Spotlight 4: Who is it this time?!

Well, Spotlight 3 will be revealed tomorrow because I have a few little things to do on it still, but I wanted to get Spotlight 4 up so you will have the full week to guess who it might be! (Remember-I am making my best guesses if I am unsure!)

Here you go:

1. Where did I meet you? Utah

2. Of all the places you have lived, what is your favorite? Utah

3. What is your favorite place to vacation? (Somewhere you have been) Hong Kong

4. What is your dream vacation spot? Grecian Cruise

5. Were you named after anyone? Yes

6. Your favorite color? Blue

7. Your favorite food? Tacos

8. Your Favorite Book? Not sure

9. Your Favorite Movie? A Walk to Remember

10. Your Favorite Cereal? Cheerios

11. Your Favorite Ice Cream Flavor? Cherry

12. What are some things you enjoy doing? Golfing, Having Adventures, playing computer games, traveling

13. What color is your car? Black 

14. Name a movie or book title that best describes you or your life (Note-I am just using the TITLE of the movie-not the plot when I pick these-I have not seen most of them...): Adventures of Captain Marvel

15. Tell one funny story about you. (I will at the end of the week)

OK-now it is up to you guys-guess away! Really.,..guess...please...pretty please...

Spotlight 3: WHO COULD IT BE?!

Remember I will answer these questions to the best of my ability about this person. Who knows if I am accurate or not, but I will do my best based on my knowledge of him or her (and maybe based on his/her Facebook page/posts).  (Though many of my answers may be best guesses-I am posting them as if I know!)

Without further ado, I give you spotlight #3:

1. Where did I meet you? Utah
2. Of all the places you have lived, what is your favorite? Utah
3. What is your favorite place to vacation? (Somewhere you have been) Ranch
4. What is your dream vacation spot? Philippines
5. Were you named after anyone? Yes
6. Your favorite color? Blue
7. Your favorite food? Steak
8. Your Favorite Book? Ender's Game
9. Your Favorite Movie? um...The Man from Snowy River
10. Your Favorite Cereal? Cinnamon Life
11. Your Favorite Ice Cream Flavor? Neapolitan
12. What are some things you enjoy doing? Hiking, Football, Hanging out with family, board games
13. What color is your car? silver
14. Name a movie or book title that best describes you or your life. It's a Wonderful Life!
15. Tell one funny story about you. (next week I shall!)

Spotlight 2: Tyson!

I had a few guesses on Spotlight 2, and they were , once again, all correct! Spotlight 2 is Tyson!!!

Just to remind you of what I said (guessed) about Tyson, here were my spotlight answers:

1. Where did I meet you? My apartment
2. Of all the places you have lived, what is your favorite? Louisiana
3. What is your favorite place to vacation? (Somewhere you have been) California
4. What is your dream vacation spot? The moon...ok, on earth? Brazil
5. Were you named after anyone? Yes (a grandparent I believe)
6. Your favorite color? blue or green
7. Your favorite food? Brazilian BBQ or Paninis
8. Your Favorite Book? Wheel of Time Series
9. Your Favorite Movie? I have no clue...ET?
10. Your Favorite Cereal? Lucky Charms
11. Your Favorite Ice Cream Flavor? Rainbow Sherbet
12. What are some things you enjoy doing? Playing board games, camping, hanging out with family, traveling, studying (hehehe)
13. What color is your car? black...or dark blue (won't I feel silly if it's white)
14. Name a movie or book that best describes you or your life: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
15. Tell one funny story about you. (I will tell a story at the END of the week)

AND as with the children in primary, Tyson thought I was nuts, and was nice enough to play along and give me the right answers. So, here are Tyson's answers (in his words):

