Thursday Thirteen- the letter U

Since the year is almost over, I thought I better finish my ABC Thursday thirteens. I stopped on the letter T back in May just before we began our massive move to KY....via Oklahoma, Ohio and finally Kentucky!

Anyhow....on to the letter U.

1. University of Oklahoma.....proud graduate. Loved my time there, Norman remains one of my favorite places ever. Stop in at Brothers if you are ever in town...best cheesy fries ever!

2. Ugly- I do not think I am ugly..I refrain from making negative body image remarks in front of Livi. She repeats way too much as it is!

3. Uggs....NEVER have been a fan of them, but the Ugg Kona Boot is kind of cute. I wonder if it will be cold enough here to justify getting them??

4. unique- I think most military spouses have a unique personality: adaptability to new places and situations; resilience to get through TDYs or deployments, willing to volunteer for almost anything, social skills to meet and greet anyone. I know these definitely can describe me.

5. UPS- My kids know the little brown truck is the UPS guy. They get disappointed when he doesn't stop at out house!

6. ultimate-the ultimate best cake ever...oh yeah: the chocolate chocolate chip cake. Even better as muffins with a cream cheese frosting.

7. ultra: I am ultra organized. Here is an old TT of my best organizing tips. I think it is my little attempt at keeping my world sane.

8. ultrasound: On Will's ultrasound, he was all kicked back and relaxed. He is still like that. On Livi's, she was sucking her thumb. At four years of age, she is still sucking her thumb.

9. umber: I remember rubbing burnt umber paint on furniture and home decor items to make them look more rustic and old!

10. umbrella: I need a new umbrella...mine looks like a spider with a broken leg!

11. undergarment-Firm believer in having great undergarments, they can make or break an outfit. Get those girls back up where they used to be!

12. under: Caving under peer pressure...Ashlee at Meet the Leighows wants to see the ball gowns. okay, circa April 1997...the first formal ball I went to with Husband, we were still dating!

13. under...more....pressure: kind of cheating, but you get another picture...caving under more peer pressure since CrackerJacks of Izzy 'N Emmy wanted to see old ball gowns as well.

Manic Monday and a funky dream

Pick out the most important item you have in your purse/wallet and tell me why it's important to you. I would have to say my entire wallet. It has my driver's license, military ID, hidden "mad money", pics of the kids., debit card. Without those things, I would have a hard time doing the day to day things I do.

What would you take from your house if you knew it would be flooded tomorrow? I have a expandable folder that has all our important papers. Also the kids' baby books, (yes, the one that I am not caught up on for Livi!) , my laptop, camera, and Josie.

If you were stuck in a room for an hour with a chalk board, what would you draw on it? From the old teaching days, chalk tickles my nose. But if it were a dry erase board....I would be making a list of all the things I need to do when I get out of that room!

Last night I had the weirdest dream. I decided to go back to college. While I absolutely loved my time at the University of Oklahoma, I don't know that I would go back. The dorm was in a building that underground tunnels to a shopping area. I kept getting lost in the shopping area so I never made it to class.

The dorm room was like a long room with several beds in it. I had my roomies picked out and someone kept trying to take one of their beds. It made me think of a picture my OU roomies took. I wonder if we coordinated our outfits?? This one was taken in the fall of 1990. What kind of haircut is that anyway?

While I don't recall what I looked like in the dream...I wonder if I had the frizzy permed hair. This one was taken in the spring of 1989. Yeah, with a good hairspray I could be two inches taller!

Happy fall, y'all!