My life according to...

My life according to...

Pick your Artist: Miranda Lambert

Are you a male or female? "Fastest Girl in Town"

Describe yourself: "Nobody's Fool"

How do you feel: "Safe"

Describe where you currently live: "Dry Town"

If you could go anywhere, where would you go: "Somewhere Trouble Don't Go"

Your favorite form of transportation: "Greyhound Bound for Nowhere"

Your best friend is: "Only Prettier"

What's the weather like: "I Wanna Die"

Favorite time of day: "Getting Ready"

If your life was a TV show, what would it be called: "Baggage Claim"

What is life to you: "Better in the Long Run"

Your fear: "Another Heartache"

What is the best advice you have to give: "Maintain the Pain"

Thought for the Day: "Time to Get a Gun"

How I would like to die: "Holding On to You!"

My soul's present condition: "Makin' Plans"

My motto: "That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round"

Things happen in threes...

Random things in threes... inspired by one of my besties! :)

Last three movies you watched

1. Despicable Me

2.The Grey

3.Abducted

Last three liquids you consumed

1. Coke

2. Water

3. Strawberry Crystal Light

Last three foods you ate

1. Oatmeal

2. Cheesy Popcorn

3. Pumpkin Spice Pancakes

Last three television shows you watched

1. David Tutera's, My Fair Wedding

2. Rugrats

3. Grimm

Three colors you're considering painting your nails

1. Black 

2. Multi-color sparkles

3. Red

Three best Halloween candies to get in your goodie bag

1. Reeses

2. Snickers

3. Milky Way-Caramel

Three favorite colors

1. Greens

2. Teals

3. Black

Three favorite footwear companies

1. Anything I can get at Target

2. Anything I can get at Payless

3. Anything I can get at victoriassecret.com

Three stores you love to buy your clothes from

1. Target

2. Maurices

3. Vanity

Three movies coming to theaters that you cannot wait to see

1. Frankenweenie

2. Breaking Dawn - Part II

3. Hotel Transylvania

Three favorite musicians

1. Johnny Cash

2. Carrie Underwood

3. Miranda Lambert

Three favorite actors

1. Johnny Depp

2. Jason Segel

3. Paul Rudd

Three favorite actresses

1. Katherine Heigl

2. Julia Roberts

3. Halle Berry

Three favorite movies of all time

1. Up

2. Horton Hears a Who

3. Madagascar

Three comfort foods

1. Mac N' Cheese

2. Chocolate

3. Coke

Three things you want to do right this second

1. Stay cuddled up on the couch

2. Have a nice cold pop

3. Have some delicious homemade mac n' cheese... None of which are going to actually happen LOL

Three things you hope to accomplish before the year ends

1. Lose another 15 lbs

2. Finish cleaning out the garage

3. Pay off my Best Buy credit card

Three outlets you have for stress reduction

1. Coloring

2. Talking to my mom

3. Singing 

Three faults you have

1. I think I can fix everyone

2. I have a bad habit of avoiding things when I'm over-stressed

3. I talk too much

Three things you love the most about your favorite season 

1. I love the crisp, cool air in Fall, even the smell of the air changes with the change of the season!

2. I love watching the leaves change in the Fall!

3. I love being able to wear cuddly sweaters, boots, and sip hot cocoa!

Three places you want to travel to

1. New York, New York

2. Sedona, Arizona

3. Hawaii Islands

Three things you're thinking of doing for your health

1. Making another dentist appointment

2. Starting a new exercise routine

3. Losing more weight (Not just thinking though, I'm DOING!)

Three books you want to read next

1. Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness

2. Hidden- P.C. and Kristing Cast

Favorite three fashion pieces you own

1. Brown cowboy boots

2. Black stiletto "hooker" boots

2. Teal lace dress

Three most embarassing moments

1. Locked in the hallway naked at Jackpot Junction hotel (at age 11)

2. Broke a lawn chair at a friend's party (at age 17)

3. Backed into the bride's car at a wedding I was singing at (at age 24)

Three amazing moments in your life

1. When I took my one year photos after my surgery

2. When I got my first social work job

3. When I bought my house

Three things you love about your personality

1. I am a people person, most people like me & trust me

2. My crazy, sometimes inappropriate, sense of humor

