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Getting to know YOU

2010-03-21T04:00:00.003-05:00

Wow! I can't believe it's Sunday already..it kinda just crept up on me..We've been busy busy busy this weekend..

Gettin are move on..

Good thing it's not a far move..cause honestly..I didn't pack..

We've just been moving stuff over..

Anywho..I'll post pictures as soon as the house is picture worthy..

So now that you know what I've been up to..

Let's get to the good stuff..the juicy stuff..the Getting to know YOU stuff..

Last week we had 123 link ups..

Wanna see if we can beat it?!

I do..

To play..copy the questions..post them..come back here and link up..

The questions..

1. What year did you graduate high school?

2. What part of your body do you neglect the most?

3. Beach house or Lake house?

4. Mac or PC?

5. Did you wear braces?

6. If you could be one person for a day..living or deceased..who would you be?

7. How many times have you moved in your life?

8. Would you rather cook or clean?

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1. What year did you graduate high school?

1996
2. What part of your body do you neglect the most?

My feet/toes

3. Beach house or Lake house?

Oy vey! Beach if it's a warm climate year around..Lake if it isn't..How bout I take both please..

4. Mac or PC?

PC

5. Did you wear braces?

Nope..didn't need them.

6. If you could be one person for a day..living or deceased..who would you be?

Okay, so I had my answer all picked out..I was gonna say Heidi Montag..but after thinking about it a little..I'm gonna say Scarlett Johansson..cause she's married to the uber hotness that is Ryan Reynolds..and well ya know..;-)

7. How many times have you moved in your life?

A lot! 5 times when I was growing up..and since I've been married..10..this weekend marks our 10th move in almost 11 years..cuh ra zy!!!!

8. Would you rather cook or clean?

Neither..I would like someone to do both for me..oh wait..someone does..I'm married to him..just kidding (kinda) :-) He's the best!!

Actually though..I'd rather cook..but I'm not very fond of either.

Now it's your turn!!

Happy happy Sunday you guys!!!

The Mann Answers..Part uno.

2010-03-20T07:00:00.008-05:00

The other day I asked you guys to ask my Mann questions..

and well..he's gonna answer..

but it's gonna be in a couple of parts..

cause that's how he rolls..

So here are the first 4 peeps that asked questions..

Thanks to everyone that asked!

Ian asked..

What's it like having two daughters - changed your view on life a bit?

On the surface this appears to be a simple question Ian, but as I suspect you know, it is far from it. As for most fathers who have daughters will tell you, and I’m no different, there is nothing sweeter on this planet than daddy’s little girls. The good lord has blessed me with two and I am ever thankful. As for the view on life part, at the core level, I’d have to say no. But “I Pity The Fool” who ever hurts my babies, and I would prefer them not to spin on poles or fold-out in magazines in the future.

Do you realize how popular your wife is?

No, is she popular?

How's about you guest posting here and there?

No problem, but I’m not sure I fit her audience.

Tell us something that Keely hasn't already divulged..

She can divulge things on this blog to you, that she could never divulge face to face. I wouldn’t say she is a different person in the blog world, just much more social, than she is in her everyday life, but maybe she has already divulged that.

His Mama asked..

What home repairs do you hate the most? What home jobs do you not mind doing?

I don’t hate any home repairs, I find them a temporal therapeutic escape from my daily life. I will say that Plumbing tends to be my Achilles Heal. I try hard, but usually plumbing repairs take me several trips to the hardware store.

If you had a day with nothing to do and no one around, where would we find you?

Dead!

Arizona Mamma asked..

If you could go back and relive any moment of your life...any moment, what would it be? Why?

I have zero desire to relive any one moment of my life. I wouldn’t change a thing. My life has been really good, and I would fear that even one moment would change my future forever. Kind of like in “Back to the Future“. The memories are good enough for me. I would rather look forward to my next great moment, or challenge, than try to relive past glories, or fix the mistakes I’ve made.

Daisy Girl asked..

What's the one thing you argue about with your wife the most? and then who usually wins?

