Another Quiz

Let me start off by saying Happy Thanksgiving!!! Our family arrived last night. It's going to be a fun, yet really busy weekend. Soooo, I'm going to leave you with another quiz.

Mindy emailed me the quiz with her answers. To that, I say, go ahead, copy and paste it in to an email. Answer the questions, send it to me and I'll feature YOU on my blog!

This picture pretty much sums up Mindy!!

1. What is your usual Starbucks order?

 Trenta iced black/green tea unsweetened with two stevia

2. What does your workstation look like right now?

Pretty minimalistic except for lots of notepads and post-it’s— call me “old school” but when I’m working on something hard I like to physically write my notes down!

3. All-time favorite food?

Mom’s spaghetti sauce, chips+salsa/queso

4. Favorite author?

N/A

5. What do you think of open relationships?

Nope

6. Favorite video game?

Super Mario Brothers 3

7. Guilty pleasure treat?

Gummi Bears or Cheez-its 

8. Favorite film?

Grease, Face/Off, Love Actually, The Fast and the Furious

9. Favorite book?

I like personal development books so I guess “Girl, wash your face”

10. Twitter or Instagram?

Instagram.

11. Desktop or laptop?

Technically I have a laptop but it has a docking station and displays on two desk-top screens so really there is no difference. 

12. Best advice you’ve ever received?

don’t borrow trouble and, from “Girl, wash your face”: “never break a promise to yourself”

13. What project are you working on right now?

Needlepoint sampler from years ago

14. Favorite color?

Red

15. Did you get good grades at school?
Yes! Except for pre-calculus and accounting— or really anything with numbers. And you know what? I can safely say that I’ve never ONCE in my adult life needed anything that I learned in those classes! Now that we have computers that are smarter than humans, isn’t math a little antiquated and unnecessary? Ok #rantover

16. Dream job?

News Anchor—preferably on GMA!

17. Played any sports?

Cross Country, track, basketball, cheerleading

18. Do you have a degree?

Yep! BA— yet somehow found myself working in IT

19. Nationality?
American of Italian and German descent.

20. What is your favorite kind of blog post to do?

When I used to blog I liked to write funny stories about my life— I feel like funny things are always happening to me or around me!

21. What do you like to collect?

I used to collect music boxes. And Mom- I have said repeatedly that I would love your faberge eggs! I would actually wear them on a necklace!

22. Describe yourself in 3 words?

Adventurous, independent, fun (I think?)

23. If you were a rapper what would your rapper name be?

Mindy Beats

24. Who was the last person you dmed?

No idea

25. What’s on the top of your wishlist right now?

A Tory Burch purse (that I casually hinted to Justin about for my bday)

26. Hogwarts House?

I hated the Harry Potter movies. There. I said it. But I guess “slytherin”— aren’t they the bad guys? I love a good villain!

27. How many tattoos do you have?

One— on the bottom of my foot. I thought that was so smart of me— got it in a place that doesn’t really “Age” and would eventually wear off!

28. What are you most grateful for this year?

My trip to England with Justin and my parents

29. What’s the best thing that’s happened to you this month?

Passing my Epic 5-year re-certification exam! Phew! Nothing like an exam about material you learned 5 years ago with your job literally on the line and your boss gets emailed your results!

30. What’s the best thing that’s happened to you today?

I guess eating Calypso Cafe black bean salad for lunch!

31. What’s the best thing ever?

Husband and family

32. Favorite season?

Summer! I love getting to wear dresses every day! Also, having lived in Nashville and New Orleans, the heat and humidity don’t bother me!

33. Favorite holiday?

Christmas, Mardi Gras, my birthday

34. Which fictional character do you relate to most?
Karen Walker and Jack McFarland from Will & Grace- they’re always up to something (as am I!)

35. Do you like surprises?

No! I’m waaaaay too nosey for surprises!

36. What’s the biggest surprise you ever got?
A pony on Christmas morning! Literally every little girls’ dream!

37. What’s a surprise that’s made you cry?
? I guess my engagement?

38. What’s the best surprise you’ve ever given anyone?
Rented out laser tag for Justin’s bday and took mom on a surprise “date” to meet Martina McBride!

39. Do you like muffins?

Yes! Poppyseed or blueberry are my favorites!

40. Do you cook often?
Yes! Several times a week.

41. What’s your favorite dessert?

Red velvet cake or a really good chocolate chip cookie (especially if it’s hot out of the oven!)

42. Is there a dessert you don’t like?

I don’t really like pies or any dessert that has warm fruit involved

43. Cake or pie?
Cake!

44. What’s your least favorite food?

Mayonnaise, cottage cheese, pork/ham, blue cheese, any gland or atypical part of an animal (re: tongue, liver, etc)

45. What’s your favorite condiment?
Yellow mustard or ketchup and of course hot sauce! Fun fact: Justin and I have a tradition that any time we travel we buy a bottle of local hot sauce! We have been doing that since our first trip to Charleston back when we were dating!

46. It’s 4 pm on a Saturday night, what would you eat?

Chips and salsa or pizza

47. If you could teach a college class what would it be called?

Pop Culture and Reality TV 101

48. Best animated film?
Probably something Pixar: Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo, Wreck-it Ralph are all super cute

49. What has a guy done or said to impress you?

Always impressed with a guy who can cook and knows a lot about food/beverage

50. The best thing to do on a first date?

A nice dinner— the way to my heart is through my stomach!

51. The worst thing to do on a first date?

If it’s the right person, nothing could be the “worst”

52. What’s the funniest pickup line a guy can use on a girl?

“Are you from Tennessee? Because you’re the only 10 I see!”

53. Best comic book character?
Garfield: hates Mondays, annoyed by dogs, loves food. I couldn’t relate more!

54. What are the three things that are always in your bag?

Chapstick, ice breakers mints, wallet

55. Favorite drink?

Diet Coke, or a good manhattan

56. If you could play a historical character who would it be?
Annie Oakley! 

57. Kittens or puppies?

Kittens- my parents turned me against dogs at a young age

58. Favorite sushi roll?

Veggie roll or anything without a mayonnaise-based sauce

59. What kind of lipstick do you use?
Clinique chubbystick

60. What kind of foundation do you use? 

Revision skincare tinted SPF- clinical-grade moisturizer, SPF, and foundation all in one!

61. Blow-dry or air dry?

Blow dry— though doing my hair is my absolute least favorite part of getting ready

62. Who is your fashion icon?

Blake Lively

63. What are you doing tomorrow?

Packing for Boston/Maine while probably watching a festive movie

64. Movie you laughed the hardest through?

Christmas Vacation or Step Brothers

65. Movie that made you cry?

The Notebook, About a Boy

66. If you could sing a duet with someone who would it be?

Jamiroquai, Paul McCartney, or Reba McIntyre 

67. If your life was a song what would the title be?
Virtual Insanity!

68. The person you want to have coffee with?
Donnie Wahlburg! He can sing, dance, and act and has such a big personality—I’d love to meet him in person!

69. What’s the country you wish to visit?
Brazil— even though everyone keeps telling me “no.” I am just DYING to go there!

70. Best way to decompress?

Wine and re-runs of “Friends,” “How I Met Your Mother,” or “Will & Grace”