the pros & cons.

pros manners.  leaves.  eye liner.  blush.  behbies.  zucchini!  sushi.  eating by candle light.  red baron pizza.  all pizza, really.  FOOD.  being ridiculously smoochy woochy with mark.  cotton candy.  DECORATING.  domino magazine.  making color schemes.  jeans.  BUTTERFLIES.  my lime green chi.  big dogs.  phoebe cates, the feline.  talking in a weird accent.  eating with chopsticks.  talking rike this.  hell, being even just half asian.  boba.  starbucks' upside down caramel macchiatos.  ice creeeeam.  lysol disinfectant crisp linen spray.  laughing way too hard.  attention to detail.  cheap shampoo and conditioner.  passionately lip syncing to music ('cause i can't sing).  my pea coat and winter wear in general.  frozen strawberry margaritas.  sour patch kids/watermelons.  kool-aid.  coca-cola icecream floats.  double spacing!

cons bottom scroll bars.  fritos.  those bird tattoos all those girls are getting on their chests.  humidity.  bill maher.  beans that aren't green or gourmet jelly.  misspellings.  improper use of "your" and "you're" and "their" and "they're."  parents who don't discipline their kids.  cheesy-group-"let's pose with our alcohol"-pictures.  the f-word.  the duh word.  posers.  my insecurities.  not having breakfast/lunch/dinner on the table for my husband.  cheap straighteners.  talking on the phone.  leaving voicemail messages.  the disney vault.  kitty heels.  little yappy dogs.  people who try too hard to be different.  self righteous opinions.  when people try too hard to change my mind.

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before i die...

i'd like to...

[x] marry the man of my dreams.
[  ] make a quilt.
[  ] sky dive.
[  ] ride in a hot air balloon.
[xx] get a tattoo.
[x] get a tattoo mark has designed.
[  ] visit and get my picture taken in front of mount rushmore.
[  ] raise children to love Jesus.
[  ] love my children no matter what.
[  ] learn to knit.
[  ] learn another language fluently.
[x] walk along a white beach and blue/green waters.
[  ] visit the philipinnes.
[  ] go on missions with my husband.
[  ] adopt a child.
[  ] take a tour of europe.
[  ] go on a cruise to alaska.
[  ] grow a garden in the backyard.
[  ] write a book.
[  ] learn the proper mechanics of cutting hair.
[  ] have a daughter named michael.
[  ] learn how to use a sewing machine.
[  ] make my own dress.
[  ] slow dance in the rain with mark.
[  ] learn how to play an instrument.
[  ] learn to throw pottery.
[  ] shave my head.
[  ] jet ski.
[  ] meet shamu.
[  ] live in a house with a red door.
[  ] lay in a field of flowers.
[  ] learn how to play tennis.
[  ] go to new york during the holidays.
[  ] go to the big E.
[  ] see a new england fall.
[  ] ride on a sail boat.
[  ] dye my hair cherry red.
[  ] design/build my own furniture.
[  ] perfect my gramma's italian cookie recipe.
[  ] pick a night to sit and sip a drink at the cafe terrace/cafe van gogh in arles.

this is ever growing/ever changing.

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mark

IS the greatest man alive.

and i get to be his wife.

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that survey on everyone's myspace.

ABOUT
Name: Sarah Marie Retzloff. 
Birthday: December 20, 1981.
Birthplace: Cincinnati, OH. 
Current Location: Houston, TX. 
Eye Color: brown.
Hair Color: dark brn with natural red highlights.
Height: 5'.
Right Handed or Left Handed: right handed.
Your Heritage: 1/2 filipina, 1/4 italian, 1/4 swedish. 
The Shoes You Wore Today: white cafeteria lady shoes with the velcro on them. 
Your Weakness: wasting time. 
Your Fears: losing mark.
Your Perfect Pizza: classic red baron pepperoni pizza with the right kind of ranch mixed with hot sauce to dip it in. :D 
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: trusting God to hold me together to be the wife He wants me to be.  that can actually also be my goal for like ever.
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:  << that face.
Thoughts First Waking Up: 'what time is it?...can i fit in five more minutes?' 
Your Best Physical Feature: wow, i don't know.  if i had to choose the physical feature i like the best, it would probably be my stomach.
Your Bedtime: 11-midnight-ish. 
Your Most Missed Memory: my grampa stidham.
Pepsi or Coke: coke zero.
McDonalds or Burger King: mc donalds. 
Single or Group Dates: single, but it depends on my mood.  i love being with other people, too.  as long as they're silly...and nice.
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: LIPTON.  nestea is aka "NASTY."
Chocolate or Vanilla: chocolate flavored...vanilla scented. 
Cappuccino or Coffee: coffee.
Do you Smoke: no, but i want to smoke a banana flavored cigar. 
Do you Swear: not very often.  i think i say 'damn' too much, though.
Do you Sing: i lipsynch.
Do you Shower Daily: sometimes. 
Have you Been in Love: inlove with jesus.  inlove with mark.  yes, yes.
Do you want to go to College: i'd like to finish. 
Do you want to get Married: i am!  happily!!! 
Do you belive in yourself: not so much.  i believe in what God can do to me and through me.
Do you get Motion Sickness: yes. 
Do you think you are Attractive: mark says i'm attractive.  so i think i am attractive to him.
Are you a Health Freak: by no means, and proud of it.
Do you get along with your Parents: yes. 
Do you like Thunderstorms: at night. 
Do you play an Instrument: air guitar and i am quite gifted in other air instruments as well.
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: i had champagne at my wedding.  i might have some wine tonight.
In the past month have you Smoked: i cooked smoked sausage last night.  does that count?  okay, i didn't think so.  i just felt like being corny. 
In the past month have you been on Drugs: was taking some serious cold medicine every four hours for two weeks [during our honeymoon].
In the past month have you gone on a Date: yes, with my the marksi.
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: no.
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: in the past never, ever.  has ANYBODY done this?  please tell me. 
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: unfortunately, no.
In the past month have you been on Stage: thank God, no. 
In the past month have you been Dumped: no. 
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: sorry.
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: candy from one of my coworker's drawers.  but everyone knows how i get with candy.
Ever been Drunk: never.
Ever been called a Tease: i have.  i was.
Ever been Beaten up: no.
Ever Shoplifted: i seriously had a clepto problem when i was like six.  i don't know what was up. 
How do you want to Die: with mark.
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: a dedicated wife and mother, someone who encourages people in their faith and lets them know they don't have to settle for anything.
What country would you most like to Visit: for leisure, i'd like to travel most of europe.  i know that's not a country, probably: france or italy.  for experience, i'd like to go to the philipinnes. 
In a Boy/Girl..
Favorite Eye Color: mark's amber/green eyes.
Favorite Hair Color: mark's dark hair.
Short or Long Hair: mark wears his hair short...so short.
Height: mark's height.
Weight: mark's weight. 
Best Clothing Style: i like mark's style.  style that looks natural...like you're not trying too hard.
Number of Drugs I have taken: i'm going to assume this is referring to illegal substances so, none.
Number of CDs I own: over 100 of my own, but i haven't counted since mark and i combined our collection.  it's probably around 3,000,000.
Number of Piercings: three.  thinking of getting my nose pierced.
Number of Tattoos: one.  soon to be too many to figure out. 
Number of things in my Past I Regret: i won't regret God's will.

that was a satisfying waste of time.  i hope you can say the same.

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