My wife is a poor maid. In fact, she reminds me regularly that she believes she should be replaced with a real maid. I disagree, sighting that as a home engineer I believe this is in her scope of work. As for wins and losses, come on. A man is incapable of winning no matter how elegantly presented his case may be. Does a man ever win anything with his wife when he wins an argument... except a trip, straight to sleeping on the couch.

Thanks for being a good sport Michael!! I'm already looking forward to part dos. :-)

Happy Saturday everyone..

It's moving day!!

Our Day

2010-03-18T16:42:00.000-05:00

All I've been doing lately is getting ready for our move this weekend..

and it happens to be Spring Break this week..

but we haven't really done much..

So today, I said screw it..we are leaving the house..it's too nice of a day to be stuck inside..

plus I finally found my battery charger for my camera..guess where it was..in my room..in the outlet..right in front of my face the whole time!!

lame.

I rounded up the kiddos and with a full juiced up battery we were off..

Here's our day in pictures..

Oh and just to warn you..I was very picture happy after not taking pictures for a few weeks..so this post is definitely dense with pictures..

and since I just feel like posting and not editing..these will be unedited..normally I do a little editing..

The End.

Cougar Bait

2010-03-17T10:20:00.000-05:00

I totally stole that title from People.com..

Yesterday on the site they had a photo special..Cougar Bait..Where it showed pictures of some of the hot young actors..

Like this guy..

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*meow*

A Cougar is someone in their 30's-50's..attractive and on the prowl for younger men..

Well, I may be in my 30's (early) but I'm not on the prowl for younger men..I can look though..no?!

anyway, it gave me an idea for this post..

I thought it would be fun to play a little game..

called..

Who's your Cougar Bait?

It has to be someone younger than you..

and..

Preferably someone semi-famous..or famous..

So..if I were a Cougar..my Cougar Bait would be..

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*meow*

I love me some Zac Efron!

Your turn!!

Ask my Mann

2010-03-16T11:08:00.000-05:00

anything..

He knows me best..he's known me over half my life..

Do you have a question about him..me..us..the kids..our lives..his job..

throw it out there and he'll catch..

The only thing I can't promise is that he'll be serious..

But I did ask him first and he said he would do it..

I also have to give credit where credit is due..I did not come up with this fun little idea on my own..It was my friend, the amazing Arizona Mamma..

and her husband was a trooper and answered all the questions..

Go Andy!!

Oh and guess what..There's another Keely with a blog..she found me last night..and her blog is super cute and fun..and y'all should go say Hi..

Lastly..my seester does her 2 things I love around my home every other Tuesday and normally I would play, but..we're moving..I love nothing and I can't find my battery charger for my camera..which is a major pisser cause I haven't taken pictures in weeks!!!!

Alright peeps..get your questions on!

Weiner

2010-03-15T12:14:00.000-05:00

ahem..I mean winner..

We have a winner!!

I had to do a little tweeking cause there were some comments in there that I couldn't count..

So..

with that being said..

Congrats to..

Megan!!

You won!!!

Email me girl.

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So I'm feeling like a bad Getting to know YOU hostess..these past couple of weeks have been busy busy and I honestly haven't had time to read many of your posts..so I just wanted to say sorry..

Please forgive me..

thank you all for playing!!!

I appreciate it more than you know..

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The next room for Rate my Space is..

Kitchens!!

If you want to enter your kitchen into the Rate my Space fun..

email me a picture or 2 by the end of the month.

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Alright, well..sorry it's a lame post..but I have to take advantage of the baby napping and get some work done..like packing and shiz..

(moving's a big ol pain!)

Happy Monday!!

Getting to know YOU

2010-03-14T08:00:00.001-05:00

First off..Happy Happy Sunday to y'all..

Today is the last day to enter my giveaway..and tomorrow I will be posting the winner..

So enter..it's fun!

So, I had a little help with questions this week..my creative question juices were lacking flow..so..I called my seester..

She helped with a few..

Thanks Kass!

If your new to the game.(hi)..thanks for playing..

It's easy peasy..

Just copy the questions..post them..and come back here and link up..

The questions..

1. What's your favorite Easter candy?

2. Who do you think is cleaner..men or women?

3. Which do you prefer..wordy blog posts or ones with pictures?

4. Were you popular in highschool?

5. What's your bra size?

6. How many states have you lived in?

7. What's one blog you read every day?

8. Peanut butter or Nutella?

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1. What's your favorite Easter candy?

