Confession: This post is going to be a little different tonight.
As you know, I am on set all week for a commercial campaign. And for those who have never been in or around the acting biz, days on set are lonnnnggg. We’re talking 12 hour days. Add on to that a 45 minute commute in either direction and let’s just say, I’m pretty mentally spent.
Not that I’m complaining! This is what I live for…well, maybe a few other things too 😉
But all that being said, coming up with a mentally stimulating brain buster of a blog tonight was simply…impossible.
SO I thought I’d do a little Get To Know Caralyn session 🙂 haha
I know…thrilling…
JK This’ll be fun! 🙂 And I want you to play too! So pick a question or two and answer in the comments 🙂 #LetsBeFrwends
Here we go:
Favorite “Has Been” Celeb? Jonathan Taylor Thomas or Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen
Favorite Olsen Movie? Getting There or Holiday in the Sun
Favorite Trend I Wish Would Come Back? Polos with popped collars, or Hair Ribbons
Favorite rock song from the early 00s? All The Small Things or Dashboard Confessional Hands Down
Favorite Summertime Treat? Ice cold watermelon or homemade fruity slushy alcoholic drinks
Favorite Summertime Tradition? Fourth of July boat Parade in Wisconsin, or 10pm twilight walks with the fireflies and a loved one
Favorite beauty product must have? Champagne Pop Highlighter by Becca — OMG OBSESSED!!!! Also — Tarte’s Light’s Camera Flashes mascara – All Time Favorite mascara!!
Favorite Book? – The Diary of Anne Frank
Favorite Song? – AHH I can’t choose just one!! (Of the moment: Despacito Ft. Justin Bieber) Also: One Dance by Drake, Falling into You by Hillsong, Mercy by Shawn Mendez, Too Good by Drake Ft. Rhianna, and then some Fetty Wap that I probably shouldn’t say on here haha
Favorite Destination? Malmo, Sweden with St. Barts as a close second
Favorite Memory? Traveling to Sweden to stay with one of my best friends for a few weeks during MidSommar a couple years ago. It was the trip of a lifetime.
Favorite TV Show? The Bachelor/Bachelorette — #NotAshamed #GuiltyPleasure
Favorite Movie? The Truman Show, with Elf and Mean Girls close behind
Favorite Food? JACKFRUIT!!!!!! And also Dried Mango
Dessert? My Stevia – Sweetened Pumpkin Pie Pudding
First Car? Volkswagen Beetle, named Maxwell. It was “Isotope Green” — the color of a glow-in-the-dark sticker
Piece of Clothing? Anything black and flirty
Perfume? Ralph by Ralph Lauren – It’s been my scent since I was 15. No plans to change any time soon.
Leisure Activity? – Blogging?? And taking walks and exploring hidden parts of NYC
Actor/Actress? Anthony Hopkins – he is, in my opinion, hands down the best actor of our time. Rebuttals welcome 🙂 But I also really like Will Farrell and Steve Carrell. And actress? Lupita Nyong’o.
Singer? Drake. Bieber. Rihanna. Selena Gomez.
Role Model? My mom and dad. Both for different reasons.
Favorite Place to be? Our cottage on the lake with my whole family.
Restaurant? Bobo in NYC — Not to be mistaken for Babbo
Favorite Blog Post I’ve Ever Written? Oh gosh…that’s a toughie… Maybe The Self Help Sham ??
Favorite Recovery Themed Blog Post? Hmm…Body Positivity Week???
Alright, now it’s your turn!! Let me know some of your favorites!
Be back Monday with typical BBB Content! 🙂
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247 responses to “Something New”
So many questions…
Who are the Olsens first of all?
Boulevard of broken dreams fot 00s rock song.
Time for bed now and so much more to go… 😊
Boulevard of Broken Dreams — great tune 🙂 They played Michelle Tanner on Full House. teen “idols” haha hugs xo
Oh like on one of these girly comedy series… Its my age I think lol
Hugs xo
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Who are the Olsens! Love it!!
only my all time favorite people that i longed to be just like growing up!!!! hahah
They were IT for a minute! All the corny movies… 😂
oh my gosh i know. i got their hair cut, bought their clothing line at… i think it was Walmart?? haha…subscribed to their magazine. My friends and i memorized the dialogue to all their movies. haha i was a mega fan!!
Well… Ya know I’m showing my age lol
Enjoyed reading this! Love the white outfit and your smile. 💕❤️😎
Thanks so much John! so glad you enjoyed the change of pace! hugs x
I have nominated you for the Sunshine Blogger Award. You can get the information for this at the following link. https://thearrowpreacher.wordpress.com/2017/06/29/sunshine-blogger-award/
oh wow thank you so much! what an honor! hugs x
You’re welcome
🙂 xox
Favourite song: Don Henley Boys of Summer, reminds me of when I was 16 laying on the beach, my one day off a week LOL
Favourite dessert: Tiramisu mmmmmm
Perfume: Sand n Sable, been wearing it over 30 years 🙂
First car: Super beetle 😉 I don’t know the “official” name of the colour but it was gold, had a hand cranked sunroof, ahhh those were the days 😉
God bless you this was fun. Have fun working on your commercial campaign.
A hand cranked sunroof! that’s awesome!! and i love that scent of Sand n Sable. Thanks for playing along Margaret! hugs xo
Well since you are a lot younger your VW was probably a newer one, Mine was a 1971 model and yes the sunroof had a, well if you remember when you had to roll down windows? It was a handle like that, but it was hinged. You pulled it down and out until it was straight, (of course it’s on the ceiling of the car, not the door LOL) cranked it like you were rolling up(or down) a window and folded the handle back in when you had the sunroof open or closed. If ANY of that makes sense LOL hugs back at you lovely xoxo
haha it does make sense! sounds pretty awesome!!
Favorite restaurant Rocco’s tacos in Orlando
First car: Suzuki (it was a stick shift 😫 boy was it an experience😂)
Dessert: my granny’s famous peaches and pineapple cake
Perfume: Versace bright crystals
This was fun thanks 😊
oh dang your grandmas dessert sounds amazing!! Good glad you had fun too! 🙂 have a great night xo
This blog post signifies you’re now happier than ever! God is good..
Well, you asked for it so here’s mine..
Favorite rock song from the early 00s? – Blaze of Glory by JBJ
Favorite Movie? – The Legend of 1900 and The Godfther
Favorite Summertime Treat? – Drinking of cold Buko Juice along the shores of Boracay
First Car? – Mitsubishi Pajero named Max Alvarado, one of the famous villain in movies
Singer? – got many favorites to be honest.. Heart-All I Wanna Do is to Make Love to You; Alizee-J’en ai Marre! ; Depeche Mode-Just can’t get Enough; A-Ha the famous Oslo boys of Norway and too many to tell you hahaha, and of course the sounds of the movie The Godfather and The Legend of 1900 will brought you to tears.
