Mary questions

I have to say that these surveys are going better then I had anticipated and I'm learning a lot about my character. here are some more.

1. Do you still have pictures of you & your last ex?
I have many pictures of me and Adam around the house

2. Who's the last person you had a sleepover with?
I think that was Melissa when I was 12. She was my best friend but she moved away the next summer

3. Do you swear often?
never

4. Crushing?
what does that mean? like a crush on a person. no. i don't feel that way about guys anymore

5. When was the last time you cried?
the other day

6. Do you use lyrics to express yourself?
no

7. Are you ashamed of your past?
no, i have nothing to be ashamed of

8. Where does your grandma live?
with me

9. Anyone close to you ever died?
of course. Adam died 3 years ago and my parents died when I was like 3 or 4.

10. Who's always there for you unconditionally?
Gram, always and forever

11. What is your favorite TV show?
don't really watch TV, that's Gram's domain

12. What was the last song you downloaded?
I don't really download much. Hannah does, though

13. Who was the last person you yelled at?
I try not to yell, it isn't productive.

14. What was the last compliment you received?
I ran into Miles Harris the other day and he said I looked just like I did in college (which is the last time I saw him)

16. Are you going on vacation next summer?
probably not, Hannah is graduating so I'm spending all our vacation money on her

17. Do you ride roller coasters?
yes, I love them.

18. When was the last time you saw your boyfriend?
I don't have a boyfriend but the last time I saw Adam was the morning he died. He got up and ate breakfast with me then we cuddled on the couch for 10 minutes before he had to leave for work.

19. Whats your name?
Mary Catherine Brooks (so boring and so like everyone else born the same year I was--there were 10 other Mary's in my graduating class of 45)

20. Have you ever thought about turning gay?
no, no, no. Gay is a sin

21. Do you have good memories with old friends?
some. I wasn't really close to my friends when I was a kid

22. Have you ever been to Hollywood?
no

23. Are you wearing a necklace?
yes. I wear Adam's wedding ring around my neck

24. What jewelry can you not live without?
my wedding band

25. Would you date the person who posted this?
no

26. Are you happy right now?
content--it's close enough

27. Do you regret anything that you have done?
no, well...I regret not calling Adam the day he died to tell him I loved him like I wanted to but I thought I would be bothering him

28. What are you doing tonight?
just some baking and probably some laundry

29. Do you trust people?
usually

30. If you were someone else, would you be friends with you?
I would hope so, I'm a pretty loyal friend, I think

31. What is something you say when you're mad?
nothing, I just huff under my breath then pray and read my Bible to get peace

32. What family member do you look like?
Gram says I look just like my mother

33. What friend will be coming over to your house next?
Mary Joy said she would stop by after Church on Sunday to pass on the Church prayer quilt we're making. It's my turn to do a square. We're trying to make a quilt big enough to spread on the lawn and have us all fit and sit and pray together.

34. Have you ever cried from being so mad?
yes

36. What are you listening to now?
the birds chirping in the yard and Jericho snoring in the corner

37. Who is your boyfriend/girlfriend?
don't have one

38. What is your favorite beverage?
iced tea with lemon

39. Have you ever seen your best friends cry?
no

40. What kind of vitamins did you take as a kid?
the gummy kind

41. What is the last thing you ate?
breakfast: a bowl of fruit with toast and butter and a glass of milk

42. Did you get any compliments today?
Hannah said she liked my dress

43. What are you going to do after this?
sweep the kitchen or do some Bible study in the yard, haven't decided

44. Are most of your friends guys or girls?
girls

45. Are you friends with your neighbors?
yes

46. What do you do before you sleep?
say my prayers

47. Where have you lived throughout your life?
just Illinois

48. Last piercing you got?
only my ears are pierced. I had it done when I was 12, like most girls

50. Do you get distracted easily?
no, I'm very goal oriented

51. Do you have kids?
I have one daughter: Hannah Grace, she's 17

52. If so, where are they?
she's at school

53. Where was your default picture taken?
it's a picture of the flowers in our yard after a spring rain last year--I just love that picture

54. Is there anything silver near you?
my laptop is silver, so is the dishwasher

55. Have you ever tee-peed someone's house?
no, but John got in a lot of trouble doing that as a kid

56. Have you ever had a crush on your sister's/brother's friend?
sort of. John had this friend Michael and Michael had an older brother Gabriel that was a year older then me and I had a big crush on him when I was 13 but I never told anyone because thoughts like that get you sent to Hell

57. Have you ever gone to a beach?
yes, I love the beach. we don't have real beaches here though. we just have the little lake and one edge is cleared and is sandy and we always hung out there in the summer

58. What do you usually do first in the morning?
say a prayer thanking God for another morning, that is what I was taught to do

59. What were you doing at 1 AM this morning?
sleeping

60. Do you have any enemies?
I hope not

61. Would you ever want to swim with the sharks?
no

62. Would your parents ever get mad if you got suspended from school for fighting?
I'm not sure if Gram would get mad. She was pretty lenient with John which made the authorities mad


63. Would you want to be pregnant now?
I'm too old for that

64. Do you wear contacts?
no

65. How do you get to school?
I haven't been to school in forever but I used to walk

66. What were you doing at 9 AM this morning?
taking Jericho for a walk

67. How do you normally spend the weekend?
at Church. Saturday morning I work the soup kitchen. Then in the afternoon is the potluck. On Sunday is Church, then I help out with the Sunday School most days then in the evenings I usually help clean up the church or go to the retirement home to help out there. Weekends are exhausting

68. Do you like getting dressed up?
the only time I was ever really dressed up was my wedding