I've been tagged!

 Good afternoon readers!  I don't have a card today, but I was so excited that the lovely Lisa tagged me in this fun little post where you get to tell your readers a little more about yourself!  Before I get into that, I'm so excited for tonight!!!  =D  My birthday is this coming Sunday (I can't believe I'm going to be 27 already!), and so we're going to go out for my birthday tonight with a bunch of our friends to one of our favorite local places!  It's going to be such a great night, and the perfect way to kick off the holidays!  =D 

Ok, without further ado... here we go! 

1. Four shows that you watch:

• The Office
• Glee
• Top Chef/Chopped/anything with Gordon Ramsay
• Anything on HGTV (especially Design on a Dime!)

2. Four things you are passionate about:

• Teaching Children
• The importance of Reading
• My friends and family
• Papercrafting!

3. Four words/phrases you say a lot:

• "Oh my goodness!"
• "I'm sorry..." (my husband says I have an apologizing problem and I say this TOO MUCH!
• Any given hyperbole (I'm often very excited about everything)
• "Questions, comments, concerns for the good of the order?" (my students count how many times I say this!

4. Four things you've learned from the past:

• Life is unexpected.  You have to roll with the punches to survive. 
• No matter how bad things can get, there are always good to be found somewhere. 
• Learning to trust anyone after being betrayed is hard, but necessary and it can really pay off in the end. 
• There is no better feeling in the world than smiling and laughing with family and friends. 

5. Four places you would like to go:

• Italy
• The Balkans (I'm 50% Serbian and 25% Slovak)
• Chicago (I've been there but I want to go AGAIN!)
• New Orleans

6. Four things you did yesterday:

• Went Christmas Shopping
• Finished our Christmas Cards
• Talked to my sister (who I LOVE and get to see tonight!)
• Had an amazing evening laughing and destressing with the hubs!

7. Four things you are looking forward to:

• My Birthday!  It's Monday, but we are celebrating tonight and Monday!
• Baking Christmas cookies with my mom and sister!
• Showing our Christmas present to all of our friends (more about that later)
• Christmas with friends and family!

8. Four things you love about winter:

• The snow when I don't have to drive anywhere!
• All of the amazing winter holidays (Thanksgiving, my birthday, Christmas)
• Being warm and cozy!
• Spending so much time with friends and family that we don't get to see often!

9. Tag four people to play along:

• Emily Keaton - My Little Slice of Bliss
• Samantha Mann - Sam's Scrap Candy
• Ayana Posadas - Ayana's Creations
• Meg - Corgi Creations

Well readers I hope you enjoyed that!  And also, check out those four ladies' blogs, they are all truly inspiring!  =)  Have an amazing weekend!