What an experience it was beautybeyondbones . God Bless
Aw thanks Paquito! The Godfather! Yes!! Love that film. Heyyyy our first cars were name buddies 🙂 hehe thanks for playing along! Hugs and love xox
Favorite Summertime Tradition? Also, LOVE firefly walks!
and WISCONSIN?! that’s where I am from?!
First Car? a manual toyota corolla that I am still sad about getting rid of.
Favorite Place to be? a bookstore.
Favorite Blog Post I’ve Ever Written? this one’s hard…maybe https://blissfullycreating.com/2017/04/23/themed-outings/ this one!
i enjoyed reading all the random facts about you! 🙂
nice! yay Cheese Heads!! 🙂 hahaha ooh, i love the smell of bookstores 🙂 thanks for playing! hugs xo
Favorite Song(s) – “She’s My Jewel” by Rick Michael and me. My lyrics, his music and studio recording (I’m not much of a soloist) written for Julie for our wedding reception. She cried. All the women cried, including the waitresses! Commercially, “Oh, What a Night” Frankie Valley and the 4 Seasons. For now.
Favorite Book(s) – The Dune series by Frank Herbert.
Favorite Memory – Tough one. When I surprised both my daughters with new “big girl” bikes when they were just barely big enough to handle them. A business trip / Vacation with Julie to France; Paris, Versailles, and Poissy.
Favorite Clothing – A well-tailored suit. Between everyone going casual anymore and having gained weight since corporate days…I miss my suits!
Favorite Leisure Activity – Blogging, of course. And travelling with Julie, whether just to Panera for a relaxing morning or anywhere else.
Favorite Actor – I’ll bite on Anthony Hopkins, but I think Phillip Seymour Hoffman is the most chameleon-like I think I’ve ever seen. Actress? YOU! After you…Kate Winslet. Meg Ryan at the start.
Favorite Blog Post I’ve Written – Two, really: True Love – https://jeffreyhking.wordpress.com/2014/04/13/true-love-5/ and When the Grave Grabs Ahold – https://jeffreyhking.wordpress.com/2016/01/24/when-the-grave-grabs-ahold/
Well, kiddo, I hope your shoot wraps successfully, and I’ll be able to say I knew you when!! Safe travels. And, if you would, prayers for my visit with daughter Olivia this weekend!
Hey Jeff! Aw what a sweet story about your song! And you’re right – PSHoffman is another terrific actor. And hah you’re funny about the actress 🙂 thanks buddy 🙂 thanks so much! and absolutely! i’ll be praying for you guys 🙂 hope it’s a beautiful time together 🙂 thanks for answering these jeff! i always love learning about my friends 🙂 hugs to you and julie and family!
So that is you- good information and variety. Now I know why you write the way you do and how you stay in recovery. Thanks for sharing – God bless – John
thanks so much John! yep, that’s me!! 😉 hehe thanks for taking the time to read! big hugs xox
Funny story. So I had this ephiphany – In my mind I heard, “Get on WordPress and tell BBB that she’s awesome.” I had no peace about it. Then I got on here and read this awesome piece. Well, it seems right for me to say BBB, YOU ARE AWESOME! Woooo. Good luck on the set. Oh…and guess who just followed you on Instagram and Youtube? Moi! Hahahaha… loving “Journaling through Recovery.” Story of my life….phew. And what is up with the bloopers lol. and oh my gosh….those gifs lol. You are something else, someone special. Loving your uniqueness. I wish you good health and prosperity.
oh my gosh Ishmael, YOU are so awesome!! thank you so much!! i am smiling from ear to ear right now 🙂 thanks for making my day! big hugs xo
This is so fun!!!
Favorite book – Les Miserables. I also love the Liam Neeson film, but not the Hugh Jackman version. A little too raunchy for my taste.
My first car? A 1989 Buick Century named Buford. It was hideous slate gray but had two subs in the trunk 👌🏻
aw thanks Britt!! oh my gosh, Les Misssssss – I absolutely love that musical/film/ (didn’t read the book – eek!) i played young rosette when I was younger. And i love your car’s name! Buford! woo!! 🙂 thanks for playing!
Yes, the musical!!! It was so amazing… The book is pretty huge 😳
yeah it’s pretty intimidating! hah
you have such a lovely blog…. and a jack fruit. I know Durian very well… revolting, and i know that they are actually not related… but oh my you are a brave girl. i grew up in hong kong and my mother loves to try anything new and crazy – she discovered durian and brought it home – height of summer. my darling father and i nearly died, whereas my mother and my brother were in simply esctasy… Thankfully my father banned it from the apartment, but he did travel alot so … yuk.
but such a beautiful girl – and such a lovely blog. xxx
oh my gosh thank you so much! oh boy, yeah, never tried durian. hahah i know how…*ahem* ~pungent~ it is. hahaha thanks for stopping by and for your kind words!! big hugs xo
I suspect jackfruit is gentler. my mother says durian tastes just like exquisite vanilla ice cream … I on the other hand … I won’t tell you because it’s just too revolting x
exquisite vanilla ice cream!?! oh dang…it makes me want to fight the stench and give it a try! yeah, jackfruit tastes and smells like peach/pineapple cotton candy. definitely give it a try!
hehe … I suspect you may enjoy durian. and I suspect I might fall out if the window in horror… but I shall give it a go … now to find one …
Hahahaha ohgosh
have you ever tried a mangosteen… now … that is pure delicious heaven …
Oh my gosh yes! Delectable! If only we lived in the tropics 😍
Once again, I wish I were 35 years younger and single. You are such a beautiful, delightful, woman.
oh gosh David, thank you so much. what a kind thing to say 🙂 sending big hugs xox
Favorite Perfume – Anything you wear
Role Model – You!
favorite place to be – Anywhere with you
You asked, I answered 🙂 us old men can get away with it, but you already know how proud of you I am 🙂 Oh, and did I mention your favorite dessert and summertime treat would both be you? And finally, who is Caralyn? 🙂 <3
hahaha oh my gosh Walt, you are just too dang sweet. thank you!!! this made me chuckle tonight, so thank you! have a great weekend!! hugs x
Favorite Song; “Together Forever” – Rick Astley (can listen to this all the time)
Favorite Movie: “Coupe de Ville”/ all the Star Wars flicks/ anything with Jackie Chan…too much to choose from.
Favorite TV show: The Flash, Riverdale, Arrow, 12 Monkeys, of course Hawaii Five-O, loved “”Psych” and “Eureka”…way too much to list as well.
