8 Little Questions and 8 Little Answers

Do any of you read this blog?http://www.5thbelleavenue.com/ Well I do, every day, or every post which ever comes first. I have to say I totally LOVE her blog! As many of us, her blog is about her life. Sometimes she shares food and recipes with us, she often shares stories and pictures of wonderful trips she goes on, she talks about style and fashion. (I have to say she is also SO stinkin pretty it's not even funny), tells us about her husband and lately she has been sharing all the details about her sweet little baby boy that is due in just a month. Anyways her blog is great and she makes me either, smile, hungry, or want to go on vacation almost every single time I read one of her posts. Anyways, yesterday she posted a list of 8 questions asked of her by a friend and then 8 answers to match. So, I asked her if she cared if I used those same questions for my post today and she told me to go right on ahead that she loves reading question and answer posts. I do as well, so I figured this would be a fun little post. If any of you want to use these questions in an upcoming post of yours go right on a head.

1. What is the best vacation you have ever taken/ favorite vacation spot?
I have to be honest here and say that up until Shawn passed away I never really went on any "real" vacations. With his job we just never could. Our vacations always consisted of going back home to visit our families. However, the last two years I have been able to do some traveling, so far the best vacation I have ever been on hands down has got to be this past March when I went to Mexico with the girls. It was about one of the best weeks of my life and it was so incredibly great to go on a trip like this with the girls. It was so nice to be able to have endless yummy drinks, sit in the sun, swim in the ocean and pool all week with the girls. I'm pretty sure we will be going on a similar trip this year. Recently, one of the best trips I have been on was to Hocking Hills, Ohio for Jennie's wedding. It was a totally great weekend, and a weekend none of us wanted to end.

2. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be/why? (Money isn't an object)
Hmmm....that is a kind of hard question. Okay, not really. As many of you know, I'm not a huge fan of winter or the snow. I actually do not like it one little bit, I really only think it should be cold and snowy one day of the year, and that is Christmas...that is it. SO....with that being said, if I could live anywhere in the world and money isn't an object I would chose to live on a beach someplace all tropical, sunny, and warm. When I was in Mexico, I joked about winning the lotto and moving to the beach. It's not just the weather, but the lifestyle there was just so laid back and go with the flow. Yeah, I think I could really get used to being a beach bum.

3. What is your "go-to" outfit? or your favorite outfit?

I have to say I'm not very fashion on top of it when it comes to fashion. I mean I keep up and try to wear what is trendy, but I'm also kinda scared of bright colors and prints. I would love to look all cute and fashionable like 5th Belle Avenue does, but it usually just doesn't happen for me. I thought I was all wild and crazy this summer when I took off my regular necklace and wore a chunky pearl necklace with a sundress.Haha! I would have to say my favorite "go-to" outfit would be a nice fitting pair of Silver or BKE blue jeans and a V-neck shirt of some sort. On a real lazy day my "go-to" outfit is a comfy pair of yoga pants and a cozy sweatshirt. Totally boring huh?

4. What are you most thankful for in your life?

Even though my life has been less that perfect to say the least the last two years I'm thankful for so many things. I'm totally thankful for my family and the support I received from them since Shawn's death. I would not have been able to get through it without them. I'm also so grateful and thankful for my best friends. We all have become so much closer and have learned to lean on each other more than ever, not to mention all the fun that we have. I'm thankful for the memories that I will always have and hold in my heart of Shawn and I. I'm thankful for my little dog Bo, we are probably way closer than any owner and dog really should be. I'm thankful that even though this is not the life I wanted or chose to live, that I'm able to look at things differently now, learn from what has happened to me and grow from it. I thankful that now two years later I now wake up and go to bed with a smile once again on my face. I'm thankful and beyond grateful that Ry is now a part of my life and the two of us have a great relationship.

5. What is one piece of advice you would give other women?

Live for today! Life is WAY to short to get all caught up on what is going to happen tomorrow, the next day or the day after. Live in the moment and be happy with what you have in the here and now, it could be gone in a blink of an eye. Ry has a picture hanging up in the living room and on the picture is the quote, " Dream as if you'll live forever, live as though you will die today."~James Dean. Also, I would tell women to make sure that you all tell your husband that you love them every single day, cherish your relationship, and try not to fight over small petty things, because it can all change in a blink of an eye.

6. What is one thing you plan to accomplish before the end of this year?

I would love to keep getting in shape. I've kind of been slacking the last few months. I need to get back into my gym routine. I would love to lose about 15 lbs and continue to gain some more muscle. I also want to keep strengthening and working on my relationships with Ry, family and friends.

7. What is your favorite purchase you have made in the past month?

Huh....I really don't know. With the whole no job thing I've been really trying not to spend money on stuff that I don't really need. Maybe I need to get to the mall sometime soon ;)

8. Do you save money for things? What are you saving for? If not, what would you like to save you money up for?

I have to say I've never been a big "saver", if I don't have the money I just don't get it. Although, I do like the idea of saving for something that I really want, then finally having enough money to get it. I would really like to save up some money and possibly go on a nice warm vacation with Ry, and his two kids. I think it would be awesome if the four of us could go to Disney Land or someplace like that.

There, questions and answers are finished. Feel free to use this on your blog.

Thank you so much to each of you who offered and gave me suggestions on my last post about job hunting. I just turned in a few more applications yesterday, so hopefully one of those will work out for me.

Oh, if you haven't checked out 5th Belle Avenue's blog yet.....go now! You won't be disappointed!