Cadbury cream eggs..or as Ethan calls them..Creamy eggs.

2. Who do you think is cleaner..men or women?

Well, the Mann in my house is much cleaner than me..so I will go with men.

3. Which do you prefer..wordy blog posts or ones with pictures?

Honestly..ones with pictures, but I'll read wordy..for shiz.

4. Were you popular in highschool?

I don't know..yes, no, maybe..kinda..sorta..popularish. Let's just say..everyone new who I was.

5. What's your bra size?

Who knows!? All I know is that the size I'm wearing now is too big..I'm probably a B or smaller.. I am in desperate need of new bras!

6. How many states have you lived in?

4..California, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Texas

7. What's one blog you read every day?

My seester's..

8. Peanut butter or Nutella?

Peanut butter..I can't have Nutella in the house..it is highly addicting and I will consume large quantities of it..therefore I have stopped buying it. A couple a months ago I would have said Nutella..by a landslide..I was a bit obsessed..to say the least.

Your turn!

I'll be painting all day..You're more than welcome to come help..:-)

Have a beautiful day friends!!

Shootin Blanks

2010-03-12T12:17:00.000-06:00

Catchy title huh!?

Anyway..I'm playing along with Lauren's fill in the blank friday and you should too..cause it's fun..and there's alot of really rad peeps who do it..

Let's get blankin..

1. The best day ever was....the day I married my Mann and without him I wouldn't have the next best 3 days..which was the birth of each of my kiddos.

2. My favorite meal of the day is dinner because everyone's home. Ever since Emersyn started doing gymnastics 9 hours a week..eating as a family has been lacking..to say the least.

3. This weekend...will be busy, busy, busy..we have the whole upstairs to paint at the new house. Which is quite hard to do with a toddler..just sayin'.

4. Never in my life have I..been in jail.

5. The only thing better than sex is sleep. (which most of the time I prefer..ha!!! *wink*)

6. I could really do with some..new clothes.

7. The most recent thing I bought myself was..workout pants (which I happen to be wearing as I type).

Wanna play too..go here.

I'm breaking up with..

2010-03-12T08:08:00.000-06:00

Friday Follow..

We've been seeing each other for a couple weeks now..but it's time to kick "him" to the curb..

I'm going back to my roots and getting followers the old school way..

Every time I do Friday Follow I feel like I'm cheating..

I like the idea of people following cause they want to..not cause they want to get followers in return..

I have to admit, it is fun to see the numbers grow..but I'd rather get 2 readers a week that stick

around, than 30 that never come back..

So with that, I say farewell Friday Follow..it was fun while it lasted..but we are so over...like so.

Have a beautiful Friday..

I'll be back later with Lauren's fill in the blank..

Spring

2010-03-11T05:30:00.002-06:00

has sprung..

and I am beyond excited..

yesterday it was 80..and sunny..and heavenly..

and this weekend the time changes..

and it just makes me giddy with excitement..

trees are blossoming.. flowers are blooming.. grass is getting greener..

Soon there will be wild flowers and pictures in blue bonnets..

this photo was taken last year..

Soon there will be tanned little feet..bbq's..pretty dresses and highlighted tresses..

warm evenings..waterslides, beaches and pools..

and I can't wait..

I can feel it..I can taste it..and I can smell it..

and I love it!

Has Spring sprung where you are?

What do you love the most about Spring??

Jib Jab

2010-03-10T11:03:00.000-06:00

I have so so much to do..

and I'm not getting anything done..

but I need to..

Anyway..I don't have much time today for a stellar post, so I thought this might be fun..

and it was..

Check it out..

Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

I dare you to Jib Jab yourself!

P.S.

Don't forget to enter my super rad giveaway I'm having..

Go here.

My best giveaway ever!!

2010-03-09T08:00:00.000-06:00

So..I now have over 500 followers and I think that it's totally worth celebrating..

The hus and I were just talking the other day about how he never thought that I would have that many..ever.

Me either.

So today I am celebrating with a

GIVEAWAY..

Most of you know that I love me some Anthropologie..

