Love Language, Misunderstood and a Bunch of Cool Shit

28. What is your love language?
29. What do you think people misunderstand most about you?
30. List 10 things you would hope to be remembered for.



Love -  I have a couple of love languages.  My number one that I need to feel loved is words of affirmation.  I also enjoy receiving gifts and giving them for that matter.  I'm a gift giver and when have a really great friend or a boyfriend, I buy gifts.  Every time I'm out and about I'm always thinking of others first, "Oh Mike would love that", "This screams Chloe."
Misunderstood - I think people don't quite understand how sensitive and self conscious I can be.  I have a pretty tough attitude and have a high level of confidence.  However, when it comes to those that are close to me, my skin is not thick at all.  Also, even thought I'm confident, I still really need confirmation from people, see above Love language.
Remembered for - 

1. My ability to be a great friend and express my love for friends and family
2. My career, the contributions I've made to all of my jobs
3. How fun I am
4. My sense of humor
5. My rotten toe (bwahahaha)
6. My deviled eggs
7. My pudding shots
8. Being the voice of reason
9. Being a bit wacky, quirky, crazy
10. My love making (ha ha, totally joking)

I'm DONE!!!!  It only took me 42 days, no big thang.  I hope you enjoyed getting to know me.

What I'm liking tonight:

Screened - $29.99

Kohls - $17.99 On sale

Tom's - $98

Tillys - $15.97

Famous Footwear - $78.99

Amazon - $149.99

Getting to Know Alicia, 25, 26 & 27 of 30

25. If you could have dinner with anyone in history, who would it be and what would you eat?
26. What popular notion do you think the world has most wrong?
27. What is your favorite part of your body and why?


Dinner with Honest Abe -- I would have dinner with Abraham Lincoln.  I pretty much want to hear about his vampire hunting day, bwahahaha!  I'm pretty sure he liked chicken fricassee and biscuits, but I'd make him eat all of my favorites to try to fatten him up a bit.  We'd see how he can handle spices too.  We'd have an appetizer of buffalo chicken dip, dinner of chicken, jalapeno and pineapple pizza and a chili spiced brownie for dessert.  I am inspired by Lincoln for his early battles for civil rights and for his ability to inspire people even though he wasn't highly educated.

Popular Notion -- I am being a pansy and skipping this question.  I'm sick of expressing my opinion to people that disagree and won't give me the time of day to at least explain why I feel that way.  I know it's just in the heat of the election, but I'm weak.  I'm not the strongest at getting my opinion across and explaining it that well, and then when people are so set in their ways, they'll shut me down instantly.  I like to think I'm pretty open minded, I definitely can hear someone's opinion and listen to where they're coming from.  I respect their opinion even if it's not the same as mine.  I don't know that I get the same respect.  I just get told I'm wrong and/or stupid, blah blah blah.  I'm a weak debater, but I also don't believe I need to debate for my opinion necessarily.  I could ramble for hours about this.  I hate politics:)

Fave Body Part -- My brain.  That's it, I think the mind and personalities are the most important.  I feel blessed that I have a good head on my shoulders and had the brainpower and drive to complete a really hard degree and pursue an amazingly satisfying career.

I'm pretty sure I was supposed to complete the Thirty Things in thirty days, but I didn't.  I have three more questions to go.  It's been fun regardless, and hopefully it gives my readers a chance to get to know me a little more.

Picture Recap of Chicago and Texas, I'm Back!

23. List your top 5 hobbies and why you love them.
24. Describe your family dynamic of your childhood vs. your family dynamic now.


5 Hobbies:

1. Amateur crafting, it's so exciting to see something you've made yourself.
2. Cooking/baking, it's not only fun to create yummy things, but then you get to enjoy them.  Who doesn't love food?
3. Attending festivals, I can't get enough festivals.  Whether it's a beer/wine tasting festival or just a street fair, I always find new things that I love and you get to be social.
4. Traveling, even if it's just a weekend trip to a new area, I love everything about traveling (well except long plane rides.)  I love the idea of seeing new things and exploring new places.
5. Blogging, well no explanation needed:)

Family Time:

My family has always been really close, holidays including monthly birthdays were something to look forward to.  Lately it feels like the family has acted more obligated to get together, and the frequency of parties has been reduced.  Sure, back then I looked at things through my fun loving, childhood eyes, but I don't think I'm imagining things.  Perhaps it's because my grandparents are gone (with the exception of my grandpa on my mother's side.)  My immediate family is still fairly close, we all fight and have our issues, but we did when I was a kid too.  I value my family probably more now than I did when I was younger, I'm sure I took them for granted.  Now I understand how important and amazing they are.

Picture recap of my trip - I was in Texas for a wedding reception then onto Chicago for a Packaging Expo.  It was so great to catch up with friends and then hang a bit with my bestie in Chicago, since we were going to the same show.

My nephew, Lino, enjoying the toys at the pumpkin patch.

Renee and Lino, she's got my niece or nephew in her belly! It's a surprise.

Best babysitter ever!!  IPad

The way the beers are served at Red, Hot and Blue! I always enjoy that presentation.

Guts and brains and things at the Halloween themed reception.  

This just made me laugh.  What do people try to use the dispenser for?

Grossest costume ever!!!  But, I couldn't stop staring. The front was worse.  

Me and Mama!

Oh Michael, how I've missed licking your face.

I was right down the street from my old house that I owned in Texas. I had to take a pic. I was pretty excited that it didn't look any better than when I had it.  Grass wouldn't grow in that yard.

I love that everywhere you go in Texas, you can get Dos Equis on tap.

Margarita from the taco stand, so dangerously tasty.

Tequila lime chicken bowl.

Mike and I enjoying a pre-flight brewski.

Mmm, delicious sausage pasta with vodka sauce.

A metal detector that is so patriotic, kind of cracked me up a bit.

View from my hotel room.

Went to a swanky party (a bit snooty) at the Museum of Sciencea and Industry.

A ginormous U-Boat.

My second party of the night was at Dave and Buster's way more up my alley. Beer and video games, yes please.

Like gambling but for kids, the prize being tickets.

I kinda sucked it up at trivia, but I always have to give it a go.

I traded in all my tickets for this amazingly cute owl corkscrew.

View from the McCormick Conference center.  The water was so choppy and intense, effects from that bitch, Sandy.

Only person I saw that dressed up for the Pack Expo, and it wasn't even Halloween. I was cornfused but loved it all the same.

Fannie May is selling chocolates now, what's Freddie doing?

Amazing burger from Bandera!

I didn't have a party invite for night #2, so Mike got me a bracelet to get me into the party they were going to. Yay for free Micro brews, Goose Island Brewery.  I just had to act like I might want to purchase a rotary filler at some point, okay.

I had an amazing time in Texas and Chicago.  I love you Amy, and congrats on your marriage to Russell.  I miss all my Texas peeps greatly.  The Pack Expo was a bit underwhelming, and somewhat boring by myself.  But, I got some ideas for projects for 2013 and I got a ginormous number of steps in.  That center is huge!!

Missed all my blogger buddies, I forgot to bring my charger, whoops.