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Amanda at Simple Girl, Simple Pleasures tagged me in this and I wanted to play along.  Stop by and say hello to her!  

The Rules

1. You must post the rules.

2. Post 11 fun facts about yourself on the blog post.

3. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post,

and then create 11 new questions for the people you tagged.

4. Tag 12 people and link them on your post.

5. Let them know you've tagged them!

11 Fun Facts:1. I love straws.  I buy those 500 straw packs for my house so I can drink out of a straw when I'm home.  I'm out right now, that annoys me a bit.
2. I love to bake.  I haven't gotten to much lately...or hardly at all during the holidays this year, but I'm usually a baking machine, especially during cold weather.
3. I am also a manic when it comes to cleaning up after cooking.  It's been killing me lately that I've left dishes in the sink over night, but I guess there are more important things than the dishes being clean...talk about an earth shattering realization! ha.
4. I iron everything before I wear it.  It's a bit sick actually.  Even if I'm running to Walmart in a tshirt and jeans...I'm ironing before heading out the door.
5. Mascara is my favorite make up to wear.
6. My husband and I have known each other since elementary school.
7. I've switched to eating 4-5 smaller meals during the day and it makes me so hungry after an hour, but I'm loving this because it keeps me from feeling sluggish after a big lunch.
8. I've read a ton about how fiber is great to add to your diet...and I know this isn't the best way to get it, but I've added in those little Fiber One bars (ya know, the chocolate/caramel and oats ones) because I feel like I get my sweets fix but the fiber has to make it better than a Snickers, right?  Satisfying a sweet tooth and getting something that's recommended for my diet...I call it a win-win!
9. I love planning trips!  Half of the fun of going on vacation for me, is the planning.  I love looking for the perfect hotel for my price range, I love seeing everything there is to do and scheduling flights...it's probably weird but I really enjoy it.  Maybe I can open a business doing that on the side one day??
10. I'm a pretty good shot with a shot gun.
11. I really like coffee, but if I ever felt like I had to have it in the morning, I'd stop drinking it.  I don't want to be one of those people who can't wake up without it.

Amanda's Questions:

1. What's your middle name or initial?

My middle name is Lou.  It's been passed down through my mom's side of the family so it's my mom's middle name, my granny's ect.

2. Where do you want be in your life when you're 60?

I've never thought about my 60's specifically...I guess I'd like to be retired and doing something that I like to do for fun, but not necessarily a full time career anymore.  I'd like to be travelling and spending time with friend and family.  I know 60's is a bit early for retirement, but ideally, I'd like to be retired at 45. 

Life is probably laughing at me right now.

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

Really? How can a girl answer this question?

I guess I'd have to pick angel food cake.  It's pretty versatile, meaning you can eat it plain, with strawberries and whipped cream, chocolate, ect.  Plus, it's not so bad for you.

4. What do you love most about blogging?

Meeting new friends and having an outlet.

5. Flats or heels?

Depends on the occasion, but I'll pretty much pick flip flops for any casual occasion...I guess that would qualify as flats.

6. Are you superstitious?

Well...it is Friday the 13th...

No, not really.

Ok, only during a football game :)

7. Would you rather work in an office or at home?

If I could get my computer working as fast at home as in the office, I'd love to work from home.  Then, no one could come interrupt and take time away when I'm working.  I work in a small office anyway, so my social time at work is when I see clients out of the office.

8. What's your lucky number?

3. 

9. Do you tweet? If not, why?

I have a twitter account.  I don't really tweet much but sometimes I'll talk to friends on there.

10. Do you remember your dreams at night?

Sometimes.  Mostly the really vivid dreams.  They're usually pretty bizarre.

11. Are you momma's girl or daddy's girl?

Daddy's girl.  Always have been.

My questions:

1. What is your dream vacation?

2. Are you more outdoorsy or indoorsy?

3. What has been your best vacation to date? Why?

4. What would the first thing you do be if you won the lottery?

5. If money were no object, what is your dream car?

6. Harry Potter or Twilight? 

7. Favorite book of all time or what are you reading now?

8. What's your biggest pet peeve?

9. What's your favorite domestic activity?

10. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

11. What is your favorite city?

12 Tags:

Michelle@Living A Life of Love

Carolyn@Life, Love and Puppy Prints

Caroline@Simply Smithwick

Meg@Henning Love

Amber@Young, Fabulous and Not So Newlywed

Heather@A Road to Happiness

Ashley@Life After the Aisle

Melissa@Nashville's Melrose

Elizabeth@The Life of David, Elizabeth and Peyton

Megan@Fried Green Pickles

Kit@Life of a Scott

Hollie@Hollie Takes Notes

I look forward to getting to know you girls better!