So I thought it fitting to give away a few of my favorite things from there..

first up..

Two monogrammed coffee mugs with your initials..We have a bunch of these mugs and I use them everyday.

Next up..

This is the best smelling candle ever. They always have them burning in the store and it smells divine.

last up..

salt and pepper shakers..too cute!

So what do ya think..fun stuff??

Wanna enter??

One person will win all of these fabulous things..

All you have to do is be a follower of this blog..ya know cause this is really all about YOU.

So leave me a comment telling me you're following..new or old.

The giveaway will end sometime in the future..

Happy entering!

Heads up

2010-03-08T17:44:00.000-06:00

seven up..

Do y'all remember playing that game in school on rainy days..

I do..

I used to wish for rainy days just so I could play that game..

but this isn't about that game..

It's a heads up about a giveaway I'm having tomorrow..

I'm gonna be giving away a few of my favorite things..

here's a sneak peek..

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There will be more goodies tomorrow..

xo

P.S.

Go here to pick the next Rate my Space room.

YOU know..YOU wanna know..

2010-03-08T10:48:00.002-06:00

who the winner for Rate my Space is..

Well, I'll tell ya..

The winner is..

Room # 2!

Congratulations Elizabeth!!

Will you guys do me a favor and show her some love..

Thanks!

Thanks to all the ladies that entered..you all have amazing spaces..

Abby, Echo and Julie..

To all of you that voted..thanks so much!

keep reading after the jump.

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Okay, so we have now covered Family Rooms and Master Bedrooms..

What room would you all like to see for the next Rate My Space?

Dining Rooms/Eating areas?

Bathrooms?

Kids Rooms?

Great Rooms?

Basements?

Kitchens?

You pick.

I wanna hear from you..The popular choice will be the next room for Rate My Space..

Also..do you have a room that you just don't know how to decorate..rearrange..etc..

Do you want my advice and the advice of all the blogosphere..email me a picture of your space and the reason why you could use some advice..

Happy Happy Monday!!

P.S.

As always..Getting to know YOU is open till Tuesday night..so if you haven't linked up and still want to..go for it!

Thanks for all the link ups..

Y'all rock!

Getting to know YOU..getting my Vlog on!

2010-03-07T08:00:00.000-06:00

Okay..so this week I decided to do Getting to know YOU..vloggy style

I thought it might be fun for all of you to see the girl behind the blog..

To play..copy the questions..post them and come back here and link up..

Here's my vlog..after the vlog I'll have the questions posted..

It's real..it's raw..and it's totally unedited..

be nice peeps!!

Oh and you might want to turn up the volume..

The questions..

1. Are you more of a talker or a listener?

2. Bra. Underwire or wireless?

3. I wish I was.....?

4. The Academy Awards are on tonight..will you watch?

5. Do you put your deodorant on before or after you get dressed?

6. Would you rather do the dishes or clean toilets?

7. How much did you weigh at birth?

8. If you could only buy one thing for the Spring/Summer season..what would it be?

Happy Sunday Y'all!!!

I was played..

2010-03-06T08:44:00.001-06:00

By a couple of 9 year old punks aka my son and his friend..We had invited Ethan's friend J over for dinner..

When his Mom comes to pick him up..he can't find his shoes..

So while his Mom is waiting at the door..I am scrambling about looking everywhere for the shoes..

The boys are helping too..

His Mom had to leave to pick up her other son, so she tells me to call her when we find them and she'll come back to pick up J..

The Mom leaves..we look and look and look..

They are nowhere to be found..

Shoes don't just disappear..

I keep asking J where he could have put them.

He shows me where he took them off..

So we keep looking and looking..at this point I notice that the boys aren't trying very hard..

and J keeps saying he's going to have to spend the night if we can't find them..

So, I get the hus to come help..

He is much smarter than me and can think like a 9 year old..

So he says they're probably hiding them...

He asks..

"Yo dudes, you hiding the shoes?"

Right away they run towards the pantry and pull out the shoes..

and I'm like..what the #%$@!!

How could they make me run around looking like a major dumb a**..

I am way to trusting and way to guilable..

I seriously couldn't believe they pulled a fast one on me..

They thought they were so cool..

