~ Another Friday "Getting To Know Me" Survey Thing

1. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF YOUR NAME?
Christine = "Follower of Christ"

2. WHAT'S THE STORY BEHIND YOUR NAME?
My Mom wanted to name me Anabelle ("Ana" for my dad, Antonio, "Belle" for my mom, Bella), but there was a nurse named Christine at the hospital when I was born, and they changed their minds.

3. WHAT DO YOU LiKE DOING WHEN YOU'RE DEPRESSED?
Shop

4. WHAT MAKES YOU NERVOUS?
Reggie's driving, hahahaha.

5. WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Not too many things... I'm not a crier.

6. WHAT'S THE ONE THING THAT IS LACKING IN YOUR LIFE?
A cabana boy

7. WHAT'S YOUR MIDNIGHT SNACK?
White Castle

8. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGES?
I have no problem with it.

9. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF ABORTION?
I'm Pro Choice

10. WHAT'S ONE THING YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY?
USA=Opportunity, Philippines=Culture

11. DESCRIBE YOUR MOM:
One of my best friends

12.LONGEST CAR/BUS RIDE YOU'VE TAKEN?
Used to take family road trips to Toronto, Canada (10-12 hour drive) and Richmond, Virginia (18 hour drive)

13.BIBLE QUOTE YOU'LL NEVER FORGET?
"I have found the one my soul loves" (Solomon 3:4)

14.BEST GIFT YOU HAVE EVER RECEIVED?
iPod

16.SHOW THAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Sex & the City

17.LOOK AROUND. WHAT CAUGHT YOUR EYE?
Chocolate cookies

18.YOUR WISH WHEN YOU LAST BLEW A BIRTHDAY CANDLE?
It hasn't come true yet. And if I tell you then it won't come true for sure.

19.CLOSE YOUR EYES FOR A FEW SECONDS. WHAT DID YOU SEE?
Darkness

20.DO YOU LIKE BUYING BRANDED CLOTHES?
Yes

21.DO YOU FOLLOW FASHION TRENDS?
If it fits and is comfortable

22.HAVE YOU EVER RUN AWAY?
Nope

23.HAVE YOU EVER INTENTIONALLY IGNORED SOMEONE?
Only because they were ignoring me first... childish, i know.

24.IF YOU COULD SPEND A WEEK ANYWHERE, WHERE WOULD YOU GO?
Shopping in New York

25.WHERE DO YOU USUALLY GO SHOPPING?
Nordstrom...Fields...Bloomingdales...Target...Amazon.com...boutiques along Division...boutiques by North Ave./Damen... Anywhere and everywhere!

26.HOW DID YOU SPEND YESTERDAY?
Worked, walked Smokey, went to Jewel, made dinner (steak & mussels), watched The O.C. and Survivor, walked Smokey, went to bed.

27.DO YOU MISS SCHOOL?
Sometimes.

28. CURRENTLY FEELING:
Glad it's Friday!!

~ 03.31.06 Friday Four ~

four places I like to shop...
1. Nordstrom
2. North Ave/Damen boutiques
3. Trader Joe's
4. amazon.com

four things I wish I wasn't addicted to...
1. TV
2. Starbucks
3. Carbs
4. Shopping (just kidding!!)

four things I'd buy if I won a million dollars...
1. a house in Hawaii
2. an all-expenses paid group vacation for my closest friends and family
3. a car for Anthony
4. a house for Mom and a house for Dad

four favorite books...
1. Harry Potter series
2. DaVinci Code
3. To Kill a Mockingbird
4. Lucky

~03.28.06 Ten on Tuesday ~

10 Household Chores You Hate

1. Cleaning the toilet
2. Cleaning the bathtub/shower
3. Cleaning the stovetop
4. Cutting Reg's hair
5. Laundry
6. Washing Dishes
7. Shoveling snow (I don't have to do it often, but when I do, it's a pain)
8. Cleaning out the cat litter (this is Reg's job, but every now and then I have to do it)
9. Walking Smokey when it's raining, or when I'm hungover
10. Ironing. Actually, I can't hate it b/c I NEVER do it. Seriously, never. We don't own an ironing board.

~03.24.06 Friday Four ~

four places i'd rather be...
1. At home in front of the TV with Reg and Smokey and MJ and Trouble
2. Hawaii
3. Hawaii
4. Hawaii

four random items in my purse...
1. iPod
2. Travel-size bottle of Marc Jacobs Blush perfume
3. RAZR
4. Lip gloss

four things I’ve bought lately
...1. handbag
2. Jordan XXI’s (for Reg)
3. shoes, shoes, shoes
4. oh, and another pair of shoes =)

four things that annoy me...
1. people that don’t pick up after their dogs
2. cheap people
3. bad drivers
4. body odor

~ 03.21.06 Ten on Tuesday ~

Ten Bad Foods that You Love to Eat...

