I’ve Been Tagged {Get to Know Me Qs}

I’ve been tagged in a fun get-to-know you game by Meridith at Dare You to Blog.

Since church has been cancelled this Sunday due to weather (really, it’s not that bad people, we live in Nebraska!), I thought I’d take a little time today to participate.

It’s a GAME so there are rules:

1. Post the rules.
2. Post 12 random facts about yourself.
3. Answer the questions that the “tagger” posted for you.
4. Create 11 new questions for the people YOU tag.
5. Tag 11 people and let them know they’re IT.

I didn’t read very carefully, because I didn’t see the part about 12 random facts about myself.  This will be a little tougher than I anticipated…but here goes!

12 Random Facts about Me:
1.  I think the snow outside my window is beautiful.  Others are complaining, however I just think about snowmen and hot coffee (and the way the snow is sticking to the trees…God is an artist!).

2.  I adore coffee.  I recently discovered how to create a latte-like drink at home without an espresso maker.  Just shake up liquid creamer and it will become frothy and delicious, like a latte.

3.  I work part-time as a barista catering lattes and smoothies to people.  This is a physically tough job, but most people don’t understand that.  We have to actually lift a 100-pound cart into the van as well as heavy coolers and a 75 pound espresso machine.  It can be fun though when we work at the local farmers market (granted the weather is nice).

4.  I know almost nothing about sports.  I still don’t even know who’s playing in the Superbowl.  And I work at a sports bar…go figure.

5.  I live with my Daddio.  I lived on my own for 4 years, but decided to move in with the Dad to save some money.  I have mixed feelings on it…I love my Daddio and I like the free rent, but sometimes I feel embaressed to be 24 years old and say I live with my dad.  Anyone relate?

6.  I’ve been blogging over a year.  I started out writing only every once and awhile but now I probably blog an average of three times a week.  Sometimes I wish I could make this my fulltime job and blog every day!  We will see! 🙂

First blog header I made

7.  I have lived in the same city in Nebraska my entire life.  I may have to move and it weirds me out!

8.  I am turning 25 in April and kind of freaked out by it.  I feel like I should have accomplished something major by now like get a bacchelor’s degree, be married, have a kid…something!

9.  Cookies are my favorite.  I make them all the time and am currently attempting to make healthier versions of the ones I love.  Such as my semi-healthy M&M cookies.

10.  I love my BF.  He makes me laugh and encourages me when I get down and I absolutely couldn’t ask for more.  We have been dating over three years…so I suppose I could ask for a little something more…like something shiny to go on one of my fingers.. 😉

11.  Sometimes I have 3 or more servings of peanutbutter a day.  I don’t know what it is…the taste for sure, but maybe I just know that it will satisfy my hunger and keep me full?  Whatever it is, I love the stuff.
It is almost ALWAYS on my breakfast, either on toast, waffles, or a bagel. 

12.  I make cake from a mix.  Never made it from scratch.  My mom always made it from a box, so I do too!  I also frequently buy cookie mixes but always add my own twist.

Now for the Questions from Meridith at Dare You To Blog (my tagger):

1. What made you laugh this week?  I cracked up for about 10 minutes Friday night but it’s not an appropriate story.  Not really innapropriate, but not tasteful.  I want people to go on believing I am a goody two-shoes (is that the phrase?).  I was laughing at myself which I do often.  So hard I was crying.  (You want to know what I said right?)
2. If you were a dog, what breed would you be? I don’t know much about dogs, but something little?
3. What book–any type–do you recommend most right now?  The bible.  True story.  Got a problem?  Go there.  You may not find the answer right away, but you will at least hopefully gain perspective.  I need to go there more often!
4. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?  See note above about my love for cookies and peanutbutter.
5. Team Gale or Team Peeta?  (If you don’t know now, you’ll know by March.)  See note about about knowing nothing about sports.  Or is this a sports reference?
6. What’s your go-to recipe? I like to make chicken tender salads when I’m in a time-crunch.  Pretty self explanatory and pretty delish.
7. What’s your favorite color highlighter to use? Hmm..I would use all colors but yellow works best.  I tried to use a blue highlighter once but it may as well have been a blue marker crossing off the words I wanted to emphasize.
8. Are you superstitious? Not at all.  Never have been…maybe it’s because I’ve broken one too many mirrors in my life? 
9. What sparked your commitment to healthy living (food &/or fitness)?  I realized that people around me had no idea about what true health was so I started a blog, thinking I knew it all.  I don’t, but I’m learning so much every day from all the other amazing bloggers out there!
10. What was your favorite childhood stuffed animal / blanket named?  Bun-bun a yellow puffalump rabbit whom I wrapped up in a yellow blanket as my baby.  Still have them at my mom’s house somewhere…
11. What’s your favorite color to wear?  Pink.  It makes me feel girly and possibly brings out my blue eyes. 🙂

(To learn more about me check out the About tab and Semi-Healthy Life for my food/fitness philosophy)

As for me asking my own questions for my taggees, I am going to be uber lazy and say “see above”.  Meridith did a good job with the questions (except I have no idea what number 5 means? Substitute “Where did you grow up?”).

Here are my taggees (alphabetical order of blog name, not importance!):
Madison at Espresso and Cream
SnoWhite at Finding Joy in my Kitchen
Lee at Fit Foodie Finds
Aubrey at I Talk to Food
Andrea at Life is Beautiful
Jenn at Peas and Crayons (second tag Jenn, now you have to do it!)
Kelly at Semi-Homemade Mom
Erin at Table for Seven

Have fun filling this out and you can comment below when you’ve finished posting!  No pressure at all…this is supposed to be a fun get-to-know-me activity!

For more fun, check out my Valentine’s Link-up later today!