Happy Friday! I am so glad the weekend is just around the corner. This week has felt extra super long so I can’t wait to have two days to relax and recharge my batteries before doing it all over again.
I thought I’d do a post I saw on Caroline and Allison’s blogs a while back. It looked like fun!
A – Apartment living. I’ve lived in apartments for most of my life and while I’ve had my fair share of bad neighbors and unhelpful maintenance staff, I still much, much prefer renting an apartment.
B – Bubble baths. I take one almost daily. A book, a hot bath, and some alone time? Always what I need to recharge!
C – Cruising. Oh, what cruising has done to open my eyes to the wonderfulness of traveling. I have been bit by the travel bug and want to see the world now!
D – Dutch! I mean, duh. This boy is my favorite.
E – Exercise. As much as it hurts to wake up early or go to the gym right after work, I always feel so much better about myself when I get daily exercise. It feels so good!
F – Football. There is no sport in the world like football. What started as a way to make my father happy has morphed into one of my biggest passions.
G – Grandma. My hero. My cheerleader. And the strongest person I know. She is battling cancer again, but I know she has the grit and determination to make it through this once more.
H – Holidays. The holiday season is my favorite time of year. I get so wrapped up in the emotion and magic of it all!
I – Ice cream. The one treat I can have in the house that I can eat in moderation.
J – Jesus. He’s kinda awesome, you know?
K – Kindle. I read almost exclusively on my Kindle. I know this probably makes me a “bad” book lover since I rarely read from actual books, but I don’t really care. It’s convenient and I have so much love for my Kindle.
L – Lazy days. My favorite kind of day.
M – Mom. My best friend, travel buddy, and biggest supporter. I do not know what I would do without her.
N – Nephew. He’s four, so he’s at this incredibly fun age where he’s learning so much and talking so much and doing so much! Ugh. I love that boy to death.
O – Outback Steakhouse. Oh, how I love this place. The service is usually fantastic and I have yet to find a place that makes a better baked potato. YUM!
P – Publix subs. If you live near a Publix and have never gotten a Publix sub, SHAME ON YOU. These are the best subs ever. I get one so frequently that most of the deli workers know my order by heart and I don’t have to say a word. I may have them… too often.
Q – Quirks. I love learning about other people’s quirks. Here’s one of mine: I always, always have to wear a tank top under my shirts. There’s something about having that extra material that makes me feel more comfortable. Maybe it’s a sensory thing?
R – Reading. My favorite pastime and the best way for me to relax and unwind after a long day. I can’t imagine a world without reading!
S – Strength training. I love the feeling I get from strength training: strong and capable.
T – Trivia. My family tends to hate playing trivia games because I’m so good at them. My brain stores a lot of useless crap, apparently!
U – USA. I have so much love for the country I live in. And I always choke up when I hear our national anthem and remember what it stands for. #SCHMOOP
V – Vacations. What’s not to love about vacations? Time off work, time to relax, time to do something out of the ordinary. My next vacation is going to be a long weekend in Orlando in May and I cannot wait!
W – Writing. My first love, my biggest passion, my therapy… nothing makes me happier than writing and allowing my thoughts to roam free outside my head.
X – X-word puzzles. OK… X is a hard one but I do love a good crossword puzzle. Fun fact: on our May cruise last year, my mom and I bought matching crossword puzzle books and then would race against one another to complete a puzzle. Related: we are dorks.
Y – Youtube. I don’t use it much, but I love it for the tutorials.
Z – Zip-lining. My first zip-lining experience was the best time of my life and I can’t express how amazing zip-lining is. It’s scary but exhilarating, frightening yet freeing. I cannot wait to do it again and again!
What is one of your quirks? What’s the scariest thing you’ve done while on vacation?
I don’t think there is such a thing as a bad book lover at all!
WHEN we meet, promise we can go to Publix and get a sub? I love subs so am very curious about this =)
This was fun to read! I may have to borrow it at some point! xo
Yes, we must have a Publix sub whenever we meet. As long as there is a Publix around, ha! I have yet to find a sub that I love more than Publix subs. 🙂
I have to wear a tank top too! Glad I’m not the only one!
As far as Trivia, you might like this: The college I attended holds the World’s Largest Trivia Contest (this year is the 44th year). Starts on a Friday night and goes until Midnight on Sunday. And people take shifts sleeping or don’t sleep at all! 8 questions an hour (can listen to them over the radio, or the TV broadcast)… you call in to answer within 2 songs. Then they have running questions where you have to go somewhere and you have more time to answer. Each question is worth certain amount of points. You have teams. Alumni come back every year and the hotels in the area are always booked solid. It’s craziness!
Oh, my heavens! That trivia night sounds like so much fun. I actually went on a first date once to a bar that was holding a trivia event. Sadly, I was more interested in answering the trivia questions than I was in my date. HA.
That was fun – maybe something I should store back in my drafts folder for a rainy day 😉
I was astonished to learn that you take a bubble bath almost DAILY? Really? That is amazing. Even in hot weather? I usually am not patient enough for a bubble bath… LOL
Every day! I’m obsessed with them, really. I couldn’t imagine going even a few days between bubble baths. They just feel SO good, especially after a hard workout.
I’m totally doing this as a post next week!
My husband LOVES random trivia as well. No one questions him when he states some random fact because they know how much he loves trivia!
Glad you enjoyed this, too! I thought it was so fun! I always wear tank tops under my shirts, too! I like the length that the tank top adds to the shirt and just the support in general. I definitely think it’s a comfort thing now, I feel weird without one haha
Love the Publix subs! I love the smoked Gruyere with all the fixins! Yum!
The scariest thing that ever happened to me on vacation was when my boyfriend fell when we were hiking in the Himalayas. He slipped on a rock, went over the edge (yup) and (luckily) landed on the ledge below. On his head. He was bleeding everywhere and we had to hike for 8 (yup) hours in the snow (and the dark) to get to a medical clinic to get him stitched up. That was scary.
HOLY CRAP. HE FELL OFF A CLIFF?!?! That would FREAK me out. Wow. I am glad he is ok!
I jumped off a cliff while on vacation in Mexico! It took me a few times before I actually committed and went for it! I think the life guard was getting annoyed. LOL
I’m a schmoop too—I get choked up just about every time I hear the national anthem.
Oh, I’m definitely moving to Florida, if only so I can have Publix subs. I’ve heard so many good things about them! The Deli manager at our store actually worked there because she lived in Florida for a while.
I don’t usually like memes, but this is a fun one! I always have to wear a tank top under my clothes, too. Also, I set my alarm clock for 7:25am, & it goes off every 15 minutes until 9am until I get up. Is that a quirk or freaking crazy…?
I loved ziplining & would love to do it again. Next stop, skydiving!
Skydiving is on my list when I get to my goal weight! I really want to try it. My uncle did it last year and watching his video was amazing. I’ve never thought I was much of a risk-taker until I just started saying “yes” to some crazy things!
Oh THIS is fun!! I don’t know if I’d be able to completely A-Z though… Something in Z?! Zebras?! I like those… LOL.
Writing this post was SO much harder than it looks! Some of them were super easy (Cruising, nephew, vacations, writing – DUH!) but some of them were SO hard. It was still really fun to write!
I don’t think loving your Kindle makes you a bad book lover at all! I actually prefer reading on my nook but don’t read as many books on there these days as I am trying to not buy many books.
I have lots of quirks. One is that when I walk on tiled floors, I try to walk on every other tile.