BrownSuga’s sweet spot: Getting to Know Me Part II

Sorry about last week folks, by the time I got home I completely forgot about uploading my new blog so this week I'm going to post two blogs to make up for last week. So enjoy!

A couple of weeks ago I told you all about a few things that tick me off, well this week on a lighter note I’ll let you all know about a few things I love. All in all I’m a happy person. I love to smile. As a lot of people say I am my mother’s daughter. So here are things that will always put smiles on my face.

1. Family – I love my family. I have 3 brothers and a sister, loving parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and a husband. I am blessed beyond words. But it isn’t just my family that makes me happy. I love seeing any family; new families, large families, small families. Tolstoy said “Happy families are all alike…” I think it’s the show of love that connects all happy families and seeing that makes me happy.

2. Traveling & Different Cultures – I watch only ONE reality show, The Amazing Race. The only reason I like it is because the contestants get to travel all over the world doing crazy stunts or figuring out puzzles my favorite things. People always ask what to do want to do when you grow up or what your dream job is. My answer is always to travel around the world learning new languages and all about new cultures. This is why I need to be rich.

3. Food – if you’ve ever had a meal with me you would laugh by this because I have a VERY small appetite. What I love is to be around food; buy it, cook it, serve it, sell it. Seafood is my favorite with French fries and Buffalo wings a close second. Garlic and onions can make ANY dish better.

4. Music – I grew up with music. For those who know me (and my real name) you’ll know that I am named after a jazz album and the third song on the record. Every Saturday morning while growing up my parents would turn up the record player with all their favorite oldies and we would clean the house. My Ipod is an eclectic array of music from Carole King to Jay-Z, Chicago to Faith Hill, Earth Wind and Fire to 3T, Whitney Houston to Jennifer Holiday with Mary J to Steely Dan and of course some classic Aerosmith, Elton John and rounding it out with Alicia Keyes and the sultry voice of John Legend. And I even keep my comedy (Stephen Lynch’s Vanilla Ice Cream) on there. I love listening to music. Everything that happens in my life I connect with a song. And when my siblings and I get together you can’t shut us up. Oh and by the way I have a weakness for 80s theme songs (Who’s the Boss, Growing Pains, Just the Ten of Us…), soundtracks and my favorite SHOWTUNES…I broke my ankle once trying to imitate A Chorus Line (did I mention I have NO balance whatsoever).

5. Books – my interest in books isn’t as extensive as my interest in food. I love to read, don’t get me wrong, but I’m a bit more close-minded when it comes to what I read. See with music I can sing or dance to anything with a beat but books are different. I devote a chunk of time to read a book and I really hate to be disappointed. Today I finished the current book for my book club, The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green My goal for this year (and next year) to read all the classics I’ve wanted to read but haven’t. So if there are any good books that you know of and you want me to read them just tell me. My local Border’s is like a second home. by Joshua Braff and boy, am I ready to discuss this one.

And my absolute favorite thing is….(not sex)…..TALKING.

I have been talking since I was 6 months and my mom said I haven’t shut up yet. I can talk about ANYTHING and I have an opinion about EVERYTHING. From the moment I began talking my older brother almost stopped completely, because not only did he have a shadow in me but he also had a spokesperson. I’m the person at the party who knows no one when they show up but by the time they leave they’ve made plans with at least half the people for later on that week. This is probably the main reason I enjoy moving around and traveling. I know that wherever I go if I want to meet and talk to people I’ll do it.

So there you go…a few things about me…I also love snakes, heights, being in the water and shocking people.