Comments on: Basically, I want you to entertain me http://bethanyactually.com/basically-i-want-you-to-entertain-me/ Sun, 20 May 2012 01:19:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: bethany actually http://bethanyactually.com/basically-i-want-you-to-entertain-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2518 bethany actually Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:02:50 +0000 http://bethanyactually.com/basically-i-want-you-to-entertain-me/#comment-2518 <i>Questions from <a href="http://greenacresdiva.spaces.live.com/" rel="nofollow">Lorie</a> via email:</i> 1. What do you think of Barack Obama (sorry I just had to put that one in there)? <i>Honestly, I don't really know that much about him. I have the bad habit of avoiding anything political during election years because I get annoyed very easily. I'm not thrilled with the Republican OR Democratic candidates this year, I'll tell you that.</i> 2. When did you last dance in the rain? <i>I have no idea if I have ever done that at all. I'm not really a dancer.* I walk in the rain every chance I get, though. I LOVE rain. </i> 3. Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck and why? <i>Donald Duck, because my Great-Uncle Denny does a really good Donald Duck impression that used to crack me up as a kid. Also, I just like how irascible Donald is.</i> 4. What did you eat for breakfast? <i>Trader Joe's Vanilla Frosted Shredded Wheat with milk and some baby carrots.</i> 5. What’s your favorite animal? <i>Surprisingly, I had to really think about this. I tried to think of whether there is an animal I always *have* to see at the zoo, or if I saw a TV show about a certain animal if I would pause on that channel...and I'm sort of drawing a blank! I like all different kinds of animals, but I guess I'd have to say cats are my favorite, since I own two of them. I like big cats too, especially lions.</i> 6. How would you describe yourself? <i>Follower of Christ, Troy's wife, Annalie's mom; bookworm, crocheter, cook, photographer; creative, happy, logical; introvert who loves people and is always ready to laugh. </i> 7. Who would you most like to meet AND why? <i>This answer might be cheating a bit, because technically I have met my Great-Grandma Maggie Baker but she died when I was very small. She raised two kids on her own in San Antonio during the Great Depression and WWII and ran a successful diner and she just sounds like an interesting person. I would love to have known her when she was in her prime. <font size="1">*My friend Erin and I have talked about this. She loves to dance and doesn't understand how anyone could NOT want to dance. But it's just not my thing. Words are my thing, music is my thing.</font></i> Questions from Lorie via email:

1. What do you think of Barack Obama (sorry I just had to put that one in there)?

Honestly, I don’t really know that much about him. I have the bad habit of avoiding anything political during election years because I get annoyed very easily. I’m not thrilled with the Republican OR Democratic candidates this year, I’ll tell you that.

2. When did you last dance in the rain?

I have no idea if I have ever done that at all. I’m not really a dancer.* I walk in the rain every chance I get, though. I LOVE rain.

3. Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck and why?

Donald Duck, because my Great-Uncle Denny does a really good Donald Duck impression that used to crack me up as a kid. Also, I just like how irascible Donald is.

4. What did you eat for breakfast?

Trader Joe’s Vanilla Frosted Shredded Wheat with milk and some baby carrots.

5. What’s your favorite animal?

Surprisingly, I had to really think about this. I tried to think of whether there is an animal I always *have* to see at the zoo, or if I saw a TV show about a certain animal if I would pause on that channel…and I’m sort of drawing a blank! I like all different kinds of animals, but I guess I’d have to say cats are my favorite, since I own two of them. I like big cats too, especially lions.

6. How would you describe yourself?

Follower of Christ, Troy’s wife, Annalie’s mom; bookworm, crocheter, cook, photographer; creative, happy, logical; introvert who loves people and is always ready to laugh.

7. Who would you most like to meet AND why?

This answer might be cheating a bit, because technically I have met my Great-Grandma Maggie Baker but she died when I was very small. She raised two kids on her own in San Antonio during the Great Depression and WWII and ran a successful diner and she just sounds like an interesting person. I would love to have known her when she was in her prime.

*My friend Erin and I have talked about this. She loves to dance and doesn’t understand how anyone could NOT want to dance. But it’s just not my thing. Words are my thing, music is my thing.

