Day 6 - A picture of a person you’d love to trade places with for a day.



I think Anthony Bourdain has the best job ever. He gets to travel all over the world, eat all kinds of great food AND be on TV. I yearn to trade places with him for a day, preferably when he visits Brazil, Italy or Mexico. A girl can dream, can't she?

Day 5 - A picture of your favorite memory



March 2002 - Herman, Ralph and I went to Paris. While there, we did a day trip to Versailles. This picture was taken in what is like the "backyard" of Versailles, lol. Can you imagine???

That trip to Paris was a hot mess. It rained the entire time we were there and I got sick with the flu and spent a day in bed. The Louvre was closed due to a strike so I couldn't see the Mona Lisa and the Seine River was overflowing due to the rain so no boat tour. But all in all, it was a great trip with my boys.

One of my most favorite memories is this pic...it's something you will never forget.

Day #4 - A picture of your night



Funny how Day #4 falls on a night where we are in the midst of a snowstorm, lol. It's been snowing all day in NYC and will continue throughout the night until tomorrow morning. We're expected to get 6-9 inches. Ugh.

So this is why the sky doesn't look too dark. Snow everywhere!

Day #3 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show



So this is no big surprise to people who know me or follow me on Facebook. I love GLEE! I never miss an episode. Anything with music and singing, I love.

Now this is not my #1 favorite show, surprisingly. Survivor holds that title. But since it is a reality show, there isn't just one cast. But to honor one of my husbands, Jeff Probst, here's his pic too, lol.

Day 2 - A picture of you and the person you have been close with for the longest.



((Tried to post last night but I had uploading issues))

Herman has been my best friend for 14 years. He is someone who knows me 100% and accepts me, bad and good. He is probably the only friend I have that I trust 100%. We have had our moments but during our entire 14 yr friendship, we have only had 2 big fights. And there were over something so minor but yet we both were in such emotional states that it made the fights seem HUGE. What counts is that we made up and got over ourselves, lol. Herman has taught me a lot about myself and that is the best gift anyone can give you. A friend that you can grow with and learn from at the same time while not growing apart from you. That is a blessing. He and I have traveled the world together...he has been there for me during my darkest moments and he has celebrated my best moments. I can never see my life existing without him in it. Yeah, I'm pretty lucky and blessed.

Day 01 - A picture of yourself with fifteen facts


1. Growing up, I had a love for fashion and for law enforcement. So I could not make up my mind on what I wanted to be when I grew up. A fashion designer, an FBI agent specializing in forensics or a lawyer? Ironically, I ended up as none of the above. But my love for those careers tends to show itself in my life regularly. I love fashion, will visit a law library just to read and am obsessed with crime shows like the 1st 48 and Forensic Files. I still idolize Clarice Starling from Silence of the Lambs ‘til this day.

2. I could eat bread and cheese pretty much all the time and not get sick of it. Love it.

3. The worst bathroom I have ever seen was the Po Lin Monastery outside of Hong Kong. My best friend Herman loves to tell the story because he knows how much of a clean freak I am and the look on my face was hysterical. All I will say is imagine a hole in the floor, open stalls and no toilet paper. Yeah, that’s it in a nutshell. One of my best quotes ever...upon seeing the sinks OUTSIDE of the bathroom, I looked over to my friend Barbara and said, “This doesn’t look good.”

4. When I was a teenager, I was obsessed with music and clubbing. My dad was strict so I was in the house a lot. But periodically, I’d sneak out and hit the clubs. First club I ever went to was Studio 54 when I was 14 in 1984. I still managed to never do drugs and maintain decent grades. I just loved to hear the music and dance.

5. I call my bedroom the Audrey room. Yes, my obsession with Audrey Hepburn is a bit much but I don’t care. That’s my girl.

6. My second favorite to Audrey is Grace Kelly. Every time I watch Rear Window, I cannot take my eyes off of her outfits and I just stare at how graceful and confident she moves. To me, she and Audrey are the epitome of what a lady should be. They were beautiful but humble…they were genuine, smart and confident. And they didn’t need to show their bodies to get attention.

7. I have always yearned to be a mom. I was gifted with the second best thing...a niece who is like a clone of me, Savana. That’s us in the pic above. I was lucky enough to be chosen as her godmother and I take that seriously.

8. I’m a gadget girl. They’re like shiny toys to me. I just got one of those flip video cameras for Christmas and I cannot stop playing around with it, lol.

9. I love movies where there is a strong female action lead. I get giddy at the thought of watching Kill Bill and yearn for my own yellow Adidas track suit and Hattori Hanzo sword. I have watched Aliens so much that I can recite every line from memory and plan to name my first born daughter Ripley. LOL

10. My longest relationship was 8 years long. And he was my first serious boyfriend at the age of 18. That was a learning experience since I was late in the dating game.

11. Every time the movie The Way We Were comes on, I burst into tears. It’s one of the saddest movies I have ever seen. I hate that there was not a happy ending.

12. My first job was at Woolworth’s when I was 16. And it was one of those Woolworth’s with a soda fountain. I only made $3.35 an hour, which was minimum wage back in 1987.

13. I’m allergic to shellfish, Chapstick and Dove soap. Weird, I know.

14. To this day, everytime I hear the music from the Mr Softee ice cream truck, I stop in my tracks and have to resist the urge to yell out "Mom! Mr Softee is here!". I feel like I am 8 again, waiting for my mom to throw money (wrapped in foil) out the window and yelling out at me to get a vanilla milkshake for my dad.

15. Needy, clingy people turn me off. I’m the type of person that likes to be alone at times and not be bothered. While I do have the gift of gab, I have my times where I am quiet and just taking in everything. Which is funny, since I have such an outgoing personality and consider myself an extrovert. The only friend I talk to almost daily is my BFF Herman. My friend Marie says I am a low-maintenance friend, lol. So those people who require constant contact usually do not like being my friend. I am lucky enough to have a circle of friends who get that and it works. Usually, if we go weeks without speaking, when we do speak, it’s like no time has lapsed. We do all keep in contact in some form be it email, Facebook or even a text. And I feel so blessed to have those great friends in my circle who get me.