11-Layer Dip

I don’t really have anything new or interesting to write about, so…here’s me again, courtesy of a survey clearly meant for single high school students or something:

11 Layers of Me

Me in my outer shell.

Layer 1 – On the Outside
Name: Roni
Birthday: July 20
Current Location: Happy Valley
Eye Color: brown
Hair Color: blonde? strawberry blonde? It is back to natural, but I’m not sure what to call it…
Righty or Lefty: righty
Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Layer 2 – On the Inside
Your Heritage: quite Southern. Before that, Welsh and German, mostly.
Your Fears: barfing, someone hiding in the car, having my sternum cracked. Also childbirth.
Your Weakness: sweet things for breakfast – donuts, cake, cookies, Count Chocula, etc.
Goal: read 100 books next year.

Layer 3 – Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Your thoughts first waking up: No. Leave me alone. I’m sleeping. (Can you tell the Romgi was trying to wake me up?)
Your bedtime: getting earlier, since I have less energy, but usually sometime between 11 and 12.
Your most missed memory: I wish I could re-live that time the Romgi proposed. It was pretty awesome. 

Layer 4 – Your Pick
Pepsi or Coke: meh. Neither. How about lingonberry juice & Sprite from Ikea?
McDonald’s or Burger King: Burger King, no question.
Single or group dates: dates! Ha. I can see how a group date would be fun. Or really a date at all. Somehow we just haven’t gotten around to planning a lot of dates. We watch 30 Rock together, though, does that count?
Adidas or Nike: sorry, I have never owned either.
Chocolate or Vanilla: chocolate. Obviously. What does vanilla have to offer?

Layer 5 – Do You?
Smoke: nope.
Have a crush: a crush does seem awfully superficial and fleeting. Hmm.
Think you’ve been in love: pretty sure. Oh wait yes. Definitely.
Want to get married: if the opportunity presents itself, sure.
Believe in yourself: sporadically.
Think you’re a health freak: I’m eating 3 donuts for breakfast today. What do you think?

Layer 6 – In the Past Month
Gone to the mall: yes. Christmas shopping. And again today. Bleh!
Eaten Sushi: no, still haven’t wanted any since July when I ate too much.
Gone skating: sadly, no. I wanted to go ice skating, but…it did seem a bit unsafe, given my clumsiness at the moment, and the fact that I might fall and squish the Bwun into oblivion. That would be bad.
Dyed your hair: no! Are you shocked? I gave it up. I also haven’t cut my hair since last November.

Layer 7 – Have Your Ever?
Played a drinking game: …no. Not with anything other than water.
Gotten beaten up: I’m extremely likeable. Who would beat me up? Kendy bit me and gave me a blood blister once. But that’s about it.
Changed who you were to fit in: yes, I believe that was high school.

Layer 8 – Getting Old
Age you’re hoping to be married: 23? 22? How old was I? Hm. This is an awfully short layer…

Layer 9 – Perfect Mate
Best Eye Color: green with a random black dot.
Best Hair Color: brown.
Short or Long Hair: short. But not too short.

Layer 10 – What were you doing…
1 minute ago: typing my answers?
1 hour ago: waking up, reluctantly.
1 day ago: visiting the optometrist.
1 month ago: thinking about Thanksgiving turkey.
1 year ago: studying for finals, ha!

Layer 11 – Finish the Sentence
I LOVE: donuts from the BYU Creamery.
I FEEL: a little bit sick because I may have eaten one too many.
I HATE: that “I wanna start a fight” song.
I HIDE: half-eaten bags of Mother’s Cookies so the Romgi won’t know how many I’ve gone through. (I only eat 2 of the 4 types of cookies, hence the bags are half-eaten.)
I MISS: warm weather. It suddenly became winter this week.
I NEED: some milk. So thirsty after those donuts.

I Like These Things

You could say they’re my favorites. And I could say they’re awesome.

We’d both be right.

Restaurant: Shadowbrook. The Romgi and I frequently refer to that heavenly time when we’ll be able to afford to go back.

Drink: milk. Pretty much the only craving I’ve had is for cold, cold milk. I go through about 1/3 to 1/2 a gallon every day. (Does that sound about right, the Romgi?)

