5 Things…

Stolen from DonnainDallas!

Name: Courtney
Birthday: I’ve had 25 of them…
Sex: Lately?
Location: Dallas, TX
What does your name mean: From the Court…huh?

5 things that scare you:

1. Hail storms
2. $500 deductible
3. Gaining my weight back
4. Death of a loved one
5. Being broke

5 things that make you laugh:

1. British comedy
2. The Barbies at my gym that look surprised when I finish kickboxing class.
3. Toys R Us commercial with the singing bunnies
4. Princess Melissa
5. Dave Chappelle

5 things you love:
1. Family/friends
2. NYC
3. Girls night out
4. Exercise *gasp*
5. Hurricanes (Pat O’s, baby!)

5 things you hate:
1. Stereotypes
2. My Buddha Belly
3. Traffic
4. Guys that pay attention to me now, but looked right past me at 400+ lbs…bastards.
5. People that don’t wipe their sweat off of gym machines…

5 things you don’t understand:
1. Republicans that repeatedly complain about Bush…umm, who do you think put him in office, sweetie?
2. Why people feel it’s acceptable to watch me eat…looking for the secret weight loss potion, no doubt.
3. Why the AI blondies haven’t been eliminated. I hate to pull the race card…but it makes ya wonder.
4. How I can be a night owl AND a morning person? I get NO sleep. LOL
5. Why I hunt down deals at various grocery stores, but have no problem buying $15 lipstick.

5 things on your desk:
1. Pictures
2. Latest war travel policy
3. Vegas brochures
4. Snow globe from Hilton Hotels
5. plush minivan from Alamo

Right now you are:
1. Up at 12:50 am
2. Thinking that I’m going to be sleepy when the alarm goes off at 6:30am
3. Hungry
4. Wearing mismatched socks
5. Thinking I need a manicure

5 facts about you:
1. Leftie
2. 12 year Girl Scout (I can sell the HELL out of some cookies)
3. I’ve played the violin for 15 years
4. I broke family tradition by not pledging Delta Sigma Theta
5. My grandmother is a retired English teacher. Her university hosted a reading with Maya Angelou…and I got a hug and an autograph. Weird to have a life highlight at age 6, isn’t it?

5 things you plan to do before you die:
1. Put my business plan into action
2. Raise a child
3. Participate in a triathlon
4. Reach goal weight
5. Fall in love (the real deal…not all of the false starts)

5 things you can do:
1. play violin
2. make people laugh
3. wiggle my ears
4. motivate and inspire
5. support others

5 things you can’t do:
1. turn the corner in my apartment without hitting my toe
2. Be totally patient in my weight loss journey
3. relax during a pap smear…ugh
4. Chuck E. Cheese for more than an hour
5. Eat chips in moderation

5 people you want to meet:
1. Nikki Giovanni
2. J. K. Rowling
3. Oprah
4. Denzel Washington
5. Ann Richards

5 songs people should give a listen to:

1. Still Ray-Raphael Saddiq
2. Birdland-Manhattan Transfer
3. Take 5-Dave Brubeck
4. Possession-Sarah Mclachlan
5. Brandenburgs-Bach

5 things that turn you on about your sex of choice:
1. Intelligence
2. Height
3. Broad shoulders
4. Sense of humor
5. Sarcasm

5 movies you could watch all the time:
1. Steel Magnolias
2. Friday
3. The Sound of Music
4. Harry Potter (both)
5. The Parent Trap (original)

5 things you say the most:
1. “Whatever.”
2. “Hateful heifers! (to my precious coworkers)
3. “Mom!”
4. “Weight Watchers is not a diet. It’s a lifestyle change.”
5. “Let’s go out of town…”