Jessica's A to Z

Inspired by ashley's blog

A. Age: 30

B. Bed Size: Queen. We never even thought we would want a King until we had a baby sleeping in our bed with us. All of a sudden a Queen feels a tad cramped.

C. Chore that you hate: Washing dishes. Unless I get on a roll, and then I sort of enjoy it. It takes me a few dishes to be ok with my hands being in dirty water.

D. Dogs: elvis was my practice for being a mother. I still consider him my fur-baby!

E. Essential start to your day: rolling over and giving Cody a kiss. Typically Travis is already out of bed by the time I am opening my eyes.

F. Favorite color: Pink. Thank God I had a girl. My baby shower theme was "Pretty in Pink".

G. Gold or silver: both...but not usually together.

H. Height: 5'1".

I. Instruments you play: I've picked up my banjo a time or two, but haven't seemed to find a whole lot of down time since having kids. I did have piano lessons for many years growing up, but never really enjoyed playing.

J. Job title: 1) Mommy 2) Accounts Payable and Administrative Assistant to the Director at the Calvary Chapel Conference Center

K. Kids: Lyla - 3 yrs old. Cody - 9 months old. Will we have more? If God will bless us with more!

L. Live: The good ol' Inland Empire. Winchester, California. We love our neighborhood!

M. Mother's name: Yaemi Nakamoto. Yes, she is 100% Japanese.

N. Nicknames: Jess and Little Banana (an old high school nickname)

O. Overnight hospital stays: I've had two late night trips to the ER for kidney infections, and one late night trip to the ER after our accident last Summer.

P. Pet Peeves: Someone talking to me while I am on the phone. I can't have two conversations at once.

Q. Quote from a movie: "Be deliriously happy or at least leave yourself open to be" - Meet Joe Black.

R. Right or left handed: baby in the left, do everything else with the right...and I mean everything. I can load/unload dishes, load/unload clothes in the laundry and cook entire meals with one hand.

S. Siblings: Older brother Michael lives in Tokyo. Younger sister Trisha lives in San Francisco. Love and miss them both all the time!

T. Time you woke up: 7:40am. Heard Lyla yelling "mommyyyyyyy" from her room.

U. Underwear: yes, I do wear underwear.

V. Vegetable you hate: Brussel sprouts are bitter, mushy, fibrous, and nasty. They look like martian brains. I will never like brussel sprouts. I don't care what you say.

W. What makes you run late: Convincing Lyla of what shoes to wear. A last minute surprise and necessary diaper change. A last minute surprise and necessary wardrobe change.

X. X-rays you've had: teeth, chest x-ray when I had pneumonia as a child

Y. Yummy food that you make: stuffed shells florentine, mac and cheese (mine is super cheesy), spaghetti, bacon and cheddar quiche, taco salad, birthday cake.

Z. Zoo animals: cheetahs are super cool. They are built for speed, so they will flee in the face of any threat of danger. I also get really excited to see the orangutans. I think zoos are a great place to take kids to raise them with a love and awareness of all of God's creatures.