WARNING! Long! Sherry's Blog Challenge: Getting to know you

Getting To Know You
Copy and paste the following section into your blog and answer as best as you can. You can elaborate (I hope you do), you can post pictures, you can be deep, you can be funny. Whatever you choose -just be honest.
Second part of the challenge - post a picture (from this week) of you at your computer. Don't worry about cleaning up - just post and have fun.

1) Right now I want:
2) I wish I knew how to:
3) When I want to indulge myself, I:
4) You’ll never see me:
5) A childhood memory that I love:
6) 2 things I do every single day:
7) Happiest moment of 2008, so far:
8) Describe yourself in 3 words:
9) 2 scrap related goals for this year:
10) You have $40 that you MUST spend on yourself – what do you do with it?

Right now, I want: Chinese Food. Actually, Asian Comfort Food from Celedon House. BUT, Celedon House is CLOSED on Mondays. So, I'll just have to wait, because, you really can't always get what you want (sing it, boys)!

I wish I knew how to: ski. Ski with confidence. Ski like I've been to Banff, Big Mountain, Whistler, Alta, Park City, Mount Tremblant, Saint-Sauveur and Deer Valley. Like I've received professional instruction - which I have done in each place listed! BUT, I still ski like I've only been down the bunny hill at Blue Mountain! Pitiful. But, I get great pictures ;) (no, I didn't take this one ...)

When I want to indulge myself, I: sleep in. Nothing better than getting a few extra minutes in bed. Not a long time - we all know how crappy you can feel with too much of a a good thing!

You'll never see me: willingly consume Brussels Sprouts. Ick.

A childhood memory that I love: is a tie! I could not choose between the two.

The top picture is of the Courtyard Cafe in the Windsor Arms Hotel. Very posh. Our dad would take us there for special occasions. The best, truly the best Cream of Mushroom Soup and for dessert Carrot Cake. Totally delicious. It was always a wonderful lunch and a pure treat to go.

The bottom picture is of the Tavern on the Green in Central Park, New York City. For years we spent Canadian Thanksgiving (Columbus Day) in New York. Shopping with my dad at Paul Stewart, eating at incredible restaurants, seeing fantastic on-and-off-Broadway shows. We stayed at the Plaza and walked the city, sometimes skated at Rockefeller Centre, always had a wonderful time.

Two things I do every day:

I wait. I wait all the time. My glove compartment is filled with 'waiting material'. Books, journal, magazines. All designed for me to be more productive while I wait: outside school, outside the rink, outside the wherever the kids find themselves at that moment.

I love mail. We get mail every day and I'm thrilled to say it's not just bills and magazines. My post man always comments that I'm the only one in the neighbourhood who receives real mail.

Happiest moment of 2008, so far: was this past weekend when the girls came home from Night Life (dance) and were giggly and chatty in the kitchen. They had a grand time. Later, once the evening and subsequent sleepover, was over, Claire told me that I was voted "coolest mum".

How awesome is that?

Describe yourself in 3 words: Antithesis of Beverley (see post above)

I couldn't find any photo that represented my scrapbooking related goals for this year! But my two scrap related goals for the remainder of this year are: to get projects DONE and not to sign up for any BPS programs that I am not willing to commit to 100%!

You have $40 to spend on yourself, what would you do with it? I would call Sherry and chat and not worry about the bill! I have met so many wonderful women on ScrapShare. Truly lovely and I'm so blessed to have them in my life. Sherry I know better from Facebook but we are getting to know each other even more now that we have to virtual places to play! I would love to put her voice to her posts. And yes, I would use my favourite Pottery Barn phone!

Part 2 of the assignment: here I am. In the kitchen, playing on the computer.

Thanks for sticking around this long! Can't wait to read the rest of the challenges!