Favortie Actor: Dwayne Johnson
Dessert: anything mochi (poi mochi, butter mochi, bibingka, jin dui, chinese rice cake…now I’m craving for some right now!)
First Car: 1983 Toyota Corolla Sports Coupe 5 speed
Cologne: Drakkar Noir
This was fun and unique to participate in. Thanks Caralyn and much success with your commercial campaign…I know how draining shooting can be.
Thanks so much for playing along Mark! i love getting to know more about you! together forever – I’m gonna go youtube that song! thanks for stopping by! hugs x
Arggghhh… Your favorite should be my favorite. Time for my meds and nap, lol 🙂
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Bachelor/bachelorette is everything!!! My husband and I watch every Monday night haha
Me too Carly! Diehard fan! My friends are trying to get me to audition for the show in July in NYC haha
Oh my gosh, do it!!! I have tried to get my friend to audition for so long!
Haha I don’t know! If I have nothing else I will probably swing by. Casually. Hahaha
I will cheer you on if you do it LOL!
Thanks girl 😎
Who are your favorites this season? I like dean and Peter!! 😍
Dean is so adorable! He’s my favorite! My husband just agreed LOL
Hahaha this convo has made my night!! #TEAMDEAN
Same here!!! Best hashtag ever 😂😂
First car: 1983 Honda Civic sky baby blue. I was chauffeur at my High School
Favorite Drink: coffee and more coffee
Favorite Book: The Msytery of God’s Will (Charles Swindoll)
Favorite Actor: Kevin Costner/Liam Neeson
T.V series: King of Queens
Favorite Movie: Gaurdains of the Galaxy
Music: Anything Pearl Jam/Lifehouse
Favorite restaurant: Monteray Pub
Favorite place I visited: Victoria Canada
Dessert: My mother-in-laws chocolate whacky cake
Favorite summer treat: fudge sicles, and cantalope
Favorite blog: I like too many to say just one
Thanks for the fun…
Thanks so much Lisa! I can relate to being chauffeur. I was the first of my friends to drive. Ohh Victoria Canada! I want to visit! Thanks for playing along!!
Haha, so I was talking to my best friend the other day about how insane Despacito’s fame truly is, and how it’s playing everywhere. A day later, a friend of mine who is traveling through Europe told me she went to this club in Sweden, and what song did they play, along all the Swedish night classics? Despacito!
Favorite Book: A Hundred Years of Solitude; The Museum of Innocence; The Shadow of the Wind.
Favorite Destination: Amsterdam, a thousand times Amsterdam.
Haha yeah it’s taking the world like storm!! Ooh never been to Amsterdam! Gonna have to put that on the bucket list! Thanks for playing along! Hugs and love xox
This was fun to hear more about you, Caralyn! Lol about the Bachelor/Bachelorette! Every season I say I’m not going to watch, but I do and can’t stop. #guiltypleasure 🙂 I just popped over to read your favorite post, and I loved it! Not self help but God, help. That’s perfect. I’ll pick a question here… favorite place to be? With my family, anywhere… but it’s amazing to be together in Maui 🙂 Hugs! xx
Aw thanks so much Jenny! So glad you enjoyed the self help sham 🙂 and I love your answer! Yes family is the best:) and haha yeah I always get sucked into the cheesy dramatic music and sweeping sunsets on the bachelor! Haha thanks for playing along! Hugs and love xox
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Love this! Same taste in music right here.
Oh nice! I’m a sucker for the Spotify top 40s list:) thanks for stopping by! Hugs and love xox
Boy, I guess I have to admit my age. First car: 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 convertible (at least it was 10 years old at the time. 😉 )
Favorite dessert: anything that comes with really really good ice cream.
Great post idea!
Thanks for playing along JP! I like your line of thinking on the dessert 🙂 hhehe yum! Have a great night! Hugs and love xox
So many things I’ve never heard of, hm. I’ve repaired some Bugs. Put NO2 in one and a ton of speakers in another. I wear Dsquared’s “He Wood.” Their clothes look weird though. Too, Justin Beiber.
Oh Biebs is the best 🙂 haha nice!! Thanks for playing along Kenzie! Hugs and love xox
Biebs is the best at, whatever he does. I’m just more of a jeans boots and flannel guy.
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I guess, I dress like a lesbian. 😂 I’m sure they’re not turning soil though.
Lol
I’m glad you found a gig. You know, you’re really pretty. Creative. Smart.
Thanks again:) yeah I’m very grateful for the gig! A nice little nudge encouragement 🙂 happy Friday!
You too. We’re both in Manhattan except I’m in Manhattan Montana. There’s more cows. Yup, just me and the girls.
Haha oh my gosh same name but different beasts aha Hugs and love xox
Favorite piece of clothing: my blue sweater that my family has affectionately deemed the name cookie monster because it looks like I’m wearing Cookie Monster.
First Car: 1979 AMC Spirit in tan with weird pinstripes. Hey it was 1994, and $100
Hahah your Cookie Monster sweater. Love it! Thanks so much for playing along! Hugs and love xox
You are so sweetly fun!!! 🙂 ❤ Love you, friend!
Aw thanks so much Tonya!! YOU’RE sweetly fun 🙂 hehe have a great weekend! Hugs and love xox
First car: 1975 ORANGE Hillman Hunter…with walnut dashboard. Hubba hubba 🙂
Favorite Drink: coffee, diet coke and more coffee
Favorite Book: Pride & Prejudice
Favorite Actor: Sean Bean (Bean for Bond!!!)
T.V series: NCIS or the BBC version of Pride & Prejudice (Colin Firth for Bond!!!!)
Favorite Movie: Despicable Me, The Italian Job, Cars…most anything Pixar. Lord of the Rings (I’m a Kiwi, it’s a requirement to be a citizen, along with loving rugby & the All Blacks)
Music: anything Ministry of Sound
Favorite restaurant: Riverhead Tavern – if you make it to Auckland, it’s a date
Favorite place I visited: Sydney, New South Wales
Dessert: plain vanilla ice cream and fresh berries
Favorite summer treat: fresh fruit
hubba hubba indeed! thanks so much for playing along! Would you believe I’ve never seen Lord of the Rings?! I know, I’m not human. haha Ooh, love your classic dessert choice – especially in summer when the berries are in season! big hugs to you xox
Watch it! The costuming alone is sumptuous. Especially in the Rohirm camp.
I went from that one to an equally orange Mazda 323 hatch! I currently drive a Honda Odyssey or on summer days, a Targa top Toyota MR2. In green. No more orange for me!