Holiday: I’m going to make my own holiday. It will be called “Not Pregnant Day” and I’ll celebrate by eating a bunch of chocolate and spicy food without having any heartburn.

Car: I actually loved my 91 Dodge Shadow…why did it have to blow up?

Place I’ve been: Pajaro Dunes. The Romgi and I were part of Academic Decathlon in high school, and as a team went on a trip to Pajaro Dunes in December of senior year. (The boys and girls stayed in separate condos.) We went back (just the two of us, I mean) for our honeymoon.

Thing to do on a warm summer day: explore the Oakbrook creek in Cordelia.

Thing to do on a rainy afternoon: cuddle up in a blanket, have hot chocolate, and watch Runaway Bride (I used to watch it on rainy afternoons in high school).

Thing to do when it’s snowing: stay inside being grateful I’m not driving, light some candles, cuddle up in a blanket, have hot chocolate with madeleines, and read a Tony Hillerman novel or Taran Wanderer.

Movie: Stranger Than Fiction. As you know, we saw this right after the Romgi proposed. Good times. Rl good times.

Song: “The Background” by Third Eye Blind.

TV Show: LOST. I sincerely hope I’m not in labor during any of the episodes this upcoming season. The Bwun will have some answering to do if he makes me miss one. (Not really. They put them online the next day.)

Flower: tulips. Hands down.

Comfort food: tie between dolsot bibimbap, a rice dish served in a sizzling hot stone bowl with lots of veggies, meat, and a fried egg, or samgyeopsal, a bacon-like meat grilled with garlic and eaten with a spicy red paste and rice. Yes, these are both Korean dishes. For some reason, my comfort food is Korean. Kind of cool, though.

Animal: the coolest animal in the world is by far the pangolin. Unfortunately, I don’t have one, but I do enjoy our two rats. They’re uber cute.

Way to relax: this is actually a joke, because I don’t know how to relax. Honestly. Ask the Romgi how many times I’ve said, “I’m tired…how do you sleep?” He’ll tell me to relax, which is kind of pointless, since, as I just said, I really don’t know how. But aside from that, when I feel the need to chill, I play a game or two of Set. Or I organize something.

Time of year: right now! This year is a little different, but usually, there’s a lot of “It’s almost Christmas/the semester is almost over” mood everywhere. We don’t ever go to campus anymore, and not many of the people we interact with are still in school, so I didn’t realize until a few days ago that we’re nearing the end of yet another semester. Huh. My favorite thing about December is having Christmas lights up. I dug up a string of multicolored lights from our closet and hung them in our living room all by myself. They glow so nicely!

Thing about Christmas: aside from the meaning of Christmas, what I look forward to more than presents (yes – I mean it) is my mom’s crescent rolls. Some of you may think this is overreacting. Some of you may even think the rolls are overrated. WRONG. These rolls are pretty much my reason for living. (Except, you know, the Romgi and the Bwun and good things like that.) Best. Breakfast. Ever. Also best snacks ever, insofar as they last past breakfast.

Fruit: clementines. Another reason I love this time of year. I got 3lb bags for $3 this week.

Vegetable: I’m not extraordinarily fond of vegetables, but I do like carrots – cooked in a particular way. I’m not exactly sure what that way is, which sadly means I can’t make them, but they used to happen magically when my mom made potatoes and carrots in her electric skillet thing. The carrots got kind of black-ish and they were superb. Hey Mom, how do you make those?

Jelly Belly flavor: this is an important thing to know. You should always know what your favorite Jelly Belly flavor is in case one of your hometown friends or relatives offers to buy you some. Mine is pink grapefruit, although a close second is chocolate pudding.

Dinner to cook: beef stroganoff. I haven’t managed to ruin it yet, so it’s nicely associated with tasty meals and leftovers.

Smell: I don’t like smells anymore. They are all too strong.

Color: through careful scientific study I’ve come to the conclusion that the most relaxing color in the world is a pale green, approximate to hex value DBFFB7.

Restaurant I can go to more often than Shadowbrook: Bombay House in Provo. Seriously, Indian food is fantastic, and I’ve never left Bombay House without feeling elated, full, and content. Plus I always have leftovers.

