Our car is already packed and we’re ready to go just as soon as I hit publish on this post, so we should arrive in Sarasota around dinnertime. I can’t wait to see my in-laws and dig into some of the best food in the world. I am convinced my mother-in-law and grandmother-in-law should publish their own recipe book because everything they make tastes incredible. Ryan’s grandma also used to own her own restaurant, so she’s a pro!
Once I arrive in Sarasota, I’ll be doing my best to soak up time with family during the Thanksgiving break, but I wanted to at least say a quick hello this morning and have a little fun in the form of a survey!
My lovely blogger friends Monica, Gina and Brittany tagged me in this survey and since I’ve never met a survey I wouldn’t do, naturally I had to participate. Feel free to play along in the comments section!
Four Facts Survey
Four names that people call me other than my real name:
- Juju
- JB
- Juboo
- BooBoo
Four jobs I’ve had:
- Lifeguard
- Public Relations and Marketing Assistant
- Marketing Manager
- Content Team Manager
Four movies I’ve watched more than once:
- Father of the Bride
- Christmas Vacation
- Elf
- Pitch Perfect
Four books I’d recommend:
Four places I’ve lived
- Harrisburg, PA
- Palatine, IL
- Orlando, FL
- Ocala, FL
Four places I’ve visited:
- Hawaii
- Galapagos Islands (<— Scuba diving in the Galapagos Islands = One of the BEST experiences of my life.)
- Ireland
- Machu Picchu
Four places I’d rather be right now:
- Little Palm Island
- Hanging out with my family in my parents’ living room
- Meeting my friend Leah’s baby boy
- In NYC drinking mulled wine at Rolf’s with my college girlfriends
Four things I prefer not to eat:
- Red Bull (<— Bad experience mixing this with vodka in college and now simply the smell of it makes me gag)
- Canned green beans
- Canned mushrooms
- Veal or lamb
Four of my favorite foods:
- Ice cream
- My mom’s stuffing (<—The best!)
- Peanut butter
- Whipped cream
Four TV shows I watch:
- Scandal
- New Girl
- The Voice
- Big Bang Theory
Four things I’m looking forward to this year:
- Thanksgiving with my in-laws in Sarasota
- Girls On The Run 5K
- Christmas with my parents, sister and brother-in-law in Jacksonville
- Secret Santa gift exchange with friends (x2!)
Four things I’m always saying:
- I miss you (<—I live far away from too many people I love)
- Bye bye baby girl! Love you! Be good! (<—Yes, this is to Sadie… every time I leave the house. I am a crazy dog lady.)
- I love you
- Dessert?
Four people I tag to answer these questions:
Questions of the Day
Your turn!! Tell me…
- Four names people call you other than your real name
- Four movies you’ve watched more than once
- Four foods you prefer not to eat
- Four of your favorite foods
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I say the exact same thing to my dog every time I leave the house!!
Peanut butter ice cream with hot fudge an whipped cream on it.
You’re welcome.
I need this in my life.
I’m sure you can find an ice cream shop along the drive. Make Ryan stop.
Um.. I *love* survey’s! haha!! Before I answer some questions just want to wish you guys a safe trip to Florida (it’s just a tad chilly today and unfortunately still gloomy.. 🙁 at least in Tampa!) & Happy Thanksgiving!!
Four names people call you other than your real name
–Chris
–Faces (this is actually a term of endearment me and my bf use lol)
–Xtina
–Dio (my dad… I still don’t get it..)
Four movies you’ve watched more than once
–Any Harry Potter Movies
–Any Disney Princess Movie (Little Mermaid & Mulan are my favs!)
–Clueless
–Titanic
Four foods you prefer not to eat
–Veal & Lamb (gonna have to steal this one from you…)
–Any canned veggies (this one too! haha)
–Turkey… I know!
–Corn
Four of your favorite foods
–Pasta
–Italian Cookies or Pastries (there’s a theme here!)
–Chicken Cutlets that my bf makes
–Apples w/ honey & almonds
Fun! Fun!!
Too funny, I did this last night, and posted it this morning! I thought it was more interesting than most online surveys I see!
I love this survey! This is a random question but do you think you’re going to do another book club? I really enjoyed those!
Four movies you’ve watched more than once
Father of the Bride
Wizard of Oz
Sixteen Candles
Home Alone 2
Four foods you prefer not to eat
Rye Bread…HORRIBLE caraway experience as a child and the smell will make me gag. I can literally tell if ONE caraway seed has touched something.
Mushrooms
Coffee (I know it’s not food but still)
Deviled Eggs
Four of your favorite foods
My turkey
Pizza
A good burger
Banana with 1/2 tbsp Nutella
Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your family time!
I always enjoy reading these blogs and learning something new about the person behind the blog! Four other names people call me: 1) Al 2) Scoop 3) Miss Al 4) Alexandra (only when I was in trouble!)
Just got reeally excited to watch Elf AND Christmas Vacation over Thanksgiving. Best christmas movies ever. And The Family Stone, can’t forget that one.
