"One By One" - Foo Fighters .....I've BEEN TAGGED!

Thank you Jesica, from RunOnOrganic for tagging me!

The Liebster Award is given to upcoming bloggers who have less than 200 followers. {HOWEVER, many that I will tag below have way more than 200 followers .....contradictory to the award description, but I wanted to send you some love anyways!}

The meaning: Liebster is German and means sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, and welcome.

Rules for receiving this award:

1. Each person must post 11 things about themselves.
2. Then answer the questions the tagger sent for them, plus create 11 questions for the people they’ve tagged to answer.
3. Choose 11 people and link them in your post.
4. Notify the people you have tagged.
5. No tag backs. ;)

MY 11 things:

1.  I work from home/run my own business.  I LOVE MY JOB.
2.  I buy then re-sell designer clothing/purses
3.  Favorite food - sushi
4.  I hate MAKING salads ......but love eating them.
5.  I don't wear any rings other than my wedding ring.  I love my wedding   ring.......even more than my treadmill. ;)
6.  I worked at a jewelry store in college. 
7.  I am addicted to Costco.
8.  I have been to 9 different countries.
9.  I am BUSTING to move to Oregon.
10. While I've always loved my name, if I could change it......I'd change it to Savannah.  {Anyone else see "Savannah Smiles" growing up?}
11.  I vacuum my house 3 times a week.  I hate dirty floors.

Jesica's Questions for Me:
1. What gets you up in the morning?
 - - My Run.  [and Jimmy Fallon {here} ]
2. Who is your favorite professional athlete?
- - LoLo Jones
3. What is your favorite US state?
- - Well.....of the ones I've visited:  OREGON
4. Beach or mountains?
- - BEACH
5. Day or night?
-- DAY
6. Favorite item in your refrigerator/pantry?
- - Muscle Milk -- addicted
7. What would your last meal be?
- - Mammoth sized burger & mashed potatoes and gravy
8. When do you feel the most alive (doing what)?
- - during a hug.  I'm a hugger.
9. Lover or a fighter?
- - 95% lover, 5% fighter
10. Favorite musician/band?
- - holy crap.....too many!!  ok, ok....over-all....Foo, Rush, DuranDuran.  For running Jay Z.
11. Outfit of choice?
- - Current Elliott jeans, White V-neck, Moari necklace, bracelets, VeraWangLavender ....heels

 MY questions for you 11 people [below]

1.  Favorite social media? Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.
2.  Favorite post workout meal?
3.  Clean the house or do yard work?
4.  Favorite gift you've ever received?
5.  Do you look most like your mom or dad?
6.  If you could go any where in the world - where would you go?
7.  Workout alone or with a group?
8.  Favorite song at the moment?
9.  Three qualities of your best friend.
10.  Favorite Olympic event?
11.  Why did you start blogging?

People I AM TAGGING:

1.  Chris - my partner in Foo crime. @ Evolving through Running
2.  Gracie - she's wicked FAST.  @ How I Complicated My life Today.
3.  Dawn - because she'll have to blog again ONE day, right? Racing Dawn
4.  Petra - she's awesome.  @ Run. Petra. Run
5.  Nelly - complete rock star...always good info on the blog. @ Nelly On The Run
6.  A @ Diary Of An Average Runner Just did her 9th marathon, ya, not "average" at all.
7.  Bobbi - one of the kindest people I've never actually met. @ Zero to 26.2
8.  Mandi - my AZ Ragnar girl. @ Mandi Runs.
9.  Adena - FLH - @ She Said I Needed A Goal.
10. The girl with the cutest little family ever . . Micki Runs
11. Christine - so happy I found her through Instagram @ Dream Big Runner

Happy. Thursday. Friends!!

"Hungry Like The Wolf" - DDuran

Appetizer:


How much money do you plan to spend this upcoming holiday season?
 
* Is "way too much", specific enough?!
 
 
Soup:


What was the last television show you watched, and was it good?
 
* "Top Gear" [American version] last night on the History Channel.  It.  sucked.  This is one show we should leave to the Brit's.
 
Salad:


If you had to paint the walls of your living room tomorrow, what color would you choose?

* Well, all 3/4 of my living room walls are made of "block" [masonry block].  But the other 1/4 --- I'd either paint grey or red.

Main Course:


Name something clever or practical you have thought of that should be invented, but hasn't yet.

* A U-turn light/indicator for a car.  I swear I could make millions off this.

Dessert:


List 3 things you would like to receive as gifts this holiday season.

* A new PR.
* An organized [something] with all my running crap in it.  photos. etc.
* A coupon book with the following:

1.  "you are right"
2.  "I said we were busy"
3.  "you are right"
4.  "because it's your day today"
5.  "you are right"
Now for the real Turkey Day menu:

* Garlic and Parmesan crusted Prime rib
* Blue Cheese mashed potatoes
* Sauteed asparagus with grated Parmesan
* Sauteed button mushrooms
* Cornbread, pecan and cranberry stuffing
* Curried Butternut squash soup
*  Homemade rolls / Orange rolls
* The Pita's [3 hour] Rhubarb Pie
* Wilted Spinach salad with garlic and bacon
Ya, I'm starting the cooking today.