48 Question Meme....Now You Do it.

Originally posted on my Facebook page. 48 Questions... I did it, now it's your turn. (Really only 46....they left two of them out.)

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?My mother had a friend in college named Mary Pat and she and my Dad liked that name so, voila....Mary pat is it. Besides that, it’s such a good Irish Catholic name (Mary Patricia that is.)

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?I had my own little breakdown during a private discussion about a very intense work project. It totally blew me away and I realized it was my own little episode of post traumatic stress.

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?Not so much. It’s very nurse like.....rushed, sometimes a little hard to read.

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Ham.

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?No kids....fabulous nieces and nephews and my own cat daughter.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?Yes, I think I
might think I’m a bit aloof but I would also know that it wasn’t true.

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM? I believe I started the club....although, do we really need a club?

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?Nope......gone at the age of 22.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?Only if I was under the influence of general anesthesia. That whole heights thing really gets to me.

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?Raisin Bran, Honey Nut Cheerios, Life.

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?Why would I do that?

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?I just had Olive Oil with Chocolate and See Salt at a fantastic restaurant in Midtown Atlanta called ecco. It was outstanding. It was the perfect combination of salty and sweet.

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?I notice their face. Are they relaxed, smiling, frowning, tense or sad?

15. RED OR PINK?Red!

16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?My tendency to doubt myself and think I’m not good enough.

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?My Dad. I don’t know if I’ll ever stop missing him. I miss my Mom a lot too but I can go visit her when I want to.

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST?Absolutely but I know they won’t. I have to figure out how to get it on Facebook.

19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?Blue sweats and white socks.

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?I’m watching BBC America’s Last Restaurant Standing. I haven’t seen it before and it’s a hoot.

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?Teal

23. FAVORITE SMELLS?The woodfire smell outside a restaurant, fresh – baked bread, fresh brewed coffee and sizzling bacon in a campground.

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?My roommate from the gate in Atlanta. I had a 6 hour wait at the airport and needed to pass the time.

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?I do like Adam. Some of my most fun memories are working with him.

26. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH?Grand Slam Tennis, Playoff Football,

27. HAIR COLOR?The color you see is red.

28. EYE COLOR?Blue.

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?No. The eye doctors can’t fit me for contacts. My astigmatism is too bad. I did find out that for a mere $10,000 I could have a crystalline lens implanted and a complete removal of my native lens. I’ll have to greatly increase my FSA deduction.

30. FAVORITE FOOD?Cheeto’s.

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?Happy endings.....I don’t mind a good cry.

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?I watched Somthing’s Gotta Give on TV last night.

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?NTI T-shirt circa 2007.

34. SUMMER OR WINTER?Winter in California or Florida.

35. HUGS OR KISSES?I’ll take either one.

37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?Not sure.

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?Still don’t know because I don’t know who I’m going to send it to yet.

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?I just started a Jeffry Archer book that a friend gave me. I don’t even know the name of it.

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?I don’t use no stinkin’ mouse pad.

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?Something’s Gotta Give.

42. FAVORITE SOUND(S).My cat purring, waves on the shore, babies laughing that uncontrollable laugh the do sometimes, that little sound that hummingbirds make when they see me or the cat on the balcony when they want to be there too.

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?Depends on the song. I probably like more Stones songs than Beatles but they both get on my nerves.

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?Hawaii.

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?Absolutely!

46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?Gowanda, New York

47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?Anyone’s

48. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER?My what? I don’t have one.