11 | Home Sweet Sarah

This morning I was doing some early-morning blog reading, as one does, and I read this post by Jennie and I was all, I haven’t blogged in awhile, I should do that! And then she tagged me at the end of the post, so now I have to do it anyway. There you go.

A few brief housekeeping things.

Number one, thank you for the “you’re not an asshole” comments on my last post. I realize now it came off as though I was looking for affirmation that I was not an asshole, when I guess what I really meant was, like, collectively, let’s all not be the asshole. You know?

ALSO! You had so many great recommendations about hair stuff! I have been to Target and/or shopped on Amazon something like 25 times since that post and have I tried anything new? No, no I have not. But, it’s hot here now and I’m having to go back to the every-other-day hair washing (I’d rather be at three-days-a-week), so next time I go to Target I will buy something new and then report back.

Onto the questions!

1. What is your favorite type of cheese?
Blue! Very few cheeses translate well into a salad dressing, but that one sure does.

2. What are you excited about?
Hawaii in just about seven days! Last time I was there Chris and I had just started dating and I spent the week with my phone in my face, texting him, and missing him miserably. This trip should be more fun.

3. How did you celebrate your last birthday?
I wrote a whole post about it, but if you missed it, we went to San Francisco (SANS KID!) and stayed out late drinking in bars, eating uninterrupted meals, and singing karaoke. It was fantastic.

4. What is on your bedside table?
Lamp (I love lamp), two books I swear I will read eventually but haven’t gotten into yet, a Billy Collins book of poetry (look at me so cultured ‘n shit), an alarm clock I only use to see the time, water, and a picture of Chris and I when we took a trip to San Francisco a few years ago.

5. What do you order from the movie theater concession stand?
Nothing! Well, popcorn, I guess, but I could do without that. I do smuggle in wine and candy, though.

6. Do you have a garden? What’s growing?
Yes! About 80% of the credit goes to Elizabeth for the tomatoes, then 19% goes to Chris for maintaining everything. I’ll take 1% credit for planting seeds and the mental fairy dust I toss on it in hopes things will grow. I am growing about 13 different kinds of tomatoes, six different peppers, zucchini, cucumber, radishes, and beets.

7. Any summer plans?
Besides Hawaii, we’re also heading to Bakersfield (the three of us)/Paso Robles (just me, friend’s bachelorette party), Oregon for the 4th of July/Chris’s birthday/family reunion, and then the coup de grace, VEGAS, BABY! for my friend Kim’s 30th birthday.

8. Which TV couple(s) are you rooting for?
I’m behind a few episodes, so I’m not fully up-to-date, but I am rooting for Karen and Hank on Californication. I wish I could say I’m rooting for Don and Megan, but nah, just rooting for Don. I am also rooting for Juliette and Avery (Nashville), although again, I am several episodes behind, so no spoilers please. I think that’s it! I can’t say there’s a TV couple that’s really, truly lighting my fire these days.

9. What’s the last thing you bought?
I bought these Birkenstocks this morning! I always wanted Birks, so I am very excited.

10. What’s one thing you’re passionate about?
Food. I tried to think of, like, some civil or human rights issue, but nope. Food.

11. What are you grateful for this week?
Cooler temperatures! I was able to run tonight which I was not able to do last week when it was 100 degrees at 5pm.

And now I’m supposed to tag 11 people to also do this! Here we go (I’m too lazy to link, so I’m just hollering at you with your blog names): Rhymes With Taffy, Two Adults, Reasonably Suspicious, Little Miss Mel, Mama Bub, Sensibly Sassy, Holly Would If She Could, ChristinaRTS, DaisyJD, Mariko, and Akymbo.

1. What is your favorite type of cheese? I like to think of myself as an equal cheese opportunist. I love all kinds, equally, but I’ve been on a cheddar kick lately.

2. What are you excited about? My work trip to New York next week, the ATX Festival, our family’s long weekend in Hollywood (Florida), our July Fourth party, meeting Natalie’s baby girl in August, Kyle starting Kindergarten (!!), a girl’s weekend in September, and a trip to Vegas in December. Then the holidays, my birthday, lather rinse repeat. Happiness is having something to look forward to or, as I translate the saying, a full calendar.

3. How did you celebrate your last birthday? I said “To hell with finances and and nine-hour roadtrips, take me to New Orleans, Mike.” He said “okay,” which is why I like him so much.