It's Hodgepodge Time

 

1. April 22nd is Earth Day...what's the most 'out of this world' place on earth you've ever visited? Tell us something about it. 

This is a hard question . . .I guess the most "out of this world" place I've ever visited would be the catacombs in Rome. The Catacombs of Rome felt completely “out of this world” because of their eerie silence, endless tunnels, and the sense of stepping into a hidden layer of history beneath the city. Walking through them felt less like being in Rome and more like entering a timeless, almost surreal underground world.

2. A favorite quote, verse, or song lyric with the word earth in it? 

"It doesn't taste like dirt. It tastes like earth." Just typing those words makes me laugh. That is a quote from our friend, Mollie, when she and Mark were trying beet juice at the David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem. I know that isn't where this question was supposed to take us . . . but it is a quote and it is one of my favorites. Mark and I both think beets taste like dirt. I didn't even try the beet juice, but the beet juice was such a beautiful color, he thought it was some other flavor - until he tasted dirt!

3. What's the most trivial thing about which you have a strong opinion? 

I am answering these questions at 5:22 a.m. I don't have a strong opinion about anything at this time of the morning EXCEPT I really enjoy my COLD Diet Pepsi at this time of the day. NO ice, but ice cold.

4. What's your most commonly used kitchen utensil or tool? What's the last thing you made using that tool? 

Mark's keurig is used every single day so that is probably our most commonly used kitchen tool. He is making a cup of coffee as I type. I guess one that I use everyday would be my knives. Mark does a good job of keeping all of them sharpened for me.

5. Marilyn (Memphis Bridges) gave me a great book of 3000 questions, and I'm going to try to use one in our Hodgepodge every week. Here is today's - 

What is your greatest extravagance? 

To be honest, I guess I have a couple of "extravagances" (is there a plural of extravagance?). I love going to the nail salon for a pedicure. I also love having my house cleaned by someone else. Some people would say that our trips are an extravagance, but I look at them as experiences we share together! With Mark's financial background (CPA, CFO), we've always lived within our means and I am very thankful for his wisdom.

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

I went to my 50th high school reunion on Saturday night! I need to write about it! I guess that means I am officially old. I don't feel that old!