200th Post: WWB, Sunday Questions, and a Giveaway

It's my 200th Post! I decided to smoosh everything together for this one, lol.

Weekly Workout Blog

Week 35

Tuesday - Curves

Thursday - Curves

Grade for this week: D-..... I really sucked it up this week. In order to not do this again, I'm going to be doing things a little different this upcoming week..... we'll see how it works, lol.

Goals for this week:

• Curves at least twice
• Pilates at least twice
• 30 mins on the Elliptical at least twice
• 30 mins Walking at least twice

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Random Question Sunday

Answer the questions, head over to Mann Land5, and post your link on McLinky. Simple as that and super fun!

The questions.....

1. How many piercings do you have?

Two..... one in each ear. Boring, I know, lol.

2. I love the sound of.....?

A really hard rainstorm at night, children/babies laughing, and violins.

3. Favorite city?

Nashville, New York City, and home

4. Colts, Saints, or could care less?

As the Gators will never be in the Super Bowl, I will NEVER care, lol.

5. Frozen yogurt or ice cream?

I will eat ice cream (please, I'm a girl), but I actually prefer frozen yogurt.

6. Favorite appetizer?

Cheese sticks, queso and chips, and spinach artichoke dip (all the super healthy options)

7. What item in your closet currently makes you the happiest?

Um....... my Old Navy sweater that is a really pretty peacock color. Also, this random brown dress that is super cute and girly (more of a spring/summer dress.... I'll be excited to wear it again).

8.Favorite facial moisturizer?

ProActiv's Green Tea Moisturizer.... it's really light and smells great!

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200th Post Giveaway!!

I can't believe I've made it to 200 Posts. When I started blogging, I wasn't sure if I'd keep it up, but now I'm 200 posts and almost 18 months in!

If you know me at all, you know that I have a great passion for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Thankfully, my job has allowed me to be very involved in that cause.

So, I'd like to do a Giveaway that is dedicated to St. Jude!

St Jude Keychain

A Green "Give Thanks" Jar Candle

(Apple Cinnamon Scent)

Patient Art Magnets (set of 6)

Seriously, they are soooooo cute.

Reusable Shopping Bag - Doing our part to spread St. Jude awareness and help the environment.

A $25 Gift Card to Target

(Target is a major corporate sponsor of St Jude.... one of the many reasons I love that store!)

A $25 Gift Card to Chili's

(Same as Target - Huge corporate sponsor of St. Jude)

There's the loot!

Here's how you enter:

1) Leave a comment! - 1 entry

2) Become a follower (or already be one!) and let me know - 1 entry

3) Go to www.stjude.org/shop and tell me what item you'd love to have (the coolest thing about their gift shop is that 100% of the proceeds go to St. Jude) - 2 entries

4) Post about this giveaway on your own blog and leave me the link to check it (and your blog!) out - 2 entries

*** A total of 6 possible entries!! ***

The contest begins NOW! The contest ends next Sunday, February 14th at 11:59pm est.

I will announce a winner sometime on February 15th!

Catching up......

Hi, friends. It's been a while.

Let's first catch up....

1) It has been three weeks since I have had any sort of contact with "The Guy." Since that last conversation, when I was in Memphis. I mailed the letter the day after I got back and he received it two weeks ago........... and, nothing. Not a word. Not a peep. Not a friggin smoke signal.

Let's just say I haven't been taking it very well.

Do you know how long it's been since we've gone THREE WEEKS without any contact? Years.

I promise, he isn't the d-bag that my cousin Heidi has been thinking him for the past two weeks. However, he isn't proving me right, at this time.

We are going to go with the assumption that he doesn't feel the same way and isn't quite sure how to say it.

A simple, "I don't feel the same way." would suffice, but clearly, he's not aware of it. He's not the most mature one in the bunch.

Oh well. I did what I had to do. Only God knows where I, he, and we will go from here.

(Special thanks to Gina, who endured a couple of really long emails from me and was so sweet to share her somewhat similar experience....... again, sorry for the crazy long emails, Gina)

2) The past couple of weeks have been pretty great, in the sense that I've been able to see so many of my friends that I rarely get to see. It's been two weeks of lunches with Meg, Christina, and Susan.... among others. SO great to catch up! My poor intern probably thinks that all I do is eat out with people.