3. That I genuinely CARE about people

Three worries on your mind right now

1. My family's well-being

2. Money/debt/bills

3. Getting healthy/losing weight

Three foods you hate

1. Onions

2. Fatty meat

3. Mushrooms

Three favorite cartoon characters

1. All the Disney Princesses

2. Dug from Up

3. King Julian and the Penguins of Madagascar

Three things you hope to master before you die

1. Myself

2. My weight

3. Time management

Favorite outdoor activities

1. Walking 

2. Grilling/Picnics

3. Bonfires

Three scary things you plan to do before you die

1. Skydiving

2. Get married

3. Get an extremely visible tattoo (and a large one at that)

Three favorite words

1. Love

2. Forgive

3. Happy

May recipe of the month- Zucchini Bread with Cinnamon Streusel topping!

Cinnamon Streusel Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 stick butter

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1- small container (to melt butter)

1- medium sized mixing bowl

1- Fork

Directions:

1.) Heat butter in microwave until completely melted.

2.) Mix cinnamon into melted butter, stir well.

3.) Mix flour and brown sugar together in medium sized mixing bowl with fork until completely mixed.

4.) Stir butter/cinnamon mixture into mixing bowl, mix well with fork until completely mixed.

5.) Sprinkle mixture over bread batter immediately before baking.

Zucchini Bread Ingredients:

2- 8 x 4 inch baking pans

1- Blender/Food processor

1- Large mixing bowl

Non-stick spray or Crisco, whatever your preference

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 1/4 cups white sugar
• 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 large zucchinis
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Directions:

• 
  1.) Grease and flour two 8 x 4 inch pans and preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• 2.) Blend whole zucchini on high in food processor until it is smoothie consistency, pour into mixing bowl.
• 3.) Beat eggs, oil, vanilla and sugar into the mixing bowl/zucchini mixture.
• 4.) Mix flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon together into the mixing bowl/zucchini mixture.
• 5.) Pour batter into prepared pans.
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• 6.)Sprinkle Cinnamon Streusel mixture over batter immediately before baking.
• 7.) Bake for 40 to 60 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 8.) Cool in pan on rack for 20 minutes, then remove bread from pan, and cool completely.
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ENJOY!!!

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Hmph...

Would you rather have your parents catch you having sex or smoking weed?
 - Smoking, sex would be far more embarrassing, and would most likely scar me for life.

The person who hurt you the most calls & needs you, do you go?
 - Nope. That chapter in my life is over.

What’s on your schedule for tomorrow?
 - Shower, get ready for work, work (7:30AM-4PM at the elementary school), pick up wedding decorations, go to Twins game!!!!!

Do you always answer your texts?
 - Always.

Do you call anyone baby?
 - Nope.

Who was the last person to text you?
 - Jess J.

Is it easier to pretend everything’s okay for you?
 - Nope. I'm much better if I talk things out.

What’s your current mood?
 - Tired. Ready for bed.

Are you afraid of losing the last person you talked to?
 - Nope. We are committed to spending the rest of our lives together.

Do you have to sleep with a television on?
 - Nope. I used to when I lived in the basement. Having the t.v. on made me feel safer. Like a big girls night light. LOL

Do you own a digital camera?
 - Yes.

Do you think you are a good person?
 - Most definitely.

What do you want right this second?
 - To have my face washed, teeth brushed and cuddled up in a warm bed.

When’s the last time you stayed up late because you were talking to someone?

- Every night I end up staying up late to talk to Dan!

Name your three favorite flowers

- Gerber daisies, lilacs and roses

So if I were to touch the place you last itched, would it be awkward?
 - Nope. My head, behind my ear.

Have you ever given food at a homeless shelter?
 - Sort of, I volunteered at a soup kitchen when I was younger.

