Day 25: My Favorite Superhero

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Some may say Hermione doesn't count a superhero,

but this is my blog and I get to make the decisions!

I LOVE Hermione!

Part of it is because she reminds me of myself in some ways,

but then she becomes someone I only hope I can be.

She is smart, dedicated, loyal, smart and did I mention smart?

She puts what is right above her own needs

and is dedicated to "the mission" above everything else.

And for me she qualifies as a SUPER hero

because she can do all kinds of AWESOME magic!

So there you go,

Hermione, my hero!

Day 24: What's in my bag

Ha! I got lucky on this one -

I just cleaned out my purse! :)

There is only one random item in there,

can you find it?

A month of posts...4 months later...

I originally began "A Month of Posts" on February 24th. I made it up to day 23 which was posted on March 19th...

Why can't I ever finish anything I've started! Argh!

There are only a few days left and some that I am really excited about, so I'm going to finish this up. Better late than never right? RIGHT????

Day 23: My Favorite Book(s)

I can not pick just one book. Here are a few of my faves ~

Childhood Favorite:

Favorite of my teen years:

My recent faves (no surprises here):

Day 22: Something I wish I was better at...

Being a housewife...

Day 21 - A picture of something you wish you could forget

Umm...I forgot

Day 20: Somewhere I wish I could travel

It is probably no surprise that I want to go to Italy. In my ideal world, in addition to traveling around and seeing all our favorite people and places, I would love to have some time to ourselves to visit some of the places we never made it to. For example Cinque Terre. It's one of those iconic tourist spots that we never made it to. I was also really sad that I didn't get to visit the island of Capri. That was a place I read about before we went and then we never made it there. We also never spent any time on the Amalfi coast. I would love for us to be able to spend a few days just the two of us at one of these beautiful places.

Cinque Terre

Capri

Amalfi Coast

Day 18: My Biggest Insecurity

People

That's right.

I am insecure around people I don't know. I am horrible at small talk and just don't know how to meet new people.

And people I do know...

I worry if they still like me.

I know it is crazy and I try not to, but, hey, you asked what my biggest insecurity is.

Day 17: Something that made a huge impact on my life

Italy

You can't live for two years in another country without being impacted.

The impact goes on, even five years later.

I love this picture because it shows the beautiful blend

of old and new that is Italy.

Day 16: Someone Who Inspires Me

My mom

She is such a wonderful person.

She is the most selfless, loving, kind, giving person I know.

If I could be even half as compassionate and giving as she is I would be happy!

Day 15: Something I want to do before I die

This is my precious nephew Charlie one day after he was born.

I can't wait until I am holding one of my own.

Day 14: My Ipod

As I made reference to in an earlier post,

my ipod is not exactly normal.

I used to have some music on there,

maybe 10 songs,

but they got lost and I never bothered to replace them.

Instead of music, this is what I have:

That's it.

No kidding.

Three audio books that I listen to

over

and over

and over

and over

and over

You get the point.

I listen to Twilight like most people listen to music.

While I drive, workout, cook, clean...

Pretty much anything that I have to do alone. :D

Have I mentioned that I love Twilight?

Day 12: Me a Year Ago

Taken February 2010

Hmmm....

How have I changed?

Well, I hope I'm a few pounds lighter! :)

I hope my face doesn't look so chubby in pictures any more.

Ummm...

I am a homeowner now.

That's something big.

In some ways, I'm a much more in control of myself.

I am proud of how much weight I have been able to lose.

I am proud of being able to count calories and make sacrifices.

I am proud of how many of those changes have become permanent for me now.

I am also proud of how long I have kept up my disciplined nightly schedule,

(though I am way off tonight...)

I have felt for a long time that I should be more in control of my time,

that I should have time to do the things I wanted to,

I just had to be a little more disciplined.

I have finally done that.

Other than that, I don't really think I have changed that much,

but it's hard to tell. :D

Oops!

Oops! I skipped a day! Sorry. I am really messing this up this week. I promise I will go back and pick up day 12. :D

My favorite band

I am not a huge music person. I don't have it on constantly, nor do I have a ridiculously long iPod play list (though that will be a future post). However, there are couple of people who could listen to any time, any where. Since it said "band" and mine are both individual singers, I figure I could have two. :)

First is Laura Pausini. One of the very first Italian CDs we bought was her album "Tra Te e Il Mare" (between you and the sea). I was in love. She is amazing!

She even won a grammy!

But, since nobody has any idea who she is, here is number two:

I ADORE Taylor Swift!

She is sweet, beautiful and good to her fans.

And I could listen to her albums all day long and not get tired of them!

Though some people don't think she can sing, I strongly disagree! So there :P

Something I Hate

Cleaning up after dinner!

Falling behind...

I know that I'm two days behind, but I am really stuck! What do I hate??? When I figure that out, I am going to have to find a good picture from me a year ago... And by the time I get that done, I will have to figure out who my favorite band is! I will get there eventually :D

Day 10

The description of today was obviously written by a teenager.

Or someone with a much more interesting life than mine...

So I'm modifying a little bit.

Today is a tribute to the person with whom

I have done the craziest things, for me.

Because I am not really a crazy kind of girl.

I am a stick to what I know, routine, stay in my comfort zone kind of girl.

The person who has pushed me

out of that comfort zone the most is Jeremy.

And not because he is a crazy kid,

but because together, we are much more brave!

This picture was the last one taken of us before we boarded a plane to Italy...

And yes, that does go down in my book as the

"craziest" thing I ever did.

I left behind ever conceivable comfort zone

to live two years in a foreign country.

I would NEVER have done that without Jeremy.

Thank you honey.

You are the love of my life,

the breath to my soul,

my inspiration and my strength.

Day 9

I will be away from my computer this weekend, so I thought I would get a little ahead.

This is one of my all time favorite pictures of my family.

And this is the reason I will be gone.

This is the reason I am stressing myself out

trying to get things ready for a sub

and get myself ready for another weekend away from home.

My family.

As I mentioned in the 15 facts about me,

I LOVE my family!!

I HATE that we live so far from each other

and I am THRILLED that I get to see them again so soon.

And yes, this picture is taken at Whataburger.

If you know us, you know how appropriate that is! :D

My favorite color

Purple

Pretty much every shade,

though I like the darker ones better.

Surprisingly, I don't have much purple in my wardrobe;

so instead you get a picture of this beautiful flower!