FIVE FAVES

Kaylee tagged me for this and I ALWAYS follow through with tags... sometimes... eventually I try!

My five faves

Five fave things
Family
Sun
Ocean
Chocolate
Dogs

Five fave movies
Mamma Mia
The Notebook
Nat'l Lampoon's Vacation
Moulin Rouge
Little Miss Sunshine

Five fave books
"Ishmael" daniel quinn
"A Return To Love" marianne williamson
"The Historian" elizabeth kostova
"The Red Tent" anita diamant
"Pride and Prejudice" jane austen

Five fave foods
Chocolate
Sweet potato fries
Fresh squeezed juice
Ice cream
Sushi

Five fave places
Anywhere in the Caribbean
Moab
Disneyland
The beach
Anywhere my family is

So that's me, in an approximately 25 word nutshell!

NICKNAMES

I have a nickname for most everyone, and for many inanimate objects as well. I get this from my Grandpa Dar I think. Moving to a new place has really been a mind-suck since I've apparently, and subconsciously, had to find nicknames for so many new things! I've had a dull kind of headache for a few days which should have been my first indicator that I needed to give it a rest, but it took me till this afternoon to put the pieces together. So... I won't be nicknaming anything new for a while, but that doesn't mean we can't have fun with the names I've already given out.

The Filipino boy who lives next to us is named Mac, pronounced "Mock", and who I call "Mocking Bird" or just Bird.

The guy who lives diagonally across from us is a permanent resident here, has a lot of "friends" coming and going, and doesn't seem to work on a regular basis. I've nicknamed him "The Dealer" for obvious reasons.

The girl Kaylee's age who lives behind us is Louise. I call her "Louisa May."

Signal Butte is one of the main streets in our little area, but we pronounce it "Signal Booty" because that is how Kaylee read the street sign the first time she saw it.

We use the San Tan Freeway quite often and I've dubbed it "Carlos Santana Fwy."

Which reminds me that I call another little boy, Sam, who lives by us "Sam Tan."

Our two dogs are named Dodger, who we call "Super" because he is the best dog ever, and Jasmine, who we call "Dummy" because she is a knuckle-head.

Kaylee and Brit have hundreds of nicknames by now. But lately Kaylee has been "Princess Pinchy Bottom."

I don't know why I give everyone a nickname, maybe it helps me to remember names and places. The longer I've know a person or place, the more nicknames I have for them. Am I the only one who does this? Is there some kind of scientific or psychological reason behind it? I don't know. I don't always call people or things by their nicknames either, especially if the name isn't very nice. If my grandpa were still alive, I'd ask him why he always gave people nicknames. Maybe he had it all figured out.

OPENING THE FLOODGATES... AND THE INHERENT DANGER THEREIN

So I have been taking a break from blogging. Part of my reasoning for the break was so that I could focus all of my energy on finishing up the house to get it listed for sale. And, that did happen, the house is finally listed!!! But... I've also been thinking of restructuring we4bs inc., and needed some time to think a little more about just that. The blog states, in no uncertain terms, right at the top, that it is the Bringhurst Family blog. And so I've wondered... should I really be filling up blog space with my personal crap? Or should I stick to the basics of Bringhurst family life? It's sort of a weird place to be because I've found it a little therapeutic to put some of my thoughts to writing, yet, I'm not sure the people closest to me (or not so close either) really want to be privy to my irrelevant ramblings, or personal weaknesses. Or maybe I've come to the conclusion that it's all about saving face, ya'll! What it comes down to is this: if I am to retain the blog as we4bs, then I need to blog about the family, and our daily goings on. If I want to continue to mostly blog about yours truly, I should change the name! Or, the third option, I guess, is to keep the current blog, post about the fam, and then also author a separate blog just for me. Sounds pretty heavy. It's a habit of mine to keep things complicated :) Needs a little more time in the think tank, me thinks.

As I did mention, the house is finally listed, and if you want to check out the listing, go to utahrealestate.com (I'm gonna try to link directly) and type in mls listing 829585 in case my linky doesn't work. Hopefully the pictures/slideshow will be added soon!