]]> By: Beth A. http://bethanyactually.com/basically-i-want-you-to-entertain-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2502 Beth A. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:35:58 +0000 http://bethanyactually.com/basically-i-want-you-to-entertain-me/#comment-2502 I love pineapple on pizza too! :) I love pineapple on pizza too! :)

]]> By: bethany actually http://bethanyactually.com/basically-i-want-you-to-entertain-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2504 bethany actually Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:24:19 +0000 http://bethanyactually.com/basically-i-want-you-to-entertain-me/#comment-2504 <i>1. The fact that I had no idea I was pregnant till I was 16 weeks along. (It's a long story. Maybe I'll blog about it someday!) 2. I'm not really prone to do insanely crazy things. Probably the craziest thing I've ever done is...skipped school with my boyfriend when I was in 11th grade? Gotten my ears double-pierced when I was 23? I do silly things all the time (skipping down the street, driving five miles out of my way just to go across a bridge for fun, letting Annalie draw on my arms with washable markers) but crazy really isn't my bag. 3. Just enough to be happy. I am not very practical when it comes to money and giving me excessive amounts of money probably wouldn't be a good idea. :-) 4. I had popcorn and cherry sours and Diet Coke at the theater when we went to see </i>WALL-E<i>. 5. In general, I love to cook soup and stir-fries, because they're fairly easy and all in one dish. Probably my favorite thing to cook, though, is chicken fajitas, because it was the first recipe I really made my own and got good at after I was married and cooking for myself all the time. Or chili, I love making chili without a recipe. 6. I have had far too many really excellent days to narrow it down to one best day. Generally, the excellent days involve one or more of the following: Troy, Annalie, family, good friends, travel, laughing a lot, good food, coffee, rainstorms, new experiences, comfortable old traditions. 7. I would most like to resemble myself. I don't want to be an imitation of anyone else; I want to be exactly the person God made me to be.</i> 1. The fact that I had no idea I was pregnant till I was 16 weeks along. (It’s a long story. Maybe I’ll blog about it someday!)

2. I’m not really prone to do insanely crazy things. Probably the craziest thing I’ve ever done is…skipped school with my boyfriend when I was in 11th grade? Gotten my ears double-pierced when I was 23? I do silly things all the time (skipping down the street, driving five miles out of my way just to go across a bridge for fun, letting Annalie draw on my arms with washable markers) but crazy really isn’t my bag.

3. Just enough to be happy. I am not very practical when it comes to money and giving me excessive amounts of money probably wouldn’t be a good idea. :-)

4. I had popcorn and cherry sours and Diet Coke at the theater when we went to see WALL-E.

5. In general, I love to cook soup and stir-fries, because they’re fairly easy and all in one dish. Probably my favorite thing to cook, though, is chicken fajitas, because it was the first recipe I really made my own and got good at after I was married and cooking for myself all the time. Or chili, I love making chili without a recipe.

6. I have had far too many really excellent days to narrow it down to one best day. Generally, the excellent days involve one or more of the following: Troy, Annalie, family, good friends, travel, laughing a lot, good food, coffee, rainstorms, new experiences,
comfortable old traditions.

7. I would most like to resemble myself. I don’t want to be an imitation of anyone else; I want to be exactly the person God made me to be.

]]> By: Linda http://bethanyactually.com/basically-i-want-you-to-entertain-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2501 Linda Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:00:03 +0000 http://bethanyactually.com/basically-i-want-you-to-entertain-me/#comment-2501 1. What do you think of when you remember the day you found out you were pregnant with Annalie? 2. When did you last do something insanely crazy just for fun? 3. Excessive amounts of money or just enough to be happy and why? 4. What did you have for dinner last night? 5. What’s your favorite meal to cook? 6. How would you describe the best day of you life and why? 7. Who would you most like to resemble and why? 1. What do you think of when you remember the day you found out you were pregnant with Annalie?