1. Where did I meet you? Your apartment right before Penni and I were going to dinner and a movie. You came with us.
2. Of all the places you have lived, what is your favorite? I like living with Lindsey. Wherever she is that's my favorite.
3. What is your favorite place to vacation? I don't know that I have been on a real live vacation. The closest I get is visiting family. But when I was a kid I really liked California 
4. What is your dream vacation spot? I really want to go to Europe. If the Mediterranean wasn't so embattled right now I'd like to go on a cruise there and stop at ports in Europe, Africa, and The Middle East

5. Were you named after anyone? My middle name is after my Grandpa Nelson
6. Your favorite color? Yellow
7. Your favorite food? Pizza and Brazilian BBQ but I don't have a gallbladder anymore so it really messes with my system
8. Your Favorite Book? The Giving Tree
9. Your Favorite Movie? The Man from Snowy River
10. Your Favorite Cereal? Cinnamon Life
11. Your Favorite Ice Cream Flavor? Peppermint
12. What are some things you enjoy doing? Hunting, Fishing, visiting family (when it isn't too crazy) and watching movies
13. What color is your car? Powder Blue
14. Name a movie or book that best describes you or your life. Right now its Groundhog Day. I've been working 12 hr shifts so I get up go to work come home sleep and do it again and Pauly Shore's In the Army Now even though I am in the Air Force because sometimes its just that ridiculous.
15. Tell one funny story about you. I am curious to see what your story is so I am going to leave this one blank.

So, now to tell you MY stories and thoughts about Tyson! 

Beckee's thoughts and stories about T-Bone:

• I am glad Tyson brought up that I met him right before he went on a date with my roommate Penni, and that I came with them. Here's how that played out. I came home and they were about to leave. They asked me what I was up to and I had a sad weekend night planned with the TV so Ty said to come along with them. I resisted at first, but Ty insisted. And BOY does he know how to get a girl to go with him. He said something to the effect of "Come on, I will pay-how bad can that be?!"  So, I went. Ty paid for dinner and the movie. Months passed, I started dating his older brother, Wes, who I married. Tyson, to this day says he dated me first-on that one "double date"...Wes calls it a Polyga-date! It is all in good fun though, and Lindsey knows I was just another girl for Ty to tell a funny story about! :) 
• Tyson is HILARIOUS! Anyone who has not met him is really missing out! And his hilarious-ness began when he was a small child and came through in mischievous ways. My husband is only 1 year and 19 days older than Ty and often Tyson's mischief caused Wes to get in trouble! Like the time Ty thought he could light fire works in the garage from a distance by using a roll of toilet paper unrolled across the house leading to the garage. When it was lit on fire, Wes saw it and tried to put it out. Right about then, their dad came in and just saw Wes playing with fire and Wes got in huge trouble while Tyson hid under the stairs...Oh you little pyro... 
• Tyson and Wes managed to have lots of crazy adventures and learned to be careful what they name things. How did they learn this? Well when your cat named bullseye gets hit, and your car named the Bomb blows up, you start to wonder...
• Tyson is absolutely one of my favorite people because he is loving to a fault, always ready and willing to help (like moving us in here with Wes) and he always makes me laugh.
• A couple last thoughts, first-don't ever beat him at Scrabble (there might be a negative reaction), and I think he meant to say his favorite movie was Showgirls...(hehehe-not really-that's just an inside joke special for Ty and Lindsey! I actually doubt he has ever seen that movie...)
• Earlier today when I asked Wes what I should say about Ty he said "Make sure to mention that he will take it as far as he needs to to win Lagoon tickets from a radio show." I would re-tell the story, but I am fuzzy on the details-as I recall, Ty tried to win Lagoon tickets on"Mad Monday" by having the worst story and best reason to be mad. So, he fabricated a story that he was really angry because his "fiance" had kissed his brother! As he talked to the radio guys he got more and more into this story and eventually, the radio personalities convinced him that he should call and confront his (non existent) fiance on air. He called Wesley's girlfriend at the time, hoping she would play along...she did not!  And at the end after they hung up, the radio guys said "Wow, we should have saved this story for Freaky Friday!"

