Day 11, 30 Day Blog Challenge

Day 11- Favorite TV Shows

Grey's Anatomy
30 Rock
Project Runway
Private Practice
Amazing Race
So You Think You Can Dance
Real Housewives (NYC, NJ, Beverly Hills)
Sex and the City
Felicity
Friends
ER
Top Chef
Nip/Tuck
America's Next Top Model
Law and Order: SVU

Day 9 and 10, 30 Day Blog Challenge

Okay, cop out for Day 9- just look at Day 6's post :P

Day 10: Something You're Afraid of

Squirrels.

I HATE squirrels.

It all goes back to when I was a first grader. On Sundays, we would all go to church, come home, and have lunch (PB&J, yum!). Well, one Sunday, I was the first one into the house. I opened the garage door into the living room, and started to walk toward the kitchen.

That's when I saw IT!

Off of the living room, there is a sliding glass door, with a screen door behind it, leading to the porch. Hanging on to the screen door and peering in to the living room was a grey, furry squirrel. Just staring at me.

I'm pretty sure I started crying when I saw it. I'm also pretty sure that my mom was not happy either. Turns out, the squirrels were chewing through the screens of the porch to try to get the bird food we stored there. The little bugger came on the porch 3 more times after that before my dad finally had to buy a trap to trap it. Then, he drove it up the Parkway and released it in the marshlands so it would NEVER come back.

I'm not deathly afraid anymore, but I still get a bit of the heebie jeebies when I see those suckers. Especially the ones in Central Park that are waaaay too friendly and come too close to you!

Day 8, Catch up style

Day 8-A place you've traveled to


March 2008

I love Disney World. I've been going there since I was about 2 years old (I think...have to ask the 'rents about that one). Two years ago, I went for my first time as an "adult." And by golly, it is still as fun and magical as it was when I was a kid. It is just so amazing and lovely to see Cinderella's castle as you walk in the Magic Kingdom.

Fun fact: I always wanted to work in Disney World, preferably as a character. I would have loved to be Cinderella, but alas, I am too short.

Day 7, Still playing catch up

Day 7- Favorite Movies

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Moulin Rouge

Pride and Prejudice

Good Will Hunting

The Departed

Ever After

Elf

Garden State

The Sound of Music

Steel Magnolias

Sleeping Beauty

The Little Mermaid

Beauty and the Beast

Playing Catch Up

Day 6-A picture of something that makes you happy

December 2006, Columbia Walk

These are my Teachers College girls. 4 amazing women that changed my life when I moved to New York City. During some of my darkest moments, they were there for me. I know that we will be lifelong friends, no matter where we live. I love love love them so much!

30 Day Blog Challenge: Day 5

Day 5: Your siblings

I have only one sibling: a younger sister, E, who is 24 (going on 25 in April). We are two and a half years apart. One of my earliest memories is going to visit her in the hospital when she was born. I remember holding my grandmother's hand, clutching a basket of violets in the other, and looking rocking in my pink corduroy overalls. Then, I was more interested in the presents that my mom got than my actual sister :P

We've gotten very close over the years. In middle school and probably the early part of high school, we fought like cats and dogs. But I think after I went away to college, our bond grew stronger. She truly is my best friend.

Now, she's up in Massachusetts, working on a Masters/Ph.D in Physics. She can probably kick my butt any day of the week because she does some serious martial arts. She's a dog lover, baker, and serious shopper, like me.

Fun fact: When E. was little, she used to tell people that when we grew up, we would live next door to each other. I would be a writer and she would illustrate the stories I wrote. Aww :)

30 Day Blog Challenge: Day 4

Ok, back on the saddle again! Let's get this puppy started again.

Day 4: Your Parents

My parents, P. and S. have been married for 31 years. They still reside in South Jersey, where I grew up. My mom and dad both grew up in South Jersey, probably within 2-3 miles of each other. My dad is 7 years older than my mom, so they didn't cross paths during their school days. They both attended Pennsylvania universities (Villanova for my mom, Dickinson and Temple for my dad), but both found themselves back in Jersey after finished college and grad school. So, thanks to some mutual friends, they were introduced to each other at Fred's Tavern in Stone Harbor in October of '78. By December (or January, I forget), they were engaged, and by May of 1979, they were married.

I'm always astounded by the whirlwind courtship and marriage, but after 31 years, they are still going strong. Sure they fight and bicker at times, but what married couple doesn't? We have been through a lot in recent years, but their love has stayed strong. Of course, it is very intimidating to have parents like this with such a strong and long-lasting relationship...sets the bar very high for me. Growing up, I thought I would be married at 22, like my mom, but here I am at 26, almost 27, and there is no potential husband in sight. ::Sigh:: I guess I'm going to be more like my dad, who was 30 when he got married. Yikes, I hope so. That milestone is coming up soon.

I am very lucky to have two wonderful role models in my life. They have always told me to follow my dreams, and have supported me each step of the way. I've fallen off my path several times, and they have always been there to catch me when I fall. I hope that someday, I can find that kind of love in a partner, and to continue to foster that love for my future children.