Weigh In and Blog Nomination

Zilch.  No dragon slain this week.

Now that we have business outta the way, here's something fun for ya.  Amber at Slim Pickin's Kitchen nominated me for a A Lovely Blog Award but my power was out at the time so I didn't see it.

Thank goodness there was a tweet about it!  So in better late than never fashion, I'm here to fulfill my part of the bargain for getting nominated which is to list 7 random things about myself and then nominate 7 other bloggers.

1.  I cannot begin to describe how much I detest caraway seeds.

My dad traumatized me when I was a kid by adding some to this noodle dish he cooked when I was in 2nd grade and I didn't like it and he forced me to eat it.  We're not talking a sprinkling of seeds, we're talking "oops, I accidentally opened the gaping hole side of the spice jar instead of the holey one."  I cried like someone shot me in the leg and I had to sit there for what seemed like hours.  I finally swallowed the dish whole while holding my nose.  So no rye bread or anything caraway related and if I accidentally bite into one in a dish because some idiot accidentally dropped one in mine in the kitchen, I refuse to eat it.  Even seeing the words caraway seeds written out turns my stomach.

2.  I'm in the liner notes of an Elvis Presley import album in the UK.

I love Elvis.  I love Graceland.  I wish there were more people like him in his generosity (to a fault), his want to take care of others whether family or strangers and his southern manners.  You give me Elvis 1956 and 1961 and I'm in heaven.

3.  I have bad movie or restaurant streaks.

If I have a bad experience at a restaurant for lunch on a high cal day, it's almost guaranteed the food I eat the rest of the day will be bad as well, even if I make it.  I'll burn bacon I've made 100x or something won't turn out right.  It's bad juju.  Same goes for movies.  Our 3 worst movies of all time were Romy and Michelle's High School reunion (which if we had checked with each other halfway through, we both would've walked out on), the Aquatic Life with Steve Zissou (I think.  I'm too lazy to look it up) and What Dreams May Come.  But those were recently replaced when we watched the 3 worst movies of all time almost right in a row last week.  Detention (worst), Ted (I felt like it should've been free) and The Watch (had I known there were aliens in it, I would've waited until it was $1 instead of paying $18 for both of us).

4.  I plan vacations around movie locations.

If we are going somewhere new, I immediately look to see if any movies were shot there.  You'd be surprised.  We just watched Basic Instinct the other night and were surprised by how much we recognized and when towns were referenced we knew where they were instead of being a concept.  Our favorites are the John Hughes tour I put together visiting everything from Samantha Baker's house and school (also used for Weird Science) to Ginny's church where Jake Ryan was waiting to Cameron's garage where the Ferrari flew out to the Home Alone house.  I even have a playlist that I play the proper music to correspond with to the scene in the movie.  It makes you truly feel like a part of the movie from that point on.  If you ever get the chance to go to Woodstock, IL you will literally step into the set of Groundhog Day as it looks EXACTLY as it did in 1993.  It's amazing!

5.  I wanted to be a meteorologist or cosmetologist when I was in high school.

But I went to school to be a broadcaster...specifically radio. Problem?  I froze on air.  Yet I rocked at copywriting.  I still use it now and write copy for our other businesses for products and commercials.

6.  I'm a Christmas freak.

I know, most people who celebrate it love Christmas but you don't understand.  I'm talking I would hang wreaths and have the tree up right now if the Mr would allow it.  I'm already listening to Christmas music.  I'm already planning the Christmas activities we'll be doing from mid-November on.  The first couple notes of Vince Guaraldi's instrumental version of Christmas Time is Here from the Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack with that drum brush and piano and I'm a puddle of glee.  It softens me like nothing else.  I am in love with everything about the season and when it's that time of year, it looks like Christmas threw up in our house.

7.  The Mr and I have worked two jobs together.

People always say "oh I could never work with my spouse!"  We met on the job as teenagers and worked together at another job the year we got engaged.  Matter of fact, many people didn't even know we were more than a rumored romance because we were that professional.  Personal issues were left at home for the most part and we were very professional.  The job after that we both worked side by side so we carpooled for years until my office relocated.  I'm so grateful for the time we got to spend together on the job or working close.  I think it made us closer and able to tolerate our extra long vacations together!  :-)

Now it's time to nominate 7 other bloggers:

Jen at Jen's Journey
Kiersten at Oh My Veggies
Katie at Runs for Cookies
Angela at Oh She Glows
Esther at The Life and Times of the Fit Fat Girl
Jessica at The Novice Chef
and
Gina at The Shabby Creek Cottage

Any plans for the weekend?

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