3) My new intern is AMAZING. I adore her. I might actually shed a tear when her internship is up. After the past two not-so-great interns...... I'm just thrilled.

4) I got a new wallet! No.... really, this is bigger than it sounds.

I've had the same wallet since I was in the 7th grade. I bought it at Wal-Mart and have used it, ever since.

As you can see, there's nothing spectacular about it..... brown with embroidered flowers. Kind of cute, but nothing special.

It wasn't as if I had any type of emotional attachment to the wallet. It just never occurred to me to get a new one, since the one I had was just fine, lol.

Then, I got the Vera Bradley "All-In-One Wristlet" (in Paprika) for my step-sister, for her birthday (in September).

My brother's girlfriend admired it so much, I got another one (in Purple Punch) for her Christmas present.

Then, it hit me, lol, "Why don't I get myself one?" It seemed silly, because my trusty Wal-Mart wallet was still in fairly good condition.

But, I wanted one. So, I did what any anal retentive person does.... I looked them up online. I purused all the different patterns they came in and tried to decide which one I wanted.

I settled on Bali Gold.

So, the other day when I went to lunch with Susan, I suggested walking down to the store that sells Vera Bradley, since we both had some time. I went in and started looking at all the colors, just to be sure. I still was sure of my Bali Gold decision.

Until I was exploring the wallet, while waiting for Susan to check out laptop cases.

I unzipped it and thought the inside pattern was ugly.

Oh, crap.

Well, that wouldn't do. For the inside of a purse? Sure.... you can barely see it. But, you see the inside pattern of the wallet every time you open it.

So, it was back to the drawing board. After a little discussion with Susan (who, thankfully, seemed to not think I was totally insane), I decided on Totally Turq.

I am so proud of this little beauty!

Being the sentimental fool that I am, I did get a little "Awwwww" as I was switching over wallets, later that night. I mean, both my HS and College IDs were in there, for Heaven's sake.

I am highly proud of my new wallet, though, lol.

5) I went to the John Mayer concert, last night. We were giving away tickets (on our non-Country station) and had a couple left over, so Melissa and I decided to go.

We got there kind of late and were about 4 rows from the ceiling. He sounded good, but you couldn't make out what he was saying when he talked, lol.

It's a good thing they were free, lol. We both learned that we would never pay for seats in the 3rd level of the Forum.

We did have fun though, and that was the goal!



6) My next post is my 200th post! My giveaway items came in the mail, yesterday, so I'm super excited. Hopefully, you guys will be, too.

If not.... I'll just keep them for myself, lol.

"Kisses make it feel all better" - St Jude Patient

I know it's been a long time coming, but it's finally here!

On January 14th, it was time to head to Memphis for the Country Cares for St. Jude Radio Training Seminar. Boy did we have fun getting there, too, lol.

First of all, Melissa had a gig in Atlanta earlier in the week. Well, we had a layover in Atlanta. So, her plan was to change her ticket, to just meet us in Atlanta. Only, Delta wasn't cooperating.

Then, we were going through the hardest and longest cold snap Florida has seen in decades. All the growers in Central Florida were using extra water to try and keep the crops alive. Well, the extra water usage was draining our aquifers...... and causing some sinkhole-like activity on I-4.

For two days, we fretted over how we were going to get everyone to Memphis, lol.

Melissa decided to drive overnight back to Tampa. Leigh-Anne and I caught a ride to the airport EARLY. Our flight was at 9:50am, but with heightened security (because of underwear bombs) and sinkholes causing bad traffic, we really didn't want to take a chance.

At 6:30am, we left my house. At exactly 7:30am, we were standing in line at the Starbucks, right next to our gate. That's right, it took us an hour to get there and get through security. All that worrying and nothing, lol..... so, we made ourselves comfortable for the next two hours.

Meanwhile, Melissa was booking it back to Tampa. Her job had ended late the night before.... she got her rental car at 12:45am and had been driving since. At 8:30, she still wasn't quite at the airport and was near tears.

Thankfully, at 9:00am, she was walking up to the gate! We were going to make it! We boarded the plane to go right back to where Melissa had just driven 7 1/2 hours overnight from, lol.

According to my traveling companions, both of our flights were extremely bumpy. I couldn't tell you, because I was asleep and was loving every second of it.

When we got to Memphis, we checked into the seminar and then into our hotel. We were on the Early Bird Tour, so we boarded a bus to the hospital.

