Sunday, May 29, 2011

KJ's Alphabet Meme




A is for age: Soon 50! Shocking to see the image in the mirror that doesn't resemble the girl inside......But eh I am healthy.....I should be happy.
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B is for beer of choice:One of the few drinks I don't like.......Only in emergencies with Oriental food, when there really is no wine...........  
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C is for career: After a lot of jobs I started flying for KLM 26 years ago. I am a senior purser now and still enjoying my job just as much as when I started (had a few dips....) so I consider myself very lucky in this aspect!

D is for favorite Drink: Wine!! Red, white, rosé..............If there would be a green or blue one I would probably like it also :-P

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E is for Essential item(s) you use everyday: Yes lipstick, never leave home without it, unless I am on my way to the dentist. If I forget to bring one I buy one along the way...... I have loads of them.
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F is for Favorite song at the moment: Songs by Ashana. She has a voice like clear water. So soothing.....
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H is for How About Whatever Favorite I Choose:Colors. They are very important in my live. I don't have a real favorite color I love them all although I wouldn't buy clothes in yellow, but I do love gold and the sun which are yellow to me too. I love the colors from indigo to orange in the color wheel the  most at this moment, like purple violet and red, but I also love to wear turquoise and white. You see I can't really answer this one :)

G is for favorite Game: I love games. I love to play tennis, which I consider a game and not sport of exercise (although they are....) I love boardgames but not chess and checkers, too much thinking for me......I love games like Carcassone. I use to love games on the PC . I was addicted to commander Keen for a while.........Loved the Disney's Dinosaurs game .

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I is for Instruments played: I played the organ :( Thought it was stupid I wanted to learn the accordeon, but no way I could choose myself.......I still want to learn that or to play the piano.
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J is for favorite Juice: Fresh squeezed orange juice.
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K is for Kids:I have 2 wonderful boys, 2 lovely dogs, 5 cats and 2 deer, which are all like children to me as well.
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L is for last kiss: this morning. My DH and I always kiss each other good morning. We kiss a lot over here. Dutch habit to give 3 kisses to friends instead of hugging what is more common in the States and in Sweden. But I really like both. It is good to show friends and loved one that you love them♥ 
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M is for marriage: Yes. 22 years. While writing this I just realized that we totally forgot the occasion 14 days ago. :(
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N is for full Name: Maria Anna Severin Schillings. After marriage I added my husband's name to my own. This was possible because I still have the Swedish nationality. In Sweden you can choose, even your husband can take your name with marriage You have 4 options: either yours or your husbands and both in both ways.
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O is for Overnight hospital stays: One when Lars was born, one when Felix came with a  cesarean one a few when I had both my feet operated 10 years ago (hallux valgus); one when I had an operation last November. I must say I never mind staying in the hospital, it is more the reason why.....
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P is for phobias: I hate to get my feet dirty. I always wear slippers. For the rest I have no real fears. I am not afraid of any animal so I am the one here who has to take all the scary things outside like spiders (which I pick up with my hands, unless to big then I remove them with a glass and a piece of paper) frogs mice etc mostly brought in the house by my beloved cats. I must admit cockroaches are my least favorite and I don't like them in my hotel room, I always leave my light on in the bathroom and pretend they will go to there so I can sleep.
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Q is for quote: "We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want" (Tao Te Ching)
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R is for biggest Regret: I have a few. One will haunt me for the rest of my live, I won't tell anyone, but I am punished for it nearly every day.

S is for sports: I love tennis. Love to play, love to watch.
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T is for Time you wake up: varies, but most of the time I am an early bird.
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U is for color underwear: Black white and nude, depends on what I wear.
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V is for Vegetable you love:I am not a veggie lover unfortunately, but I do love salads.
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W is for Worst Habit:I am disordered, not mentally..........I mean untidy ;)
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X is for X-rays you’ve had: too many to remember the exact number, most of them of my teeth.
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Y is for Yummy food you make: I am not a kitchen princess, but I make a few nice things, like spareribs, quesadillas, and Chinese noodles.
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Z is for Zodiac sign: Cancer.






This meme I found on KJ's blog  She invites you to try your hand at this alphabet challenge.
I thought it was fun. I would love to read your answers :)


Have a nice Sunday ♥♥♥


12 comments:

  1. I love these, learn so many new things about you, hope to do mine soon too. (We are still on baby alert,another false alarm yesterday.We have to rush over to look after Maggie as soon as she goes to the hospital.Ha ha)

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  2. W made me laugh out loud. I am dis-ordered too! Not mentally though. It made me smile to read this Marianne. Happy Sunday to you. xx Jos

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  3. I laughed with Jos :-).Lovely to learn more about you! xoxo

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  4. oh this is fantastic Marianne!!!!! love your cute little pic too!!!

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  5. This was so much fun to read Marianne. I like the part about the kisses, it's easy to see there is a lot of love at your home.

    have a great week ahead!
    xoxo lori

    p.s. i like the photo, your hat is cute! (you too) :)

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  6. Mein Zuster! A-ha-ha! This is wunderschoen! (Love the image of the lovely little Dutch girl!) It reminds me of some certain notecards I received!

    After our LA excursion - I can say I know most of these facts! And (as you know) we share quite a few....(C, D, J, P, S, T)!

    Sending love to all on a SUNNY day in SF! I miss you! (You KNOW where we were two weeks ago! Do you think Mark remembers us?)

    Love,

    ♥ Robin ♥

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  7. I loved learning about you this way. Please let yourself off the hook for the regret! We all have something like this. I finally decided to stop killing myself with mine on a daily basis or I'd surely develop an ulcer or worse. It doesn't help to punish oursleves this way. It's better to forgive yourself. you are human and all humans make mistakes sometimes. If the law did not put you in jail you don't have to either. Hugs, Lynn who is oh so much more A. than you! LOL Hugs and 3 kisses too.

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  8. This is fun to read Marianne. Three big kisses!!!

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  9. hello marianne, this was a blast to read. i should have taken notes :^)

    i don't think of you as disorganized one bit. and your color and fashion sense: impeccable! you are a beautiful woman,that's for sure!

    i can't agree with you about your phobia! there is nothing i like better than bare feet, on grass, on wood floors, in sand, even in the slimy feel of seaweed. :^)

    i am kissing whenever i can. i think it contributes to a better planet and it's a win-win!

    love love
    kj

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  10. Marianne - I loved reading about you. I think you have a warm, loving family, with lots of hugging and kissing, yes? :)) And I would love to come over, because you love wine! LOL! Thanks for sharing with us - xo Pam

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  11. It is always so fun and interesting to learn more about friends. Your loving nature comes through loud and clear. Thanks for sharing.

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  12. LOVE!!! You are such a joy, thanks for sharing your beautiful spirit. Looking gorgeous my dear, and age really is just a number. :)

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