2. When did you last do something insanely crazy just for fun?

3. Excessive amounts of money or just enough to be happy and why?

4. What did you have for dinner last night?

5. What’s your favorite meal to cook?

6. How would you describe the best day of you life and why?

7. Who would you most like to resemble and why?

]]> By: bethany actually http://bethanyactually.com/basically-i-want-you-to-entertain-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2503 bethany actually Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:59:16 +0000 http://bethanyactually.com/basically-i-want-you-to-entertain-me/#comment-2503 <i>1. I am intrigued by them. I've toyed with the idea of getting one but have never come up with anything I wanted to have on my skin permanently. OMSH got one for her 35th birthday, so maybe in two years that's what I'll be doing, who knows. 2. My toenails are almost always painted. I last painted them with a bright coral shade about a week ago, and did Annalie's the same color. 3. Mountains, because they remind me of spending time at my grandparents' house in Southern California. 4. That she'll know Christ died for her sins to give her new life; that she will always love to laugh; and that she will have people to love, who love her. 5. Nighttime, when Annalie and Troy are both in bed and the house is quiet. I love being with both of them, but I need that period of time to myself each day to recharge. 6. He's hard to surprise, because he can read my mind and often knows what I am going to say or do before I do. Seriously. 7. Anyone with a glue stick and a fun idea!</i> 1. I am intrigued by them. I’ve toyed with the idea of getting one but have never come up with anything I wanted to have on my skin permanently. OMSH got one for her 35th birthday, so maybe in two years that’s what I’ll be doing, who knows.

2. My toenails are almost always painted. I last painted them with a bright coral shade about a week ago, and did Annalie’s the same color.

3. Mountains, because they remind me of spending time at my grandparents’ house in Southern California.

4. That she’ll know Christ died for her sins to give her new life; that she will always love to laugh; and that she will have people to love, who love her.

5. Nighttime, when Annalie and Troy are both in bed and the house is quiet. I love being with both of them, but I need that period of time to myself each day to recharge.

6. He’s hard to surprise, because he can read my mind and often knows what I am going to say or do before I do. Seriously.

7. Anyone with a glue stick and a fun idea!

]]> By: Amanda http://bethanyactually.com/basically-i-want-you-to-entertain-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2500 Amanda Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:43:02 +0000 http://bethanyactually.com/basically-i-want-you-to-entertain-me/#comment-2500 1. What do you think of tatoos? 2. When did you last paint your toenails? 3. Ocean or Mountains and why? 4. What do you dream for Annalie? 5. What’s your favorite time of day? 6. How would you surprise Troy (I know how you feel about surprises for yourself... :-)? 7. Who would you most like to do a craft project with? 1. What do you think of tatoos?

2. When did you last paint your toenails?

3. Ocean or Mountains and why?

4. What do you dream for Annalie?

5. What’s your favorite time of day?

6. How would you surprise Troy (I know how you feel about surprises for yourself… :-)?

7. Who would you most like to do a craft project with?

]]> By: MeMe Entertainment « LindaBelle’s Mindless Clutter http://bethanyactually.com/basically-i-want-you-to-entertain-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2499 MeMe Entertainment « LindaBelle’s Mindless Clutter Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:41:23 +0000 http://bethanyactually.com/basically-i-want-you-to-entertain-me/#comment-2499 [...] Filed under: Uncategorized — by lindabelle @ 7:41 am Tags: Entertainment, MeMe, Questions Bethany Actually and Citystreams has posted this wonderful seven question meme, on their Blog and I thought it would [...] [...] Filed under: Uncategorized — by lindabelle @ 7:41 am Tags: Entertainment, MeMe, Questions Bethany Actually and Citystreams has posted this wonderful seven question meme, on their Blog and I thought it would [...]

]]> By: bethany actually http://bethanyactually.com/basically-i-want-you-to-entertain-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2490 bethany actually Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:52:08 +0000 http://bethanyactually.com/basically-i-want-you-to-entertain-me/#comment-2490 <i>1. I secretly love them. 2. An actual dance, not just a wedding with dancing? I think that would have been the ship's Christmas party of the previous ship Troy was on, in 2001 or 2002. And I am perfectly happy about that. 3. I love both, but I think I could eat Italian food indefinitely and not get tired of it. I could eat <a href="http://ilforno.typepad.com/il_forno/2004/03/as_simple_as_it.html" rel="nofollow">spaghetti aglio e olio</a> for every other meal and not get sick of it. 4. I thought I had a urinary tract infection because I was feeling like I had to pee every five minutes, so I went to the doctor and after some tests found out I was pregnant. Even though we'd been trying it was quite a surprise, for various reasons. So when I got home, still slightly dazed from the news, I just went into the office where Troy was studying (he was in MBA school at the time) and told him straight out. 5. Pineapple. 6. I probably wouldn't decorate a nursery at all. Annalie slept in our room till she was 17 months old, with us and in an <a href="http://ambybaby.com/" rel="nofollow">Amby</a> hammock, mainly because I was breastfeeding and was too lazy to go to another room in the middle of the night. Our next child will likely do the same. Plus I suck at coming up with decorating schemes. :-) 7. Right now, I'd love to have lunch with my friend <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bethanygronberg/506927417/" rel="nofollow">Erin</a> because I miss her and have not seen her in almost a year. </i> 1. I secretly love them.

