Jill 101

To follow Amy's lead... Here is a survey!

1. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
Open—they are hardly ever close-able..

2. Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotel?
I used to, but I don't as often... I usually end up throwing them away anyway...

3. Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out?
They start tucked in.. but never stay that way long...

4. Have you ever stolen a street sign before?
Not a street sign, but I do have a "For all your septic needs - 254-POOP" and many "Jill for Congress" signs...

5. Do you like to use post-it notes?
I use them at work.. and make notes on all sorts of things at home...

6. Do you cut out coupons but then never use them?
I cut out a lot when I had the paper, but now I'm still using my stock pile...

7. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of a bees?
I agree with Amy on this one.. I'd rather not be attacked.

8. Do you have freckles?
No, but lots of moles.

9. Do you always smile for pictures?
If I know someone is taking it, yes...

10. What is your biggest pet peeve?
Hmm.. I can only think of work things... Like when ER sends patients during shift change.. or I get 5/6 isolation patients...

11. Do you ever count your steps when you walk?
Every now and then.

12. Have you ever peed in the woods?
Yup.. and the weeds... Pat tried to get a picture of that one...

13. What about pooped in the woods?
Unfortunately yes... That's what hiking for 5 days will do to you...

14. Do you ever dance even if there’s no music playing?
Not usually...

15. Do you chew your pens and pencils?
Yuck. no.

16. How many people have you slept with this week?
People? None.. Dog - 1.. Cat - not so far this well...

17. What size is your bed?
Full - however a queen is in my near future..

18. What is your Song of the week?
Can't say I have one

19. Is it okay for guys to wear pink?
I'm not usually a fan.. But they can do what they want.

20. Do you still watch cartoons?
Family guy occasionally...

21. What’s your least favorite movie?
LEAST - Not usually a fan of horror stuff, but can't think of a specific one...

22. Where would you bury hidden treasure if you had some?
"I probably wouldn’t bury it. I’d do something boring like invest it." -Agree with Amy... Burying isn't safe...

23. What do you drink with dinner?
Skim milk or Riptide Rush gatorade

24. What do you dip a chicken nugget in?
Honey

25. What is your favorite food?
Ice cream

26. What movies could you watch over and over and still love?
Wedding Crashers

27. Last person you kissed/kissed you?
Jim

28. Were you ever a boy/girl scout?
Girls scout for a couple years (Speaking of which, I just ordered cookies last night! So everyone - find a girl scout! Now is the time!)

29. Would you ever strip or pose nude in a magazine?
That'd be a negative.

30. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper?
I wrote Valentine Card's with messages for a few people...

31. Can you change the oil on a car?
Nope.

32. Ever gotten a speeding ticket?
Unfortunately the total is up to 4...

33. Ran out of gas?
No, but I've been close more often than i'd like to admit...

34. Favorite kind of sandwich?
Salami and butter... mmm...

35. Best thing to eat for breakfast?
McDonald's Sausage McMuffin with Egg

36. What is your usual bedtime?
930am... The only thing i'm consistent about is when I have to go back to work the next night... Otherwise I vary - alot.

37. Are you lazy?
Only about little things like picking up the clothes off my bedroom floor... And half-painted bathrooms...

38. When you were a kid, what did you dress up as for Halloween?
I don't remember them all.. But I know i've been Rainbow Bright, A #2 Pencil, and a Grandma (wrinkles drawn on and all...)

39. What is your Chinese astrological sign?
Rat?

40. How many languages can you speak?
English only... I understand more Spanish than I ever let my Spanish-speaking patient know about... But can't speak much anymore

41. Do you have any magazine subscriptions?
Kiplinger's financial Magazine

42. Which are better legos or Lincoln logs?
Legos... although I only ever made spaceships with oven's and couches...

43. Are you stubborn?
About some things yes..

44. Who is better...Leno or Letterman?
I'm either working, sleeping, or doing something more fun...

45. Ever watch soap operas?
Nope

46. Afraid of heights?
Not really

47. Sing in the car?
Sometimes

48. Dance in the shower?
Nope

49. Dance in the car?
No? I usually drive or sleep when in the car...

50. Ever used a gun?
Dad used to let me sometimes growing up.. But I've never shot a living thing.

51. Last time you got a portrait taken by a photographer?
Oh my... Summer of 06.. Nursing Graduation photos.

52. Do you think musicals are cheesy?
Chessy? Not necessarily... My thing? No.

53. Is Christmas stressful?
Not really.. more fun than anything :)

54. Ever eat a pierogi?
Emily introduced me to them in college... so yes.

55. Favorite type of fruit pie?
Strawberry, Blueberry, or Rhubarb.

56. Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid?
Vet, Doctor, Nurse, Teacher, Gymnastics instructor (from the kid who dropped out because she couldn't do a backwards somersault)

57. Do you believe in ghosts?
Only the kind that chase me from Ghost towns in Colorado...

58. Ever have a Déjà-vu feeling?
Not often.

59. Take a vitamin daily?
Lately - yes. I have a hair and nail one.. I need longer hair before the wedding!

60. Wear slippers?
I got some for Christmas, but I still often forget to wear them

61. Wear a bath robe?
Yeah.. after a shower... and often when I'm just cold.

62. What do you wear to bed?
Long sleeve shirt and flannel pants

63. First concert?
No idea...

64. Wal-Mart, Target or Kmart?
Don't have a Kmart close, Target is closest, but Walmart has Groceries. Most often - Meijer.

