rucker.  I've loved Hootie and the Blowfish ever since I was little, and I thought it was SO COOL they were golfers [my parents and I met them almost ever year in SC at a golf tournament we attended].  I think his transition to country is awesome, and I've loved listening to him again as I make my own switch to country :)
3. What song reminds you of your childhood? Definitely anything Beach Boys - they were my second, third, and fourth concerts with my parents when I was little [first was Crosby, Stills, and Nash], and they remind me of long road trips.
4. What songs put you in a good mood? Probably anything off Train's album "Save Me, San Francisco."  When Mike and I first started dating, Hey Soul Sister was huge, and after a month of dating, we planned a trip to San Francisco for that summer... 3 months later [crazy, right?], and of course songs like Save Me San Francisco and If It's Love were all over the place :) 

5. What is your music to rock out to in your car? Lately it's been a lot of country, but I also throw in my old mixes from high school every once in a while [you know, some Hilary Duff, Fall Out Boy, OAR, and Michelle Branch]
6. What is the most embarrassing album or song you own? Probably my S Club 7 CDs from elementary school, but boy are those songs catchy! haha

Fears/Pet Peeves and Father's Day [no, not together!]

1. What is your biggest driving pet peeve?  Well, I wrote a post a while back about pet peeves with a bunch of them [mostly driving related], so check that out... I would have to say my biggest one in that list is the parking in fire lanes.  [On an unrelated note, another pet peeve is that all of my Pinterest links are disappearing (see: post on pet peeves). What's up with that?]

2. Biggest Blogging pet peeve?  Hmmm, there/their/they're, to/too/two, then/than, lose/loose.  Sorry, it just bugs me.

3. Biggest general pet peeve? When people don't do their share of something   4. What is your most irrational fear?  Edges and getting thrown off of them... like when I went up the Eiffel Tower the first time, I was convinced someone would just pick me up and toss me over the edge.  I'm great in airplanes and rides with seatbelts, but edges = terrifying.

This was my first time up in 2009... I kind of look terrified

This is the elevator up, come on, you know that looks scary!

But by 2010, I was a pro!

Gosh, I miss this place!

5. 3 celebrities you’d want to have dinner with?  John Krasinski, Tina Fey, and Lauren Graham.  Preferably all together, please.

One more thing - Happy Father's Day to the most supportive, kindest, funniest, goofiest, and fun dad in the world.  Oh, and also the person who I am most alike in the entire world... we're both big kids!

We love Disney!  This is us with Mr. Smee 18 years apart.  

I was in kindergarten on the left and one the right was our trip this winter to the Tinker Bell Half Marathon.  He ran the Neverland 5k with me :)

Sunday Social: Spring

1. What is your favorite thing about Spring? Flowers, warmer weather, golf season, no snow, short sleeves, flip flops, sunshine, windows down in the Jeep, daylight savings time... I can keep going all day! 

2. Favorite kind of flowers to grow or receive? I love receiving potted flowers I can replant [I love giving them too because I feel like I'm giving a more long term gift], especially daffodils, tulips, and hyacinths.

 

Flowering gifts /// Tulips in front of a building at my college - they were even our school colors :) 

Our gardens from last year

Last weekend and this weekend: I can't believe it snowed on our poor little sprouts!

3. What is your favorite nail polish color? I'm loving coral, orange-y nail colors lately.

Like this one, "Are We There Yet" by OPI

4. What is your favorite outdoor activity? Well, besides golf, lawn games for sure: tailgate toss, ladder golf, washer toss, etc - heck even just flip cup or something played outside in the lawn! 

5. Do you have any fun Spring plans? In the spring and fall I work on Sundays, teaching 5 & 6 year old golf classes, so we don't plan too much, but I would like to get our yard and gardens all ready for summer! 

How cute are they???

Sunday Social [Middle/High School]

I actually don't think I've done Sunday Social before! I see it all over other friends' blogs, and I love reading them, but I really love Scavenger Hunt Sunday, so I just haven't had time to do both.  However, this week the Hunt seemed more baby/kids oriented AND I loved the questions for Sunday Social, so I decided to link up.  Coincidentally, before I even knew about the Social questions, I made a "high school yearbook vlog," so, if these questions aren't enough for you about my embarrassing years, you should check that out!

1. What was your biggest middle school fashion mistake?
Definitely the tail end of Limited Too clothes I should have left in elementary school.

2. Who were your best friends in high school? Pics?

Well, Katie was my best friend through ALL of growing up, but other than that, I would have to say everyone in this photo from prom.  I'm still great friends with about half of them!

Me and Katie: Halloween in 3rd grade and high school graduation

[I'm the one in the front in the white dress]

3. What was a typical weekend like for you in high school?

I would have to say at least one day was either occupied by a swim meet or golf tournament, and my free time was spent hanging out with my friends at the beach or Tim Horton's [no, I'm not from Canada].

I'm the angry one in the light blue cap who was probably about to swim butterfly.

Before the golf team's senior night.

Me and my beautiful sister - at Tim Horton's and the beach, respectively.

4. Did you have any boyfriends/girlfriends? Tell us about that.

Well, I had my first boyfriend in 6th grade and a few through middle and high school.  The guy next to me in the prom photo [in the pink Vera Bradley tie] was my boyfriend through most of high school and into college.

5. Did you have any secret codes with your friends? Spill your secrets!

I can honestly say, I don't really remember.  I do remember a lot of email correspondence in technology and computer classes when we were supposed to be "working" on "projects."  Oh, and of course AIM.  If you are on Twitter, you NEED to follow @YourAwayMessage.  Seriously, it is like middle/high school all over again.

6. If you could relive one day/moment/experience from middle school or high school, what would it be?

I think there are two: middle school teen nights at the YMCA or our 10th grade trip class trip to DC.  Too bad there aren't photos from Teen Night, but I did find a few photos from the DC trip when I was home this weekend.  Along with the ones Christine sent me recently, I can guarantee not a single 10th grader took a photo ANY monument/museum/anything of importance.  But of course, there are tons of photos on the bus, in our rooms, and of ticket stubs.  For some real photos of DC, check out our visit last weekend.

Leah, Gianna, Christine with me in front [in red]