Premium Meme Award

I have my first award!!! It is the Premium Meme 2009 Award! I received this award from My Husband's Watching TV. You rock girlfriend!

"To accept this award, the recipient must list 7 traits about themselves and then pass the award onto 7 other bloggers who deserve recognition for the personality they share through their blog."
Geez - don't know that I personally know 7 other bloggers, and the one other that I do know already received this award from MHWTV, but that's okay, one day I will have a gazillion followers (ha!) and then they will be sorry :)

1. Intelligent - I consider myself a smart person. I graduated high school, college and grad school all with honors. I love to learn new stuff, but if you told me I had to go back to school again right now, I would cry! I am not one for formal education (says the teacher) - I like to learn by doing, and college was hard for me a lot because there wasn't much "doing" just a lot of listening and testing. I also love me a puzzle - I live for logic puzzles, riddles, etc. You know the little tests that get passed on in emails, I 'heart' those as well. Needless to say, I have a mathematical brain.

2. Creative - There is a creative side in me that is dying to get out, and I have been trying to fuel it's fire through writing (hello, blog!) and photography. My sister, Diana, is the creative genius in the family and I strive to be like her. Someday I know that it's all going to explode from me and I will know what it is I'm supposed to do with it all, but for now, I'm still trying to figure it out. So go figure - my left brain and right brain are at odds with each other - math or art? math or art???? It's quite a fight up there!

3. Procrastinator - Oh, if it can be done tomorrow, I will do it the day after! It's bad. Is there a 12 step program for people like me?

4. Obsessive - There are just some things I cannot get my mind to unwrap from. I get an idea in my head and the train is full speed ahead, regardless if there is a solution to my problem or not. My husband has been helpful in getting me to calm down about some of my obsessive thoughts - "it will still be there tomorrow, don't worry about it, there is nothing you can do about it today" - but other times the idea just rots and festers in my head. Watching the show Obsessed, however, has made me realize I really don't have a problem compared to the people on that show.

5. Funny - I tend to think I have a good sense of humor and I easily make my friends laugh. Wait, are they laughing 'with me' or 'at me?' Hmmm?!

6. Nosy - I gotta know it all. I want to be in everyone's biznis and know all about their deep dark secrets. Not that I'm going to spread rumors, I just like to know what's going on around me. Too many times being left in the dark makes one, well, without light...

7. Unpretentious - I'm not the type of person that has to keep up with the Joneses. I don't buy designer (unless it's on sale at Marshalls - $15 for a Liz purse is a steal!) I don't have to have my hair all done and make-up on or all the latest fashions in my closet. I'm happiest in sweats and my Colts hoodie with my hair in a pony under a baseball cap. I have lived in a condo for 11 years and will be moving back into the house I grew up in, gasp, in North County of all places. I do love the look of Pottery Barn, but I'm not going to go into debt just because of what society thinks. I'll go into debt doing things my way, thank you very much!

So now I tag people - here goes -

Anyone who reads this, consider yourself TAGGED!

Things I'm happy for today

1. Getting into my classroom and getting things situated to where I feel I won't be too overwhelmed come Monday when work starts.

2. Finding the right length Ethernet cord for the computer in my classroom so I can move it to my desk and not have to keep it on the other side of the room.

3. Getting to listen to my Sugarland CD (now on my Ipod) which I haven't heard in ages. I made more heart soar! It's their first CD and I just lurve their songs.

4. Having lunch for the last time this summer with my girl, Jen, at Pasta House. Me lovey love their salad and spaghetti pomodoro!

5. Coming home to my doggy and his wiggle butt (no tail) and his deep throated growl of happiness upon seeing me. Watching him practice his roll-over for a cookie - he almost has it but he's so fixated on the cookie that he starts rolling over, gets there, then rolls back because he is just too excited and wants to goodness that smells like sausage!

6. Getting tagged by My Husband's Watching TV with the "Premium Meme Award!" Will have to work on that one later!

7. Finding one of my favorite bottles of wine among my many and excitedly having a glass early this Friday. Hey, it's 5 o'clock somewhere! Plus, I'm home and I ain't going anywhere anytime soon!

8. Finding out I have a new follower! I'm up to three now! Hi to Cheryl! Thanks for following me!

9. Getting ready to take my last weekday nap of the summer! Sigh, I'll miss them, but I'm happy to be getting back to a schedule.