Four favorite foods are almond butter, oatmeal, chocolate and eggs. Happy Thanksgiving!
I did this last week! So much fun! http://wp.me/p4JEHT-g4
I love surveys like this 🙂 Happy Thanksgiving!! I hope it’s fantastic!!!
Have a safe drive today!! I could watch Pitch Perfect or Elf everday – love them both!
Four names people call me besides my real name.
1. Beks
2. Beeker (Like the Muppet)
3. Princess
4. Jane
On your food list, I’m surprised PB wasn’t your number 1! 😉
Drive safe! Happy Thanksgiving!
So crazy I’ve lived in 2 of those 4 places. I forget, did you grow up in Harrisburg? What school did you go to?
I was born there! We actually moved when I was one but I went back to Gettysburg all the time to visit my grandparents — love PA!
Love me some sweet potatoes, dark chocolate, red wine (does this count??), and popcorn.
Hate me some ribs (unsure why), flan, tapioca pudding (texture thang), and hot dogs.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
I’m with you on no red bull. Bleh so disgusting! I also LOVE that work desk photo you posted – what a nice place to work!
Four names people call you other than your real name
1.Bamber
2.Blondie
3. Am
4. Dumplin’
Four movies you’ve watched more than once
1.Remember the Titans
2.Blind Side
3.Sweet Home Alabama
4.How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Four foods you prefer not to eat
1. Deer
2. Veal or lamb
3. oysters
4. greens
Four of your favorite foods
1.Mac N Cheese
2.Mashed Potatoes
3. Bananas
4. Peanut Butter
Have a good Thanksgiving!
Bahaha “Dessert?” MY. LIFE.
Haha, I totally get the reaction to Red Bull. I now have this with Red Bull and Peach Schnapps. Can you still drink vodka?
Elf was on my list too → So hilarious. It seems like most of the classic Christmas movies can easily make the list for me.
For your Secret Santa gift exchange, have you heard about Elfster? It’s a new online Secret Santa organizer that allows you to make a list, draws names for you, and you can invite anyone from anywhere. Pretty cool!
Yes!! Elfster was on my Things I’m Loving Friday post last week. It’s the best! And for some reason I only have an aversion to Red Bull… Still love vodka!! Ha!
I love doing this survey! Four movies I’ve watched more than once are Mean Girls, Elf, Pitch Perfect and 17 Again!
Four names people call you other than your real name- Love bug, Cutie Pie, Zone, Frey (two out of four my husband calls me 🙂 )
Four movies you’ve watched more than once- Superbad, Pineapple Express, Horrible Bosses, Mean girls
Four foods you prefer not to eat- Water chestnuts.. And thats about it because I love food!!
Four of your favorite foods- Steak, Cheese, any dip (crab, artichoke, buffalo… brb im drooling), and a good salad!
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Every time I leave the house, I tell our dogs that we love them, we will be home normal time, and to make good choices. So you’re not the only crazy!
P.S. Have you seen the iCPooch? You can facetime your dog and give them a treat when you’re not home…its crazy insane and completely necessary!
Safe travels!
I am the crazy dog lady too don’t worry! I have two Dachshunds and when I leave I always tell Ollie (my boy and oldest) “your in charge Ollie” “take care of Lola” and they know exactly what that means. Happy Thanksgiving!! Save Travels! I am making Sugar Free pumpkin pie as we speak!
I love a good survey! I did this one too. You know, I cannot stomach a Red Bull. No way. So I’m with you on that one! Have a safe drive. I’m driving down to San Diego from SF with my hubby today!
Hope you have a safe drive. I forgot about Father of the Bride, I watched that a couple weeks ago on Netflix, it had been ages. But it’s such a great movie.
Four names people call you other than your real name
1. Lulu
2. Kels
3. Special K
4. Babe
Four movies you’ve watched more than once
1. Dumb & Dumber
2. Sex and the City
3. ALL Disney movies
4. Bring it On
Four foods you prefer not to eat
1. Pork
2. Shellfish
3. Kale
4. Fast Food Burgers
Four of your favorite foods
1. Mac & Cheese
2. Sweet Potatoes
3. Avocado/Guac
4. Pizza
I love food so much, so these are the hardest haha!
Four foods you prefer not to eat:
1. Pumpkin pie
2. Hot dogs
3. Energy drinks and soda
4. Mayonnaise yuckk
Four of your favorite foods:
1. Froyo
2. Peanut butter
3. Grapes
4. Pizza
Love these posts. I am curious (living in Ireland) what part of Ireland you visited:)
Four names people call you other than your real name: Katalina, Kat, Kate (thats it)
Four movies you’ve watched more than once: Big, Edward Scissorhands, Dirty Dancing, A Good Year
Four foods you prefer not to eat: tomato, raisans, Prunes, bananas
Four of your favorite foods: pizza, Chocolate (i have a serious problem:)) Chicken, pasta (usually covered in some form of fattening sauce:))
Have a nice trip
At work today, and have absolutely NO motivation. So I welcome this survey! Thank you for your help of passing the time 🙂 And Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!