In the Pavilion, there's a mini-museum dedicated to Danny Thomas. It's broken into the four main components of his public life.....

Entertainer

Humanitarian

St. Jude Hospital (of course)

ALSAC (the fundraising arm of St. Jude)....... In 1957, Danny Thomas formed a group of business men, investors, and friends to raise money for a hospital that would help children with cancer. In 1962, the hospital opened.

Corporate Sponsors of St. Jude...... take a good look and frequent these places....

Do you want to know where your donation is going?......

Country Cares for St. Jude Kids.......... How I get to be involved :)

Last year, Randy Owen was honored for creating Country Cares, 20 years prior. His plaque now hangs in the Pavilion.

Statue of St. Jude - The Patron Saint of Hopeless Causes

Katie Couric was pivotal in the start of the "Thanks and Giving" Campaign. As thanks, she is honored in one of the waiting rooms.

As you walk down one of the longer hallways, you walk through the four seasons. This was new to experience for us, as they were painting it last year.

These flags represent all the countries from where all the St Jude/ALSAC employees come.

Me, Leigh-Anne, and Melissa standing with the "lucky" bust of Danny Thomas.

The lobby of the Chili's Care Center..... yep, the restaurant chain. The fascility is HUGE and has really expanded the hospital's capabilities.

After the tour, we had a welcome reception and headed to dinner with our region. Our region ate at Rendevous.... yum! Throughout the night, different artists walked around. To be honest, most of them you've never heard of and probably never will.

You may have heard of these, guys....... Lynaryd Skynard (obviously the ones that didn't die in the plane crash..... which I had to explain to someone, lol).

Beale Street was a-calling for many of our peers. However, we called it a Grandma Night. Poor Melissa had been up for almost 36 hours with only the two plane rides, as a nap. So, Day One was over!

The next morning, we got up and ate breakfast. Most everyone headed out to the hospital, but since we'd already been, we had a separate day planned. First, a "Meet The Team"..... we met 15 year old Chase and the team that takes care of him. Chase is battling Osteosarcoma of the Skull (bone cancer in his skull). His outlook is something that I strive for.

We then had a break before lunch. BTW.... not only is the food really good, but it's very plentiful, lol. They are constantly feeding us.

The convention was held at The Peabody, so ducks were kind of a big thing throughout the weekend, lol.

The famous ducks in their famous fountain.

The front of the Duck Palace.

This way to the Duck Palace...

When they aren't in the downstairs fountain, they reside in this miniature fountain.

They really do live in The Peabody.

I thought this was cool.......

White Chocolate Duck.....

After lunch, we met some St Jude Volunteers and then had an activity. The two volunteers offered a unique perspective and have such heart to work there a couple times a week.

For the activity, we put together little craft kits for the kids. Our table made up Door Hanger kits.

The Door Hanger Table....

We had quite a little break in front of us, so I was able to take a nap, hit the hotel gym, and then take a shower to get ready for Lucky Duck Casino Night!

Melissa and Joe Nichols

Leigh-Anne and Joe Nichols

Jewel and Melissa

Myself, our new friend Alyssa, Leigh-Anne, and Melissa at Casino Night.... Alyssa is from a Tampa station. While we're technically competitors, lol, Alyssa quickly became our 4th for the weekend!

Melissa and I at Casino Night.

After we fake gambled and won nothing, lol, we headed out to Beale. We settled on Silky's because we were hoping to see the goat. There was no goat, however, there was a Bachelor Party (full of some really great, upstanding gentlemen). Once they vacated, they were replaced by a bunch of Frat Boys (who weren't as upstanding and spent the rest of the night hitting on us, lol).

Us at Silky O'Sullivans (to my direct left was one of the dueling pianos)

We were headed back to the hotel when I got a text from my buddy, Chris. He's one of our record reps and we love him so, lol. We sat in the lobby for awhile, catching up.....

On Day 3, we started with breakfast, roundtables, and panel discussions. Basically, lots of Radiothon discussion with tips, etc. All really interesting, helpful, and informative (well, to those of us Radio Geeks, lol).

After lunch, we had a special guest speaker. Tom Shadyac is the brother of Rick Shadyac, the CEO of ALSAC. Their father, Richard Shadyac, was one of the founding members of ALSAC and served as the CEO for over 10 years. He passed away this past October and his son has stepped in.

