*Photos taken at 20ish weeks.
Peasant top: Loft Maternity (looks so much better belted!)
Pants: Destination Maternity
Belt: The Limited
And now for your reading pleasure, a little survey about me:
1. Four names that people call me, other than my real name:
- ValPal
- Valeria (when people mis-type it- ugh!)
- Charlie Brown (my maiden name was Brown)
- VP, after my initials (sounds pretty important too, right?!)
2. Four jobs I have had:
- Campus tour guide
- Media buyer/planner (buying ad space for clients like Disney to Maker’s Mark!)
- Retail Associate at Ann Taylor (everyone has to try retail…for me, it was in high school/college- what a character-builder!)
- Marketing Communications Manager (in a nonprofit setting…got to work on some great campaigns, including the Chicago Bears!)
3. Four movies I’ve watched more than once:
- The Holiday (yes, even in the middle of summer)
- Pitch Perfect
- Sex and the City 1 & 2 (I love watching it on the treadmill for some reason)
- Center Stage
4. Four books I’d recommend:
- Gone Girl
- They Don’t Teach Corporate in College
- Unbroken
- I Heart My Little A-Holes (if you are a Mom or expecting, this is for you. You will legit LOL.)
5. Four places I have lived:
- Northwest Indiana- counting this as two: my hometown and college are both here
- Suburbs of Chicago
- Chicago, Illinois (Lincoln Square)
6. Four places I have been:
- Costa Rica (honeymoon)
- Las Vegas
- Tortola, British Virgin Islands
- All over Florida
7. Four places I’d rather be right now:
- Italy
- England
- Most anywhere in the Caribbean
- Greece
8. Four things I don’t eat:
- Kale
- Mussels, oysters, clams, octopus (all in the same family, right?!)
- Brussel sprouts
- Beets
9. Four of my favorite foods:
- Chocolate (any kind, any form)
- Raspberries
- Green beans (weird to say, but true!)
- A good, hearty mac and cheese
10. Four TV shows that I watch:
- Real Housewives (but no Jersey or Atlanta)
- Modern Family
- New Girl
- Orphan Black (when it’s on!)
11. Four things I am looking forward to this year: (I’m counting the next 12 months…)
- Baby P’s arrival
- Our babymoon to Florida
- Brunch featuring bottomless mimosas and over easy eggs with toast…things I can’t have right now!
- Running a half marathon later this year?!
Linking up with Mix and Match Fashion.
I loved doing the survey of 4! I’m a huge fan of green beans too– the trader joes frozen french ones of my favorites! Cooked up with dijon mustard! Let me know what 1/2 marathon you are thinking about for later this year– post baby runs are on my mind!
PS– so JEALOUS of your HUBBY’s DIY Staircase too!! SOOO much talent! We are good at calling people over here! I WISH I was more crafty!!!
Oooh will have to check Trader Joe’s out! Sounds delish!
As for 1/2 marathons, the ones I know of that I’m considering are Hero Half (Indiana Dunes in Oct), Prairie State (Oct), Des Plaines River Trail (Oct) and Valpo 13.1 (Nov- in Indiana). Are there others out there in the fall timeframe? Would love to do one with you!
And thanks! Will relay that to the hubs :-) I’m so lucky!
I read this and I keep thinking we really need to meet up. We hate the same foods, want to visit the same places, and both like Real Housewives (I can’t watch Atlanta either). I wish I had a cool nickname like VP though! ;)
I LOVE IT! We really do! Once this crazy cold is gone, we’ll have to set something up- even if it’s some outlet shopping :-)
I loved reading this post, Valerie, and getting to know more about you! :) I think I may need to borrow the questions here for a post of my own :)
Do it do it- would love to read yours!