Moi, drawing a crowd outside while posing in the front display window of a department store after slipping away from my mother, Aunt, Grandmother and great Grandmother. A sign of things to come... What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Beginnings and firsts; the beginning of summer, the first sip of a cocktail. Everything that follows is like chasing a ghost... What is your greatest fear?
Tragedy that hits close to home...
Which figures do you most identify with?
Seabiscuit, Ann Grenville, Eloise and Jennifer Capriati...
What is the trait your most deplore in yourself?
Hair trigger emotions...
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Overnight to the manor born airs...
What do you most value in your friends?
Generosity, grace and a blind eye towards my competitiveness and habitual upmanship...
Which words or phrases do you most over use?
The très unladylike "F" word (hangs head in shame) and an entire invented vocab of abbrevs which drives my family nutz...
What is your favorite journey?
To the Hermès store when Babe's buying and to the fridge for my Diet Coke post workout...
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Taking the high road...
What is your favorite occupation?
Wife of Dr. Fancypants...
What do you dislike most about your appearance?
Bahdunkadunk...
What is your greatest regret?
Not getting my college degree, especially now, as I am surrounded by Babe and his merry band of multilingual, J.D., M.D., Ph.D., Rhodes Scholar, Ivy bred colleagues. At least I have my top hat and cane...
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
Babe and too many pets to list...
When and where were you happiest?
Those two minutes between "I love you" and falling asleep in our bed with Babe and the T-Babes...
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I'd trade in my bahdunkadunk for a bahdunka...
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Landing my husband...
What is your most treasured possession?
Babe. (whispers) annnd my Canforas...
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Loss of hope...
Where would you like to live?
On the water in Southampton, Palm Beach and St. Michaels, a pied-à-terre overlooking the Park on the UES, next door to Ralph in Roundhill Jamaica and a shwanky ski in/ski out place in a yet to be determined location...
What is your most marked characteristic?
Drive which includes riding rough shod over anyone standing in my way...
What is your greatest extravagance?
Not knowing the price of a single item when grocery shopping. Annnd, pocketing $200 cash for myself upon checkout...
What are the qualities you most like in a man?
Good bones; funny and back...
Who are your favorite writers?
Dominick Dunne, Pat Conroy, Rita Mae Brown and Jane Austen...
How would you like to die?
In my sleep, in a beautiful silk peignoir, in my bed, in my grand NYC Penthouse, found by my maid bringing in my breakfast tray. Babe and all my pets died the day before...
Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
MFH "Sister" Jane Arnold and Eloise...
Who are your heroes in real life?
Oprah, Temple Grandin, Maria Shriver and Hopsy for relinquishing her first class seat to a soldier...
What is your motto?
What goes around, comes around (sung in a tisk tisky voice)...
Kindness of Queen Bee Swain for the tag. Although, it is nearly impossible to follow you on any tag cuz you use up all of my answers with your mini me self! Thank goodness we have the rowing and Hermès shhhticks to set us apart. If those paths were to ever cross I'd have to fold up my li'l Summersverb table and call it a day...XXOO
Proust must be rolling over in his grave.
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What is..."bahdunkadunk" ?? Please.
ReplyDeleteBooty. Butt Police cat nip...XXOO
ReplyDeletelooove the answer about "good bones". and can i get an amen for Sister and Eloise?! j'adore!
ReplyDeleteThree cheers for Dominick Dunne! He knew my parents, who would tell him how much I adored his writing. He invited me for tea at his Hadlyme home a year before he passed away. I remember how 3 hours flew by in what seems like 5 minutes. What a lovely, lovely man...
ReplyDeletelove love love love love you and I am sure we can find a way to mix both Hermes and rowing. nice to know that my long lost PTH blonde running bff is as sweet as she is.
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There, don't you feel better now that your homework is done?
ReplyDeleteI like your motto sister! I am going to take your advise and do my best at "Taking the high road". xx
ReplyDeleteSo glad I did not overlook this questionnaire post, I lurve it. Your greatest extravagance is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteAs a Gent of the University who will soon be entering schooling to one day be sporting the "white coat" I must ask, did you and babe meet before his schooling or after?
ReplyDeleteIf before I commend you both, it is a difficult task to maintain a relationship during such a tremendously taxing endeavor as M-School is.
I noticed on a previous post that a special someone o yours is pre-M as well. I wish her the best in her foray into the M-field as well.
Yes, we met several years prior to med school and got married b/t his first and second years. It was cake for us but, that's cuz I am a rare bird who truly understands the time commitment required of success in any field. Best of luck to you! UVa's theee BEST and once yuu get through the grueling second year it's downhill from there. Minus your surgical rotation, natch :)
ReplyDeleteI would never have guessed you for a Temple Grandin fan, April is autism awareness month, btw. I think your blog contributes much to the good of society, and is possibly more than most do with degrees.
ReplyDeleteI, too, admire Temple Grandin. Oprah..not so much.
ReplyDeleteI actually did laugh out loud re: overnight to the manor born air comment as I am surrounded by these people. However, the "New Yawk outta burro" accents are a dead giveaway!
You should get your degree if it matters to you. What's stopping you, really?
this is great-- i love how honest and down to earth you are! i'm a big fan of pat conroy, jane austen, and oprah too (what a grouping together!) i've been quite busy lately and am enjoying catching up on your posts!
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