Have you ever come close to drowning?
 - YES! When I was little I almost drowned in an indoor swimming pool in Okoboji! My uncle saved me!

What were you doing right now 24 hours ago?
 - Trying to fall asleep on the couch.

Have you ever tried counting sheep to get to sleep? Does it work?
 - Yes, and no. I usually try and time my breathing, that helps.

What did you give up last year for Lent?
 - Nothing. I don't have the willpower to give up food for lent.

Is the window in this room currently open or closed?
 - Closed.

Do you have any sets of matching bras and underwear?
 - Yep. I like it when things match.

Can you control your dreams if you realize you are dreaming?
 - No, that would be AWESOME though!

Is your phone fully charged right now?
 - Nope, needs charged.

If you gave yourself a symbol (ex: star) to represent you, it would be…?
 - A swirl.

Combine your two favorite animals. What kind of animal do you get?
 - A Belephant (bear & elephant)

Girl Scout cookies? Any favorites you had/have?
 - Thin mints.

What is the name of the main character in your favorite book?
 - Bella Swan.

How about your favorite movie?
 - Carl (from Up).

If I gave you a box of chocolates, which would you hope to get?
 - Lindt Chocolate Truffles!

What does your middle name rhyme with?
 - Lace: ace, space, place, taste, face, waste, waist, mace, pace, race...

Have you ever caught your clothes on fire before?
 - Not my clothes, my hair has though!

Which key on the keyboard do you think you use the least?
 \   I always use the other slash...

How many times have you seen your favorite band in concert?
 - I have MANY favorite bands, I have not seen any of them more than once yet though...

How many concerts have you seen in general?
 - At least a dozen or so.

Are you any good at improv?
 - I think so.

Turn your eyes away from the screen. What is the first thing you see?
 - Allie, eating from Jack's dish.

When you pass a stranger in the hall, do you smile or no?
 - Smile. All the time.

Are you better at writing fiction or nonfiction?
 - Fiction.

Can you keep a secret?

- Depends on the situation.

List yourself...

List the ways that you’re like your dad. Physical characteristics, personality traits, habits…

• I have his nose and lips.
• I have his quick temper.
• I have his strong work ethic.

List the ways that you’re like your mom.

• I have her sarcastic, sense of humor.
• I have her facial features, minus the nose & lips.
• I have her strong will.

List the major characters and the actors who would play in a movie made of your life. 

• Me- Adele
• Dan- Paul Rudd
• I would have my whole family in the cast, just not sure of who all would play them. I would definitely have Betty White, Seth Rogen, Emma Stone, Jonah Hill, Rashida Jones, Zoe Deschanel, Charlie Sheen, Stockard Channing, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep in the cast.

List everything you had to eat and drink today.

• Nutri-Grain Bar
• Pepsi
• Dark Chocolate
• Grilled Chicken Snackwrap & Fries
• Diet Coke
• Cookie
• Grilled chicken, fried potatoes, mac'n'cheese, Diet Dr. Pepper
• Funyuns

List all the people you have kissed. (In a romantic way.)

• Ladies DON'T kiss and tell! :P

List all the places you have lived.

• Hanska, MN
• London, England
• Mankato, MN
• New Ulm, MN
• Gibbon, MN

List all the people you have lived with.

• Mom, Dad and my siblings (in Hanska)
• Jody B. (in London)
• Derek O. (in Mankato)
• Brad, Dan, Jody and Junior K. (in New Ulm)
• Dan K. (in Gibbon)

List all the animals you have lived with.

• Cats
• Dogs
• Fish
• Rabbits
• Egyptian Spiny Mice
• Hermit Crabs

List the friends you have known the longest and how long you’ve known them for.

• Tiffany Hanson (19 years)
• Rachel Walden (12 years)
• Jarrod Wiggins (11 years)
• Elise Damakowski (10 years)
• Hannah Wilson (8 years)
• Katye Matthews (8 years)

List your enemies.

