Friday, April 30, 2010

planting chums part four.

4 - Four Fridays of CONNECTIONS (forging friendships)

if you aren't participating in planting chums, you must!!!  it's a fantastic blog party, hosted by the ever so adorable, hannah at aspire.  it's complete with lots of spectacular giveaways! 


look at what i won from last week's planting chums edition:

{go visit charm design to look at their beautiful bags!}

hurray!  it's gorgeous.  i'm super excited.  thank you hannah!  there are more prizes to be won, so conjure up four fun facts about yourself, click on the button above, and join in!

my four fun (and random) facts:

{disclaimer: i don't have any hidden talents or  real amazements, so don't get your hopes up.}

{1} i graduated college with a degree in political science and religion.  that's quite the combo, huh?  believe me, when you're out job hunting and interviewing the common reaction is "well, that's interesting."  good thing i get to be a sahm.

{2} speaking of politics, i once had a crush on george w. bush.  hubby knew all about it.  no worries.

{3} i'm from california and i'd die to move back one day.  too bad it's so darn expensive. maybe once it goes bankrupt completely the prices will come down and that will be my "in."  here's to hoping. glimpses of where i lived:

north lake tahoe:

bodega bay:

san fran:


{4} i laughed so hard on the last day of our honeymoon that i peed my pants {this is not a rare occurrence, unfortunately ::sigh::}.  the worst part: i had to make it all the way through the lobby of the resort and back to our room with wet britches.  

carissa

61 {comments}:

Aly @ Analyze This said...

You peed your pants?! And this isn't uncommon for you to do? Haha! Love it! :)

Happy Friday!!!

Hannah said...

Yeah! I'm so glad you joined...your facts are funny! I've done the whole laughing-so-hard-you-pee-your-pants too. Embarrassing but it definitely shows you had something laugh-worthy!

I love that last picture of you in San Francisco...HA, it reminds me of Elf, where Buddy can't stop saying, "Franciiiisco." Random. Those pictures are gorgeous though...I love all of your pictures.

Interesting degree--that's DEFINITELY something to brag about! SAHM looks good on you. Hee hee...;-)

That's too fun that you had a crush on him! I started grinning as you wrote it. A BIG fun fact there!

Hmmm...I just commented in almost reverse order. Oh, well. You knew what I was talking about...

Thanks for joining again! Your answers are TOO fun! :-)
--Hannah

amanda said...

that a great bag to win!! i love it.

i've never been to cali...but want to go so bad. and i've made a few friends out there since blogging. so it'd be a great reason to visit. i maybe would 'have' to bring you along to show me around. :0)

Juliana said...

Well sometimes in life it is ok to pee your pants, especially when it is from laughing so hard! I however, remember peeing after I had my son and I am glad that I don't do that anymore! ha

I hope you have a great weekend babe!

Rachel said...

Love the four facts. Love them.

In our house, the movie Elf is a staple. We know the entire thing by memory. So, I'm laughing a bit as I hear Hannah saying, "Franciiiiisco" downstairs. You'll have to meet her some day. She's quite hilarious. And a gem.

That purse that you wanted was my fave. Literally. If I could have rigged winning (Which I don't think is too cool considering I'm the mom of the give-away gal...sigh) I would have picked that purse. Oh well, I'm constantly dropping the Mother's Day hints to her!

Thanks for being such a blessing. Really. You are.

Rachel

LeAnna said...

That handbag is soooo cute! Loved your cali pics, too. I would love to go to Lake Tahoe one day, a lot of my Hub's family goes. And, you're not the only George Dubya fan, one of my girlfriends named her baby Walker, in honor of the Bush men. Ha!

Farmgirl Paints said...

Congrats on your win...SCORE! You are adorable. I love that you laugh until you pee. I just know we would have some real belly laughs together:) Great pics of Cali. I'd love to live there too. WHY oh why is it so expensive? Total bummer!

Reese Ray said...

hahahahahahah!!!!! That's so hilarious. I hate to admit it, but I too have peed in my pants from laughing so hard a few times!! oh well, what do ya do?! That purse you won is so pretty! glad you got to win something :-)

Megan said...

I am jealous of that adorable bag! I'm with you on the whole peeing in your pants thing, unfortunately, just ask my husband and he will be glad to spill the beans on me, haha! When I was prego with my daughter I thought my water was leaking so we went to the hospital, but no I was just peeing on myself, I was soooo humiliated!!

Kelli said...

I would love to visit San Fran one day...looks like you lived in a beautiful place. Peeing your pants...now that's funny!

Heather said...

W is awful cute:-) Peeing your pants is something only a hubby could forgive! haha too funny!

