Monday, February 23, 2009

putting the Aust in Australia

John has been super excited about this for the last week. Hopefully, he will make the top 50 out of 20,000 - you never know it might just happen.

My application for ‘the best job in the world’ has been accepted!
Check out my video entry & learn more about the job here (http://www.islandreefjob.com/#/applicants/watch/VpV-gC18-UA)! Be sure to give me 5 stars (even though my video skills could use some improving, my message is legit). I’m hoping to get some extra attention from my profile pic (taken when I was 3, wearing my ‘all-star’ shirt). You can tease me when I get back from Australia ; )
From now until the March 2 (Mon. 6pm CST) the field of 20,000+ will be narrowed down to the top 50. At that time, you can help select the ‘wild card’ by voting early & often! Voting ends March 24 (Tue. 6pm) when the 10 finalist, plus the ‘wild card’, are determined. Interviews take place the first week in May (in Australia). Be sure to vote for me & tell your friends!
Thanks,
John

Monday, February 9, 2009

Tag your it.

I got tagged on writing 25 random things about me on Facebook… so I thought I would share.

1. I don’t like to be late
2. I love salty foods(sunflower seeds, olives, pickles, chips)
3. I have a problem with shopping – I blame it on my major- Fashion Merchandising.
4. Juice, frog, jewels, Juju are some nicknames( I have others that I would rather forget )
5. I love to cook and bake
6. 25 is the number of nieces and nephews I have
7. I’m a Workout Freak… have done a marathon, half’s, tri’s,5k’s,10k’s – My goal is to so another marathon and a Half Iron Man-I just hate open water
8. I’m scared of heights and riding in airplanes (had to be drugged for years when flying after an engine blew up during takeoff).
9. Coconut and lemon flavoring I could live without
10. Black. I wear a lot of it.
11. My brother Tim shocked me with a hog shocker when I was 8. Isn’t he nice?
12. I can’t stand Cranberry Vodka’s thanks to a crazy night out with the girls in college
13. I married my junior high sweetheart on June 8th, 2002. He can always make me smile and he’s an amazing person.
14. Cabo is where we went on our honeymoon and our dog’s name.
15. My house has to be clean… especially when I leave on trips( One of many things I got from my mom)
16. I have two older brothers and a young sister. We are all 3 years apart which made it bad in high school. The oldest always had to give the youngest rides to school. When I was a freshman I always smelled of smoke because of Tim.
17. I’m scuba certified thanks to John but don’t really enjoy it( I get ear infections almost every time I dive or have near death experiences)if you want stories I have many to share
18. I stole Smurfs from Jays when I was 5 and my mom made me go back and buy them and say I was sorry. I still remember that day…boy, she taught me a lesson.
19. Couldn’t spend the night at ANYONE’s house until I was in 4th grade(I was a mommy’s girl)
20. I love to dance - especially at wedding receptions ( they play the best music)
21. I love being around family and friends
22. I always wear shoes with a heel- I will buy flats and never wear them
23. My earliest memory is when my sister was born and I went to see my mom in the hospital- I was almost 4 years old.
24. I believe relationships are everything. You never know when someone is going to touch your life.
25. I cried in sewing class in college. My teacher told me my grandma didn’t know how to sew. Needless to say I was stressed out and changed my major which was production.