I think it will! 10 hour car trip coming up. I may just have to download them! Eek! Hugs and love xox
Favorite Olsen Movie? Captain America: Civil War. Their sister Elizabeth is in that, so it counts.
Favorite Trend I Wish Would Come Back? Paying attention to one’s surroundings and not one’s phone.
Favorite rock song from the early 00s? My screen name is from a song from the early 00s, so I’m going to have to go with that (Life Less Ordinary, by Carbon Leaf). It’s not exactly “rock” in the way your songs are, though.
Favorite Summertime Treat? Ice cream, but I kind of eat it year round
Favorite Summertime Tradition? My birthday party 🙂
Favorite beauty product must have? I’m a dude. I don’t really do beauty products. I’ll say pants. No one wants to see me without pants, so that’s a beauty product 😛
Favorite Book? The notebook that my students are supposed to take notes in. If they’d read that, they’d have less questions for me, they’d get better grades, and I would be happier, so that’s my favorite.
Favorite Song? I’ve already used Life Less Ordinary, and Don’t Stop Believin’ is too cliché, so we’ll go with Battle Dancing Unicorns With Glitter, by Five Iron Frenzy
Favorite Destination? The bathroom
Favorite Memory? 16GB of RAM and a 4TB hard drive
Favorite TV Show? The Simpsons… not as funny as it used to be, but it still has its moments
Favorite Movie? Too many to mention!
Favorite Food? Pizza, cheeseburgers, waffles with lots of syrup… all the stuff I’m not supposed to eat
Dessert? Yes, please.
First Car? A 1989 Ford Bronco in 49ers colors, named Canyonero (after the fictitious make of SUV from The Simpsons)
Leisure Activity? Sleeping
Actor/Actress? You. 🙂 I don’t know that I really have one; I’m more into the story than the acting when I watch movies or TV.
Singer? Me in the car
Role Model? Jesus Christ
Favorite Place to be? Earth
Restaurant? I’ve been to 112 different In-N-Out Burgers, so I should name that here
Favorite Blog Post I’ve Ever Written? #86, about the correct pronunciation of .gif. (https://highwaypi.wordpress.com/2015/12/21/exit-86-one-side-is-clearly-correct-and-the-other-is-clearly-wrong/)
I skipped a few that don’t really apply to me.
Ooooooh snap! on the Olsen movie!!! Well played, Pi, well played:) hehe and gosh I feel you on the phone. I am guilty of that for sure. I’m going to try to be more intentional about that. Hahha touché on the pants. Well played my friend. Well played. And awwwwww you’re nice to say that about the actress 🙂 thanks for playing along! This was really fun and I can wait to read about how to pronounce gif! (Like jif peanut butter??) Hugs and love xox
Congrats on the commercial project!! Best of luck. And this post made me smile, we have some things in common! (But I, for one, am dying to get despacito out of my head 😂)
Thank you so much! Yeah I’m very grateful for the opportunity. Haha yeah, I guess people love it or hate it when it comes to despacito 🙂 hehe thanks for stopping by and for taking the time to ready my silly little list:) hehe have a great weekend xo
I’m also playing a lot of Despacito with Justin Bieber, but I also mist listen to Bad Liar by Selena Gomez at least once a day.
Oh gosh YES on Bad Liar!! Ooh it makes me want to dance 🙂 hehe thanks for playing along! Hugs and love xox
What a fun post! And I am reeeeaaaaalllllyyyy old…most of what I like is not even on your radar! lol! (Ok, so I am a parent…)
Leisure activity: Scrapbooking! (I also call it my therapy; my friend I go to scrapbook events with is a psych nurse who works in an assessment center in one of our local ER’s…so it counts!) And yes, I’m one of THOSE crazy ladies…
Favorite drink: coffee or Mountain Dew. Water when necessary. And, um, an occasional margarita or glass of wine…
Favorite Place to be: anywhere my family is. 😉
I can’t name a favorite rock song from the early 00’s…Not a Bieber fan…that was the stage in life where Disney theme songs were most of what we heard at our house! lol
Congratulations on your project, hope all goes well!
Thanks so much Shauna! Oooh scrap booking! Love that so much. What a gift you can give people with that. And I feel. You. On the margaritas. Some days just call for them. Thanks for playing along! Hugs and love xox
I love all your Q&As and I feel the same way about a bunch of them.
Aw thanks Cassie! I’m so glad!! Hugs and love xox
OMG. This is so classic. We have absolutely nothing in common except our faith!
Hahahha aw thanks Brian. That’s okay! That’s the best thing to have in common!! 🙂 Hugs and love xox
Terrific post Caralyn! I love Sweden too! I really loved walking around Gamla Stan, the old part of Stockholm. I lived in Vantaa, Helsinki in Finland for a few years. I love the Finns and the Swedes. Unfortunately, I am Faaaaaaar to old to know anything about the Olsen twins! lol, but my favourite book is (well, four books!) The Raj Quartet by Paul Scott. The Anne Frank diaries are amazing. She was an amazing person who had an horrific experience and told her story to the world. Have you ever been to the Anne Frank museum in Amsterdam? It is very humbling, and makes you grateful for what you have. God bless you, I really hope your commercial campaign goes well and is great fun for you! 🙂
Thanks Rich! Ohgosh Sweden was incredible. Didn’t make it to Stockholm but I want to go back! Haha yeah loved the Olsen twins growing up. I haven’t been to the museum but would absolutely love to. Thanks for playing along! Hugs and love xox
My favourite books are the Harry Potter series (prisoner of askaban and deathly hallows my definite faves). 😁
And my perfume is Taylor by Taylor Swift…like you, I don’t plan on changing it any time soon either!!😄
Love the post, Carolyn 😘
Oh my gosh I love the HP books too! Have you been to Harry Potter world at Disneyworld? Ooh I haven’t smelled Taylor’s perfume! I didn’t even know she made one! I’ll be on the lookout for it! Thanks for playing along! Hugs and love xox
This was such such a fun post!! I loved reading all your answers!!
Awww good!! Thanks Krystal!! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have an awesome weekend 🙂 Hugs and love xox
What fun!
Favorite Destination? the White Mountains in New Hampshire, probably
Favorite TV Show? Doctor Who
Piece of Clothing? my cassock
First Car? a toyota tacoma pickup truck was the first one I owned, and we still have it! They’re supposed to run, like, for ever 😛
Favorite Blog Post Written? https://leorningcniht.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/worship-epic-tale-or-webisode/
Thanks so much Fr. Bench! Hahah you know what they say- a pick up is forever! 🙂 thanks for playing along! Can’t wait to read your favorite blog post! Have a great weekend, Father! Hugs x
Favorite Has Been? Gary Busey!
The Olsen’s did movies?
