A reason to blog

Since I'm trying to be better about blogging I figured I'd give in to Callie's latest blog posting and play the get--to-know-more-about-me game.

I was tagged as part of a "Get to Know You" series for bloggers. In order to participate, you're supposed to share 11 things about yourself, and then answer the 11 questions that the blogger wants to know about you.

1. I had the luxury and privilege of having a stay-at-home mom my whole school life.  So when I went to kindergarten (half day) I cried and was sad a lot cause I didn't want to leave my mom and brother.  I'm actually half crying in my kindergarten picture- I look terrified.  This was back in the day before they invented retake day.

2.I was editor-in-chief of my high school newspaper and thought about becoming a journalist.  Until I remembered that they don't get summers off.  I'm kidding!!!  Kind of... ;)

3. I cried so hard when I was separated from Bentley for the first time about a month after we got him.  I would see a person walking their dog and would just burst into tears.

4. Speaking of crying... my tell tale sign if I'm crying is if I hide my face with my hair.  Like that's gonna help my ugly cry face.

5. The first time Trent asked me to come over and hang out I cancelled on him because my dog died.  He thought he was getting blown off with the second lamest excuse after "I have to wash my hair."  Except that I wasn't lying.  Our family dog of 15 years really had passed away and I was in no shape to flirt with some new boy ;)

6. I sound like a man in the mornings.  An ugly one at that.  Ask anybody who has seen/talked/ran away from me in the mornings.  It's not pretty.

7. When I have a messy house it gives me anxiety and I get lippy with Trent.  Trenton- I'm sorry about that and I love you.

8.  I think I've had two panic attacks in my entire life.  Both happened the same year in college.  One was over a verbal pop quiz in economics about the class the day before- which I had missed skipped.  I crawled out the back door to wait in the hallway for Jobeth.  We sometimes took turns going to that awful class and that was a day it really backfired on me.  The other panic attack was over Fritz completely emptying my closet onto my bed to see my reaction.  It was not good.

9. For as far back as I can remember my closet has been color coded according to ROYGBIV.

10. I was an embarrassment to my kindergarten T-ball team.  I wore frilly socks with lace on them and would forget to watch the ball because I was chasing butterflies and picking flowers in the outfield.  It's easy to tell who is the weakest link on the T-ball team... cause what 5 year old is gonna hit a ball into the outfield?  I only played a couple seasons for a reason.

11. My first concert was Wynonna in the second grade. How cool am I?  I also had a subscription to Country Weekly magazine for a couple years- it was a gift from my grandparents- I loved it.

And for Miss Callie's questions...
1. Favorite moment in College?
Easy peasy- Stampede.  All my BFF's, a week long party, the Octabong, and country music.  Does it get better than that?  I think not.

2. Have you ever bought anything from Etsy?
Oh yes!  I found a necklace we got Ashley when Jeryn was born from an Etsy site that linked me to her personal jewelry site.  And Trent bought me a ring off of Etsy that I found from Pinterest for one of my Christmas presents this year.  I can already tell Etsy will be a problem when we have a baby!

3. Favorite Pinterest project or recipe?
My most recent crate seats for my classroom.  LOVE them and my kids love them too.  I've never felt more appreciated in my life from my kiddos- and all over some clearance milk crates lol!

4. What is your favorite sound?
Music.  I love, love, love music.  I can never be in silence.  I have to have music playing whether I'm in the car, at work, scrapbooking, at home, doing homework, etc.  Silence is so still and nerve wracking to me.  I always connect certain songs to memories.  Whenever I hear a certain song I'll instantly flashback to a moment in high school, college, first dating Trent, etc.  Listening to music is my happy place.

5. If you could throw any kind of party, what would it be like and what would it be for?
I have to go with... any party?  It would be summertime at our house with lots of games planned- beer pong, flippy cup, card games, power hour, beer frisbee, etc.  I don't care how old I get- those games always take me back to college and all the fun we had :) 

6. If you had to change your first name, what would you change it to?
I would keep Kala but spell it Kayla so I don't get called Kalee, Kaw-la, Calla, Karla, etc.  Come on people... it's Kala... not that hard.

7. Which celebrity do you get mistaken for?
The only celebrity I've ever been told I seem like is Kendra from The Girls Next Door.  Now let me clarify this... I don't think I'm a Playboy bunny... I'm obviously not as "top heavy" as Kendra... and I've only been told this by 3 people so it's clearly not too much of a resemblance.  And those 3 people also said I act and laugh like her which horrified me because I think she's dumb and laughs like a horse.  But she is my favorite from the show.  So ya...

8. What’s the worst gift you’ve ever received?
This was the hardest question cause I couldn't think of anything?  I probably have to go with the Barbie underwear that my grandma got me in like 4th or 5th grade.  We got little surprise treat boxes in the mail for every holiday and we loved them so much- it's something very special to look back on now that my grandma is gone.  But underneath all the candy and other trinkets that my grandma sent me that year was a package of Barbie panties.  And they were too big. All we could do was laugh... and write a thank you to grandma.

Dear Grandma and Grandpa,
Thanks so much for the Barbie panties.  I can't wait to wear them to school.
Love,
Kala

9. What story does your family always tell about you?
I'm always getting made fun of, not nice people.  Now that Trenton is my family I have to go with a certain story he always brings up that involves J-Mo's, tequila, karaoke, and deodorant.  And that's all I have to say about that.

10. If you won a shopping spree of your choice, what store would you choose?
Oh holy moly the possibilities are endless.  Honestly... it would probably be Home Depot!  How odd/old is that of me?  I chose it because with a shopping spree to Home Depot Trenton and I could do all sorts of projects on the never ending to do list!  But if the shopping spree is meant only for me then I'm hitting up my favorite boutique, Inspire!

11. Channing Tatum or Bradley Cooper?
Knew this one in a millisecond... CHANNING!!! Channing has been on my list of 5 (everyone has one of those, right?!) since 2006 when he was in Step Up.  Watched that movie countless times for the dancing, storyline, Channing :)  He's been the longest running male on my five and I don't see him exiting anytime soon.

And you know I gotta tag my SIL... Ashley! Your turn to answer...
1. If you weren't in your current profession, what would you do?
2. What is your biggest pet peeve?
3. Name one celebrity you can't stand and why.
4. What reality show would you be on?
5. If you had a snow day all to yourself tomorrow, what would you do?
6. Where is somewhere new you'd like to travel?
7. What 5 material (non-survival and not people) things would you pack if you were stranded on an island?
8. What is your best quality?
9. What is your worst quality?
10. What is your biggest fashion regret?
11. Is the glass half full or half empty?