I did it!

A friend of mine dared me to fill out this survey, in less than one hour AND still make it interesting. You tell me. :)
I'm going to send the same "dare" out to ALL my blogging friends. I think it would be super fun to read these from you... so if you have time (haha!) go for it.

ALL ABOUT Stef (I hope you have some free time...)


1. What time is it? 11:40
2. Name as it appears on your birth certificate: not sure. I've never actually seen my BC
3. Nicknames: Stef, Steffi, Steffers, Spanky (thanks Dad), Sweetheart, Love, etc...
4. Parent's names: Emile & Jane
5. Number of candles that appeared on your last birthday cake? I didn't put candles on it... HA!
6. Date that you regularly blow them out: February 6th
7. Pets: NO
8. Height: 5'7 without shoes
9. Eye color: Hazel
10. Hair Color: Brown, with some blond here and there.
11. Piercings: One in each ear.
12. Tattoos: Nope. I wanted to do J's initials on my ankle, but he said no.
13. Place of Work: my home
14. Birthplace: Santa Clara -- I think one of these days they're actually going to work up the nerve to put the SSN question on here. :)
15. Hometown: San Jose, I guess. Are we supposed to put where we were raised?
16. Current Residence: Oakley, CA
17. Had the drink Calypso Breeze?: NO.
18. Been in love before?: Once and its been awesome.
19. Been to Africa?: No... I'm so boring.
20. Been toilet-papering (rolling)?: NO... again... so boring.
21. Been drunk?: No.
22. Been toilet-papered (rolled)? No. Man... I need to get a life!
23. Loved somebody so much it made you cry? Yes.
24. Been in a car crash?: Yes. This makes me feel more exciting now.
25. Croutons or Bacon Bits: Bacon bits -- I don't understand croutons.
26. 2 doors or 4 (on a car): how did we ever manage before 4 door?
27. Sprite or 7 Up: neither
28. Coffee or Coffee Ice cream: I like both, so how about coffee ice cream IN my coffee?? how's that for using the old noodle?
29. Blanket or Stuffed Animal: Blankey
30. Dumper or Dumpee : I so do not get this question.
31. Salad Dressing: those new spray on kinds... I like the raspberry vinaigrette one best
32. Color of socks: when i wear them... they're white.
33. Number: 9
34. Why?: I met Jason on October 9th and since then, just loved that number. :)
35. Place to be kissed?: Lips always, ears, neck, arms... okay fine... anywhere by Jase.
36. Movie: Apollo 13
37. Quote from a movie: "are you drinking 1% because you think you're fat? Because you're not. you could drink whole milk, if you wanted to." -- Napoleon Dynamite
38. Favorite Holiday: Christmas and my kid's birthdays
39. Foods: the kind that makes me good and fat.
40. Day of the week: Sunday
41. Song at the moment: "Amazing Grace" by Chris Tomlin
42. TV show: The office. We finally started watching it and are hooked.
43. Did I lose question 43??
44. Word or Phrase:
Logorrhea -- diarrhea of the mouth
46. Toothpaste: Tom's of Maine
47. Restaurant; IHOP is a pregnancy favorite :)
48. Flower: Tulips
49. Least Favorite Subject In school: English and Art
50. Alcoholic Drink: Top Shelf Margarita
51. Sport to Watch: Golf, football, baseball and volley ball (but I'd much rather be playing)
52. Type of Ice Cream: Chocolate Malted Crunch is our favorite. I like anything coffee flavored and French Silk is good too. Oh! I'm also learning to love Peanut Butter kinds, much to the joy of my little sister. :)
53. Zoo Exhibit: Monkeys... always the monkeys - if you yell at them, they'll throw poop at you.
54. Sesame Street Character: Never liked this show, so I never watched it.
55. Did I lose question #55?
56. Fast Food Restaurant:
Its a toss-up between In and Out and Baja Fresh
57. Least favorite nickname: "Babe" its like the most overused and common pet name. If you like it though, good for you.
58. Greatest memory: first trip to Disneyland, getting baptized, kissing Jase for the first time, and each time I gave birth.
59. Future pet: When I was younger, I always wanted a Jack Russell Terrier named "Jack", but since we don't do dogs... maybe a fish named "Nemo"?
60. What you wanted, but didn't get for Christmas: well... this past Christmas we thought for sure I was pregnant and I was able to take a test on Christmas day and it was negative. :(
