the blogger 411

i came across this on a couple of the blogs and follow and wanted to join in the fun.  the original post went out yesterday from mrs to mama, but whatev's, we were busy celebrating a birthday with our little two year old dude.

1.  how long have you been blogging?  And what go you started on blogging?

i started blogging in may of 2011.  i found that i just wasn't all that great at keeping up with remembering my son's, liam, milestones.  i also found that it was a great creative outlet and a place where i could share our family with far away friends and family.  it has become a great way to document our life, love going back to old posts and re-living those moments.

2.  did you go to college?  If so where, and what did you study?

i went to the university of calgary and the university of alberta.  i have a bachelor of arts in history and a bachelor of education.

3.  where have you traveled?

in 2006 my husband and i backpacked through europe for six weeks.  we've also traveled to the maldives and singapore for our honeymoon.  and our last big, big trip was to south america in 2009 and we backpacked through argentina, peru, ecuador, with a stop in the galapagos islands.  i've also been to many places in the states and canada.

4.  what is something you enjoy to do when you have me time?

i love hanging out with my girlfriends.  we all have children now so if we do get together is it usually with our kids in tow.  unfortunately there really isn't much time for visiting and getting caught up, it's more about the kids.  i savour the time we have when we do get together just the moms and no kids.

5.  if you could have a $10, 000 shopping spree to one store, which store would it be?

hands down either anthropologie or j.crew.  anthro just came to calgary a little over a year ago and we still don't have a j.crew.

6.  what day would you love to relive again?

there are a couple and it would be hard to choose just one.  first, the day my husband proposed.  it was at versailles in france ... on my birthday.  second, the day i married my best friend (and now husband).  or third, the day my son was born.  very soon i'm sure that i'll have a fourth day to relive, we are expecting the arrival of our little baby girl at the end of august.  : )

7.  show us a picture from high school.

this was from my high school graduation.  we were being super cheesy.

8.  if you could travel anywhere in the world, all expenses paid, where would you go?

this is a hard one.  there are so many places on my list.  instead of choosing just one place i would choose one continent.  i have my heart set on travelling through africa.  kenya, rwanda, south africa, mozambique, swaziland, you name it.  i would take an entire year to experience africa.  maybe one day.

9.  show us the most current picture of your family.

10.  where do you see your life 5 years from now?

possibly living overseas for a year.  through the school board i work for i can take a sabbatical for a year after four years of reduced salary.  the husband and i have been contemplating taking the kids to europe for a year to live and travel.  maybe somewhere in the south of france.

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