Four names people call you other than your real name
– MB, Kolenda (maiden name), the wifey, & merrily beth
Four movies you’ve watched more than once
– Bourne Identity, Elf, Safe Haven, & Dazed and Confused <<<< BROAD spectrum, I know 🙂
Four foods you prefer not to eat
– McDonalds, mushrooms, oysters, bananas
Four of your favorite foods
– popcorn!, ice cream, pizza, chips & salsa BONUS: Turkey! haha
Hope you guys have a good and safe drive!
Four of my favorite foods are:
Sushi
Soft serve
Carrot cake
Moussaka
Four names people call you other than your real name:
Kato
Katrina
Buggie Bear
Lil cub
thanks for the tag! working on this post! ps. i say the same thing to my dogs 🙂 xo happy thanksgiving Julie
OMG! You lived in Harrisburg? I just moved from Harrisburg to Mechanicsburg, but I lived downtown Harrisburg for awhile. It was nice to be downtown for the fact that it’s close walking distance to restaurants, bars and nightlife, but the crime has become way too frequent, so I moved. I still work in Harrisburg for a TV station (abc27) but make the commute everyday. I feel MUCH safer!!
I love surveys too!
4 Names people call me other than my real name:
– D
– Debs
– Debbie-Doodle
– Coldy-locks <~ my husband calls me that one because I get cold so easily haha
Happy Thanksgiving! 🙂
Oh my gosh, I say the EXACT same thing to my dogs every day!
I am going to say the 4 Christmas movies I have watched more than once (since I am in the Christmas spirit and have been ready for this season for 2 weeks already!)
1. Elf
2. The Holiday
3. The Grinch
4. The Polar Express
Four movies I’ve seen more than once:
1. Love Actually
2. Sixteen Candles
3. Blow
4. The Silver Linings Playbook
Safe travels today, Julie!!
Four names people call you other than your real name
-Sare
-Sabis
-SaSa
-Seabiscuit (yes, this is true. And weird)
Four movies you’ve watched more than once
-Pride & Prejudice
-It’s a Wonderful Life
-When Harry Met Sally
-Indiana Jones
Four foods you prefer not to eat
-Raw onions
-Ranch dressing
-Caviar
-Olives
Four of your favorite foods
-Ice Cream
-Nut Butter
-Bread
-Brussels Sprouts (roasted with olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder. YUMMMM!!)
Four things people call me: Grasshopper, Meg I Am, Meggy, Meg
I say the same thing to my dog when I leave the house, and ask her how her day was when I return. I’m with you on the crazy dog lady thing. lol.
Four favorite foods:
1. Whipped Cream { couldn’t agree more with you!!! I could just eat a whole can by myself! }
2. Sausage
3. Almond Butter
4. Protein Waffles!
Hmmm…
Names: punkie, casers, pants/butt, bones
Movies: Christmas Vacation, Wizard of Oz, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Harry Potter series
Food I don’t prefer: Yams with marshmallows, carne asada,
Food I love: marionberries, asparagus, Klondike bars, ribs
I am very curious I am also a Content Team Manager but I wonder if the role is the same.
I’ll be in Sarasota by dinner time tonight too. That’s where my in laws live. However, it sounds like you’ll be enjoying much better food than I will (shh don’t tell them).
A nickname I seem to get all the time and is not really original is D. So many people call me that. Obviously it’s not much of a stretch since my name starts with it.
4 names
Jay, juju, jj, jules
4 movies
Office space, super bad, Christmas vacation, grown ups
4 foods i don’t eat
Mayonnaise, oatmeal, okra, dark meat chicken
4 fav foods
Fries, pizza ( ny), Caesar salad, rice
Oh, this was SO MUCH FUN TO READ!
And yay for crazy dog ladies and BBT :))
Love these surveys! Let’s see.. four places I’ve lived: NYC, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Las Vegas.
Of the 4 jobs you listed, which was your fave??
Four names people call you other than your real name
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Pidge, Shortstuff, Jannybanannyfofanny, Momma
Four movies you’ve watched more than once
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The Visitor, Frequency, Pushing Tin, The Holiday
Four foods you prefer not to eat
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Cilantro/Coriander, Brussel Sprouts, Rutabega, Ham
Four of your favorite foods
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Goat Cheese, Halloumi, 10 year old cheddar, fondue
Names
1. Liz
2. Lizzie
3. Tinlizzie
4. E
Movies
1. Christmas Vacation
2. Pretty Woman
3. You’ve Got Mail
4. To Kill a Mockingbird
Foods I don’t eat
1. Mushrooms
2. Fish other than tuna
3. Raw tomatoes
4. Pineapple
Foods I love
1. Peanut butter!!!
2. Chili
3. Spaghetti
4. Coconut cream pie
Happy Thanksgiving!