Trend to make a comeback? Letters for the first two digits of a phone number
Favorite Rock Song from early 00’s? Staind- Outside
Summertime Treat…BBQ (although I Q and smoke all year long)
Summertime Tradition…Camping with the family
Favorite beauty product…yeah right…lol
Book? The Bible, only one I read nearly every single day.
Song? Not possible but Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas has been on the list a long time.
Favorite Destination? Wyoming trout streams.
Memory…fishing with Grandpa.
TV show? Impractical Jokers
Movie…Dirty Harry
Food? Meat and donuts
Dessert? Pecan Pie
First Car…1972 Plymouth Duster
Clothing? Fishing Waders
Perfume? nah
Leisure Activity? Fishing
Actor…Clint Eastwood
Singer? Steve Walsh from Kansas, Chris Cornell, Robert Plant, Freddie Mercury
Role Model…Grandpa
Favorite place to be? A stream in the mountains early in the morning.
Restaurant? Probably Charlie Gitto’s on the Hill in St. Lou.
Favorite blog post I’ve written? I have no clue.
Love this! Oh I love carry on wayward son! Great song. I’ll have to look up Chris Cornell. Thanks for playing along Mike! This was fun! Hugs and love xox
Thought you’d enjoy some input from an over the hill musician, man on the edge of geezerdom, fisherman and aspiring writer.
I definitely do!! Lots of really great stuff on your list! Classics!! Xox
Favorite Summertime Treat?
We are in our winter, are 21 C or 69 F, it is sunny, and I love it!
And I love watermelon juice and I made one now, do you want?
Oh wow! Winter – a far cry from where we are today!! Haha oooh yum! That sounds refreshing! Hugs and love xox
yea, it’s a lot!
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Your multiple references to Will Farrell led me to rent Land of the Lost last night. Well those are brain cells I’ll never get back.
Oh really?! Haha oh gosh yeah but good hearty laughs ensued I hope!
A smirk or two.
IMHO the best Will F movie is Stranger Than Fiction. I think it’s because there was a script.
A close second is Zoolander.
Never seen that one. But zoolander is definitely a gem 🙂 hehe x
Uh earth to Caralyn, it’s the best.
Hahahaha ok thanks 🙂 noted
Thanks, Caralyn, for this light-hearted, yet thoughtful post. In these days of rising tensions of various sorts, you offer a chance for some personal reflection, which, I think, includes the questions (love your questions, all of them) to which I’ve chosen to respond. Hmmm, I have to think more about why these…
Favorite Destination? The Chianti region of Tuscany, Italy
Favorite Memory? 6 weeks in the Chianti region of Tuscany, Italy, December 2006-mid January 2007
First car? 1960 Rambler 2-door, with 3-speed manual transmission
Again, Caralyn, my thanks. A blessed 4th of July to you and your family
Aw thanks Paul! Glad you enjoyed it! Oh wow the chianti region – how idyllic. I’ve been to tuscany and it was just marvelous. But 6 weeks! Wow that’s just awesome. Thanks for playing along! Hugs and love xox
Best of luck on your campaign.
Thank you for sharing! The thing I found most interesting was your favorite book. I really like Diary of Anne Frank but what makes it your favorite?
Thanks so much! I was just so moved by her story because I read it at the same age that she wrote it so I really felt a connection to her and was just heartbroken by what she had to go through. Hugs and love xox
I get that. Thanks again for sharing. 🙂
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I love this!!
Favorite Has Been: Lindsay Lohan, The Olsens!
Favorite Olsens Movie: “It Takes Two” – I also loved the Mary Kate & Ashley Party videos from Blockbuster!
Trend to make a comeback? Agreed on the hair ribbons! And I love overalls!
Favorite Rock Song from early 00’s? “All The Small Things”
Summertime Treat: Grasshopper pie, yummy!
Summertime Tradition: Visiting both sets of grandparents in Florida.
Favorite beauty product: Young Living Essential Oils just launched a non-toxic, not tested on animals makeup line with Savvy Minerals. I’m buying EVERYTHING!
Book: “The Great Gatsby”
Song: Tie between “Mine” by Taylor Swift and “Who I Am With You” by Chris Young
Favorite Destination: The Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Memory: Cooking with Grandma Grace and eating frozen Oreos.
TV show: Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Unsolved Mysteries
Movie: Forrest Gump
Food: Anything with pasta
Dessert: Family recipe Chocolate Mousse Cake
First Car: I was split between my parents’ 1997 forest green Volvo S70 sedan, and our amazing 1998 pure white Volvo 240D station wagon (We finally sold it last year after 28 years!)
Clothing: Nice shirt/blouse and jeans.
Perfume: Wonderstruck by Taylor Swift
Leisure Activity: Reading, writing, blogging, playing softball
Actor: Tom Hanks
Singer: Taylor Swift
Role Model: My parents
Favorite place to be: Anywhere with my hubby!
Restaurant: Ninja Sushi in Suffolk, Virginia.
Favorite blog post I’ve written: Too many to list!
Oh Lindsay Lohan — she is definitely a fascinating character! Oh overalls! Great trend. I had a pair of sea foam green short-overalls back in the day with matching high tops. I was quite the 8-year old haha – grasshopper pie Yum!! And I’ll have to check out savvy minerals!! Sounds awesome. Thanks for playing along Laura Beth! You’re the second person to mention Taylor swift’s perfume. I’m gonna have to go find some for myself!! 🙂 run Forrest, run! Hugs and love xox
Thank for the change of pace & best wishes on your current project! For what it is worth here are some of my answers (there were a number of others I could not legitimately answer for various reasons…):
Favorite “Has Been” Celeb: Jane Seymour, Tom Selleck
Favorite Trend I Wish Would Come Back? Manners and common courtesy
Favorite summertime treat: Watermelon
Favorite summertime tradition: Spending the summer at the lake with family and friends
Favorite Book: Other than the Bible…? I have read far too many to actually pick just one; however, if pressed, I would probably choose Pilgrim’s Progress.
Favorite Song: The same applies here-far too many to choose from. However, there are two that have had special meaning to me for many years since they were sung at my Father’s funeral: “Jesus Lives and so Shall I” and “Some Golden Daybreak”.
Favorite Destination: Home! But I did enjoy my time in Hungary…
First car: 1969 Pontiac Catalina
Favorite Drink: Coffee
Favorite Actor: Anthony Hopkins, Sean Connery, or Jack Nicholson…
Dessert: Mochi or Baklava
Favorite Blog Post I’ve ever written: Probably Making Amends (https://spipenhagen.wordpress.com/2014/12/23/making-amends/)…
Favorite Recovery Themed Blog Post: Many to choose from, but one that spoke to me was: This Post Is Raw (https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/36990166/posts/1356815436)…
Have a Blessed Independence Day Weekend!!