1. McDonald's french fries
2. Ice cream
3. Chocolate
4. Hot dogs
5. Nachos
6. Lou Malnati Deep Dish Butter Crust Sausage Pizza
7. Taco Bell double-decker taco's
8. White Castles
9. Cheese
10. Chips

~ 03.17.06 Four on Friday ~

four places i've vacationed...
1. Hawaii
2. Italy
3. Jamaica
4. Vegas

four restaurants i love...
1. Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck
2. La Pasadita
3. Lao Sze Chuan
4. Gibson’s

four sites i visit daily...
1. http://www.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix/pagesix.htm
2. http://cuflorendo.photosite.com/
3. http://play.websudoku.com/
4. http://www.gamesville.lycos.com/games/spiderSolitaire?FOD=1

four albums i can't live without...(I have to list more than 4)
1. Alicia Keys, “Diary” and “Songs in A Minor”
2. The Beatles, “Rubber Soul”
3. Bob Marley, “Kaya”
4. Dr. Dre, “Chronic 2001”
5. Jack Johnson, "In Between Dreams"

~ 03.14.06 Ten on Tuesday ~

Top 10 things you'd do if you never *had* to work again

1. Travel all year round
2. Go to culinary school
3. Be a dolphin trainer
4. Be a photographer
5. Go back to school...but just part time, like one class per semester
6. Try to write a book
7. Spend more time with my parents
8. Volunteer at a children's hospital and/or nursing home
9. Shop. A lot.
10. Be a wedding planner
Honorary mention: Be a teacher (younger kids, like Kindergarten through 3rd grade)

~ 03.10.06 Friday Four ~

four jobs i've had...
1. podiatrist assistant
2. bank teller
3. software consultant
4. benefits administrator

four movies i can watch over and over...
1. Searching for Bobby Fisher
2. Old School
3. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
4. The Sweetest Thing
5. Bring It On
6. Thomas Crowne Affair (I know, this is more than 4, but I couldn't leave these out!)

four places i've lived...(I’ve only lived in Chicago, so I guess this is the best I could come up with)1. My parents’ house
2. UIC dorms
3. Garden apartment in Old Irving Park
4. Condo in Wicker Park

four tv shows i watch...
1. Beverly Hill 90210 reruns (stop laughing, I know I’m a dork)
2. The O.C. (I guess I have a thing for California teen dramas)
3. Barefoot Contessa
4. WGN Morning News

~ 03.07.06 Ten on Tuesday ~

Admit it. At least once in your life you've given in to a trend that you look back on now and think to yourself, 'What the hell was I thinking wearing that?' So here's your chance to share your shame...

Ten Worst Fashion Mistakes You've Made

1. tinted corrective lenses. In grade school, I had glasses with a brownish tint. Ew.
2. getting a perm.
3. wearing two pairs of contrasting colored socks
4. wearing spandex shorts out of home/the gym
5. high hair - bangs hairsprayed in a big wall on my head
6. denim overalls
7. stirrup pants
8. the dress I wore to senior prom
9. acrylic nails
10. the fuschia lipstick i used to wear freshman year of college

~ About Me Part II ~

LAST....
- Movie you rented: It's been so long I don't even remember
- Movie you bought: In Her Shoes
- Song you listened to: Some Jack Johnson song, on my iTunes
- Song you've downloaded: Prince "Sign O' the Times" album
- Person you called: Reggie
- Person that called you: Ardy
- TV show you watched: The O.C.
- Person you were thinking of: Dad FAVORITE....
- Thing to do? Shop
- Thing to talk about? Life
- Sports? I like going to baseball games, but I don't like watching them on TV.
- Drinks? Water, Starbuck's, fruity martini's
- Clothes? Jeans
- Holiday? Thanksgiving

NUMBER OF....
- hearts I have broken? Don't know
- drugs taken illegally? 2
- people I would classify as true, could trust with my life type friends? 2...maybe 3...
- people from high school that I stay in contact with: 3 or 4
- CDs? Don't know. But I have 5680 songs on my iPod
- scars on my body? a few
- things in my past that I regret? I try not to regret anything. But I'm sure there are a couple of things that I wish I did or didn't do.

WHO....
- Makes you laugh the most? Mark
- Makes you smile? Smokey
- Easiest to talk to? Reg
- Was the last person you hugged? Smokey (I count him as a "person"!)
- Was the last person you IM'd or txt'd? Dad
- Was the last person you laughed with? Jeff

FINAL QUESTIONS....
- I want: to be happy...and everyone else too
- I wish: I wasn't addicted to Starbucks
- I love: hugging my dog
- I miss: my dad
- I fear: getting a disease
- I wonder: if I'll ever leave Chicago
- I am: a very fortunate person
- I will: always be true to myself

About Me Part I

THE BASICS

First Name: Christine
Birthday: May 20, 1974
Birthplace: Illinois Masonic Hosptial, Chicago
Hometown: Chicago
Ethnic background: Filipino
Parents: Antonio & Bella
Siblings: Anthony
Significant other:
ReggieKids: none
Piercings: My Ears
Tattoos: None
Height: 5'4"
Shoe size: 9
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Dark brown
Pets: Smokey (dog), Trouble, & MJ (cats).
Occupation: IT Consultant and Fund Administrator
Company: Teamsters Local 786 Benefit Funds