61. If you had 48 hours to live, starting now, what would you do?: spend it with my family... and probably cry a lot. Write lots of stuff in my kid's journals for them to read years down the line and make love with Jason... lots of times. :)
62. Favorite things: Family, friends, my bed, the shower, feeling weightless in the pool, finally throwing up when I have the stomach flu, the end result after labor, being in Monterey with my love.
63. Best aspect of your life: God's saving and sustaining grace
64. Do you have anything you cling to from your childhood? My family. I kinda like them.
65. Favorite jewelry: engagement and wedding rings
66. Favorite word: Yes.
67. Least favorite thing: Blissful ignorance.
68. If you could change something in the world: NO TRAFFIC!
69. Dark or light(your first reaction): My first thought takes me to several Bible verses on the subject and the my mind went here -- I am sensitive to bright lights... so I actually prefer the dark, or at least, very dim lit places.
70. Favorite CD of all time: Steven Curtis Chapman's All About Love and Dive
71. Best dream: Lately I've been dreaming that our baby is here and I'm kissing her.
72. Favorite physical trait: my laughs. I have several and for some reason, they make other people laugh.
73. One thing you would change about yourself: I hate that when I laugh hard, I lean back, come forward and slap my leg or clap my hands together. Its so nerdy.
74. Define, in your own words "time": A magazine with often times very liberal articles and viewpoints in it.
75. What book are you reading right now: Bible: Psalms and 2 Timothy, When Sinners Say "I Do", Worship Matters and A Deeper Kind of Calm.
76. What's on your mousepad: my finger (laptop)
77. What's your fave board game: anything you can play in a group setting and games that make shy people come alive. :)
78. Favorite Magazine: Real Simple
79. Favorite Smell: Coffee, Jason, my kids, Christmas trees, BBQ's, and the air outside, first thing in the morning on a camping trip.
80. Favorite Sound: I love hearing my kids laugh and sing.
81. Worst feeling in the world: knowing I've sinned against God first, but also toward someone else.
82. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning: "I have to pee AGAIN?!"
83. Favorite roller coaster: Top Gun is awesome
84. How long does the phone ring before you get to it: 3-4
85. Chocolate or Vanilla: BOTH
86. Do you like to drive fast: Not really.
87. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal: No. I sleep with a real, live man.
88. Storms--Cool or Scary: Cool
89. What was your first type of car: when I was little I loved station wagons and then fell in love with all types of vans. I guess because I knew those typically had babies in them. :)
90. If you meet that one person, dead or alive, who would it be: My Grandma Schafer
91. What would you ask him/her?: Personal stuff :)
92. Favorite color: Green, Blue and Brown.
93. What is your zodiac sign: what the heck?
94. If you could have any job you wanted, what would it be: always wanted to be a mom... and here I am. :)
95. If you could dye your hair any color: jet black
96. Half empty or half full: Overflowing... in a good way.
97. Lefty or Righty: Righty -- is there any other way? ;)
98. Full Name: Stefanie Renee Arnold
99. Family stats: one Grandpa left on my side, two Grandma on Jason's, all four parents, 4 siblings for me, 1 for Jason and 2 brother-in-laws, 3 nieces, 3 nephews and almost 3 kids.
100. First job: Baby sitting and house cleaning. This of course means, if you don't count the awesome lemonade stand business.
101. Currently in CD player: Caedmon's Call
102. Most annoying habit: I still pick at my fingernails.
103. What was in your bag the last time you left Target: Play jewelry for Rachel, a race car for Ethan, toilet paper, a little sleeper for baby, gum and a dress for me.
104. Best gross out story: pooping in my pants while throwing up, at my Uncle and Aunt's house. Awful.
105. First album you remember buying: Steve Green's Hide 'em in Your Heart