• Fat Steph

List everything in your refrigerator.

• Pepsi, Water, Milk, Lime Juice, Beer
• Eggs, Roast Beef, Garlic Turkey, Beef links
• Bread, Sandwich thins, Mini-Bagels
• Butter, Sour Cream, Cream Cheese, Cheese Slices, Shredded Cheese, Yogurt, String Cheese
• Apple sauce, Grapes, Lemon, Celery, Lettuce, Carrots, Radishes, Limes, Strawberries
• Buttermillk Ranch, Light Ranch, Spicy Ranch, Pizza Sauce, Frosting, Pickles, Barbeque Sauce
• Grape Jelly, Blackberry Jam, Baking Powder, Whipped Cream

List any recurring dreams.

• Dreams about work or school
• Dreams about losing my teeth
• Dreams where someone's trying to hurt me

List the scariest situation(s) you’ve been in.

• When Schatzi attacked Jackson

List the things that scare you most.

• Wolves/Wild dogs
• Rejection
• Failure
• My parents dying
• Disappointing people

List 3 fears you’ve overcome.

• Heights
• Needles
• The dark

List your favorite road trip music?

• Anything upbeat that I can sing to!

List songs that get you out on the dancefloor?

• Anything with a fast, fun beat! I love Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, David Guetta, Nicki Minaj!

List your favorite singers/bands of all time?

• No Doubt/Gwen Stefani
• Johnny Cash
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood
• Miranda Lambert
• Blake Shelton
• Katy Perry
• Lady Gaga
• Saving Abel
• Nickelback
• Spice Girls
• Dixie Chicks

List the singers/bands that you hate?

• Justin Bieber
• Screamo
• Heavy heavy metal (screaming crap)

List the music you listen to when you’re feeling down?

• Slow country
• Instrumental music
• The Twilight Soundtracks

List the most truthful songs about love?

• Taylor Swift's songs are right on the money, Miranda Lambert, and Carrie Underwood too!

List the best break up tunes?

• Any of the "man-hating" songs by Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler or Miranda Lambert!

List words that you would use to describe you.

• Smart
• Funny
• Talkative
• Outgoing
• Hardworking
• Creative
• Loving
• Empathetic

List everything that is currently in your bag.

• Wallet, Mini Notebooks & Pens
• Lipgloss, Blush, Eyeliner & Mascara
• Phone & Phone Charger
• Mini Perfume, Lotion & Aspirin
• Gum, Mints and Snack Bar
• Coupons, Receipts and Diet Notebook
• Keys, Earrings, Hair Ties & Feminine Hygiene Products

List the things you collect.

• Perfume
• Wine Bottles
• Books

List 10 favorite movie scenes.

• The beginning of the movie "Up!"
• "Shrek", at the church when Shrek professes his love for Fiona
• "Beauty & the Beast", when the Beast transforms back into a prince
• "Tangled" when Rapunzel saves Eugene
• "The Princess & the Frog", any scene with Ray the firefly
• "Madagascar", any scene with King Julian or the Penguins
• "Horton Hears a Who", any scene with Morton the mouse
• "I Love You Man", when Jason Segel shows up for Paul Rudd's wedding
• "Chicago", any of the musical scenes
• "Breaking Dawn", the wedding scene

List the last 5 movies you saw.

• The Hunger Games
• Our Idiot Brother
• 50/50
• Horrible Bosses
• The Lorax

List all the names you love.

• Eva Fern
• Edward James
• Bella Rose
• Wyatt Kenneth

List your favorite pieces of clothing.

• Victoria Secret push-up bras
• "Sexy" jeans
• Lacey tops
• Zip-up hoodies
• Black shrugs
• Boyshort panties
• Comfy sweatpants
• Anything that makes me look good ^_^

List the foods you refused to eat as a child.

• Most vegetables
• Anything out of the ordinary

List your favorite junk foods.

• Chocolate
• Chips
• Cheez-Its
• Pizza
• Anything carb :P

List your favourite pizza toppings.

