Wednesday Hodgepodge

1. Do you wear your heart on your sleeve, or keep your emotions tucked in tight? 

~I've never really been a very emotional person. I grew up relating crying to weakness and even though I know it isn't true there's still a little in me that does it's best not to cry, at least not too easily. 

2. How did you meet your closest friend?

~Other than Jesus and my husband my closest friend is a pastor's wife in Texas names Amanda. We met 21 years ago when our two churches went to the same youth camp and we were in the same dorm together. We didn't know each other then but I still remember her, particularly because she wasn't a morning person and all the girls joked about her being grouchy. BTW, she's still not a morning person! 

3. Pink lemonade, grilled salmon, cotton candy, pink grapefruit, a strawberry milkshake, or raspberry sorbet...of the pink foods listed, which one is your favorite? Least favorite? Which one have you most recently consumed? 

~Cotton candy would be my favorite by far with pink lemonade coming in close second. I can't even tell you when I had any of them last. I don't eat sugar and I haven't had salmon on forever. 

4. When were you last 'tickled pink' over something? Explain. 

~Just recently we found out that a young couple in our church was expecting a baby girl. When I probed about their choice of names I was completely floored to know they were going to name the baby girl after me. The really interesting thing is that my name is not considered a girl's name here in Croatia because it doesn't end with an A. Anyhow, I was tickled pink! 

5. Are you a fan of television talk shows? Daytime, nighttime, or both? What's your favorite?

~Not so much but I like Ambush Makeover on the Today Show and I watch cooking and home segments sometimes. The Today Show is the only one that will stream over here, all the others block us because of where we're at. 

6. When was the last time you wanted to ask a question, but felt too foolish to do so?

~I can't think of a time, but I'm sure there have been many. 

7. My favorite __________________right now is _________________.
~My favorite online photo editor right now is PicMonkey.  PicMonkey is a great online editor that's is free for the regular service. I use it for lots of editing and the possibilities are endless. I edited the photo below in about 30 seconds using PicMonkey!

8. Insert your own random thought here.

~ One of my favorite films of all times is Fiddler on the Roof. Our family has always loved the musical and the story of the persecution of the Jews living in Ukraine. It's the story of life in a very difficult time and place and trying extremely hard to keep tradition and the old ways alive. The story is serious but the actors and music make is incredible humorous. Anyhow, being a missionary to Croatia I was amazed to read in the credits that parts of the movie were filmed in Croatia of all places. So we took our church on a trip to pass out tracts and witness in a village south of the capital and after our work we went to the sites of the filming of the Fiddler on the Roof. Although there aren't any museums of plaques the houses are exactly like they were in the movie. It's pretty incredible and just another reason I love being a missionary in Croatia!

Make sure to check out all the others who participated in Wednesday Hodgepodge over at From This Side of the Pond.