Jill said...

Love hearing about you and I so love that bag!

Kristen said...

Cute purse, lukcy lady!

I love the random facts! I also thing George W. is kinda cute ;-)

Jocelyn said...

adorable bag...congrats on winning! loved reading the random "you" facts...too funny about the wet britches:-)

Cole said...

you are hilarious!

Karisa Tells All said...

haha i still love that you had a crush on W.

Kelly Marie said...

Number 2 was obviously my favorite (: My husband is getting his PhD in political theory and he is focusing now (finishing his thesis) on politics and religion (: & number 4 is hysterical, I love how honest you are!!

Abigail Kraft said...

Hahaha! You're too hilarious! That last one made me laugh out loud. Ok, so it was more like an inside burst of laughter...I didn't even chuckle out loud. Well, actually, I just did so that I won't have any lies in this paragraph. So, I take all that back...I did laugh out loud.

Caaaaaaliforn-i-a!!!!! I LOVE California. Granted I've only been there once (well, twice, but the first time was before I can remember), but it was like the best place on earth!!! If I could live there, I totally would.

As always...you're awesome.
--Ab

Katrina said...

Haha! Laughing too hard is a great reason to pee your pants. Now all I can think about is Billy Madison. If peeing in your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis!

Love all your pictures and your purse is super cute!!

Kelli @ RTSM said...

That bag is seriously adorable! I love love love it! And LOL at you peeing your pants...though I'm sure it wasn't funny at the time!

Shannon said...

Thanks for making me laugh this morning...

The "Dubs" said...

Oh my goodness... you are so cute. I love your facts! I needed a good laugh. I really want that bag... adorable! Also, I wanted to let you know that I tagged you in my latest post. Check it out :)

myletterstoemily said...

it really must be terrible growing up in california, because
no other place would ever measure up! my best friend is
from there and ended up in oklahoma, poor thing.

lucky for me, though. :)

ps. don't mention oklahoma on my blog . . .sssh!

have a wonderful weekend.

Shelby Bukhenik said...

hahahaha HILarious!

I was born in Cali and we lived there for 4 years until we moved back east! I just love being able to go back and visit family and friends!

And what a great score on the clutch!! You're quite the winner these days!

Lindsay said...

Your facts are so much fun, Carissa!
I really enjoyed them... very random. :)

~ Love & Blessings,
Lindsay <3

Ashley said...

HA!!! I about peed my pants reading about you peeing yours!!!
And the recipe for the cookies looked delish..think I'll have to make those this weekend. They're my fav!!!

Lane said...

I also have had the BIGGEST crush on W. :) If you ask anyone who knows me well who I have a crush on, they will know!
And can I just say that I love that you peed your pants on your honeymoon and that you admitted on your blog! Thanks for keeping it real! :)

Natalie said...

hahhaa i LOVE hearing about when adults pee their pants! There is nothing funnier : )

Franchesca said...

oh Ive missed reading your blog! You make me laugh :) Love the pictures!!!

Carrie said...

I love this post!!! I also had a big crush on W. too funny!

Jessica said...

oh.my.gosh!I love that clutch!!!! I must join this!

Trina said...

lol You are certainly not the only one with a weak bladder.

About 11 or 12 years ago when I was in flight attendant school, me and some of the guys {of course all gay} went to Six Flags over the weekend. We decided to walk through this scary haunted house things {which I normally steer clear of because I can't handle scary}.One of the guys with us screamed and screeched like a girl the entire time and I laughed so hard I peed ALL OVER MYSELF. In the middle of Six Flags. With no change of clothes. Needless to say we hit a water ride afterward. LOL

PS I love that you said "britches" :)

Laura@Cowboy Boots said...

dying to hear what made you pee your pants...and pretty impressive since it was BC (before children) ha ha

junghwa by amy stewart said...

Hahaha... that's hilarious! At least you're a good sport about the "natural" accident. ;)

Lauren said...

okay I am LOVING that bag!!!! so jealous!!!! :P

Q, La, and Gooner said...

Cali is SO beautiful and SO much fun.

Mara said...

aw I think you definitely have to move back to California!! I spent a lot of time in Lake Tahoe has a kid. It's so beautiful there!

Nadine said...

Super cute handbag!!! #4 had me laugh so hard I almost peed my britches!!! Lol ;-)

Tamara Nicole said...

Congrats on that cute bag:-) And love your list, you crack me up!

Have a fab weekend

Cara said...

Ps, left you something on my blog, gorgeous sister in Christ!

xoxox

Sandy a la Mode said...

omg i LOVE the bag you won, congrats!! your photo really was lovely!!! and your random facts are awesome... but i can't believe you laughed so hard you peed your pants and this is not a one time thing?!!! you must have had a REALLY good time!!

