Getting to know you
Four Things About Me
Things you may not have known about me.....
A) Four jobs I have had in my life
1. Life Guard
2. Lab Aide
3. Medical Technologist
4. College Instructor
B) Four places I have lived
1. Grandville, Michigan
2. Southgate, Michigan
3. Royal Oak, Michigan
4. Warren, Michigan
C) Four TV shows I love to watch
1. House MD
2. CSI (any)
3. Grey's Anatomy
4. Bones
D) Four places I have been on vacation
1. Columbia
2. Mex
3. Canadian Rockies
4. 1000 Miles out in the Atlantic, at 12 degrees latitude.
E) Four of my favorite foods: (These are after WLS)
1. Fish
2. Cheese
3. Chicken
4. Steak
F) Four places I would like to be right now:
1. England
2. Someplace sunny and warm
3. France
4. With a friend of a friend on his World Cruise (currently in New Guinea) but he's
sending travel logs via email.
G) Four things I want to do that I couldn't before surgery:
1. Travel more
2. Get my house clean and paint it.
3. go cross country skiing (but I might have to have my knee fixed)
4. go hiking in the Canadian Rockies.
Oh this is fun!
A. Four jobs that I had in my life
1. Realtor
2. Reporter (The Detroit News)
3. Editor (TV Guide Magazine, the national pub.)
4. Freelance copy editor/proof reader
B. Four places that I have lived
1. Detroit
2. Redford, Michigan
3. Waterford, Michigan
4.
C. Four TV shows that I watch
1. 24
2. Amazing Race
3. Grey's Anatomy
4. Sex & the City
D. Four places that I have been on vacation.
1, Austraila
2. California
3. Bahamas
4. Florida, New Orleans. Tennessee
E. Four Favorite foods
1. Pepperoni
2.Tabouli and baba-gannouj
3. prime rib
4. cheese
F. Four places that I would like to be right now
1. on my boat in the middle of my lake on a warm beautiful summer day with a gorgeous blue sky and puffy white clouds, with a good friend or two, and my three dogs, good food and good music. Ahhhh.............(got a little carried away!!)
2. at DisneyWorld
3. anywhere with my Mom and Dad, even for an hour (they're both deceased)
4. on a hammock on a white sandy beach with a warm, gentle breeze blowing and the ocean sparkling like diamonds in the brilliant sun, and the sound of a Carribean band playing in the background ......oh and a tropical drink with an umbrella in my hand! (Whoops, got carried away again)
G. Four things I want to do before I had surgery
1. Rollerblade
2. wear shorts
3. wear a sleeveless top (but that may never happen)
4. Snow and water ski again
This is very cool Thanks!!!
Four Things About Me
Things you may not have known about me.....
A) Four jobs I have had in my life
1. Domestic Engineer (Current but hopefully not for much longer)
2. Office Manager/Biller Medical Office
3. Medical Receptionist
4. Waitress
B) Four places I have lived:
1. Michigan -Sterling Heights, and Clinton Twp but am moving to Royal Oak in the next couple of months.
C) Four TV shows I love to watch
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. Food Network Channel (I love Paula Deen and Rachael Ray)
3. Desperate Housewives
4. QVC (love to shop at home)
D) Four places I have been on vacation
1.) Vegas Baby
2.) Phoenix, AZ
3.] Daytona Beach, FL
4.) Knoxville, TN
Four of my favorite foods: (These are after WLS)
1.) Prime Rib
2.) Shrimp
3.) Eggs
4.) Fish
F) Four places I would like to be right now:
1. Any place warm
2. Vegas
3. Shopping
4. Did I mention Vegas?
G) Four things I want to do that I couldn't before surgery:
1. Walk/Breath without gasping for air (done without asthma meds anymore)
2. Wear single digit pants(done into a size 6 jeans now, used to be size 32)
3. Have a tummy tuck (done 10-13-06)
4. Weigh in the 100's (done I now weigh 151 lbs, started at 343 for a total weight loss of 191lbs in 16 1/2 months)
A) Four jobs I have had in my life
1. Computer technician
2. technical support engineer
3. barrista
4. video store clerk
B) Four places I have lived:
1. Bronx
2. Delmar NY (outside Albany)
3. Israel
4. Florida
C) Four TV shows I love to watch (currently)
1. Heroes
2. Myth Busters
3. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
4. Prison Break
D) Four places I have been on vacation
1.) Cape Cod
2.) Virgin Islands
3.] New Zealand
4.) Quebec (the city and also Montreal and skiing in the Laurentian mountains - all part of Quebec province)
Four of my favorite foods: (These are after WLS)
1.) Vindaloo
2.) paneng curry
3.) green eggs & ham at The Flytrap
4.) Mel's special chicken pot pie
F) Four places I would like to be right now:
1. right here where i'm at with Melanie and her son.
2. New York
3. Jerusalem
4. touring Africa
G) Four things I want to do that I couldn't before surgery:
1. i'd like to ski again like when i was young.
