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I'm always snagging Dawn's Meme's at: Carpe Diem - Seize the Day, who got it from  Heather over at  Tightening the corset    Looks like fun, so what the hay?

10 states you've been to (other than your own):

I've crossed the United States twice by car, but I don't remember too much of it, but here are the ones I've been to that I remember the most from.

1.  In Hawaii, I went when I was single to Maui with some girlfriends.  The weather, the atmosphere, the smells, the friendly people,  and the ocean and beaches were breath taking.  I couldn't stop saying "Oh it's so beautiful here!"  I love being on an island.  I hope to go back soon one day with my husband and family. 

 

2.  Oregon -  I went years ago, along the coast.  The coastline is beautiful, and life seemed a lot more slower than fast paced California life.  I can see why they would call us all crazy, but it was a little to slow for me.  I felt almost as if I was in a different country.  A lot of very pale people live in Oregon. 

 

3.  Massachussets - Can you say, Taunton?  Taunton is the first town both of my grandparents came to live when they first came to America.  They met there, and got married there before they headed out to California.  I have still many relatives that live there, and I've been there a few times during my childhood.  I would love to go back again.  I remember lots of large homes with big porches, and porch swings; hot summer nights, street hockey, cemetaries, and the cobblestone city streets of Boston. I still remember the hockey mural of the airport in Boston.

 

4.  Nevada- Yes, I've been to Nevada a number of times.  I've been to Reno-(The Biggest Little City In The World) a number of times, and Lake Tahoe, and once to Las Vegas--the town of sin...ha ha ha..  What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.  I went there with a group of friends (when I was single), and I almost confessed to the priest waiting for a plane in the airport.  Don't ask me what I was going to confess. 

 

5. Arizona  - Whoa...  It's hot in Arizona--especially in the summer time!   My inlaws live there, and I was truely impressed with Sun City West---I was actually jealous of all the neat facilities there were for the older generation.  For a moment there, I wanted to be 65 and retired.  Lots of quail and bunny rabbits hopping about--very cute, and rock gardens.  Next time we go we are going to try and see Phoenix, but in the winter or fall, never again in the summer!  Can you say 116 degrees in August?! 

 

6. Colorado - Denver--a very interesting airport.  We had a lay over there during the big airline strike of 1981.  I never saw so many strange people in all of my life.   I know that is no reflection of the city.  It was just a strange experience; let's just say there were a lot of old men in cowboy hats at the airport. 

 

7. Utah- Salt Lake City.  I remember the lake, and I remember being told that anything you throw in would float.  It was very desolate looking.  This was a long, long time ago.  I don't remember much of the state--only that it was very flat. 

 

8. Nebraska - An equally flat state.  Lots of cowboys there.  We drove through this one too.  Tumble weeds as well.  The flatness was spooky to me.  If you stare at the highway from the back seat of aChevy Nova for days, it is very unusual for me to see how the heat from the pavementmade the cars "float" from a distance. 

 

9. New Jersey, the Garden State - Okay, this really doesn't count, because the only real part I saw of New Jersey was the inside of the airport, and the drive from New Jersey to New York.  We took a limo ride with another couple-(the taxi couldn't fit all of our luggage).  It was dark, and I didn't see much of anything that I could tell you that was memorable, but I hear it is a nice state--at least my ex-husband seems to like it.  There ARE nice people from New Jersey--I've met them here in JLand!  (Waving to Teresa, Mary & Dawn.)

 

10.  New York.  I LOVE JFK Airport.  Just the size, and the different people, the different languages being spoken--the rush, rush of it all--it just excites me.  I love airports for this reason, but JFK-the atmosphere is just over the top.  I think I would LOVE to be in New York City-will have to do that one day, definitely.  I do remember one thing in particular during the limo ride from NJ to NY.  We were passing a neighborhood street in NY City, that looked a bit old, and ghetto like.   I remember the limo stopping in front of one house with a little girl at the front of the door way.  My first New York "ghetto" experience I thought as I stared out from the window.  I pulled the window down.  She stared back at me, but her hands on both of her hips and exclaimed in a loud voice:  "Whatcha lookin' at?"  I quickly pulled up my window.  

 

9 lasts:

 

1. Last dollar spent: Next door for my coffee.  Can't start the day without it.

 

2. Last tv show: 2 1/2 Men with hubby.  I didn't watch T.V. at all last night.

 

3. Last beverage: Coffee. 

 

4. Last movie: The Departed.  We rented it--and I was a little disappointed by it.  Why does Leo have to die in every movie I see him in?!

 

5. Last phone call: From my mom, yesterday late afternoon.

 

6. Last Song Sang:  Oh gosh..  Did I listen to the radio this morning?  I don't even remember--that's bad, huh?

 

7. Last bubble bath: I don't remember.  Sometime last year?

 

8. Last time you cried:  For a co-worker, who has been in and out of the hospital with her newborn--her younger sister just died in a car accident--so everyone has been a little teary eyed over this at work the past few weeks.

 

9. Last time you went on a date: A few weeks ago with my husband; dinner and a movie.  The last date I had before I was married, was with him too.  :) 

 

8 have you evers:

 

1. Have you ever dated a best friend: Trick question..  My husband is my best friend. 

 

2. Have you ever skinny dipped: No, can't say that I have.

 

3. Have you ever kissed someone & regretted it? Yes, there are a few.  Life is too short.

 

4. Have you ever lost someone you loved: Yes.

 

5. Have you ever been dumped: Yes--and I thank that person everyday--not in person, but in my thoughts. 

 

6. Have you ever been drunk and threw up: Yes, on Porto Wine. 

 

7. Have you ever ran away: Yes; when I was 32. 

 

8. Have you ever snuck out of your house: Yes.. Once I did. 

 

7 favorite restaurants in no order:

 

1. El Palomar (Santa Cruz)

2. Benehana

3. La Mission

4. Buca di Beppo

5. Cheesecake Factory

6.  Crows Nest (Santa Cruz)

7. Ristorante Italiano (Santa Cruz)

 

 

6 things you've done today: (in no particular order...)

 

1. Got out of the bed, took shower-got dressed for work.  

2. Dressed up Nicholas

3. Fixed his diaper/preschool bag

4. Drove to Santa Cruz.

5. Went to my mom's dropped off Nick, picked up Andrew and took him to school.

6. Went to work.

 

5 of your favorite things in no order:

 

1. My familia--not things--but I like doing things with them. 

2. My home.

3. My bed.

4. Writing

5. Free time--enjoying it. 

 

4 places you want to go:

 

1. Lisbon, Rome, Madrid

2. Oh hell, I want to go on a European cruise--see all of Europe!

3. Hawaii (again)

4. South America..  Que legal--vamos o ver os brasileiros! 

 

3 things that make you smile:

 

1. My kids.

2. My husband, and the sweet things he does.

3. Babies--(no more for me though) 

 

2 things you want to do before you die:

 

1.  Write a book.

2.  Dance at my grandchildren's wedding. 

 

1 thing that you cannot live without:

 

1.  Love.  If you don't have it, life isn't very special.