It’s a rainy, lazy Saturday.  At least I WISH I could be lazy.  

 

Alas, there are errands to run.

I woke up to 2 awesome surprises this morning:

1. Angela @ Oh She Glows included my Wild Mushroom Soup in her Recipe Link Love post this morning.  Thank you, Angela!
2. Leanne @ Healthful Pursuit gave me a shout out for my version of her Overnight Banana Pudding.  If you haven’t tried this yet, you are missing out.  So.  Good.

In conclusion, the theme of the day is “It’s all about meeeeee!”  I kid, I kid.

However, I did complete the A-Z thing that everyone else is posting. Because I’d probably jump off the bridge too… LOL!

A-Z Survey

A. Age: 27  (Though at the beginning of each new year, I go ahead and tack a year on myself.  I’m 28 in my head.)

B. Bed size: Double.  I’m cozy with myself. 🙂

C. Chore you dislike: Cleaning the shower.  It overwhelms me for some reason.

D. Dogs: I’m a cat person all the way.

E. Essential start to your day: COFFEE.  Black.  Like my favorite…

F. Favorite color: If you look in my closet, you’d say it is black.  If it’s not black, it’s blue (that would make a great derby t-shirt!).

G. Gold or silver: Platinum!  Oddly, I’m sensitive to metals and can only wear sterling silver or platinum.

H. Height: 5 ft, 2 and 3/8ths inches!

I. Instruments you play(ed): At one point I could play Green Day’s “Good Riddance” on the guitar.  That’s as far as I could get… but I do LOVE music.

J. Job title: Consultant

K. Kids: Ahem.  I figured out what causes that.

L. Live: In the fabulous city of Atlanta.  The safe part.

M. Mom’s name: Lynda (a.k.a. “Tree“)

 

N. Nicknames: Apple (to Mom’s “Tree“), La, Wa Wa (my baby sis couldn’t say my name growing up), Layla (derby name)

O. Overnight hospital stays: When I was a baby I got a flu and had to stay in the hospital with an IV in my head… that’s it, knock on wood!

P. Pet peeves: People eating my expensive frozen meals out of the office fridge, slow drivers, pet owners who don’t pick up their dog’s poo, rude servers, bad coffee

Q. Quote from a movie: ‘Cheer up Riz, hickey’s from Kenickie’s are like a Hallmark card…’ – Grease… is the word.

R. Righty or lefty: Lefty power!  Odd fact: I play tennis with both hands (i.e. I have no backhand; I just switch hands)

S. Siblings: 2 little sisters – Allison and Madison

T. Time you wake up: Anytime between 7-830a (thank you, Sleep Cycle app).  I try to sleep in on the weekend, but never make it past 9a.

U. Underwear:  Yes.  But not with my PJs.  I prefer Victoria’s Secret. Despite the fact that every time I love a style, they discontinue it.

 

V. Vegetables you don’t like:  Potatoes (except sweet potatoes), cooked broccoli and carrots (love them raw!)

W. What makes you run late:  LOL!  I just posted about this.  Common culprits: taking pics of my food, blogging, good guests on GMA, bad hair days

X. X-rays you’ve had:  Teeth, knee 3x (only broken once), jaw (broken in 2 places)

 

Y. Yummy food you make:  Black bean brownies, ganache-filled cupcakes, white bean dip, soups (thank you, broken jaw), crazy salads.  Check out my recipe page for more!

 

Z. Zoo animal favorites:  Anything in the cat family!  However, I don’t really like the zoo… cages make me sad.

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Who else gave in to the A-Z?  Do share!