What A Great Way To Start The Week

Our friend Java @ Never Growing Old is hosting

as usual.  

I look forward to seeing the get-acquainted questions she comes up with each week.  

It's so fun to hop around and see your answers.

I'm also joining Bridget @ Frugality Is Free for

Here are the questions:

1.  Do you like your ice cream in a dish, waffle cone, pretzel cone, sugar cone or cake cone?
2.  Do you read the newspaper daily?
3.  Marinara or meat sauce?
4.  Last time you cried?
5.  What word/phrase do you find really annoying?

6.  Are you ready for spring? 

 What's the one thing you are most excited about when it comes to spring?

Here are my answers:

1.  I'd never even heard of pretzel cones before I read Java's question.

Well, I loves me some pretzels, so I went lookin' for 'em.

A little research at taquitos.net taught me Snyder's of Hanover, 

America's largest pretzel maker, manufactures them.

So I decided right then and there that, given the opportunity,

I will enjoy ice cream in a pretzel cone, 

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

I feel an opportunity coming on.  

Better find out where I can scratch that itch locally.

Thanks to taquitos.net for this image.

2.  Yes, as I shared here, I do read parts of the paper nearly every day.

The front page is depressing, so I don't often read that.

But on Sundays, I love to read the Travel section.

Read recently about  the Nauti Girls tour

on which 15 women, would be sailors all,

went for a 3 day cruise in the San Juan Islands, north of Seattle, Washington.

Their vessel was the Zodiac,

a 127 foot long schooner, built in 1924, 

that's on the National Register of Historic Places.

Oh, I wanna do that reeeeal bad!

All that's holding me back is $$$.

Here's the website, if you are interested:

schoonerzodiac.com.

Better do it quickly, though, because the August NG tour is already sold out for next August.

My/your/our next chance is in September.

Please let me know if you decide to do it, or one of the other cruises.

Nothin' wrong with a little vicarious living.

Long as it doesn't become a habit.

3.  If I want something lighter, marinara with mushrooms, please.

 

4.  Last week when I was thinking about how much I miss our kids.

Haven't seen them since Christmas.  A lot of life has happened since then.

DIL, SIL, Daughter #2, Dear Husband, SIL [blue shirt]

Son, Little Bro, Mommy, Daughter #1

5.  "That sucks!"  Maybe I'm a prude, but it just sounds so crude.

"No more rhymes, and I mean it."

"Anybody want a peanut?"

[Name that movie.*]

6.  I'll be ready for spring in March.  hehe.  

I'm most excited about watching my bulbs come up

and planning my garden!

And there you have it, folks.

Hope you go out and make it a wonderful week.

btw, if you notice a grace moment, 

please let me know about it.

Love,

Also linking with Kim & Momma B for