I happen to have Tyson's mom here at my house right now and here are a few more note from her:

• As a child he liked to put stuff in outlets because he said he liked how it felt when he got shocked. Getting shocked was not a deterrent-it encouraged him. Once his dad was working on a light and he got shocked and Tyson laughed his butt off because he had caused the shock by turning the breaker back on...(I, Beckee, guess he was trying to share the favored "shock" with his dad!)
• He liked to help with the kids. Once when he was 2 he took his newborn sister out of her cradle and was carrying her, nice and tight down the hall to his mom...head down proudly proclaiming "don't worry mom, I got her!"
• He had an active imagination and at the age of 9 swore up and down that he buzzed the buffaloes on Antelope Island and hovered over the Ferris wheel at Lagoon in his uncle's small plane. 
• He hates being restrained or having boundaries. Once when he was in a terrible accident and had a head injury, and he was strapped to the cat scan table. He kept demanding the restraints off and when the nurse came to give him a shot and sedate him, Ty (still strapped down) one handed smacked the male nurse into the wall. And all he could think to call this nurse was a piece of hud. SO, Beckee's note-the moral of THAT story is that his can't be held back, is very strong and will call you a piece of hud if you try to get in his way!

On that note, I will just say to you Tyson: Keep it up! Don't let anyone hold you back-keep having fun and making everyone laugh, and THANKS for being you!! You are awesome, and Lindsey, I think I can speak for all those girls he "polyga-dated" or whatever when I say way to go! Nice catch!  

Spotlight 2: WHO IS IT?!

Well, here we go on Spotlight 2. This will be with the new set of questions.

Remember I will answer these questions to the best of my ability about this person. Who knows if I am accurate or not, but I will do my best based on my knowledge of him or her (and maybe based on his/her Facebook page/posts).  (Though many of my answers may be best guesses-I am posting them as if I know!)

Without further ado, I give you spotlight #2:


1. Where did I meet you? My apartment
2. Of all the places you have lived, what is your favorite? Louisiana
3. What is your favorite place to vacation? (Somewhere you have been) California
4. What is your dream vacation spot? The moon...ok, on earth? Brazil
5. Were you named after anyone? Yes (a grandparent I believe)
6. Your favorite color? blue or green
7. Your favorite food? Brazilian BBQ or Paninis
8. Your Favorite Book? Wheel of Time Series
9. Your Favorite Movie? I have no clue...ET?
10. Your Favorite Cereal? Lucky Charms
11. Your Favorite Ice Cream Flavor? Rainbow Sherbet
12. What are some things you enjoy doing? Playing board games, camping, hanging out with family, traveling, studying (hehehe)
13. What color is your car? black...or dark blue (won't I feel silly if it's white)
14. Name a movie or book that best describes you or your life: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
15. Tell one funny story about you. (I will tell a story at the END of the week)


Please leave guesses in comments as to who you believe this person might be! Next Monday I will post an answer as to who it is and perhaps if they are willing to play along, we will also get the real answers to the questions! They can correct my mistakes! :)

Thank you all for playing along! And remember if I know you, this could be YOU!! :)

Spotlight 1: ANDREA

Well. As mentioned in my post earlier today, apparently Spotlight 1 was pretty easy...it was in fact, my sister, ANDREA! So, let me tell you a little about her.

First, as a reminder, here were MY answers to the Spotlight questions about Andrea:

1.  Hair and eye color. Blond and Blue
2.  Where were you born?  Where did you grow up? Utah, Utah...
3.  Where did I meet you? Utah
4.  How many brothers and sisters do you have?  Where do you fit in oldest / youngest? 1, 2, middle
5.  If you have children, how many? 4
6.  What are some of the different places you have lived?  Your favorite place?  Favorite Place to visit-I think is Hawaii.
7.  Were you named after anyone? Not that I am aware of
8.  Your favorite color? Blue
9.  Your favorite food? Parmesan Chicken
10.  Your Favorite Book? Their Eyes Were Watching God
11. Your Favorite Movie? Girls Just Want to Have Fun
12. Your Favorite Cereal? Cheerios
13.  Your Favorite Ice Cream Flavor? Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
14.  What are some things you enjoy doing? Facebook, Hang out with family, Sing, Hold Babies, and Scrapbook.
15.  What color is your car? Gold
16.  Name a movie or book that best describes you or your life. As Good as it Gets
17.  Tell one story about you. I cannot think of one that will not give this away...let me think...ok...um...Here is my plan on this one. I will tell you a story about this person at the END of the week when it is revealed WHO it is! :) 

