10 questions

Leah over at An Ordinary Fairytale tagged me in this fun little question and answer game about a week ago and I'm finally getting around to posting it! Enjoy!

1. What is your dream job?

This is a tough one.  I've always hated the question "what do you want to do with your life?"  Because you know when people ask this, they are only referring to your career--as if a career is the only thing that defines you.  

So what is my dream job though?

Honestly, I'd love to work in the field of social work. I'm really interested in statistical evaluation of programs and program implementation. 

But my life plan keeps changing, so who knows what I'll actually end up doing. 

So what do I want to do with my life though?

I just want to experience life. I want to travel the world. 

I want to help everyone I can. I want to photograph and document my journey through life with my wonderful husband.  I want to have a houseful of kids to teach life lessons to.  

I want to make mistakes and know that it's okay--that I'm better for it.

But mostly, I want to live without regrets.

I want to live fully and completely.

And if I can do that, that's the best dream I could ask for.

2. What is your favorite drink?

I'm a committed water drinker! Boring? Yeah, well, I honestly just love water and rarely drink anything else. I hate drinking cold water though. I'm all about the room temperature water. Hmm, that sounds weird. I have super sensitive teeth though.

Moving on now...

3. What is your most important beauty secret?

I don't really have one? I wish I had some super secret to share, but honestly, I'm not great at the beauty thing. I wear mascara every day, but that's about it. 

4. If you had an all-expense paid vacation to go anywhere, where would you go?

First off, an all-expense paid vacation would be awesome! I don't see that happening anytime soon, but if  I could, I would LOVE to go to Tahiti.  Oh it would be a magical trip. 

5. If a genie popped up right now, what would your three wishes be?

1.  That my hubby would officially have a teaching job for this next year before grad school.

2. That my family and friends would be safe 

3. To be better organized and less stressed

6. If you could only have one type of food for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Such a tricky question! There are so many good foods out there! I'm a huge fruit lover though. Oranges, berries, grapefruit, pineapple, yummm...

7. What one talent do you wish you had?

Cliche I'm sure, but I really wish that I could sing. I know some people say they can't carry a tune, but I really can't sing. AT ALL. It's painful to listen to. Doesn't stop me from belting out my favorite songs in the car however :)

8. Who is your biggest celebrity crush?

I've never been big into the celebrity crush thing actually.

Sorry my answers are so boring ya'll.

9. If you could look into the future, would you?

Not a chance. As eager as i am to see what my future holds, I wouldn't want to spoil the surprise for anything. 

10. What made you start a blog?

When I first started blogging, I didn't really know anything about the blog world. I started  it simply as a way to keep family informed on our lives while we were off living across the country on our little island.  I wanted to share pictures and stories of our days with family back home. Recently though I've found that I love blogging. I've had so much fun getting to know all of you! The blog world is so great--I wish I could meet so many of you in real life.  This blog has become a great hobby of mine. :)

experience number three

Sorry if anyone has gotten bored hearing about my past lately, 

but I promise this will be the last experience I'll write about for awhile. 

I was going to write one more, buuut, I myself am getting tired of writing about the past.

So, last but not least...Marriage!

Yep, marriage is one of those life changing experiences.

Well, I've only been married for 9 and a half months, so clearly I'm no pro, 

but I like to think I'm doing pretty good so far.

Instead of writing about my marriage though, I decided to fill out this fun little couples quiz that I've seen on a few people's blogs lately.

Enjoy!

How long have you been together?

We've been together for a year and a half and have been married for 9 months

How long did you know each other before you started dating?

Hmm..about a week I think. 

Who asked who out?

I invited myself over to make dinner for him after only our second meeting...does that count?

Whose siblings do you see the most?

Neither. Both Virginia and Georgia are pretty far from Hawaii.

What about pets?

This guy lives in our shower occasionally. Geckos are all over the place here.  
But no real pets. Yet.

Did you go to the same school?

Yep! We're both in school right now actually.

Who is the most sensitive?

Believe it or not, this one is all the husband. 

Where do you eat out most as a couple?

Subway. Trust me, there's no place to eat in my town.
Subway is considered "going fancy."

Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?

We spent 2 weeks in India the second month of our marriage. Read more about it here. 

