Three Things Thursday

By way of Shana @ Fumbling Towards Normalcy, a theme for Thursday! A meme that seemed to be right up my alley. Why? Because I love the number three. It shows up in my life all the time and I could probably write an entire blog post about all of the extremely weird instances that three has been the prevailing number in my world. (My triplets, for example… or my birth month, March, otherwise known as “3″.) Before I digress into a list of my life in threes, here’s a fun meme for you to enjoy. And like Shana, I’m going to tag the planet and say to you, if you’d like to steal this and play along, please do!

3 names I go by:
* Kitty – And I hate it. My husband calls me Kitty. He thinks he’s being cute. It’s usually met with a roll of my eyes.
* Kal – the obvious abbreviation of my name
* Kelly – the mispronunciation of my name (also accompanied by Kathy or Caylee because “LL” is the same as “TH”)
* GM – I’m cheating. This one is an inside joke between my BFF Kerry and me. 2008 was a horrific year, to the point where it was funny so she started calling me God’s Muse or GM which then morphed into Google Master because I can find *anything* on the internet and has now morphed again into Gestational Machine.

3 places I have been:
* Most of the cities on the East Coast including: Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, and Washington D.C. (thank you high school “History” tour)
* Seattle, WA – I lived in the city for a year while attending culinary school and loved it. You can not beat walking through the Pike Place Market on a Sunday morning, listening to the barber shop singers outside of the coffeehouse that must not be named and the piano player who sells kittens on the corner, while swinging your bag of fresh produce and sipping your delicious coffee. That’s bliss.
* Paradise – One of the scenic areas on Mount Rainier that is. I hiked up to a spot where they have a map of the scenery that names all of the surrounding mountains seen from this point including Mount St. Helens. Absolutely beautiful… after you get over the fact that you just climbed about 457,293,612 stairs.

3 favorite drinks:
* Coffee – I would drink the decaf version now but I just can’t. It makes me so sad that we’re taking this hiatus but the good news is that I will enjoy it even more when I am able to drink it again. I’m a better safe than sorry kind of person, otherwise I’d just drink it and say “Oh, to hell with neurological damage! They’ll be fine!” (I also love Iced Tea but it has to be sweet and the decaf will probably do just fine.)
* Cherry Pomegranate Crystal Light – It tastes exactly like Kool-Aid and Kool-Aid doesn’t suck folks!
* Root Beer – But this is just a pregnancy thing. It’s caffeine free, it’s brown, I can put ice cream in it. The wins just keep on coming. (And P.S. Do you know how hard it is to find caffeine free pop in the gas stations?? It’s impossible… Unless you want Sprite. And I don’t.)

3 jobs I have had:
* Lifeguard/Swim Instructor – my first job(s) and I loved every second of it.
* Caregiver – the nice way of saying I babysat old folks, not a horrible job, really.
* Cafe Manager – Big shiny heart love this job.

3 TV shows I watch:
* Grey’s Anatomy – *NO TALKING*
* Mad Men – Caroline got me addicted, I passed along the drug to my mom and I even got Ryan addicted to it too. Yes, it’s *that* good.
* Random: Nurse Jackie, Deadliest Catch (<3), The First 48, America’s Got Talent, etc. Really whatever’s on during relax time.

3 places I would like to visit:
* Italy – for the food, language, people and places. It all looks delicious.
* Hungary – because I’m mostly Hungarian, the gypsy kind of course.
* The rest of the states in the US. I only have about 8 more including Hawaii and Alaska and wouldn’t you know it? One of my BFFs lives in Alaska. I hope the twins like to fly!

3 favorite retro TV shows
* Full House – Yes, it counts.
* Murder She Wrote and Golden Girls – I watched both with my grandma. She referred to Murder She Wrote as “Jessica” and tv shows were programs. I adore the old way of speaking.
* You Can’t Do That On Television – Again. Yes, it counts.

3 places I have lived:
* Tennessee
* Wisconsin
* South Carolina

3 favorite dishes:
* Homemade…. (I can’t decide… Macaroni and Cheese, Beef Stroganoff, Swiss Steak, Parmesan Chicken, Pot Roast, Meat loaf……)
* Asparagus Stuffed Chicken from this restaurant in Kalamazoo, MI. I don’t even know if it’s there anymore but this stuff was divine. I’m drooling just thinking about it.
* French Dip – My favorite sandwich of all time. The best I’ve had so far is at a place called Street Meat in Hilton Head, SC. They had really good Italian Wedding Soup too, but their French Dip was out of this planet.

3 things I am looking forward to:
* Our appointment on Monday (16 weeks!) and (probably not) finding out the sexes of the babies! (If not, then it will be at 20 weeks… and that’s fine. I can be patient.) I can’t wait to see them again though. They’re getting so big and they look like little babies now instead of alien cheetos. It makes me all happy mommy inside.
* Getting my eyebrow(s) waxed and a facial from my mom today. Myyyy love being pampered.
* Church on Sunday (Oh please, oh please, oh please!!!!! I really want some Cold Stone!!!! Um… and Jesus. I love Jesus.)

Another Name I Go By: Kallerina Ballerina

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