And now, because my sister is awesome and willing to play along, here are her answers (correcting mine):

1. Green and blonde/brown
2. SLC. Mostly SLC, but I also lived in Denver and Lansing.
3. I'm guessing St. Mark's Hospital.
4. 1 brother, 2 sisters. I'm in the middle (the older in the middle).
5. 4
6. I have lived in Utah, Michigan, and Colorado. My favorite places are Puerto Vallarta, Hawaii, and Disneyland-yep, I have 3!
7. I don't think so-my parents just liked my name.
8. Blue (deep, dark blue)
9. Stuffed peppers, Navajo tacos, my mom's Parmesan chicken, and sushi.
10. Ender's Game and Their Eyes were Watching God
11. I have SOOOO many-top 5 are probably Footloose, Count of Monte Cristo, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Lion King, and The Family Man
12. Rice Chex and Cheerios (it's true, I know, I'm boring).
13. Ben and Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie.
14. Reading, Writing, Scrapbooking, babysit (especially little babies), make cookies and bread, autism advocacy.
15. Goldish
16. What Women Want :) hehe
17. (Note from Beckee-Andrea is recovering from surgery and is a little drowsy, so she asked me to recount this story from her about us SO this is in Beckee's words): When I was a senior in high school, I was playing Adelaide in Guys and Dolls. During one particularly long rehearsal, Andrea and Heidi (our friend) asked if I wanted anything from Arby's. I said I wanted Curly Fries. They came back with HOMESTYLE fries and (allegedly) I pitched a fit. On stage, in front of all, I screamed, yelled and stomped that "I want CURLY fries."  They went back and got Curly Fries...(and I have not heard the end of it from my family since-my mom was there in the pit playing the piano and this is my "diva fit" that the family still references when I get to be a handful...)

NOW, MY TURN to share some facts and stories about ANDREA:

1: Andrea is notoriously a terrible cook (though as an adult she has improved). But as a kid/teen/young adult, we teased she could burn water. This is not a joke. This is real. Let me tell you the story. I am 2ish years older than Andrea. When I was 16, I came home late one night from a rehearsal or something and Andrea was up and trying to cook a late night meal of pasta of some sort. She had put water on the stove to boil with a touch of oil and salt in it and walked away. At the time, out family lived with my grandparents. They slept upstairs, we were downstairs. That night I came home just in time to see Andrea's water had boiled out and the stove was on fire. Everyone was asleep. I didn't want to scream, but wasn't sure how to get it out (do you throw water on a fiery electric thing?!) So, I ran into my grandparents room where my sleeping grandparents were sleepign and calmly asked my XiaXia (grandma in Greek) "Excuse me, the stove is on fire, I am not sure how to get it out, do I throw water or flour on it?!" She kind of mumbled something like "yeah that should work." I said "OK-thank you." Closed the door and started walking back to the fiery kitchen. Apparently at that point XiaXia realized what I had asked and I am telling you-that 65-year-old lady ran past me like she was Dash from the Incredibles, and that fire was out before I even hit the kitchen.  That story is why we say Andrea can burn even water! :)

2: Andrea loves to travel, but is not very good at it. I realize my saying this I am asking for a retaliation as I am notoriously the WORST traveler ever (I have terrible luck on drives and flights in traveling, but that is for another day). Back to Andrea being a bad traveler though: Case in point, when my dad took her on a daddy daughter vacation to Costa Rica, she spent all of like 2 hours there before heading back to the states to seek medical attention due to an allergic reaction she had and was still having some issues for. BUT worry not-my dad and sister can make anything an adventure-they did not come directly home-they went via Mexico and like 4 other places. I don't remember all the details but it was crazy.