• Canadian Bacon
• Extra, extra cheese

List your favorite places to eat.

• Olive Garden
• Pizza Ranch
• McDonalds
• Chinese
• Lamplighter

List your best dates.

• Clear Lake with Dan, we laid in the back of his truck, drank wine and star gazed
• One of our first dates, Dan picked me up after bar close and we stayed up all night talking
• Our very first date, Dan & I went to Lamplighter, then watched a movie at his mom's
• Our drive-in movie date, Dan & I went to the drive-in theater in Lake Elmo
• Our Valentines date 2011, Dan & I stayed at a hotel & went to a rock concert in Mankato

List all the places you want to go before you die.

• Ireland
• Italy
• Greece
• Mexico
• New York
• California
• Hawaii

List all the cities you could see yourself living in one day.

• Nothing too big, I would prefer living in the country to living in town actually

List all the states you’ve visited.

• Iowa
• Wisconsin
• Missouri
• Arkansas
• Mississippi
• Nebraska
• Colorado
• North Dakota
• Montana
• South Dakota
• Wyoming
• Illinois
• Louisiana

List what did you do this weekend?

• Caught up on Cold Case reruns
• Cuddled with the puppies
• Visited with the family
• Had a grill out with my sister & her family
• Had a puppy playdate with Hannah & Morgan
• Went to church, sang with my sisters
• Watched t.v. with my nephew & his girlfriend
• Visited with my future mother-in-law
• Wasted time online

List the things you’re OCD about.

• Keeping my kitchen counters cleaned off
• Keeping my eyebrows well groomed
• Making sure the house smells good
• Making sure I smell & look good
• Having my cell phone charged & with me

List everything you have ever been for halloween.

• Minnie Mouse
• Bride
• Bunny
• Cat
• Catwoman
• Poison Ivy
• Princess
• Elvira Mistress of the Dark
• Biker
• Devil
• Sexy Vampire
• Greek Goddess
• Sexy School Girl
• Bert from Sesame Street
• Dominatrix
• Gypsy
• Marilyn Monroe
• Pair of Dice (with Elise)

List all the jobs you’ve had.

• Babysitter
• Sales Associate at Herbergers
• PCA at Golden Home Care
• DSP at MBW
• Waitress at Britannia
• Waitress at Perkins
• Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant
• Social Worker for GFW/Sibley County

List the jobs you’re interested in.

• Child Welfare Social Worker
• School Social Worker
• Outpatient Therapist

List the last 5 things you bought.

• Diet Dr. Pepper
• Milky Way only caramel
• Funyuns
• McDonald's
• Diet Coke & Diet Mountain Dew

List the most expensive things you've bought.

• House
• Car
• Computer
• Flatscreen t.v.
• Xbox Kinect

List everything you’re wearing right now.

• Bra & Underwear
• Lace top
• Jeans

List all the awards you’ve won.

• Many awards in high school for music and academics
• Magna Cum Laude for academics in college

List 5 people who make you laugh the most.

• Dan
• My sisters & brother
• My nieces & nephews
• My coworkers
• Rachel W.

List 5 people who push your buttons.

• Dan
• My sisters
• My parents
• My clients
• Myself

List 5 people who inspire you the most.

• Mom & Dad
• Dan
• My MBW clients
• My coworkers
• My girlfriends

List your favorite online sites.

• Facebook
• Pintrest
• Twitter
• Blogger
• Youtube
• Postsecret

List your top 10 favorite authors/books.

• Harry Potter series/J.K. Rowling
• Twilight Saga/Stephanie Meyer
• The Hunger Games trilogy/Suzanne Collins
• The Lovely Bones/Alice Seabold
• The Language of Secrets
• These Things Hidden
• Mary Higgins Clark
• Talk Before Sleep
• I'd Know You Anywhere
• The Bone Garden

List the shows you consider must see tv.

• Grey's Anatomy
• Criminal Minds
• Cold Case
• The Penguins of Madagascar
• Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy

List your favourite magazines/newspapers.