Thing I’ve done recently: become friends with our neighbors. They’re much cooler than we are, but they still like hanging out with us!

If you can think of more categories of which you’d like to hear my favorite, leave a comment and I’ll add your item to the list.

Crazy 8s

8 things I’m obsessed with right now:
1. Decorating the second bedroom as the coolest nursery ever, which is maybe a mistake since we might be moving within a few months of the Bwun being born anyway.
2. Tangerines.
3. Aurora Feint, a great game for the Romgi’s iPod Touch…nice of him to let me borrow it to play!
4. Rockets. Cute ones. On bedding, clothing, wall stickers, etc.
5. Linea nigra…as a circle around one’s belly button?
6. Anything to do with the Bwun. I’m pretty sure the Romgi is getting tired of me saying “I’m so excited!” one minute and “What was I thinking? I hate being pregnant!” the next.
7. How Clean is Your House?
8. Honestly, I haven’t really been up to much lately, and just being able to put things other than the Bwun on this list was an accomplishment. Please don’t hold me to 8 things.

8 words or phrases I use daily:
1. “the Bwun” (our infant-to-be)
2. “death pains” (the Romgi gets worried whenever I say OW, and asks if I’m having death pains)
3. “Are you excited about the Bwun?” (trying to be validated by the Romgi)
4. “I’m so excited for the Bwun!” (exuberant)
5.  “What was I thinking? I hate being pregnant!” (uncomfortable)
6. “bulbous” (how I feel)
7. “Mikapotamus” (who I am – I mean, Ronipotamus…)
8. “Bwun, this is _____” (I have no one else to talk to during the day, so I explain to the Bwun about apples, pizza, cell phones, Tums, and so on)

8 TV shows I love to watch:
1. LOST
2. How Clean is Your House?
3. 30 Rock
4. The Office (yes, I admit it)
5. Arrested Development
6. 24
7. All of these can be watched online (except 24), because our tv only works if you stick the antenna outside the window.
8. So we don’t watch much else. We’re on Season 3 of 24. Help!

8 things I did yesterday:
1. Tried getting medical advice about Braxton-Hicks, with little success.
2. Found out the only hospital covered by both my doctor and my insurance is in Payson.
3. Discovered several completely awesome rocket-themed bedding sets for the Bwun.
4. Ate 3 tangerines.
5. Went shopping for more tangerines.
6. Had visitors – my old roommate and her husband.
7. Washed all the dishes in the sink.
8. Made Korean ramen and rice for dinner. Tasty!

8 of my favorite places to eat:
1. Shadowbrook
2. Bombay House
3. Sam Hawk
4. J-Dawg’s
5. Leatherby’s
6. Brick Oven
7. Dave’s Giant Heimburgers
8. Favela’s

8 things I’m looking forward to:
1. Buying a crib this weekend!
2. Asking lots of questions at my appointment tomorrow. Usually I have none.
3. Finding out where the Romgi is going to law school.
4. Taking the LSAT in December. Why, you ask? …Why not?
5. Meeting the Bwun, obviously.
6. A bag of Cookie Parade that a little birdie told me was on the way.
7. Crescent rolls on Christmas morning.
8. Playing more The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker (my favorite!).

8 things on my wishlist:
1. See the Bwun page.
2. Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke.
3. Live One by Tommy Emmanuel.
4. The Romgi staying at BYU for law school so that I can start painting the second bedroom soon.
5. A Bwun that likes me.
6. More Cookie Parade. Lots more.
7. The IKEA tulip lamp.
8. Having the Bwun come NOT on a Thursday night when the new season of LOST will be on. (Yes, I mostly mean that.)

8 people I tag:
I’m not actually sure I know 8 people who read my blog, have their own blog, and haven’t already been tagged…let’s see…(you don’t have to feel obligated to do this, obviously!)
1. Kendy
2. Bethany
3. Katie
4. Sara
5. Rachel
6. Nicole
7. …yeah. If you read my blog and have your own, and I somehow missed you, maybe you don’t comment enough. You should do that. And, consider yourself tagged.
8. I think the rest of my dear readers don’t have blogs. If you feel like spending time talking about yourself (I always do), you can leave your 8s in the comments. Or start a blog. Either one.