3: I am a klutz, but she can out-klutz me any day. She wore a huge cast on her leg to the junior prom because the day before prom she fell off her platform shoe and got her leg stuck in a door breaking her ankle. Yeah-really-she broke her ankle that way. I so wish I had the picture to show you of her in her flowy light blue mermaid-like prom dress with this bright (green?) cast and walking on crutches!

4: Speaking of being klutzy, she once broke her nose performing on stage in front of all the kids her age from the high schools around. She was doing a dance move and just slipped and fell on her nose. But don't worry-she finished the song with the blood gushing out her nose. A stage crew member brought her tissues in the middle of the song but she just finished before going to seek medical attention.

5: She may be super skinny, but she can eat you under the table under the right circumstances. Like if her (now husband) breaks up with her, she MIGHT park her sad butt on the bottom of her older sister's bed and remain there for days eating dozens and dozens of eclairs (provided to her by her dad who knew not what to do otherwise...). Or like if dad were to make Navajo Tacos, or mom makes Parmesan Chicken...Just saying...

Though I have another sister and one brother, they are both quite a bit younger than I am, so Andrea and I grew up together and didn't have anyone else until I was 10. So, I got to grow up with Andrea and fight with her and she stole my clothes all the time. But we still like each other and she is thoughtful and great and I am lucky to have such a fun sister!

So, Thanks Andrea for all the things you have done throughout my life to make it more fun and exciting and for helping me through the hard days too.





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Spotlight updates!

You may or may not have seen my Spotlight post last week. I have learned a lot this week. So here are a few notes and changes:

Note 1: If you guessed the spotlight and did not see your comment/guess appear on the post it is because I am not going to moderate and post ANY guesses until the last day (when I reveal who it is) that way you get to make your own guess without being influences by other guesses/comments.

Note 2: As mentioned above, that was too easy. So I am going to update my questions. This is the list of questions as they appeared in Spotlight 1:

1. Hair and eye color.
2. Where were you born? Where did you grow up?
3. Where did I meet you?
4. How many brothers and sisters do you have? Where do you fit in oldest / youngest?
5. If you have children, how many?
6. What are some of the different places you have lived? Your favorite place? Why?
7. Were you named after anyone?
8. Your favorite color?
9. Your favorite food?
10. Your Favorite Book?
11. Your Favorite Movie?
12. Your Favorite Cereal?
13. Your Favorite Ice Cream Flavor?
14. What are some things you enjoy doing?
15. What color is your car?
16. Name a movie or book that best describes you or your life.
17. Tell one story about you.

This is the new set of questions:

1. Where did I meet you?
2. Of all the places you have lived, what is your favorite?
3. What is your favorite place to vacation? (Somewhere you have been)
4. What is your dream vacation spot?
4. Were you named after anyone?
5. Your favorite color?
6. Your favorite food?
7. Your Favorite Book?
8. Your Favorite Movie?
9. Your Favorite Cereal?
10. Your Favorite Ice Cream Flavor?
11. What are some things you enjoy doing?
12. What color is your car?
13. Name a movie or book that best describes you or your life.
14. Tell one funny story about you.

Note 3: Spotlight 1 has only been up a few days, but in the future I will only do one spotlight a week-it will be posted on Mondays (and revealed on the next Monday).

Look for Spotlight 1 to be revealed later today! AND for Spotlight 2 to go up.

Who could it BE?! Spotlight #1: Feb 1, 2013

I, Beckee, am answering these questions about a mystery person. I will answer honestly and to the best of my ability...please comment below if you believe you may know who this mystery person is. Next week, I will reveal who said person is, and IF he or she is willing to play along I will have them correct any information I got wrong!