106. Goofiest thing you believed as a child: If I hugged a boy I would get pregnant. No one told me that, I just decided that's how it happened.
107. Thing you can't do to save your life: juggle
108. Best advice you've ever given: Live for Christ, not for others. Give the past to God and let it go. Forgive much and always readily... because I have been forgiven more than I could ever forgive.
109. Worst trouble you got into as a child or teen: I once was disrespectful to my mom and when she gave me an out, I didn't take it and so I got sent to bed and its was only 2PM!!
110. Most incredible date: Macaroni Grill for my 25th birthday. Jason and I were engaged and it was the ONE time we were allowed to go out alone. Sad... but true.
111. Best way to make you laugh: tell a good joke, don't laugh while you're telling it and DON'T ruin the punchline.
112. If a movie were made of your life, who should play you? preferably a woman.
113. Best dish you can prepare? Dessert or Main course? Jason says I rock at Casseroles and I love making Chocolate Banana Cream Pies.
114. Pet peeves: I just hate sin in general. We'll stick with that. I don't like questions that make me think ill of others.
115. Food you refuse to eat: NO SUSHI!
116. Most memorable concert experience: Third Day… most awesome concert evar!!
117. Most prized possession: my Bible
118. Best gift received: the gift of eternal life with God!
119. If you were an animal, what would you be? Probably a monkey
120. You've been made president of the United States for the day, what are you going to do? drill for oil in the US! hahahahaha!!!!!!!!
121. Dream car: I drive it. Sorry. I'm not into cars that way.
122. If you could swap lives with someone for a day, who would it be? My kids. I'd love to be a kid again for ONE day.
123. Future plans: having a baby, losing the pregnancy weight, starting school with Ethan next year, going on a fun family vacation and dying... eventually. :)
124. Collections: What?
125. Last video rented: Awake
125. Movies that make you cry: I have a hard time watching movies where children are suffering... in any way.
126. Best practical joke played on you: foot in bowl with warm water, while sleeping.
127. Vacation spot: Hawaii (Oahu)
128. Bible character: Jesus, Paul and Timothy
129. Scripture: Books for me: Ecclesiastes, Psalm, Proverbs, Romans, 1&2 Timothy, Hebrews and James
130. Pizza: i love all meat, all veggie or you can mix them altogether.
131. Hymn: Amazing Grace, Come Thou Fount and It is well with my soul - just as long as they're not played like a funeral march.
132. Favorite City: Monterey, CA
133. Breakfast cereal: anything Kashi and Smart Start
134. Favorite drink? Ice water or Iced, nonfat, vanilla latte
135. What color is your bedroom's carpet?: light tan
136. What was the name of your childhood blanket? I wasn't that weird!
137. How many times did you fail your Permit and/or Drivers License Test? What? I was supposed to take a test BEFORE driving?? Whoops. (zero)
138. What do you think of Ouija boards? I am too sheltered, apparently. But I just decided that Ouija is a cool word.
139. Where do you see yourself in 10 yrs? hopefully in this area, probably a lot older looking and I'm guessing slightly wiser. Oh and hopefully still havin' babies. :)
140. Who is the last person that you got mail from before this one? Jen Rippee
141. Have you ever been convicted of a crime? No.
142. Which single store would you choose to max your credit card? IKEA and Target
143. What do you do most often when you are bored? its usually bedtime when I'm bored.
144. What words or phrases do you overuse? "Oh Nelly" (this made me laugh so hard because someone else filled this out and said this was his word and I thought I was the only person that says this!!)
145. Name the person that you are friends with that lives the farthest away? Our friend James is in Alabama, but coming to visit very soon!!!
146. Most annoying thing is: walking out the door for church and realizing that one of the kids has decided that food is for painting the body and not feeding the body.
147. Best thing: cuddling in bed on Saturday and Sunday mornings with my husband and kids.
148. Bedtime: after 10pm, but before 1am