Meg Fletcher said...

Ha ha you crazy girl! I love to hear humorous honeymoon stories, mine was so sad :/ I'm sure with time it'll be a really funny story. Needs to bake some more though..

Free Pretty Things For You said...

Hi
im Keren!
nice to meet you!
see that your from SC!
ill be movint to NC this yr :/.. i been a cali girl my whole life!! do you like living in the south?

Debbie said...

Awesome giveaway you won, I love the fabric. Come to think of it, I peed myself when we where doing the Pre Kana class...it was so funny, and I remember turning around and looking at my future hubs and he had this glazed look,he called he pre kana face....I lost it, had to leave! Thanks for coming by, I never realized you live in Charleston, awesome place, we are about 3 hours away!

Kristin said...

Hi Carissa! Thanks for stopping by Windy Poplars! Glad to know I'm not the only one constantly in a state of bruise! Not so much fun when it's short season coming up, huh? I feel like people must think I'm either 1.still a tomboy climbing and falling out of trees, or 2.on a roller derby team! Have a wonderful weekend!

tea said...

When I had just graduated from high school and George W. Bush was just running for president, I thought he was cute. I would love to go to California someday, those pictures look so beautiful! Congratulations on winning the purse! It is lovely! :)

Lindsay said...

Hey Carissa,
I just wanted to thank you for the sweet comment you left on my blog! I really enjoyed reading it, and I'm so glad you stopped by. Have a wonderful weekend!! :)

~ Love,
Lindsay

Diana Mieczan said...

You always have such a great posts! Have a wonderful weekend:)
Kisses:)

Sabrina said...

LOVE that bag!

How funny that you tee-tee'd in your pants. I remember doing that when I was around 7 yrs old in a grocery store. My mom made me ride home holding my bottom up off the seat so I wouldn't mess up her car. LOL!

Thanks for telling us about the blog party. I'll have to check it out! Have a great weekend.

Joyeful said...

I am so in love with that handbag!! BEautiful!
I just might have to go check this out!

And don't feel alone-- I've laughed so hard that I peed my pants b4 too! (more than once!!) ^_^

Your pics of Cali are gorgeous! Do you have family there?

Mrs. Jennifer said...

Who didn't have a thing for the G-Dubs? Those early days...yummy...

Little Miss Emmy Lou said...

Got your note in the mail today! I love love love my Sleepy Wrap, hope you like yours as much as I like mine. I use it daily.

carlotta said...

i'm jealous about you winning that bag!
and you had a crush on george w. bush? hehe

Maria Lane said...

I LOVE that bag!!!!!!!! YAY!!! Also I LOVE your pictures!!! Great post!! I hope you hop over and join my swap!!! Have a good wekeend pretty girl!!

Marissa said...

Awesome facts! Mine are really boring... oh well.
I'd like to see California some day... I'd like to see the ocean. The sunsets would make for some great photo opportunities. We used to live in Michigan, in a tourist town right on Lake Michigan. Definitely one of my favorite places. We would go watch the sunset at least once a week. It was gorgeous! To bad I hadn't figured out my love for photography then.

Hehe. That last one made me laugh out load!!! I've come close to doing that... but never have. Which is really surprising because I laugh a lot and I laugh hard a lot...

Glad you won the purse! Its really awesome =)

--Marissa

Barbie said...

Stopping over from Planting Chums and am your newest follower. I have lived in California my entire life and don't think I could ever leave! Blessings!

Little Miss Emmy Lou said...

The SW takes a few times to practice before you get it. Make sure you tie it tight enough. The first couple times I tries it wasn't tight enough and didn't support baby enough. But then once I tightened it, it was better. I knew instantly that it was tied right and he was supported better.

So here's our weird connection. I found your blog after reading Julie's. I met Julie at Barak and Lauri's wedding. My husband and Barak are good friends. My husband was a groomsman. And I think you and I met however briefly at their wedding.

michelle b @ every little thing said...

ive been missing you!
i love your top 4 things...hee hee!
hope you nad baby are doing great and resting up!
xoxo

brookesbabble said...

hahahahaha...i LOVE that you were laughing so hard you peed in your pants!! Now that's a good honeymoon!! Ugh, wouldn't it be amazing if california was a cheaper place to live?? ahh.. George W. is such a little cute man!! I don't blame you... I'm sad I missed the blog party...Glad yall had fun! :)

Wendy said...

You are too funny, Congrats on the cute win!

Anna Gray said...

Hahahaha! That is too funny that you once had a crush on george w. bush. Talk about random! =)