Thanks so much Scott! Glad you enjoyed it! And thanks we’re almost wrapped for the day! Oh my gosh manners and common courtesy! AMEN!!! I know I found it so hard to choose just one song! I have different songs for different moods! Thanks for playing along! Hugs and love xox
Yes !!! These are like my favorite things. I am answering more than 2 questions with more then 2 answers. So there. ha!
Favorite Olson Movies / Series : It Takes Two , To Grandmother’s House We Go, You’re Invited to Mary-Kate and Ashley’s Mall Party.
Favorite T.V. Shows : American Idol , Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Lost, Glee, Gs to Gents / Charm School
Favorite Singers : Beyonce , Tori Kelly , Pentatonix ‘s Mitch Grassi and Scott Hoying , Kierra Sheard, Camila Cabello, JoJo , Zendaya, John Legend, Natasha Bedingfield, Phil Wickham
Favorite Groups: Fifth Harmony , Need to Breathe, Unspoken , Pentatonix, Little Mix, Hillsong Young and Free
Favorite Foods : Sushi, Hot Wings, Oysters, Pasta, any Tropical Fruits, Candy
Favorite Places to Visit: Nashville , Wicker Park (Chicago) , The East Coat Border states
Favorite Bible Characters: Joseph , Ester , David , Samson
Favorite Verse: 1 Peter 5:7 I will cast all my cares upon him
Favorite Quote: “You cannot pour from an empty cup”
This was so FUN. Thank-you for the challenge!!
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Thanks so much JV! Oh dannnnng the You’re Invited series was the bomb! Love Kimmy Schmidt! Tropical fruits all day every day!! Powerful verse. This was so fun! Thanks for playing along! Have a great weekend! Hugs and love xox
Have a LIT weekend (in Christ)!! 😉
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Cool Blog! I like the Truman Show for sure. Favorite food is pizza, nachos, and basically any kind of COOKIE!!!
Thanks so much Benjamin, for playing along! The Truman show was such a good movie. I might watch it this weekend 🙂 and yesss cookies! Hugs and love xox
Favorite movie- Gone With The Wind. If you haven’t seen it, you should. It”s a Classic.
First car- 1978 Plymouth Sapporo, Red that kept breaking down.
Oh gosh gone with the wind is such a well done movie. It sweeps you away to another world! Thanks for playing along! This was fun! Hugs and love xox
Hello! I thought this would be a fun Friday afternoon to answer a few questions!
Summertime Treat? S’Mores or Ice Cream
Summertime Tradition? Probably just watching fireworks on the 4th. Hands down favorite holiday.
Favorite beauty product? Umm.. I am actually an all natural girl. I don’t even know how to put it on.
Book? Oh gosh this one is hard.. I love the entire Lord of the Rings Trilogy, and the Through the Looking Glass trilogy.. And Harry Potter.. Books are a slight obsession.
Song? This is almost as hard as trying to pick a book! I listen to so many different types of music that my favorite songs change on the daily.. Right now it’s probably Yours, 0 Russell Dickinson, or God Made a Woman – Jerrod Nieman.
Favorite Destination? Anywhere with a beach. Mexico was stunning. Loved the Bahamas. I think just anywhere with my fiancé is a win for me.
First Car? a 1998 Dodge Neon.
Perfume? I love ALL things that smell pretty, favorite brand would probably be Escada though.
…Grandpa
Favorite place to be? A stream in the mountains early in the morning.
Restaurant? Probably Charlie Gitto’s on the Hill in St. Lou.
Favorite blog post I’ve written? I have no clue.
Thanks for playing along! Oh yes ! Can’t go wrong with smores. And I am a HUGE Harry Potter fan! Woo! Wow that stream sounds idyllic. Hugs and love xox
Favorite “Has Been” Celeb? Definitely Devin Sawa. My favorite movie of his would have to be Wild America. 😀 Which also stars J.T.T. 😉
Devin Sawa! I’m going to have to look him up!! thanks so much for playing along! this was fun 🙂 hugs xo
It was. 😀 It was a great idea for a post. XOXO
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Some of my favorite things:
Favorite has been actor: Keanu Reeves,
Favorite Movie: Stand By Me, Fiddler on the Roof, Sound of Music, A Beautiful Life,
Favorite Band: Duran Duran, any music from 1980’s, Need to Breathe, Lifehouse
Favorite food: Chocolate; OH Henry
Favorite book: I can’t name one because it’s like favoring your eldest child over the others. It’s not right. I love to read, and I do it as often as I can
Favorite Memory: Spending time with my Bubi (Hebrew for grandmother)
I don’t want to overload you, so that is where I will end. Have a great weekend Caralyn!
Love this Tamara! LOVE sound of music! I was actually in that when I was younger – I was the littlest von trap:) hehe thanks for playing along! Hugs and love xox
Fun!
Favorite rock song from the early 00s? “Hero” by the Foo Fighters. (It was released in 1997, so technically too early, but this song is a major part of my high school soundtrack). “Chop Suey!” by System of a Down. “Minority” by Green Day.
Favorite Summertime Treat? Watermelon. Cantaloupe. My mom’s cold pasta salad (so good!)
Favorite Summertime Tradition? Backyard badminton tournaments.
Favorite beauty product must have? DevaCurl anything. It’s the best.
Favorite Book? Waaaaaaaay too many.
Favorite Song? Right now, I’m enjoying “Glorious” by Macklemore, which is really far out of my norm. I always go back to the old hymns, like “Rock of Ages,” “It is Well With My Soul” and “A Mighty Fortress is Our God.”
Favorite Destination? London. Edinburgh.
