What do YOU need?

This is a really funny meme of sorts. Type your first name and then the word "needs" into Google and post the first ten things that come up! I'll warn you that a few of these are not G rated...be warned!

Here's mine...along with a few comments from yours truly.

1. Teri needs..to create a no-close-up-unless-an-army-of-photoshop-assistants-are-within-50m clause in her contract (OUCH!)
2. Teri needs..saving
3. Teri needs..to be saved from her own d**n self!
4. Teri needs..the toilet (umm...ok?)
5. Teri needs..to seriously look at its current strength and capacity to meet the challenges of the future (Wow! You can say that again!)
6. Teri needs..some problem-free **censored**, and I think I've found a way for her to get some (YIKES!)
7. Teri needs..to sound like a normal twelve year old advice giver! Not to be pushy.
8. Teri needs..make-up (alright already!)
9. Teri needs..tennis shoes; hers got ruined from accident
10. Teri needs..therapy (NIIIICEEEE!!!)

Try this out & post it to your blog - if you're reading this, consider yourself tagged!

Christmas Meme

I was tagged by my bloggy friend Melissa in a fun little internet meme. I am to list three things on my holiday wish list. I am going to play!!!

Here are my wishes - however lofty and unattainable they may be!

1. A Penn State sweatshirt. I've dropped hints about this one to Gregg, so hopefully this will be under the tree on Christmas morning (the black one with pink PSU).

2. This is more of my wish-list gift than anything else since I KNOW this won't be waiting for me under the tree on Christmas morning... a Canon Rebel digital camera.

3. A baby - I know, I know...no one could really get me this for Christmas, but if you are infertile yourself or you are close to someone who is, you know how difficult the holidays can be for infertile couples. Each holiday that passes by (especially ones so family & child centered as Christmas) is just another reminder that yet another year has passed by and we STILL don't have a baby. So please show some extra love and compassion this time of year to family members and friends who cannot have children or have lost their children. This will be our fourth Christmas since we started trying for a baby & each one gets more emotional and more difficult to deal with.

Now it's your turn...help me continue the fun. Let me know if you play along!

I am tagging:
Megan
Hafsa
Terri
Kara

I've been tagged!

I've recently been tagged by two of my blogging buddies, so now I'm passing the tags onto you!

I've been tagged by the beautiful Kristen, a fellow infertile, and her blog is I Would Diet for That.

Here are the tag rules:
1. Link to the person who tagged you (i.e. me)
2. Post the rules on your blog
3. Write 6 random things about yourself
4. Tag 6 people at the end of your post and link to them
5. Let each person you have tagged know by leaving a comment on their blog
6. Let the tagger (me) know when your entry is posted.

So, my challenge is to share six random things about myself. I am kind of an open book, so we'll see...

1) I have strange pet-peeves...like when people leave their cars parked at the pump while they go inside to buy something at the gas station, or when people leave their grocery carts in the middle of the parking lot (or right BESIDE the cart-corral). These drive me CRAZY!

2) I love food and hate to work out...it's a horrible combination which I am sure will be the death of me in another 2 years when I hit 30 and my metabolism slows down...the good news is that I do choose to eat healthfully most of the time, so my occasional downfalls don't majorly do me in.

3) My porn star name is Frisky 879 - yeah baby! In case you don't know how to figure out your porn star name, you take the name of your first pet and then the name of your street growing up. Nothing beats my hubby's, though... Muffy Mack!

4) I was a cheerleader in high school - this may seem like a shock to those of you who knew me later in life, since I'm extremely shy and not a socialite at all, but I absolutely LOVED my years as a cheerleader (minus the drama, cattiness, and tears, but that's a different post for a different time). I loved being in the spot light and trying to get the crowd energized! It was so invigorating!

5) I am a major home-body and would stay home all day if I could. I love to scrapbook, cook and play around on my computer, so sometimes it's tough to get me out of the house!

6) I will steal this one from Kristen and talk about what my life would be like if I had stuck with my first major. When I started college, I majored in physical therapy. I always thought it seemed really neat and that is what I wanted to be ever since I was in the 4th grade. I had my mind made up that I was going to be a play therapist for kids. But then, my first semester of college, I had a class in the education building and I was sucked in by the finger-paintings on the wall and the smell of play-doh in the air...and I know now that I made the right choice, even if I don't want to teach for the rest of my life...and if I hadn't switched to teaching, I wouldn't have transferred schools and met my hubby, so it all worked out for the best!