65. Nike or Adidas?
Adidas, although lately New Balance

66. Cheetos Or Fritos?
Cheetos for sure. Don't mind Fritos, but Cheetos are awesome.

67. Peanuts or Sunflower seeds?
Sunflower seeds on salads... Peanuts to eat by themselves.

68. Ever hear of the group Tress Bien?
Uh, no.

70. Ever take dance lessons?
No, but I really wish I would have.

71. Is there a profession you picture your future spouse doing?
I've always pictured my future spouse to do something like my dad - me not having a clue what they do, but they come home at 5 o'clock...

72. Can you curl your tongue?
Yes

73. Ever won a spelling bee?
No, I've always been a horrible speller.

74. Have you ever cried because you were so happy?
Yes - When Jim proposed :-D

75. Own any record albums?
No

76. Own a record player?
No

77. Regularly burn incense?
Nope.

78. Ever been in love?
Yuppers!

79. Who would you like to see in concert?
I'm not really a concert person... However Bless You Boys play on Friday...

80. What was the last concert you saw?
No Idea.. probably Bless You Boys (local group.. )

81. Hot tea or cold tea?
Hot only.. Can't stand iced tea.

82. Tea or coffee?
never coffee, occasionally tea.

83. Sugar or snickerdoodles?
Anything with chocolate?

84. Can you swim well?
I can keep afloat... but that's about it.

85. Can you hold your breath without holding your nose?
Yes, why wouldn’t I be able to?

86. Are you patient?
No.. i make whiny noises.. and Jim tells me to "use your words...."

87. DJ or band, at a wedding?
Planning on DJ

88. Ever won a contest?
I don't remember winning much.. However I did win $5 from a $1 lottery ticket at the bar the other morning!

89. Ever have plastic surgery?
Not yet...

90. Which are better black or green olives?
Yuck... neither.

91. Can you knit or crochet?
No, but I should learn.. I like to keep my hands busy.

92. Best room for a fireplace?
Don't currently have one, but probably a family room...

93. Do you want to get married?
YES YES YES YES YES!!!! Can't wait to marry Jim in August!

94. If married, how long have you been married?
Negative 6 months!

95. Who was your HS crush?
Had a couple.. but I'll say Phil Treadway

96. Do you cry and throw a fit until you get your own way?
I make whiny noises and thrash around on the couch when tired... haha.. Jim loves it (not really at all.. he is very patient with me...)

97. Do you have kids?
Not yet!

98. Do you want kids?
Sure do! The debate is 2 or 3....

99. What’s your favorite color?
Usually purple

100. Do you miss anyone right now?
Lots of people! Mostly female friends... (Megan, Suzy, Emily... ) I don't get enough girl time.. Not that we were ever all that girlie, but I still miss it...

101. Did you watch, Next Great American Band on FOX?
Who added this stupid question? Never heard of it...

Apologies

First, I'm sorry for all of the comma and spelling errors in my previous post.  I just read it, and I'm ashamed.  Mostly, I wanted Amy to know that it was an error due to rushing, not ignorance.

Also, I don't know if anyone has noticed (even Jill) that I posted her work schedule on the blog.  It appears as a calander at the bottom of the page.  Scroll down; you'll find it.  This is hopefully an effective way to share her schedule.  If you're wondering whether to call at any given time, remember these two simple rules.  (1) Try not to call before 5:00 (4:00 at the earliest) the day after she works.  Twelve hour shifts make for a sleepy Jill. (2) Remember that she naps before work starting at about 3 in the afternoon on days when she didn't work the night before.  Doesn't she have me trained well?  

Valentine's Day is this weekend.  I hope everyone enjoys this made-up, ahem, I mean, wonderful holiday.  Jill and I will be celebrating with dinner and a movie, I think.  Other than that, not too much is planned.

Jim

Stopping by to say hi...

I said from the beginning that I probably wasn't going to be very good about keeping up with this blog.   Here's a little taste of how things are going for Jim.

All of my grades are finally in from last term, and I'm a little disappointed.  My last grade to come in was Professional Responsibility, which covers the ethical rules that all lawyers have to follow.  The exhaustive code covers everything from advertising and marketing to conflicts of interest to (gasp) even naughty relationships with clients (a no-no, unless the physical relationship began before the attorney-client relationship, in case you were wondering).   I got a C-.  I kind of expected that one of my classes was going to fall through the cracks, considering that it was the hardest semester I've had so far.  Consider this however:  my GPA is now just below a 3.0, which still puts me in the top 20 percent of my class.  Law school is hard.

This semester looks to be more promising.  I'm enjoying my classes, especially health law.  I am applying for an externship with the Spectrum Health's general counsel, which would take place this summer.  Hopefully that position would be a springboard for another externship in the fall with a health law firm, which would then open up an employment opportunity for after graduation next spring.  That plan sure sounds good on paper (or on the Internet, as it were).  I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Besides school, not a whole lot is going on.  I've made going to the YMCA a pretty regular thing in the past month or so.  I'm actually starting to enjoy working out, and that accomplished, tired feeling.  It doesn't hurt that I get to sit in the hot tub and sauna after the workout, which makes for much less soreness in my flabby muscles.  I'm almost as much of a regular at the Griffins games.  In about half an hour, I'll be sitting in the arena for the fifth strait week in a row.  Jill even made it to the game two weeks ago.  She learned a lot about hockey that night; specifically, she learned that if you have an aisle seet it makes it much easier to go buy more $1 hotdogs and $1 beers.

So, with that, I'm off to the Van Andel Arena.