Hi Marie! Oh these are great. I LOVE DevaCurl products too! My hair is naturally curly and so when I wear it that way, their DevaCurl products are the way to go. I actually go to their salon in NYC! And ohhhh I love it is well with my soul – especially Audrey assad’s rendition. Thanks for playing along! Hugs and love xox
Actor/actress. Now you’re playing in my ballpark. Anthony Hopkins? No rebuttal from me; he’s a great one. Have you seen Remains of the Day? But, here are my choices, reaching back into the mists of time. Jack Nicholson. He did some good work in the 90s: A Few Good Men, As Good as it Gets. But, for the real Jack you’re gonna have to watch Turner Classic and catch a couple 70s flicks. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest–Jack gets Oscar. Even better, the best detective story ever, Chinatown. Jack in film noir: priceless! Actress = Jane Fonda, also with a string of great performances in the 70s. Two Oscars, a couple nominations. My choice; the original feminist film of the 70s, Julia. Also with amazing performance by Vanessa Redgrave. There you go. Not necessarily better than Anthony Hopkins, but different. Favorite dessert–Sander’s cream puff hot fudge (it’s a Detroit classic). Favorite destination–Columbia Icefields in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Oh Jack Nicholson. CLASSIC. I’ve actually never seen a Jane Fonda flick. I’ll have to remedy that soon! Thanks for playing along! Hugs and love xox
Never seen a Jane Fonda film? Why then, I have just the film review for you. xox (BTW, I think you are a good writer of blog posts)
https://spiritinpolitics.wordpress.com/2014/07/28/before-katniss-julia-spirit-in-politics/
I know!! I’m not a good american!! haha thanks! can’t wait to read it. thanks for passing it along 🙂 hugs xo
Love your answers!!! Girl, Anne Frank’s diary is one of my favorite books as well!!! If you are really into her story, check out a book called, “The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank,” by Willy Lindwer, if you are curious, and the biography of Anne Frank, by Melissa Muller. The biography is really good, the last seven months do cover some difficult situations so warning about that. I’ve read the diary at least four times, but I’m thinking probably six haha. : ) I have a number of books that I enjoy, so it’s hard to choose. I would say…The Hiding Place, by Corrie Ten Boom is probably #1 or top favorite. She was a Christian woman, and hid Jews in her home. Her story is so inspirational!!! Every time she struggled with her faith or wondering how God would provide for her….He did!!!
Hey TR! Thanks for this. Oh wow I’ll definitely check that book out. Thanks for the recco. Yeah her story is just so heartbreaking. I’ve read the Hiding Place! What a powerful book. Thanks for playing along. It sounds like you and I have a similar historical interest. 🙂 big hugs to you xox
Ha ha the monkeys
You mean polos with popped collars are no longer in?
Yes watermelon… to the point a being a favourite food.
Favourite drumming songs: california dreaming, c&c music factory everybody dance now
Desination: Ribadesalla Spain, and Denver
Leisure activity: outdoors and movement 🙂
Haha yeah I thought those monkeys were pretty dang cute 🙂 hahaha yeah sorry to break the news to ya about the polos 😉 oooh Spain – I’ve always wanted to go! Thanks for playing along! Hugs and love xox
Also, I loved your questions about favourite place to be, role model, and memory.
Remembering good, and also realising these as near, close and possible 🙂
Thanks again David! X
I hope you don’t mind my posting –
Favourite memory
I was invited on a ski camp with my old high school and three other alumni. The four of us went out to a bar one night after a day on the snow. We sat around a table in comfy couches, and had a beer or two. The bar was quiet and almost empty.
I remember walking home in the snow that night…
Favourite place
Lots…
Under the blue sky (Denver gets a lot),
In the “glory” at church…,
My Nanna and Grandad’s, now deceased
Starbucks at 7am on a Monday
The grace meal after church,
Role model
Three Christian couples I have known. A maths professor and his wife, a UN aid worker couple, and a medical doctor couple. Each have been interested in me, and have been an encouragement in their models of life and faith.
Absolutely! That sounds like such a fun night in the snow! Thanks for playing along 🙂
Glad to get to know more. Enjoy your time on set, long days indeed sitting around. ” I get paid to wait. I act for free, Henry Fonda”.
Great advice my son was given when he started acting at 10yrs of age. I’m a proud mama.
Loved your family pic by the lake, beautiful and peaceful xxx
Thanks so much! Oh my gosh I love that quote! It’s so true!!! Oh my gosh. SO true haha. That’s terrific about your son! Congrats! Hugs and love xox
Such an amazing post!!! 🙂 The questions were so creative and I feel like I got to know you so much better because of that! I’d have to say my favorite song from the 00’s All Star by Smash Mouth. But both my parents are my role models for different reasons too, but I feel like that makes me a more rounded person if that makes sense. I can’t wait to read more from you and your experiences! 🙂
Thanks so much Shelby! Aw good so glad you enjoyed it! Oh dang…All Star — definitely brings back a lot of memories!! Thanks for playing along! Hugs and love xox
This was a fun read. Thank you for sharing the silly random side
Aw thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it! Hugs and love xox
My favourites…
Has-been celebrity: Dennis Miller
Trend I wish would come back: looking before crossing the street
Early 2000s rock song: Kryptonite – 3 Doors Down
Summertime treat: Magnum ice cream bar, or a good craft beer (or both)
Summertime tradition: birthday
Book: Beautiful Outlaw by John Eldredge
Song: Mezzamorphis – Delirious?
Destination: Reuss River in downtown Lucerne, Switzerland
Memory: a night of dinner, moving a mattress, and a movie with my two best friends
TV: Seinfeld, The Office, It’s Always Sunny
Movies: Blazing Saddles, Full Metal Jacket, Holy Ghost, The Princess Bride, The Producers, Rain Man, Senna
Food: burrito
First car: red 1992 Ford Escort. T-speed, wrecked it twice, totalled it the second time
Clothing: shorts & t-shirt
Actor: Neal McDonough, who was fired from lead man on ‘Scoundrels’ for refusing sex scenes
Singer: Billy Joel
Place to be: anyplace with good friends
Restaurant: Chik-fil-a
Blog post I’ve written: Transplant
This was so fun! Thanks for playing along! Can you believe I’ve never been to chick-fil-a!?? Haha I’ll have to check out some of mcdonough’s movies! so glad you stopped by!
Band of Brothers, a WWII miniseries by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, is the only work I’ve seen Neal in. When I looked up the cast from BoB, that’s when I read that he had been fired from Scoundrels for refusing sex scenes. He was standing on principle, as a married man of Catholic faith. Funny thing is, the show he was fired from only lasted 10 episodes! 😄 #Vindication
I’ve heard of that movie! I’ll have to check it out. Hah vindication indeed!! X
New post: Thorns
https://sincerelysteve.wordpress.com/2017/07/07/thorns/
I knew the dessert one 🙂 I remember you talking about it in a YouTube video once
Hahaha oh yes!! It’s my faaaaavorite:) hehe
Favorite Summertime treat- Homemade Ice Cream, Favorite Food-Hot Wings, Role Models-Parents and grandparents and Favorite Blog I’ve ever written- That’s tough because to me I’ve written some good ones. I would have to say WHAT THE COLORS OF THE AMERICAN FLAG MEAN TO ME and What the colors of the Flag really mean.Those are just a few.
Oooh homemade ice cream! Can I come over?!? Haha thanks for playing along. That post sounds awesome. Hugs and love xox
Check it out
Definitely!
Let me know when you do.