• Cosmopolitan
• Glamour
• Woman's World
• Self
• Redbook

List the most important decisions you have made.

• To have gastric-bypass surgery
• Where to go to college
• What to major in (in college)
• To break off my previous engagement
• What to do with my life after college
• To make things work with Dan
• Buying my house in Gibbon
• Severing ties with negative people from my past
• Getting engaged to the (true) love of my life <3
• To wake up each day and make the best of it!

List the things you would grab if the house was on fire.

• The dogs
• Purse
• Phone
• Laptop
• Keys

List 3 items you’ll never throw out or give away.

• The green, musical, stuffed elephant my dad gave me when I was born
• My grandma's rose necklace
• My black hills gold rose ring my mom gave me when I was young

List the words that describe your soul mate.

• Awkward
• Cute
• Silly
• Funny
• Sweet
• Blunt
• Hardworking
• Strong

List the things that someone could do to lure you into a trap.

• I'm fairly gullible, so pretty much anything :P

List 5 things that you think will happen to you in the next 5 years.

• I will attend and graduate from grad. school
• I will get married
• I will have a baby
• I will pay off my credit card debt
• I will purchase a new vehicle

List 5 things that have happened to you in the past 5 years that yourself from 5 years ago would be shocked to hear.

• That I own my own house
• That I've been engaged twice (this time for keeps! ^_^)
• That I would graduate, magna cum laude, from MSU
• That I would have a job as a county social worker
• That I would be friends with my fiancés ex

List 5 things you’re happy you have right now.

• My fiancé
• My dogs
• My family
• My house
• My job

List 5 things you want right now.

• My debt paid off
• Money to pay for my upcoming wedding
• To be my "goal weight"
• For Allie and Jack to be better trained
• My unruly hair to be more manageable 

List the best remedies for when you’re ill?

• Sleep, in a big, comfy bed
• Chicken Soup
• Aspirin and/or cold/flu medication
• Saltine crackers
• Lemon-lime Soda
• Cuddles

April recipe of the month: Sausage and Cheese Egg Bake

Ingredients:

• *2 cups shredded Colby Jack cheese
• *3/4 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
• *2 packs sausage links (I used "Hormel Little Sizzlers")
• *3/8 cup all-purpose flour
• *12 eggs
• *2 cups milk
• *Mrs. Dash 1 tablespoon
• *Garlic Powder 1 tablespoon
• *Onion Powder 1 tablespoon
• *Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions:

*Fry sausage links in large skillet until thoroughly cooked. Drain and let cool on paper towels.

*Combine the cheeses; sprinkle into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. glass baking dish. 

*In a bowl, combine the flour, eggs, milk, Mrs. Dash, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and
  pepper. 

*Cut sausages into bite sized pieces and spoon over the cheese into the glass baking dish. 

*Pour over sausage mixture, sprinkle a handful of shredded cheese over the top; cover and
  refrigerate overnight.

*Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees  F for 35-45 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand for
  5 minutes before serving.

*Again, I forgot to take an after pic! :(

March recipe of the month: Garlic Butter Chicken & Red Potatoes

Ingredients:
*1 bag of frozen chicken breasts (thawed)
*6 large Red Potatoes  (Or really any potatoes of your choosing)
*1 1/2 sticks of butter
*3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
*2 Tablespoons Garlic Powder
*1 Tablespoon Onion Powder
*Salt & Pepper to taste

*9x13 glass baking pan
*Tinfoil

Directions:
*Heat butter in microwavable bowl until melted.
*Add Olive Oil, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Salt & Pepper to melted butter and stir.
*Cut potatoes into bite sized pieces, coat with butter mixture and spread in bottom of pan.
*Coat chicken with butter mixture and layer on top of potatoes.
* Cover pan with tinfoil and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes at 350 degrees
* ENJOY!!!


Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour & 15 minutes

*Sorry I forgot to take an "after" pic, it was so delicious, we dug right in!*