2. learn to play hockey
3. dance
4. roller blade
Four things about me..Things you may not have known about me.
A) Four jobs I've had in my life:
1. 2 weeks as a dishwasher at a steak house in northern michigan: 1979
2. 2 weeks as a hotel maid, right next door to the steak house: 1979
3. 3 years in the kitchen at Chelsea Community Hospital: 1988-91
4. 10 years at The Common Grill in Chelsea, then 5 years at Daryl's Downtown in Jackson, Mi.: 1991-2005
B.) Four places I have lived.
1. Chelsea, Michigan
2. Grayling, Michigan
3. Jackson, Michigan
4. Longneck, Delaware(currently)
C.) Four TV shows I love to watch.
1. CSI
2. CSI Miami
3. Dr. G- Medical Examiner
4. Several programs on Discovery Health
D.) Four places I've been on vacation.
1. Sault St. Marie-Ontario
2. Chicago
3. Philadelphia, PA-Independence Park
4. Longneck, DE
E.) Four of my favorite foods (these are after WLS)
1. Chili
2. Fried Mozzarella Cheese with Ranch dressing
3. Poached eggs
4. Chicken thigh meat
F.) Four places I would like to be right now.
1. Since it's 2:30 a.m.---back in bed, sleeping!
2. Walking on the beach
3. In Michigan, spending time with my Mom and 3 sisters. I miss them so much.
4. At Daryl's, working with my friends again. I miss them alot too.
G.) Four things I want to do that I couldn't before surgery.
1. Sleep on my back. (DONE!)
2. Stand for more than 2 minutes without agonizing pain. (DONE!)
3. Go back to work. (been out of work for 18 months)
4. Take my grandchildren to the Zoo and actually WALK without getting winded. (the walking part is DONE but it's too chilly for the zoo yet...we will go this summer!)
I see there aren't many men on here. Here are my entries.
A) Four jobs I have had in my life
1. Engineer on Ocean going ships.
2. Bar Bouncer
3. Auto parts store
4. only had 3
B) Four places I have lived
1. Traverse City, MI
2. Novato, CA
3. Bangkok, Thailand
4. Baltimore, MD
C) Four TV shows I love to watch
1. Jericho
2. Heroes
3. NCIS
4. Gardening by the Yard
D) Four places I have been on vacation
1. Las Vegas
2. Florida Keys
3. Pocono Mountains
4. UP of Michigan
E) Four of my favorite foods
1. Lobster
2. Shrimp
3. Steak
4. Chocolate
F) Four places I would like to be right now
1. Out in the yard w/o snow
2. On a cruise in the Carribean
3. Back in bed
4. On a road trip
G) Four things I want to do that I couldn't before surgery
1. Keep up with the Grandkids
2. Ride a roller coaster again
3. Fit behind the wheel of my Mustang again
4. Breath right
Four Things About Me
Things you may not have known about me.....
A) Four jobs I have had in my life
1. Laid-off (Current and first-time)
2. Receptionist
3. Media Assistant
4. Factory Worker
B) Four places I have lived:
1.Strling Heights
2. Warren
3. Detroit
4. Toledo, OH
C) Four TV shows I love to watch
1. Prison break
2. House M.D.
3. Desperate Housewives
4. Brothers and Sisters
D) Four places I have been on vacation
1.) Pheonix
2.) San Diego
3.] Traverse City
4.) Chicago
Four of my favorite foods: (These are after WLS)
1.) Cheese
2.) Steak
3.) Salad
4.) Grilled Chicken
F) Four places I would like to be right now:
1. Any place warm
2. Working
3. In OK with my daughter
4. And did I mention working???
G) Four things I want to do that I couldn't before surgery:
1. Walk in the 3 day
2. Go climbing
3. Wear not stretch pants (done)
4. Sit on the floor (done)
A) Four jobs I have had in my life
1. McDonald's
2. German Video Store
3. Omelette chef at EMU cafeteria
4. Controller
B) Four places I have lived:
1. Westland, MI
2. Canton, MI
3. Friedburg, Germany
4. Fort Bragg, NC
C) Four TV shows I love to watch
1. Desperate Housewives
2. Top Chef
3. Survivor
4. The Office/Nip Tuck (it's a tie)
D) Four places I have been on vacation
1. Toronto
2. Ohio
3. UP
4. Florida
Four of my favorite foods: (These are after WLS)
1. Greek Salad
2. Grilled Chicken
3. Kashi Oatmeal Cookies
4. California Pizza Kitchen Tortilla Pizza
F) Four places I would like to be right now:
1. Shopping
2. On my honeymoon
3. Chatting with my sister
4. Swimming with my kids
G) Four things I want to do that I couldn't before surgery:
1. Fit in an airplane seat without an extender
2. Look at myself in the mirror
3. Fit in a tanning booth
4. Have hope