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I’ve always liked home made ice cream
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Me too. Haven’t had any this Spring/Summer Season.☹☹😭😭😒😒🤔🤔
Favorite summertime treat has to be ice cream – preferably chocolate! (not saying it’s good for me, but definitely one of my favs!
All time favorite movie has to be “It’s a Wonderful Life” with Jimmy Stewart an oldie but a goodie!
Favorite dessert – has to be homemade fudge!!! 🙂
Ooh chocolate ice cream! Yes please! And I love it’s a wonderful life! I actually played Zuzu when I was younger in the stage play 🙂 thanks for playing along! Hugs and love xox
That’s awesome! I would have loved to be able to play Zuzu! 🙂 You’re welcome, and best of luck with the commercial!
Yeah it was pretty fun! Thanks so much!! Have a great day! Xox
Caralyn, this was a lovely way to get to know you in some rather unique ways! I just may repeat this idea in a future post myself. A few quick ditty’s about myself would be:
Favorite Musical Artist (Current): JJ Heller
Favorite Musical Artist (All-Time): Lionel Richie
Favorite Musical Band (Current): For King & Country
Favorite Musical Ban (All-Time): Alabama
Favorite Movie (Current): The Hollars
Favorite Movie (All-Time): Going My Way with Bing Crosby
Favorite Book (All Time): Island of the Blue 🐬 Dolphins
Favorite Scripture Passage: John 2:5
To be continued…..in an upcoming post!
Hugs n’ blessings until then!!
Hi Dawn! Oh this is so fun! I love going my way! Such a classical good song! I’ll have to look up John 2:5. Thanks for playing along! Hugs and love xox
That’s lovely and so nice to get to know you a little bit more 🙂
Aw thanks Tiffany! Thanks for taking the time to read! Hope you have a great Monday! Hugs and love xox
Keep up your amazing work. You are a Goddess !!!
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Favorite memory: the birth of my miracle daughter. God blessed me with one child; and I am a proud Mama. Love getting to know you better. <3 <3 <3 Have a happy and safe 4th my friend. 🙂
That is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing that. God is most certainly good. Thanks for playing along! Hugs and love xox
Hi! This is amazing as always. I love your blog and am honoured to nominate you for an award- please find the details below!
https://jewishthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2017/07/03/award-nomination-2/
Oh my gosh thank you so much! I am so honored! Hope you have a great day! Hugs and love xox
You are most welcome xxx
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You motivate me to keep my blog going!! Got a few ideas already. Once the current storm in my life clears, I’ll be posting again! Thank you!!
thanks so much Jan! i hope things settle down here soon for you! big hugs xox
Yes things are looking up!! I think in day or two I’ll be back to normal. Then, LOOK OUT!! 🙂 I’ll be back with more blogisodes!
Thanks again oh good!! Can’t wait!
You’ll be one of the first to hear about it!! XO
Awesome! X
By the way, just followed you and the Gram and the Twit!!
Oh sweet! Thanks!
You’re welcome! I usually don’t follow unless they follow me, but in your case I’ll make an exception 🙂
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🙂 All the best to you! Have a great weekend!
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Always!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 (trying to match your smiling faces!) LOL!!
Hi! Haven’t chatted w/ you in a while! So I’m just checking in – hope your having a great week! Take care!
hi Jan! aw, thanks so much 🙂 same to you xx Hugs and love xox
Back at cha XOXO
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Oh BTW, hugs back to you!! XOXO
Are you allowed to say what the commercial advertises? Is it on TV? Print? Other media? As someone outside “the biz” it’s interesting to me and an opportunity to see you “in action” would be welcome. Your ability as a blogger is much appreciated, BTW.
I wish i could but i am contractually not allowed!!! thanks so much for your kind words. as soon as i can share i will 🙂 hugs xox
Great idea! Crazy week but hope to revisit and play this soon!
thanks Nina! hope your week has settled down! hugs xo
My perfume is by Ralph Lauren too, but it’s Romance. It was my go to scent when my daughter was born and I’ve recently rediscovered it. My favorite actor is probably Denzel Washington.
It was a lot of fun getting to know more about you… I know about those days where you’re too exhausted to think deeply 🙂 Best of luck on your commercial campaign!
Ralph Lauren perfumes smell so good!! Ooh Denzel is so good!!! thanks for playing along! big hugs xox
I might have to fight you on Anthony Hopkins. 😉 I’m a Liam Neeson girl, with Ralph Fiennes as an equally close second (and when I say Liam Neeson, I mean Schindler’s List era, not Taken . . . but I also have a soft spot in my heart for Phantom Menace . . .). Favorite music is easily anything from the 60’s and 70’s, namely Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks. Favorite movie is Schindler’s List, mainly because it’s so impactful and partly because my favorite destination is Berlin/the University trip I took to Germany and Poland. I was an Olson Twins girl, but Our Lips Are Sealed is my favorite. And . . . if I had to pick ONE blog post (so hard, right??) I think it would be ‘Dear Dad: A Hundred and One’ which was a letter to my dad about all the things I still wish I could say.
oh Liam Neeson is definitely up there too! You know, I’ve actually never seen Schindler’s List – I should watch it. I know it’s a difficult movie to watch, but I think it’s important to honor those innocent people who lost their lives in such a tragic way. Thanks for playing along. big hugs to you xox
Would love if you submit your story to f-ACT Magazine (you liked one of the articles about board games)… the submission guidelines are on the site and features are up to 2000 words, and will be listed under family; health and/or fashion/beauty. If you need to ask any questions, feel free to email directly through my websites.
Thank you.
Thanks so much Jordan! I’ll definitely consider it! Hugs and love xox
I absolutely love Jackfruit 💓💓💓💓
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Do you know that you can roast and eat the jackfruit seeds as well?
Yes! And I do! I boil them!! Hugs and love xox
Perfume: Wonderstruck by Taylor Swift
Singers: Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Sam Hunt
Favorite Dessert: Cake (haha)
Love, love, love the pictures of you in this post! You’re beautiful and amazing, never forget that!
These are so great! I love Sheeran! thanks for playing along Robyn hugs xox
Of course! 😊 huge hugs back!!
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hello, I would like to invite you to say no to racism poetry collaboration
I am absolutely obsessed with champagne pop and ice cold watermelon! My favourite place to be is near the ocean ( specifically Jamaica 🙂 ) and my fav movie of all time is Forrest Gump! I’m doing some catch up tonight on your blog! xx
YASSSS champagne pop!!!! And yes please! Take me to Jamaica! Haha thanks for all your reading tonight xox
Favourite destination already visited Ladakh in the Himalayas .Favourite destination still to visit Alaska !
Favourite summertime treat : Coconut water !
Oh wow! Ladakh!! That sounds incredible! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs and love xox
Hugs back to you dear
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