Tom, however, is in the film industry. He directed the films Ace Ventura, Bruce Almighty, Evan Almighty, Patch Adams, and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. He is extremely successful and chooses to live in a double-wide trailer, lol. He was so fun, entertaining, and inspiring!!

Tom, on the right, isn't quite the lawyer that his father and brother are, lol.

Melissa in the group picture with Tom Shadyac.

The last program was "Meet the Patients"..... we got to meet several of the patients and their families. It's always the most touching and funny of the weekend.... it's always the last, too.

One of the families was actually a pair of sisters. They were diagnosed on the same day, with brain tumors. Their mother had me in tears and stitches, at the same time, with her story of showing up with BOTH of her children and being asked how she was doing. "I hadn't found Jesus at that point and I wanted nothing more than to rip that woman's hair out. How did she THINK I was doing?"

The best part? She and her husband pay NOTHING for either of her children's care. She said they kept asking how much this all was going to cost them..... "My husband was emptying his wallet and I had dumped out my purse on the Admission Lady's desk. I have no idea why I thought $3 would pay for a CAT scan! But, they told us it wouldn't cost us a thing and it hasn't."

I wish I had pictures, but I always feel weird taking their pictures without their express permission.

When that was over, it was time to get gussied up for the Songwriter's Dinner!


Butter Ducks......

Leigh-Anne and I at the Songwriter's Dinner

Melissa and I at the Songwriter's Dinner

Randy Owen

I can't remember this guy's name, but he wrote "You're Gonna Miss This" and co-wrote "In Color." He wrote the song with Jamey Johnson and James Otto. I've been able to hear all three sing that song....... soooo cool, as they all have slightly different interpretations of it.

I don't remember their names, either. However, the guy on the left wrote "Midnight Train to Georgia." The guy on the right wrote "Waitin On A Woman" among others.

Leigh-Anne, myself, and Melissa

Alyssa joins the crowd!

The weekend had officially come to a close :(

We hit up Beale Street, again, and hung out at BB King's. I called it a night around 2:15 and headed back to the hotel. I ended up FB chatting with TG until about 3:30 (which just so happens to be the last time we talked :( ).

The next morning, we ate lunch and got to the airport to get home.

It was an AMAZING weekend. I wish every single person had the opportunity to experience St Jude.

So..... in the next couple of posts, I'll be announcing a very special St. Jude Giveaway. My 200th post is coming up, so I thought it was fitting! Stay tuned!

Weekly Workout Blog

Week 34....

Sunday - Nada

Monday - 20 mins Pilates (all abs..... killer)

Tuesday - Power workout day: Curves, 30 mins Elliptical, and 30 mins Treadmill

Wednesday - Nothing

Thursday - Curves, 30 mins Treadmill, and 15 mins Elliptical (yeah, didn't quite make the Power Squadron, this time around)

Friday - Nothing

Saturday - Nothing

Grade for this week - B+....... I missed one Pilates and half of an Elliptical goal, but overall, I did well.

Goals for this week:

• Curves at least twice
• 30 mins on the Elliptical at least twice
• 30 mins Walking at least twice

Random Question Sunday........

Is it sad that this is becoming a highlight of my Sunday, lol?

Head over to Mann Land5 and join the fun!!

The questions..

1. Do you iron your sheets?

Um, no. I do get the right out of the dryer and put them on the bed, though.

And, I'll admit to putting them on "Dewrinkle" if they are wrinkled.

But, I don't actually iron them (or, anything else for that matter).

2. Your dream car is....?

I'm not a big "car person." I can't tell you models or anything. Really, as long as it drives and looks cute, I'm cool with it.

However, I do kind of love this car and this EXACT color. I'd love to have it as my own, lol.

3. Do you have an innie or an outie belly button?

Innie.

4. What meal do you look forward to the most..breakfast, lunch, or dinner?

Ususally lunch or dinner.

5. Favorite mascara?

6. What would you say your decorating style is..traditional, modern, eclectic, country, french country, shabby chic, etc..?

I'm guessing it's pretty traditional with a little country/french country/shabby chic.

7. Have you ever been skinny dipping?

Yep.

8. I hate the smell of...?

Mustard, Ketchup, Brussell Sprouts, Cigarette Smoke

Heart Abandoned

So, after my Random Question Sunday post, I was going to finish my recap on my trip to St Jude. It's coming, I promise (all of my pictures are uploaded into the post..... that's progress).

