Hodgepodge

 

I'm joining up with Joyce and the gang for the Wednesday Hodgepodge.

1. What is your favorite room in your house and why?

This is a hard question to answer. There are several spaces in our home that I love. When we were looking for a new house back in 2014, one of my non-negotiables was a large dining room. I wanted an actual dining room though many houses were being built without one. When we found this house, I loved that it had a full size dining room. We host the Young Professionals every Tuesday night plus we are in a supper club of ten plus we often host our family Sunday lunch at our house so a dining room makes sense for us. 

I think there were either 14 or 16 around the
table on this night! Have I told y'all how
much I love the song, "Crowded Table"?
You can listen here.

2. What's something that will instantly annoy you?

Let me start by saying that I am too easily annoyed lately. I am working on it. Things that annoy me quickly are when I realize someone isn't listening to me or when I've asked someone to do something and shown them how I like it done and they refuse to do it correctly (can you tell I like to be in control?) or when someone continuously mispronounces names or when someone makes mouth noises like smacking???? Grrrr! I'm working on it. I promise.

3. May 28th is National Hamburger Day . . .will you celebrate? How do you like yours? If you're not cooking at home is there a favorite place you like to go for a burger? Did you ever work in a fast food restaurant?

I love a good burger but I don't know if I will celebrate on the actual day. We had smash tortilla burgers on Friday night. That is Mark's newest favorite way I make a burger. I like my burger to be done. I do not want any touch of rareness in a hamburger. I love it with cheese, mustard, ketchup, pickles, lettuce, tomato or I love a good pimento cheese burger. There are several places in town that are known for their burgers - Chez Fon Fon is one and Jack Brown's is another. I have not ever worked in a restaurant at all - full service or fast food.

4. What are three scents you like?

I have so many allergies that I can't abide perfumes nor very many scented items. Essential Peppermint Oil and I are friends! I can usually tolerate real lemon scent. Most scented candles send my allergies into overdrive but I can tolerate the apple/cinammon candle for a short amount of time. People who don't have allergies don't usually understand this scent aversion thing. If someone comes into my office with perfume or cologne or even scented laundry detergent on their person . . .it is not good for me. There are other "smells" that I enjoy - popcorn popping, fresh coffee (even though I don't drink it), brown sugar brownies baking in the oven (even though I don't eat them). 

5. What do you miss most about being a kid?

Looking back, I guess I miss that carefree feeling. Growing up, our "job" was to go to school and do well. I did that easily. I had friends. I had sisters and parents and grandparents. We went to church. In the spring, summer, and fall we played outside. In hindsight, I realize that my parents had worries but they did such a good job of not letting those worries affect us. We always had food on the table and clean clothes. My daddy did tell my sister, who was an adult, that he wore underwear with holes so that we might have things when we were growing up.

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

We didn't do anything special on Memorial Day, but we did eat lunch together after church on Sunday. Mark's brother, George, cooked a brisket, baked sweet potatoes, and cooked corn on the cob. I provided a big bowl of fresh fruit. Mark's sister made green beans cooked with Conecuh Sausage. My sister-in-law set the table with a red and white "picnic" cloth and she used "flag" napkins. We sat around and talked for a while so it was a nice time together. My daddy was a World War II Veteran but he didn't give his life for our country. I don't know anyone personally who died in a war. I remember a young man in our home church was declared MIA in Vietnam. I think they did finally receive news that he died in Vietnam, but I was quite a few years younger and the Vietnam war seemed like something far far away. I am thankful for those who gave their lives for our freedom.