Table Topics

 Here's a few that I thought to be interesting....

WHICH VICE WOULD YOU INDULGE IN IF IT HAD NO NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS?

-- Chocolate. In all forms. Right now? Chocolate covered Oreos....like the ones you find at yummy coffee shops and deli's. yum.

WHAT DO YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE?

--Oh...well, the extra baggage I carry...on my thighs, belly... darn that chocolate!

IF POSSIBLE WOULD YOU LIVE YEAR ROUND IN YOUR FAVORITE SEASON?

--No. I love the anticipation of Autumn. Along with the kiddos going into the new year of school, fall is like a beginning for me. The air begins to become crisp, leaves begin to turn, I begin to wear more layers of clothing...I envision curling up to a good book and a blanket and hot chocolate or coffee. Devine!

WHAT'S THE HARDEST THING YOU'VE EVER DONE?

--Physically I'd say it was training for and completing the Seattle to Portland bike ride. It was such a significant thing that I hated my bike for 3 months afterwards. I'm still kind of afraid of it. Emotionally it was standing up for myself against some of my family members, thus driving a very deep wedge...but I wouldn't change either of those things.

WHICH LONG LOST CHILDHOOD OBJECT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO FIND?

--I had a floppy bunny that was lost when a family member defaulted on paying for our storage unit. I don't know why the memory of that bunny remains so clear. But I do look for it every time I see used toys or a garage sale. Maybe one day...

WOULD YOU LIKE A QUIET LIFE OF SAFETY OR A LIFE OF GREAT ADVENTURE AND UNCERTAINTY?

--Well, when I was single, I wanted a quiet life of safety. I felt I had no one to lean on if things got difficult...I felt I had no one in which to share my adventurous side. But now that I'm married, I'd like a little more adventure and uncertainty BECAUSE I have someone to lean on and share with.

WHO'S THE MOST UNUSUAL MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY?

-- I'd actually say it's ME. In comparison, I share almost nothing in common with my family. Our beliefs aren't the same, our hobbies aren't the same...it's strange, really. Half of the things I do cause my family to say, "WHY in the world would you do that?!"

IF YOU GOT A TATTOO WHAT WOULD YOU GET AND WHERE WOULD YOU PUT IT?

-- A verse. My life verse. Once I find it I plan for it to find its way on the underside of my forearm. I haven't told Bobby about that yet tho.

IF YOU COULD HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH A DECEASED FRIEND OR RELATIVE WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

-- My Aunt JoAnn. I only met her once that I can remember before she passed. Somehow I still feel connected to her. I don't remember much but I do remember the way it felt to be in her home. Very welcomed. I just wish I knew her.

IN WHAT ERA WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO HAVE GROWN UP?

-- The 60's. There is a huge part of me that would have liked the whole free love, hippie movement. I may be romanticizing the whole idea of hippies and all that goes along with it...but I think I would have been an awesome flower child!