NS July 3rd, 2008

Okay, not really, but I’ve run out of clever titles for these things so you’re getting a random number this time. I was tagged by Andrea to do this one.

what was i doing 10 years ago?

I was in Germany on my first trip abroad and had just recently met TNH. I went to Amsterdam for the first time on this weekend 10 years ago. One word to sum up the trip: crazy. Oh, and disorganized. Our group got split up before we’d even left the station, some of us bought the wrong tickets, I forgot my passport at home, we had no hotel booked and discovered there weren’t any available due to it being the World Cup and the height of tourist season, I got mugged twice on the same day, we got too stoned to walk or form a sentence and then slept in various train stations/parks/hostel floors until it was time to leave.

5 things on my to-do list today

1. Make a dentist appointment
2. Get an interview for my story
3. Dust and clean windows
4. Try not to think uncharitable thoughts about my trashy neighbour
5. Avoid sugar-laden treats

Snacks I enjoy

Unhealthy variety:
Snyder’s honey mustard and onion pretzel pieces (damn you, Jen, for turning me onto these!)
Sour cream and chive pretzels
Cheesecake

Healthier options:
Greek yoghurt with fresh raspberries
Dried fruit
Olives

Places I have lived, in order

Charlestown, Indiana
Bloomington, Indiana
Wiesbaden, Germany (though only for a few months)
Indianapolis, Indiana
London, England

5 things I would do today if I were a billionaire

1. Help out my friends and family who need it
2. Donate a boatload to charity
3. Put a savings account and investment fund into place for ourselves and our children’s futures
4. Buy a slightly bigger house or add onto and redecorate our existing one
5. Go traveling and visit family overseas whenever I like
6. (the silly, frivolous one) — Buy a lifetime supply of Claussen baby dill pickles

I’ve stopped tagging people on memes for the most part as whoever wants to do it can.

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NS July 1st, 2008

I hopped in the shower this morning and was going to be rather quick about it so decided to let TNC run amok upstairs without supervision for all of four minutes. When I turned the water off I could hear a vicious pounding noise and TNC shouting ‘No!’ rather sternly and angrily. I quickly dried off and rushed into the hallway to investigate.

There she was, holding a Disney Princesses musical book that some friend of the family gave her last year and which I thought I had successfully hidden/got rid of. The book squeaked out some shiny, happy Disney song about a fair maiden being rescued by her dark, handsome prince through it’s tiny tinny speaker. TNC was staring thoughtfully at it and for a moment I softened, thinking maybe she really liked it and that I shouldn’t be so mean as to take it away simply because it annoys the shit out of me and I hate the Disney Princesses and all that they represent. But then she gripped it in both hands, shouted ‘No!’ at the top of her lungs and proceeded to slam it into the wall, on the floor, against her cot railings and the dresser, really giving it a good bashing. I was startled as I had never seen her be so violent with something before but admittedly was holding back laughter at the same time.
The laughter could no longer be contained when she put the book on the floor, stomped on it a good few times and then said before walking away in disgust, “Dirty book. Yuck!”

That’s my girl!

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