The Long-Awaited Interview April 24, 2007

My dear Denise sent me these interview questions and I’m finally getting around to answering them. Okay, so they got lost in my bulk mail and I just found them. But either way, I’m now doing them.

I know most of you have already done this, but if you want to play, here are the rules:

1. Leave me a comment that says “Interview Me”.
2. I get to pick any 5 questions for your interview.
3. You will then post your questions and answers on your blog.
4. You will explain the rules in your post and offer to interview others.
5. To anyone who comments to you, you will leave them 5 questions.

Sounds like fun, huh? Well here goes!

1. Of your previous boyfriends, is there one that you would like to go back and “re-visit” for one night….no strings attached and no consequences.
Okay, I’m assuming that this also means I’m not married to my dear husband?! Well of course I would! There was this one boyfriend when I was in high school that I was just head-over-heels for. He was this guy I had lusted over for years and I finally started dating him. I thought I was big shit, let me tell you. We didn’t work out for many reasons, but he was way too in love with himself. But I would definitely go back to him for one night of no-strings-attached “fun”!

2. If you’re really sad (or mad) is there any one thing that will ALWAYS make you snap out of it?
I had to think about this one for awhile. Once I get in a funk, it’s really hard to pull me out of it. But as I thought about it today, I found 2 things that will always work: hearing my daughter laugh and having her come give me a huge hug and a kiss. It will melt me anytime!

3. What’s one movie that you could watch over and over and over….
I am a huge movie buff, so it’s always hard for me to pick just one. There are a lot of comedies that I’ve been known to watch way too many times, but for my all-time favorite I would pick The Man from Snowy River. When I was younger, I was in love with Jim Craig, the main character. In fact I told The Hubby that he was second to Jim! I just love the scenery, the storyline, and the characters. I swear I was meant to live in that time. So while it may not be a hit for everyone (or for most people), it’s still on the top of my list.

4. Do smells provoke memories for you?
Oh yes! The smell of tequila brings back hazy spaces of time that should be memories. When I was nursing, the smell of my daughter would have me leaking out of my shirt! You moms know what I’m talking about! The smell of cedar takes me back to my favorite childhood camp ground in Colorado, where the bathrooms were made out of cedar wood. There are so many smells, both good and bad!

5. Do you hold grudges? If so, what is the oldest grudge you are carrying?
This one is a little personal. For those of you who don’t know, my father is a pastor at a Southern Baptist church. This job entails a lot more that working on Sundays. He would put in a full days’ work at the office, then spend the evenings in finance meetings, deacons’ meetings, long-range planning committee meetings, and so on. He would visit any sick church member, either at home or in the hospital (this takes up a lot of time when the church has around 1800 members). This meant that I rarely got to see my dad when I was growing up. Over the years, it really got to me and by the time I was in high school I was very resentful of my father’s job. I knew that his work was important, but I wanted to be able to see him, too. It’s years later, but I still hold this grudge. It’s the main reason I don’t go to church anymore. I believe in God, but I hate the fact that church took away my dad. I could go on about it, but I think I’ve about covered what this question was looking for!

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Okay, so there are my questions. If you are one of the few people who have yet to be interviewed, let me know if you want some questions!