Best and Worst

Here's my version of the best and worst of 2007.



Best

Book: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows



Movie I saw in a theatre: Hairspray. I didn't see many movies at the theatre this year, but this was definitely the most entertaining.



Movie I rented: The Holiday. Totally cheesy but I loved it. How have I never known how hot Jude Law is?



Sporting event I attended: KU vs. Nebraska. KU beat the Huskers 76-39. In football!! This is only the second KU football victory over Nebraska in my lifetime.



Sporting event I watched on TV: Tour de France. How often does a three-week cycling race get decided on the penultimate day?



American Idol Singer: Blake Lewis



Food discovery: Wishbone's Salad Spritzer's. Allows me to use just the right amount of salad dressing.



Road Trip: Cottonwood Falls, KS. The Kansas flint hills are gorgeous!



Adventure: Summitting a 14,000 foot mountain...in the snow!



New-to-me technology: DVR. How did I ever live without it?



Worst

Movie I saw in a theatre: Spiderman 3. Too many bad guys made the movie sluggish.

Movie I rented: The Good Shepherd. Hard to follow and stay awake through.

Sports team: the Chiefs


American Idol singer: Sanjaya

Way to spend time: Stripping 5 layers of wallpaper from my hallway

Growing

For those of you I haven't seen recently (say in the past 8 months or so), I decided in May to grow my hair out. The first picture is what I started from. It was taken in January and my hair was still basically that length in May when I decided to cancel my every-4-weeks haircut appointment and grow it out. My goal was LONG! Think, full ponytail long. I've never had a ponytail. Ever. I thought I should try it at least once. I don't even really know what I look like with long hair. I found myself looking at lots of women with long, straight, hair and thought "My hair can do that. I want to try that." My hair doesn't do many things well, or maybe it's that I don't do many things well with my hair. Whichever it is, I *can* do straight. So, I decided to give it a go.

The growing stages have been...interesting. It seemed to grow slowly at the beginning. I even googled hair growth and ways to make it grow faster. Eat lots of protein. Check. Eat healthily. Mostly check (except when I have a cookie attack). I even heard from several people that sweating helps your hair grow. So, despite my usual tendency to really hate being sweaty, any time I sweated this year, I got satisfaction from thinking "My hair is growing! Hah!".

The "experts" say the average hair grows at about 1/2 inch per month. So, I even held a ruler to my hair a couple of times, to try to picture how long it would be by Christmas time. I'm sure I looked pretty funny...staring at the mirror with a ruler to my head.

So, the bottom picture was taken last Saturday. I actually really like the length it's at right now. I discovered this week that I can get it in a little, itty, bitty, scrawny pony tail. I got REALLY excited about this feat! But, I've still got a long way to go before I reach my goal. Although, I might come back to this length if I hate it when it gets long. We'll see.

So there you go...that's more than you probably wanted to know about me and my hair. :)

Merry Christmas!

More About Me

So, I got another of those answer-all-these-questions-and-send-it-to-your-friends emails today. Here are my answers. I'm hoping you'll email me with your answers or post them in the comments.

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
My mom's brother's ex-girlfriend inspired my name, but I wouldn't necessarily say I was named after her.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
Yesterday when one of my favorite-and-one-of-a-kind Christmas ornaments got broken.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING
It's okay.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Ham.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
Nope.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Yes.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
Yes.
8. Is Jesus your Savior and do you believed God raised him from the dead? Romans 10:9
Yes.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
If I were on the Amazing Race, yes!
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Oatmeal!!!!
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
No, nor when I put them on.
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
Yes.
13. What is you favorite ice cream?
Cookies and Cream
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Their hair.
15. Red or Pink
Red
16. WHAT IS THE MOST FAVORITE THING YOU LIKE ABOUT YOU?
That I find pleasure and excitment in little things.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST
I miss all my friends who live more than 20 minutes from me!
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?
Of course!
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
Black workout pants with two pink stripes down the side. No shoes. I don't wear shoes inside if I can avoid it.
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
Ham and cheese sandwich (see #4) and an apple.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Nothing.
22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Red
23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Cookies, lasanga, warm summer rain
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
My mom.
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
Of course!
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Football
27. HAIR COLOR?
Blonde.
28. EYE COLOR?
Hazel.
29. DO YOU Wear CONTACTS
No.
30. FAVORITE FOOD?
Cookies!! Mexican!!
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy Endings.
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Premonition. Anyone else find it unsatisfying?
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Gray sweatshirt.
34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
If forced to choose, I guess summer, mainly because it stays light longer.
35. HUGS OR KISSES?
Hugs.
36. FAVORITE DESSERT?
My mom's chocolate cake
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
I'm confident that everyone will respond.
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND
Nobody.
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
World Without End by Ken Follet
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Don't have one.
41. DID YOU WATCH T.V. LAST NIGHT?
Yes, The Amazing Race!!
42. FAVORITE SOUND?
Soft rain falling
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Beatles.
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Israel, but that will change to Australia in April.
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
Swimming.
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Topeka, Kansas
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?
Everyone.