The Mind of Mindy: September 2009

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Apple Picking

I've been neglecting my blog lately - not because I don't have the time or the thoughts. I think it is rather I just don't even know where to start. So I'm breaking the cycle today with some pics from our recent Apple Picking weekend....

100 Things about me (A Work in Progress

*I played volleyball in high school
*I was an All-Conference volleyball player both my Junior and Senior years of high school.
*I was recruited to play volleyball at the Naval Academy, but my mom wouldn’t let me go.
*I was in Show Choir in high school
*I went to Show Choir camp each summer I was in high school.
*I have gone 180 mph in a stock car around the Indianapolis 500 race track
*I have been up in a 1941 bi-plane (it was amazing)
*I have been parasailing in Mexico
*I have traveled in Norway and Sweden
*I have a tattoo
*I love the smell of cigars
*....and I enjoy smoking them
*I love reality TV
*I love country music
*I’m addicted to Sudoku
*I like to do crossword puzzles
*I am learning to knit
*I broke through ice to jump in Lake Monroe in December
*I’ve lived in downtown Chicago
*I was born and raised in Indiana
*My favorite movie is Gone with the Wind
*I love New York City
*I made my first trip to the ER when I was 5 months old for 2nd degree burns
*I have milked a cow
*I’ve driven a horse and buggy
*I graduated from Indiana University – Bloomington
*I have a B.S. in both Marketing and Management
*I started my nursing degree at IUPUI in 2003
*I was a member of Alpha Kappa Psi
*I enjoy reading
*I like to rollerblade
*I used to salsa dance when I lived in Chicago
*I don’t like to cook
*I enjoy playing pool
*I have 2 siblings
*I come from a very close family
*I’ve had 4 cats in my lifetime
*I LOVE to dance
*My family has an Annual Halloween Costume Contest
*My first car was a Chevy Cavalier (The Blue Bomb)
*I am a proud member of the Mommy Minivan club
*I wear contacts
*I have experienced natural childbirth (and it wasn’t that bad)
*I’ve had 2 surgeries
*I had my wisdom teeth cut out when I was 24
*I’ve broken my wrist twice
*I was an accident prone child
*I am an internet junkie
*I used to teach Junior Achievement
*I liked to swing dance when I lived in Chicago
*I used to volunteer for the American Cancer Society
*I LOVE rollercoasters
*I’m addicted to cotton candy
*I’ve been streaking
*And skinny dipping
*I’ve gotten a speeding ticket in my past
*I’ve talked my way out of a ticket before
*I walked 60 miles in 3 days for the Avon Breast Cancer Walk
*I love visiting Las Vegas
*I like to play blackjack
*My goal is to own a 2nd home in the Colorado mountains someday
*I like to snorkel
*I’ve been scuba diving and it was amazing
*I like to shop
*I have a Starbucks problem! J
*I love to hang out with my girl friends
*I lived in the dorm 3 of my 4 years of college
*I’m still friends with my best friend from Elementary School
*I was once a cheerleader
*I ran track (only one year – yuck)
*I was a manger for the boys wrestling team in high school
*I used to teach Sunday school
*I’ve never been to Hawaii, but really want to go
*I married one of my IU Sweethearts
*I am a computer geek at heart
*I’m allergic to orange food coloring
*I don’t like papaya
*I’m not a huge sushi fan
*I’m a huge fan of March Madness basketball
*I’ve been jet-skiing on Lake Michigan
*I’m a huge fan of Grey’s Anatomy
*My favorite toy right now is my Garmin GPS
*I enjoy going to garage sales and finding treasures
*I’d love to go on an African Safari
*I love collecting old family photos
*I’d love to own my own business someday