Without further ado, I bring you Spotlight 1:

1.  Hair and eye color. Blond and Blue
2.  Where were you born?  Where did you grow up? Utah, Utah...
3.  Where did I meet you? Utah
4.  How many brothers and sisters do you have?  Where do you fit in oldest / youngest? 1, 2, middle
5.  If you have children, how many? 4
6.  What are some of the different places you have lived?  Your favorite place?  Favorite Place-I think is Hawaii.
7.  Were you named after anyone? Not that I am aware of
8.  Your favorite color? Blue
9.  Your favorite food? Parmesan Chicken
10.  Your Favorite Book? Their Eyes Were Watching God
11. Your Favorite Movie? Girls Just Want to Have Fun
12. Your Favorite Cereal? Cheerios
13.  Your Favorite Ice Cream Flavor? Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
14.  What are some things you enjoy doing? Facebook, Hang out with family, Sing, Hold Babies, and Scrapbook.
15.  What color is your car? Gold
16.  Name a movie or book that best describes you or your life. As Good as it Gets
17.  Tell one story about you. I cannot think of one that will not give this away...let me think...ok...um...Here is my plan on this one. I will tell you a story about this person at the END of the week when it is revealed WHO it is! :) 

WHO COULD IT BE?! Leave your best guess below in comments! :)

Spotlights: Will it be YOU?!

As I mentioned, this blog is mainly a place for me to throw out thanks and kudos to awesome people that have made my life a little easier with the little things they do. Mostly it is people that I don't get to see every day. People that may not know how their interactions and support mean a lot to me.

BUT the people that I know the best and that have affected me in the most profound meaningful ways on a daily basis throughout life deserve some major kudos and love too! BUT since the little things they do for me are too numerous to list, I decided to do something that I think will be fun. We shall see if you do too...

Here's the scoop...I have always gone to church weekly growing up. In my church, the children's program (for ages 3-12) is called Primary. Every congregation I was ever part of during my primary years (and the ones my kids have been part of) all have some version of "spotlights" for the kids. I love them! I LOVE when I am spotlighted and I love hearing others' spotlights! Some of my favorite ones are the ones where the parents are asked to fill out a questionnaire about their kids. Then the Primary leaders read the answers out loud to the Primary kids as hints for the kids to guess who is being spotlighted. I love when the kid gets up there and the parents have like half to all of the stuff "wrong!"  It is so fun to hear what the kids say after hearing what the parents wrote down.

So, here is my plan. I will spotlight someone close to me (most will probably be family but I guarantee many will be friends as I get further into this-should it work out...). I will try to answer (to the best of my ability) the following questions about my whoever I am spotlighting:

1.  Hair and eye color.
2.  Where were you born?  Where did you grow up?
3.  Where did I meet you?
4.  How many brothers and sisters do you have?  Where do you fit in oldest / youngest?
5.  If you have children, how many?
6.  What are some of the different places you have lived?  Your favorite place?  Why?
7.  Were you named after anyone?
8.  Your favorite color?
9.  Your favorite food?
10. Your Favorite Book?
11. Your Favorite Movie?
12. Your Favorite Cereal?
13.  Your Favorite Ice Cream Flavor?
14.  What are some things you enjoy doing?
15.  What color is your car?
16.  Name a movie or book that best describes you or your life.
17.  Tell one story about you.

Then YOU comment and guess who you think I am writing about! First names for guesses is good to go. AND if my spotlight people are willing to play along, maybe at the end of the week, when I announce who my spotlight was, they will correct my answers! :)

A few things--when answering the questions, I will not intentionally answer incorrectly, but I may be vague so as not to totally give away who it is. Also, I may cheat by looking at your Facebook pages to see what you claim to be your fave movie or things like that. AND lastly-I will not divulge personal info like your last name, or the names of your children or anything like that. I will be a bit vague as I said before.

Wahoo! I am about to post Spotlight #1 in a few minutes! WILL IT BE YOU?!