I'm not going to tag anyone because I know you're busy, so do this if you have time & comment to let me know so I can read yours, too!

Also, Ter, from With an Angel on my Shoulder, has given me this award! I am honored!

Thank you so much! :)

Music Meme

I got this from a fellow blogger friend, Tipp! If you're reading this, consider yourself tagged!

MEME Rules:

1. Put your iTunes/ music player on shuffle

2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer

3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER WHAT

After you’ve answered all of the questions, tag 5 other people and then let them know they’ve been tagged to do the meme themselves!

IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?

Old Time Christmas by George Strait

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?

Something Worth Leaving Behind by Lee Ann Womack

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?

Geek in the Pink (as sung by Chris Richardson of American Idol season 6)

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?

Forever and Ever Amen by Randy Travis

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?

Change the World (as sung by Chris Richardson of American Idol season 6) - interesting that he came up twice since I probably only have 2 songs by him on here...and interesting that this is my purpose in life...not sure how I'll change the world, but I'll sure try - one preschooler at a time!

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?

Song of the Cebu (Veggie Tales) - this one made me crack up!

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?

All My Life by K-Ci and Jojo

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?

A Christmas to Remember by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton (this is actually neat because I love Christmas time at home with my family! Can you tell I love Christmas music? We've had 2 Christmas songs already!)

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?

Temperature by Sean Paul - does that make me naughty???

WHAT IS 2+2?

Total Eclipse of the Heart (as sung by Jessica Sierra on American Idol season 4)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?

Last Man Committed by Eric Heatherly (very appropriate since DH is my best friend and definitely my last man committed!)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?

Crying as sung by Carrie Underwood - well, since DH is the person I like, this seems appropriate, since he is crying (and wishing and hoping and praying) that Carrie Underwood would throw herself on him - haha

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?

Some Hearts by Carrie Underwood - so true, so true ( "I've never been the kind that you call lucky, Always stumblin' around in circles, but I must've stumbled into something)

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?

The Day Before You - Rascal Flatts

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?

Be My Baby Tonight - John Michael Montgomery (ooh yeah!)

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?

I'll Never Forgive my Heart by Brooks & Dunn (don't get that one??)

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?

The Christmas Song by lonestar (I sure hope not...) haha

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?

Every Friday Afternoon by Craig Morgan (hmmm - I don't think so - nice song, but not really appropriate)

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?

No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem by Kenny Chesney (what??? being topless can be a hobby, right???)

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?

Too Much Fun by Daryle Singletary (oh yeah!)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?

Took My Place by Third Day (I've got some great friends...they would take my place/pain if they could!)

WHAT SHOULD YOU POST THIS AS?

Suddenly I See by KT Tunstall

Kind of strange in some places, but still good!

5 Things...

Five Things Meme:

What I was doing ten years ago:

1. Getting ready for high school graduation in 2 more months!
   
2. Worrying about finding a date to the senior prom
   
3. Stressing way too much about my grades
   
4. Singing in the school's musical (Once on this Island) and show choir!
   
5. Finding the perfect prom dress
   

Five things on my To-do list today:

1. Work
2. Take a nap
   
3. Make dinner (heating up leftovers shouldn't be too difficult today!)
   
4. Watch American Idol results
   
5. read a few of my favorite blogs
   

Snacks I enjoy:

1. Sour Patch Kids
   
2. Potato Chips
   
3. Goldfish Crackers
   
4. Fruit Snacks
   
5. Fruit Salad
   

Things I would do if I was a millionaire:

1. Quit my job (maybe)
   
2. Travel to warm places (cruise)
   
3. Give A LOT of money away to charity
4. Build a beautiful house & buy an interior decorator to make it cute
   
5. Have IVF done w/ the best docs in the world.
   

Five Bad Habits:

1. picking at my fingernails (notice I didn't say bite)
   
2. laziness (not cleaning the house when I should)
   
3. staying up too late at night
   
4. licking my lips
   
5. over-plucking my eyebrows (nervous habit)
   

Five places I have lived:

1. Frenchville, PA
2. State College, PA
   
3. Williamsport, PA
   
4. Slippery Rock, PA
   
5. East Greenville, PA
   

Five Jobs I have Had:

1. Grocery store cashier
   
2. School supply warehouse order-filler (whew! That's a mouthful)
   
3. Children's minister
   
4. Kindergarten teacher
   
5. Preschool teacher