So a half hour later I call back the Mom and tell her what a naughty kid she has..;-)

and the hus drives him home..

I was totally played and I know it won't be the last time.

Have your kids pulled a fast one on you??

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It's a busy weekend here in the land of Mann..

We will be painting cleaning, cleaning, painting..

and getting the new house ready for our arrival in a few short weeks..

I can't wait to show y'all pictures!!

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Tomorrow is Getting to know YOU..and I might make it fancy with a little vloggy action..

tune in!

Thanks to all my new followers from FF..

Welcome to my little bloggy blog!!

It will take me a few days..but I promise to return the favor..

and for those of you that asked me formspring questions..I will be answering those questions in a future post..

so keep the questions coming..

Also..don't forget to vote on your favorite master bedroom..

Peace out peeps!

P.S.

There will be a giveaway in the near future..to celebrate 500..any thoughts on what you would like to see me give away?

Vote for your favorite Master Bedroom!

2010-03-05T10:50:00.003-06:00

Are y'all ready to vote for your favorite Master Bedroom?

I'm switching things up a bit this time around..

Since there were only 4 entries..there will be no top 3..

and YOU all will be choosing the winner..Not me.

The one with the most votes wins and I will announce the winner on Monday..

The winner will then be highlighted on my blog for a week..

For the ladies who entered..feel free to put a link up on your blog..

Let's get this voting partay started!!

Room #1

Room # 2

Room # 3

Room # 4

All the rooms are fanatastic.. super hard choice!

(Thanks so much for entering ladies!!)

Voting will be open till tomorrow night..

Happy Happy Friday!!

Friday Follow

2010-03-04T23:00:00.001-06:00

Once again I'm participating in Friday Follow..

I have found so many wonderful blogs..and I look forward to finding more..

Thanks for taking the time to visit mine and I look forward to visiting yours..

Happy Friday Follow!!

Go here to see all the details and how you too can participate.

Must Haves..

2010-03-04T14:26:00.000-06:00

So most of you know that we are gonna be moving..March 20th to be exact..The house we're moving into is 3200 sq. feet..Our biggest house yet!

Also, most of you know that I love me some decorating..

So my decorating juices are definitely overflowing..

All I can think about is how I'm gonna decorate..where I gonna place furniture..what rooms it will go in..yada, yada, yada..

We are also gonna be painting all 3200 sq. feet of this house..so finding paint colors is a whole nother dilema..

Anywho..

I would love to buy some new pieces of furniture..but, the old budget doesn't really allow for it..so I'm gonna be sprucing it up with accessories..

Here are a few of my "must have" accessories for the new pad..

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It's a mirror..I love it!

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not really an accessory..

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So those are just a few of the items I am drooling over..whether I get them or not, remains to be seen..but you know I'll let you know..

I also want to re-upholster a chair I have, but have no idea how to do it..

Do any of you?

P.S.

Voting for the next Rate my Space starts tomorrow!!

Tag! I'm it..and YOU might be too!

2010-03-04T09:55:00.000-06:00

The super fab Mama M has tagged me in a fun little bloggy game..

Which means I'm gonna be taggin some peeps and it might just be YOU.

here's how it works..

1. post where you're gonna be in 10 years..

2. tag 10 bloggy peeps..

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Where the heck will I be in 10 years..God only knows..

I do know that I'll (gasp) be 41..

I'll have been married to my Mann for almost 21 years..

My kids will be old..

Which makes me sad..

Honestly, I don't much like to think where I'll be in 10 years..

Yeah we can plan, but..

life is constantly changing and there's no guarantees..

If it's been anything like the past 10 years..

It will be a roller coaster..

full of ups and downs..

laughter and tears..

joy and sorrow..

and over flowing with love..

Hopefully my life will be full..

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I'm tagging..

Kassi
Ian
Lauren
Julie
Drea
Emmy
Brandi
Samantha
Daisy Girl
Pippi

and anyone else that I didn't "tag"..consider yourself tagged..

Let me know if you do it~

xo

My Dear Awesome Readers..

2010-03-03T11:42:00.000-06:00

Thank you!

I know, I know..

I thank you guys a lot..

But really, I am just so honored that you read my blog..