However, this morning at church, I had an experience that I just felt the need to write about. It kind of hit me how everything is working together, right now.

I'm guessing that it all truly started about three or four weeks ago. They introduced this new song to our Worship portion. It seems to have really hit a chord with many in our congregation and we've sung it every Sunday since.

The chorus goes....

So, I'll stand

with arms high and heart abandoned

in awe,

of the One who gave it all.

So, I'll stand

my soul, Lord, to You surrendered.

All I am

is Yours.

Now, I've been going to church my entire life. One thing I've always struggled with is the whole arm raising thing when singing. It's just not me. I've always told myself.

Only, it is me. I've always been highly affected by music. As a little kid, I'd dance in the aisles of Publix or WalMart to the overhead music (which drove my mom crazy). When I'm at a concert, I sing and dance and wave my arms around. When I'm in the car by myself, I sing at the top of my lungs. When I'm on the treadmill, I mouth the words and make facial expressions and kind of dance/walk.

So, I do have the ability to be physically and emotionally moved by music.

Admittedly, I do sit down at concerts and just sit quietly when I'm not into the song, lol. Or, I'll skip past a song on my IPod if I'm not feeling it, at that moment.

But, when it came to "church music" there have only been about a dozen or so songs, in my entire life, that get me excited or emotional. And raising my hands? Probably about 2 or 3.

So, they started singing this song. And, I felt really moved by it the first week.

The second week.... I did raise my hand a little and sing more loudly then usual. I then posted the first part of the chorus as my FB status (which is SO unlike me) and I looked up the lyrics to the song on the Internet.

Last week, I was in Memphis, so I didn't go.

This week.... well, this week, I had a total epiphany about the past several weeks.

See, the whole time that I've been keeping that song in the back of my mind, I've also been making these small little changes that are gradually becoming bigger.

A couple days after that first week, I did a "I've Come To Realize" Post. In that post, I admitted to myself that a really good friendship of mine had come to an end. That week, I wrote a letter to that friend basically acknowledging the change and apologizing for the part that I played in it. Sadly, I doubt that it will get much better....... mainly because that person never really knew me and can't accept that I'm not who he thought I was. I also decided that while I'll do my part to try to reinstate some friendliness between us, it probably will never be what it was.

I also started writing another letter. To "The Guy." Not really to send it.... just to write my feelings out. I kept it on my computer and just would go back to it, every couple of days. I'd change a word here or some phrasing there. Then, I let a few of my friends read it.... so, they'd have a better understanding of what I was trying to get at. They all encouraged me to send it, but I just wasn't quite ready.

Well, last week, I went to Memphis and gained some serious perspective. When I got back from the airport, there was a small group in our house.......... our house hosts the 11th and 12th grade girls' small group. Apparently, the message that morning had been about being transparent with people and not hiding yourself in order to protect yourself.

On Tuesday, I hand wrote that letter to "The Guy", put it in an envelope, addressed it, stamped it, and mailed it to Minne-friggin-sota. It laid EVERYTHING out on the table. Every thought, every feeling..... everything. 5 pages of everything.

Maybe it's overkill, but it was honest.

I've been nervous about it all week. So nervous that I posted about being nervous. Gina.... that was a really good guess.... I went way beyond asking him out, though, lol.

He should have gotten the letter by yesterday, I think.

He's been out of touch for about a week now. That's not totally unheard of, but still a bit rare. So, on top of not hearing from him, I now assume that he has the letter and has probably read it.

And, while I wasn't expecting to hear from him right away..... NOT hearing from him is making me a crazy person. Because, I've pretty much convinced myself that he doesn't feel the same way. And, I'm afraid of losing a great friendship. And, I'm scared that I've basically mailed my heart to Minne-friggin-sota and it may get mailed back to me, in pieces.

Like I said, I wasn't expecting to hear from him right away. I mean, it took me a few weeks to process that letter before I felt ready to send it. Even if he does feel the exact same way as I do, I laid out a lot more than just my feelings for him..... so, I can't expect that he'd be ready to pick up the phone right away and talk about it.

But, knowing that it was in his hands....... it's stressing me out.

On a much smaller note, I also emailed my boss regarding an issue that I've had for a while now. I was a lot more forceful than is in my nature.

Apparently, it's been a letter-writing few weeks.