WHAT KIND OF ___ DO YOU USE---
149. Deodorant: cotton

150. Shampoo: Pantene and Umbra
151. Conditioner: same as above
152. Soap: Dove with Cucumbers

153. Shaving Cream: Aveeno

154. Toothpaste: I hate repeating myself.

155. Floss: store brand

156. Toilet paper: Cottonelle or Quilted Northern

157. Who will respond to this fastest? People with not a lot to do today.

158. Who is the person you sent this to that is least likely to respond? busy people

159. Who will definitely NOT respond: me

160. What time is it now? 12:24pm


Even More About Stef!!! Just what you've always wanted!!!
LIST TEN THINGS YOU'RE SCARED OF

1. my husband or kids dying
2. being sucked down the toilets at Costco -- they have really powerful flushers!
3. non-organic food
4. my baby slipping out of me when I don't realize it.
5. eating Dorritos. I've heard you can't eat just one.
6. needles
7. getting to Heaven and not recognizing Peter.
8. getting to church and realizing I forgot to put the skirt on over my slip.
9. my hair falling out
10. being even more shallow than I already am. :)

LIST TEN THINGS THAT MAKE YOU LAUGH

1. The office
2. funny people
3. when Rachel has the hiccups, because it still scares her.
4. parents with one child, that act more like they have 15.
5. signs that say "slow children at play"
6. Ethan.
7. Jason.
8. I laugh at myself ALL the time.
9. when burping and farting happen together.
10. when Pastor's say "let's play" instead of "let's pray"

LIST TEN THINGS YOU HATE (OR DISLIKE IMMENSELY WITH A PASSION)

1. Satan
2. Sin.
3. Sushi
4. touching something weird under a table top and then realizing it was someone else' gum.
5. When Rachel poops in the tub.
6. Rebellion against God.
7. Soy Beans. Because I'm very allergic.
8. sour milk
9. leg cramps
10. forgetting to add the main ingredient when I'm cooking/baking

LIST TEN THINGS YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND

1. Calculus
2. Hebrew
3. 2 way stops at a 4 way intersection
4. Macaroni and Cheese
5. how Jason can love me so deeply.
6. Christ's unending love.
7. why we're all trying to learn Spanish to communicate with illegals.
8. Democrats
9. I rarely understand myself.
10. the need for pets.

LIST TEN PLACES YOU'D RATHER BE

1. Heaven
2. Monterey
3. Bodega Bay
4. getting my coffee
5. in church
6. with friends
7. eating frozen yogurt
8. prenatal massage sounds awesome
9. in a cleaner room.
10. doing all kinds of things with Jason. :)

LIST TEN THINGS ON YOUR DESK

1. I don't have a desk.


LIST TEN THINGS ON YOUR MIND

1. I want coffee.
2. memorizing the verse I read this morning.
3. I'd like some coffee
4. I need to iron E's shirt for church
5. Coffee would be bliss right now.
6. I hope Rachel is having fun at Marine World
7. Mmmm... coffee would be divine.
8. I need to clean the nursery toys before tomorrow morning.
9. COFFEE!!!!
10. Finally getting our backyard landscaped.

RIGHT NOW YOU ARE

1. Sitting on my bed, filling out this insanely LONG survey (that I was dared to do)
2. wanting coffee
3. wishing I slept better last night.
4. wondering how much longer this survey is.
5. thinking about how much the baby weighs, right now.
6. missing Rachel
7. excited that this survey is almost over!!!
8. getting ready to go get coffee
9. smiling
10. GLAD ITS OVER!

Comments

william said…
If you stick with Caedmon's and Chocolate Malted Crunch we'll get along just fine. 8o)

-William (Jessica's husband)
Stef said…
Haha... Perfect! We love both. Caedmon's, Steven CC and Third Day are our faves. Our We appreciate how deep they are and yet their music is still awesome. :)

When Jason and I were engaged I bought some Choc. Malted Crunch (at one of the few stores you can actually find it at) and served him some, just to make sure we clicked in that area. You never know... an apparently ice cream flavors are THAT important to me. :)
W and J said…
AWESOME! :) Great answers, Stef. I believe you've accomplished your interesting goal. haaha!
Stef said…
I am so proud of people that take the time to read these. :)
Gina said…
Thank you Stef for not only filling this out but posting it. It was a *great* read and I even got a couple of really good laughs out of it. :-) I really like getting to know you. :-) If this wasn't so insanely long, I'd do it too! :-)
Stef said…
thanks, Gina. I get a little carried away with the sarcasm in these and this one, due to its length, really brought out my sassy side. :)
Come on... fill one out! Just take that 2-3 hours in your day when you have nothing else going on. ;-)
Stef said…
thanks, Gina. I get a little carried away with the sarcasm in these and this one, due to its length, really brought out my sassy side. :)
Come on... fill one out! Just take that 2-3 hours in your day when you have nothing else going on. ;-)
Stef said…
I am so proud of people that take the time to read these. :)
william said…
If you stick with Caedmon's and Chocolate Malted Crunch we'll get along just fine. 8o)

-William (Jessica's husband)
AWESOME! :) Great answers, Stef. I believe you've accomplished your interesting goal. haaha!

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