I seriously can't believe that there's people out there that take time out of their day to read what I have to say..

I really can't!

I started this blog as a way for family members to see what the heck was going on in Mannland..

(all of our family lives elsewhere)

I never in a million years thought I would have 458 followers..hundreds of subscribers..

I am truly amazed!

I never thought I would actually enjoy blogging as much as I do..

I never thought that it would become a part of my life as much as it has..

I never thought more than family would read..or leave comments..

I never thought I'd have any people link up to the Getting to know YOU posts..and this week there was a whopping 119!!

I never thought that it was possible to make friends in the bloggy world..

You inspire me..You motivate me..You make me want to have a kick a** blog..Your comments make me happy..make me laugh..

and most of all..I probably wouldn't still be blogging if it wasn't for all of YOU..

I am very very grateful..and don't take any of it for granted..

Just wanted to let y'all know..

So thank YOU..all of YOU..

for reading my little blog..

and joining me on this journey we call life..

xo

17 months

2010-03-02T23:00:00.000-06:00

Wanna see more Wordless Wednesday pictures..check out 5 Minutes for Mom..

Happy Wednesday!

Man Boobs

2010-03-02T17:17:00.000-06:00

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and a whole lotta sexy to brighten up your day..or gross you out..

you choose..

2 things I'm lovin..

2010-03-02T10:46:00.000-06:00

and a little Bachelor talk..

So we all watched as Jake crushed Tenley's heart and proposed to Vienna..

which, I might add was a total lame-o proposal..

Dude..Jake..you could have done better..

Anyway, last night..I wasn't lovin his choice..but after watching After the Final Rose..

I'm thinkin I kinda like Jake and Vienna together..

and I watched them this morning on Regis and Kelly..

They're cute!

Moving on..

Ali's gonna be the new Bachelorette..which wasn't a surprise at.all.

I will definitely be tuning in for that..

and what about the DWTS cast..

Jake, Kate, Pam, Shannon..

I will soo be watching..

Will you?

Will you watch the Bachelorette?

What do you think about Jake's choice?

Thoughts?

If you're new around here on Tuesday's my seester has a little blog carnival called 2 things I love around my home..so if you are lovin' a couple of things around your home and want to share..do a little post and link up here..

My 2 things..

I'm not sure what to call this, but it's in my entryway..It was an old door and someone made it into an entryway thingy..What should it be called..a hall tree?

Anyway..I think it's super cute..I love the knob!

Next up is this..

a pretty little vintage picture in a vintage frame..that i think is just darling..

my Mama gave it to me..It doesn't really have a good home..maybe in the new house It will..

So those are my 2 things..

I also thought I would answer a formspring question..

The question..

Do you think you will have more kiddos...you know...now that you are moving into a bigger place ? ;) heehee

Hmmm..good question..and I would love to know who asked it..I'm thinkin it was a family member, but I could be wrong..

Um, right now, I am happy with the 3 I have..but, I do love me some babies..and Edyn could so use a friend..so..

you never know..

stay tuned..

most likely not though..

Enjoy your Tuesday everyone!!

I never thought I would write about this..The Final Rose..

2010-03-01T11:15:00.000-06:00

Well the time has come..

Tonight..this dude will be handing out his final rose..

I have to admit..I told myself I wouldn't be watching this season..but with all the drama..I got sucked in..I've only watched a few of the episodes..but it doesn't take much, does it..to fall into the Bachelor vortex..

So tonight, I will be watching..

Will you?

Who do you think he'll pick?

Will he propose?

Are you a Vienna fan..

Tenley?

Personally, I hope he picks neither..and ~~runs~~ flys back to Ali..

She's my favorite..

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Holy freakin linky's you guys!! As I type this we're at 111 link ups for Getting to know YOU..

We shattered that 93..

So my friends, here is a rose for you, but it's definitely not the final one..

and as always..the linky is open till Tuesday night..so there's still time to play and link up..

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I've added something..do you see it..It's at the top right hand side..yeah..that..

ASK ME ANYTHING..by formspring.me

I'd love love love for you to ask me something..anything..I promise I'll answer..

and you can do it anonymously..

So don't be shy..ask!

Happy Happy Monday!