Enter this morning.....

I go into church thinking it would be any other sermon.

We learned a new song. And, while it was nice, I wasn't particularly moved by it.

Then, our pastor said that he felt the need to individually pray for anyone who was dealing with pain or anything that felt bigger then themselves. Several of our pastors went up to the front and anyone that wanted/needed prayer lined up, told the pastor quietly what their need was, and then was prayed over.

Here's another thing..... I don't like going up to the altar. I'll pray in my seat.

So, I stood where I was and just sang along. But, I also started crying as I was doing it. I internally FOUGHT the urge to go up there.

Eventually, though, I did. And, I simply told the pastor available that I needed pray about worry and stress and a broken heart. And, he prayed over me. They were really sweet words that he spoke just so that I could hear.... and while I was crying (which I hate to do in front of people I don't really know), I also felt better.

So, I went back to my seat and continued to sing.

Then, they started that song.

When it came to the chorus, my arms went up high and I literally sang at the top of my lungs (to the person in front of me..... so sorry you had to deal with that).

As I was singing, it hit me......

Arms high and heart abandoned.

There really is nothing more vulnerable that that. Or, trusting.

Without pushing too hard, I think that God has been getting me to do that, lately.

I'm a bit of a control freak. I'm also cautious. And, scared. And, worried.

See, for a really long time, I've been holding on to my feelings because I was too afraid to let go. TG may have already known how I felt, but as long as I wasn't telling him, then I had the illusion of control. The fear of a bad reaction or him not feeling the same way was keeping me in this state of limbo. Even though I was praying to God that He would work it out according to His plan.

It hit me today that until I abandoned my heart and fears, there wasn't any way that God could work it out. I wasn't really giving it to Him.

Well, I'm still afraid of how it's going to work out with "The Guy." I really don't want to lose him.

However, it's completely out of my hands, now.

Random Question Sunday......

I do love these little questionnaires. Head over to Mann Land5 and participate!!

The questions.....

1. Waffles, pancakes or french toast?

This is quite possibly the hardest question ever.

I do love pancakes (especially if said pancakes are being eaten in the Pancake Pantry in Nashville).

Unless they are from the Pancake Pantry and I have a choice of waffles or pancakes, I will usually choose waffles.

Except, when there is a choice between waffles, pancakes, or french toast..... then I usually choose french toast...... ESPECIALLY if it is sourdough french toast.

However, if there is a choice between non-sourdough french toast and Belgian Waffles.... I'll go with the BW.

See? I told you this was hard.

2. Dream home..What would it look like?

I kid, lol....... although, I do think The Biltmore is the coolest thing ever.

My dream house would have porches, a really relaxing master suite, an awesome baby nursery, a dance studio area, a gym, and a couple of great guestrooms for visitors.

3. Favorite sport to watch during the Winter Olympics?

Figure skating.

4. The first word that comes to mind when describing yourself?

I hate describing myself. It feels weird.

5. Dresses, pants (jeans, leggings, etc.) or skirts?

I'm definitely a pants girl. On occasion, I'll wear a dress. I actually can't remember the last time I wore a skirt.

6. What is your favorite time of day?

I'm a night-owl, so I prefer evenings. However, I think my absolute favorite TIME is in the early evening (5-6:30ish)...... it's just at that point where you still have a few hours before you really need to get ready for the next day. The workday is (hopefully or almost) over and you have some free time to go to the gym or out to dinner or to a movie or veg out on the couch.

7. Beach or Mountains..which do you prefer?

I am a Native Floridian and I'm going to say something that will probably make all you landlocked state residents very, very angry.....

I don't like the beach.

I hate the sand and the sun and sunscreen and having to wear a bathing suit and the nasty bathrooms and the salt water.

And, at night, there are these awful things called sand fleas (or noseeums, as we Floridians call them) of which I am highly allergic. No, seriously.... when I was going into my junior year of high school, I went to the beach with some friends for a friend's birthday. I got EATEN UP by those things. We're talking hundreds of them on each leg. I was in pain from the itching for over a week and it took over a month for all the bites to go away. It was awful.

I'm not exaggerating. You can ask my friend Meg. Or, my mom. It was horrid. Since then, all it takes is one or two bites and my whole body starts having a reaction.

So..... I prefer the mountains.

8.Will you watch the Super Bowl?

I will watch the Super Bowl commercials.