Who has the craziest exes?

My husband.  *sigh* One reason I'm grateful to live far far away from everyone...

Who has the worst temper?

Neither of us really have too much of a temper actually.

Who does the cooking?

That would be yours truly. The hubby makes a good quesadilla though

Who is more social?

Depends on the day. He always wants to be social when I don't, and vice versa.

Who is the neat freak?

Mostly me. I'm really good about picking things up around the house...he's good at dishes. We complement each other pretty well.

Who is the most stubborn?

Ah, I gotta say me again. It's not my best quality...

Who hogs the bed?

Hmm, I'm starting to see a trend in these answers..you guessed it though...me! What can I say, I just like to have a lot of covers...and room apparently. He secretly loves it. 

Who wakes up earlier?

99% of the time, it's my husband.  He hates waking up after me, because I'm one of those crazies who has to set 5 alarms at 5 minute intervals. It drives him crazy. Understandably so of course.

Where was your first date?

Ours was pretty simple, we watched a movie at his house. 

Who has the bigger family?

Our immediate families are close to the same. He's got two siblings and I've got one. We both have pretty big extended families, but his is concentrated within an hour radius.  I'm talking like 40 family members, all living that close. It's a bit of a foreign concept to me still.

Do you get flowers often?

Not really. (hint hint to the husband)

How long did it take to get serious?

Depends on which of us you ask. :)  Him? About 2 weeks. Me? A little longer than that.
But really, we decided to get married after three months of dating and were engaged the month after that.

Who eats more?

Definitely the husband. He also eats twice as fast.

Who sings better?

I'm sorry to say we both struggle in the vocal department. 

Who does the laundry?

We actually both do it together.

Who’s better with the computer?

Me! Which is sad, cause I struggle.

Who drives when you are together?

 Beau almost always drives.

Who picks where you go to dinner?

We usually switch off, or just choose together.

Who is the first one to admit when they’re wrong?

Definitely Beau. There is where my bad habit of being stubborn comes in.

Who wears the pants in the relationship?

I just asked my husband this question and his response: "I think that's obvious. I don't want pants. I like to be free." 
He's cute. 

Who eats more sweets?

Maybe me? Beau always has a specific sweet craving though...cookies.
I definitely enjoy baking sweets though.

Anyhow, that is us! 
Happy Friday everyone!

a list of some favorite things

Mel over at Perfect Peace tagged me in this little blog game!

(1) Food: Crabs. I grew up eating these with my family during certain holidays (Labor Day, 4th of July, etc).  Mmm there's nothing like a good ol' fresh, steamed Chesapeake Bay blue crab.  

(2) Color: Green

(3) Animal: Lemurs. They are so cute! And surprisingly really smart!

(4) Sports Team: Washington Nationals (gotta represent the home team!...even when they don't look too 
     good...)

(5) Dessert: Hmmm...I'm gonna have to go with key lime pie

(6) Artist/Singer/Band: Sugarland

(7) Pair of Shoes: My Rainbows. I seriously live in flip flops

(8) Outfit: Skinny jeans and a cute and comfortable top

(9) Store: Forever 21

(10) Brand: Mek Denim and 7 for all Mankind (I'm not a crazy brand woman, but I admittedly can be a bit 
       of a jean snob)

(11) Perfume: Dream Angels: Heavenly 

(12) Accessory: A simple bangle bracelet and a long necklace

(13) City: Haleiwa, Hawaii. Go look it up. Seriously, you will want to book you a  nice little flight to Hawaii 
        just to visit this adorable little town.

(14) Hobby: Reading, blogging, game-playing with the hubby, and group exercise classes that are straight 
        from the 80s (more details to come on this last one later)

(15) Beauty Product: Mascara and Burts Bees chapstick

(16) Snack: clementines

(17) Holiday: Fourth of July maybe? I just love seeing fireworks

(18) Movie: No way could I choose--too many good ones!

(19) Song: Our Kind of Love, Lady Antebellum

(20) Guilty Pleasure: Desperate Housewives (don't judge...it's addicting)

I was gonna tag some other awesome people...but, it seems like this little game has been making the rounds quite nicely, soooo, feel free to play if you haven't already, and if you have...awesome! 

Happy Thursday!