11 Questions...a throwback survey

I've been tagged!

{and this time not because I'm the slowest runner in the history of ever!}

I recently met Rebekah, who blogs at Potholes & Pantyhose, when she started linking some fun projects at our Shine on Fridays party.

She sent me an email this week, "tagging" me and inviting me to participate in this fun throwback survey...except it's so much cooler when we bloggers do it than when we were in high school, right?

Here's how it works:

RULES
**You must post the rules {?!}
**Answer the 11 questions that the tagger posted for you & then create 11 questions to ask the people you’ve tagged
**Tag 11 people and link them in your post
**Let them know you have tagged them

It sounded like fun, and I didn't have a post in mind for today, so you get to learn 11 {maybe}interesting things about this artsy mama.  Lucky you!  Here goes... First up, the questions Rebekah asked me:

1. If you had to choose one or the other for the rest of your life, House Shoes or High Heels...

Believe it or not, I'd have to go with the heels.  First, because I couldn't go the rest of my life without dancing, so I need my trusty {well-worn} dance heels.  Also, I'm a girly girl.  I like to dress up, and let's face it, a ballgown or even a fun skirt with house shoes would just be awkward.



2. What was the worst meal you cooked and who had to eat it?

Hmm...once I got this "great" recipe out of a magazine for coconut chicken.  I was all excited because since hubby is lactose intolerant, I usually can't use anything I find...seems like every recipe has cream or milk or cheese.  Anyway, I searched high and low for mango chutney, which was one of the ingredients, and I ended up substituting apricot jelly instead.  I don't know if that was the problem or not, but it turned out just awful.  Sweet hubby was too polite to say so; he was just chewing kind of slowly and pushing it around with his fork.  Finally, I said, "This is awful, isn't it?"  We both got a good laugh out of it and I never made it again!

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Disclaimer: The recipe linked to the photo source is NOT the awful one.  In fact, I just tried it this week and it's quite tasty.

3. What was the best meal you cooked and who got to eat it?

One of our favorite meals is our shrimp and vegetable pasta.  For years, I just made it with the shrimp and noodles, but after seeing a recipe on the back of the shrimp package, I decided to try adding vegetables to it.  The first time we tried it was while we were on vacation at the beach, and we devoured it.  We eat it about once a week, since we're both crazy about pasta and seafood.  See here for the recipe!

4. It's a perfect 65 degrees outside, the kids are at Grandma's, and you have nothing on your calendar.  What do you do?

Go to the Ravens game!  Or if it's not football season, hubby and I would probably take a day trip somewhere we could walk around outside and have a picnic.  We'd probably end up either in Alexandria, VA, or at one of the local gardens.

5. When was the last time you updated your bio picture?

For Blogger?  In December the day after I got my hair cut.  December for Pinterest too, and January for my personal Facebook.  All three are different photos.  {I get bored easily}.

6. What is the first concert you ever attended; how old were you, and who were you with?

I got to see the Newsboys live during their Take Me to Your Leader tour.  I was with some friends from our high school Bible Study; our leader's youth group was going and we went along.  It was a fantastic show!  Oh, and I was 15, I think.

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7. What is the most embarrassing piece of clothing you still own AND wear?

I make it a point not to wear embarrassing clothing. :)  Although, I did purposely buy some 80's digs for a costume party last year.  And I did wear them.  But only on Halloween.

8. If someone looked through your purse, what would they find?

My fun Vera Bradley wallet, LC's wallet, four lipsticks and a lip gloss, peppermint scented hand sanitizer, a pen, a few random receipts and coupons, my fun Ravens coffee cup sleeve {thanks Brandee!}, and spearmint gum

9. When was the last time you cursed and what was the reason?

*Cringe* Are you really going to make me tell this story?  It happened about a year ago...Here's the short version.  I used the bathroom.  Flushed.  Toilet starts to overflow.  I'm panicking, don't know what to do.  LC comes in, gets interested, starts playing in the "water."  I tell him {loudly} to stop, it's dirty, and he keeps splashing around.  Toilet still overflowing.  I climb on top of the seat, take the tank off, and try to pull a lever I think will fix the problem.  Lever breaks.  Water spraying everywhere.  I'm trying to hold the piece so that it stops spraying.  I scream for LC to go in my room and bring me the cordless phone...which he does.  Phone is dead.  I throw the phone, and that's when it happened...I yell, "****"  LC looks confused and starts to cry.  Mama Fail.

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10. What's your greatest accomplishment in life, besides kids? 

Hmm.  I could talk about awards or scholarships, or about graduating college with a 4.0, but I think the one thing that sticks out when I think about the things that really matter would be when I was teaching high school.  There was one particular student who I taught as both a freshman and a sophomore, and one day he told me about his plan to quit school as soon as he turned 16.  His dad was apparently okay with his decision, and he wasn't willing to listen to anyone who tried to change his mind.  I had a long conversation with him about it, giving him a ton of logical reasons why I felt it was a better decision to stay and get his diploma, and two years later, he walked across the stage.  He wrote me a note later saying, "Thanks for convincing me to stay in school."  Yes.  That's a real accomplishment indeed.

11. What famous person do you feel a kinship to, past or present?

I don't know that I particularly feel a kinship to anyone famous, but if I got to pick a famous person to meet, I'd choose anyone on the Ravens' starting lineup! 

Here are my 11 questions:

1. If you could have coffee with any one person, living or not, who would it be?

2. What is one quality you'd like to develop in yourself?

3. What talent do you wish you had?

4. If you won the lottery {mega-millions}, what would you do with the money?

5. Which superpower would you choose: the ability to fly, the ability to read minds, or x-ray vision, and why?

6. Share a nickname you have and how you got it.

7. If you could close your eyes right now and be anywhere in the world, where would you choose?

8. What is your favorite season and why?

9. If you could only eat one dessert for the rest of your life, what would it be?

10. Which sense would be the hardest for you to lose: sight, hearing, taste, or smell?  Why?

11. If you could relive one moment or day in your life, what would it be and why?

...aaaand, here's who I'm tagging:

1. Carmella at Creative Carmella

2. Jamie at For Love of Cupcakes

3. Carrie at My Favorite Finds

4. Terry at These Peas Taste Funny

5. Melissa at Love Bug Living

6. Blythe at Desperate Craftwives

7. Andie at Crayon Freckles

8. Kadie at Seven Alive

9. Melanie at Bear Rabbit Bear

10. Kim at The Brown Eyes Have It

11. Katie at My Darling Days

Hope you enjoyed this random trivia about One Artsy Mama!

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