30 Day Challenge - Day 07 — A favorite photo

This has been, by far, the easiest out of all of these!!

This is picture of my mom and I, taken when I was 3ish. I absolutely love this picture - especially the heavy blue 1980s eye shadow my mom and is wearing!

As you may (or may not) know, my mother passed away when I was 14. This picture represents exactly how I remember my mom to always be. Even when she was sick, she always had a smile on her face!

I have this picture in a frame in my office at work. More than one person has asked me "Oh, is that you and your daughter?". They are surprised when I tell them that it's me and my mother. Then they proceed to tell me how much I look like her. I didn't always see it, but as I get older, I realize I really do look a lot like my mom...and that makes me very happy!

30 Day Challenge - Day 06 — A Fun Fact About Me

There are a slew of fun facts about me I could share, but this is my favorite!!

Every single phone number I have ever had, has contained the number "87" - my family's house in Cleveland, both houses in Bay, my work # when I worked at Cleveland State, my current work phone # and my cell phone number.

AND...my birthday is August 7th - 8/7. Coincidence?! Yeah probably, seeing as I've only actually picked one of those phone numbers, but it's still pretty cool!

30 Day Challenge - Day 05 — A favorite quote

I kind of had to go searching on the interwebs for this one, but then I found a quote I had heard before and really loved. 


"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved -- loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves." Victor Hugo


I feel this quote really doesn't need much explanation, so I will just leave you all to ponder!

30 Day Challenge - Day 04 — A favorite book

Hmmm...this is a tough one! Not because I have too many favorites to pick from but because I'm fairly ADD when it comes to books. I'll start to read one, then get side tracked by some other book or some other task or just sitting on my ass watching TV instead and never finish it!

That being said, I will have to reach far back in to the recesses of my mind, back to freshman year in high school and say the book that I enjoyed reading the most, even though it was for school, was To Kill a Mockingbird. I actually still have the same copy at home that I read almost 15 years ago (HOLY SHIT!!). I just love the characters and the writing style. And that there is some "court room drama" included in the story as well!

30 Day Challenge - Day 03 — A favorite TV show

SOOO easy...my favorite TV show right now is Dexter!!

Per IMDB Dexter is "a likable Miami police forensics expert moonlights as a serial killer of criminals whom he believes have escaped justice." It stares Michael C. Hall (YUMMY!), Jennifer Carpenter (who plays his sister on the show and was his wife until recently in real life...CREEPY!) and James Remar (also YUMMY!).

Dexter airs on Showtime, which I do not have. I watched the first 2 seasons streaming on Netflix, borrowed season 3 from a friend and am currently watching Season 4, which I'm getting in DVD form from Netflix. I have no idea what I'm going to when I'm done with Season 4 if Season 5 is not out yet...I might cry...seriously!

30 Day Challenge - Day 02 — A favorite movie

When I saw this was one of the topics, I already knew which movie I would pick!

A Bronx Tale

It stars Robert DeNiro (who also directed it) and Chazz Palminteri (who wrote the original play and then the screenplay), who is, quite frankly, one of my favorite actors ever! The movie is about a boy ("C") who witnesses a mob killing but doesn't turn the mobsters in. C eventually becomes a friend of said mobster. As you can imagine, C's father is none too pleased!

I remember the exact date. I watched this movie for the first time and with whom...February 1st, 1997 and I watched it with my 3 girlie cousins. It was after my cousin R's wedding. I was hooked after the first time I watched it. I have subsequently gotten my brother G hooked on it as well.

I was flipping through channels one night last week and saw that this movie was just starting...I had to immediately turn the channel or else I knew I would be up until 1am watching the whole thing!!

So if you haven't seen this movie...SEE IT!! You'll be happy you did!!

30 Day Challenge - Day 01 — A favorite song

This is my first "real" blog! I'm kind of excited! I hope I can stick with it and come up with interesting things to tell you!!

It is nearly impossible for me to pick just you favorite song...I like so many different kinds of music and have favorites for each. So I decided to post my favorite song of this week! My friend Abby, a fellow single chick in her 20s, told me about this song and now I'm obsessed!! I listen to it multiple times on the ride home from work (I have about a 10 minute ride home).

So here it is..."Jar of Hearts" by Christina Perri.

1st Blog

What up?! I've been wanting to start blogging for a while now but never knew where to start!

I'm stealing this idea from some veteran bloggers Donna and Shelly. I'll start posting tomorrow!

30 Days, 30 Topics.

Day 01 — A favorite song
Day 02 — A favorite movie
Day 03 — A favorite TV show
Day 04 — A favorite book
Day 05 — A favorite quote
Day 06 — A fun fact about me
Day 07 — A favorite photo
Day 08 — Something I crave
Day 09 — Pet peeves
Day 10 — A photo of me taken over ten years ago
Day 11 — A photo of me taken recently
Day 12 — Something I bought recently
Day 13 — Something I want to buy
Day 14 — An old photo
Day 15 — My celebrity crush
Day 16 — A favorite food
Day 17 — A photo of my family
Day 18 — A baby photo
Day 19 — A fun memory
Day 20 — A hobby of mine
Day 21 — A favorite recipe
Day 22 — A favorite joke
Day 23 — A video
Day 24 — A travel story
Day 25 — A favorite photo
Day 26 — A funny (true) story
Day 27 — A child I love
Day 28 — A place I love
Day 29 — A person I love
Day 30 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days