2. An actual dance, not just a wedding with dancing? I think that would have been the ship’s Christmas party of the previous ship Troy was on, in 2001 or 2002. And I am perfectly happy about that.

3. I love both, but I think I could eat Italian food indefinitely and not get tired of it. I could eat spaghetti aglio e olio for every other meal and not get sick of it.

4. I thought I had a urinary tract infection because I was feeling like I had to pee every five minutes, so I went to the doctor and after some tests found out I was pregnant. Even though we’d been trying it was quite a surprise, for various reasons. So when I got home, still slightly dazed from the news, I just went into the office where Troy was studying (he was in MBA school at the time) and told him straight out.

5. Pineapple.

6. I probably wouldn’t decorate a nursery at all. Annalie slept in our room till she was 17 months old, with us and in an Amby hammock, mainly because I was breastfeeding and was too lazy to go to another room in the middle of the night. Our next child will likely do the same. Plus I suck at coming up with decorating schemes. :-)

7. Right now, I’d love to have lunch with my friend Erin because I miss her and have not seen her in almost a year.

]]> By: Beth http://bethanyactually.com/basically-i-want-you-to-entertain-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2489 Beth Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:47:16 +0000 http://bethanyactually.com/basically-i-want-you-to-entertain-me/#comment-2489 1. What do you think of _tie dye t-shirts_? 2. When did you last _attend a dance_? 3. _Italian Food_ or __Mexican Food_ and why? 4. What did you _do to tell Troy you were pregnant with Annalie_? 5. What’s your favorite _pizza topping_? 6. How would you _decorate a nursery for a baby boy_? 7. Who would you most like to _have lunch with (outside of your family)_? 1. What do you think of _tie dye t-shirts_?

2. When did you last _attend a dance_?

3. _Italian Food_ or __Mexican Food_ and why?

4. What did you _do to tell Troy you were pregnant with Annalie_?

5. What’s your favorite _pizza topping_?

6. How would you _decorate a nursery for a baby boy_?

7. Who would you most like to _have lunch with (outside of your family)_?

]]> By: bethany actually http://bethanyactually.com/basically-i-want-you-to-entertain-me/comment-page-1/#comment-2487 bethany actually Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:28:54 +0000 http://bethanyactually.com/basically-i-want-you-to-entertain-me/#comment-2487 <em>1. I love fairy tales. 2. I've never been snow skiing, and have no plans to try. 3. Flats. I like the look of heels, but they're just too painful to wear if I'm going to be doing anything other than lounging around. 4. The first thing that popped into my head was that I daydreamed about living closer to my best friend, who lived 400 miles away from the time we were 8 years old. But I spent more time reading books than daydreaming, I think. 5. That's a tough one. I think I'd have to say, <a href="http://bethanyactually.com/two-conversations-troy-and-annalie/" rel="nofollow">"You know how I feel about the auto-flushing toilets!"</a> if only because I think of it each time I find myself using one and laugh. 6. Always ready to laugh. 7. I'm really not a wedgie-giving kind of girl, I guess. I'm drawing a blank.</em> 1. I love fairy tales.

2. I’ve never been snow skiing, and have no plans to try.

3. Flats. I like the look of heels, but they’re just too painful to wear if I’m going to be doing anything other than lounging around.

4. The first thing that popped into my head was that I daydreamed about living closer to my best friend, who lived 400 miles away from the time we were 8 years old. But I spent more time reading books than daydreaming, I think.

5. That’s a tough one. I think I’d have to say, “You know how I feel about the auto-flushing toilets!” if only because I think of it each time I find myself using one and laugh.

6. Always ready to laugh.

7. I’m really not a wedgie-giving kind of girl, I guess. I’m drawing a blank.

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