A-Z Survey

Hi everyone! I had been wanting to share a little more about me on the blog, so here’s a survey! I saw this over at Christine’s not too long ago and knew I wanted to jump on the train.

A- Age: 25. I love being 25! It’s been a good year! And “25” has a good ring to it.

B- Biggest Fear: This is kind of gross, but I have the worst fear of other people throwing up. I think it makes me come across as super insensitive when someone isn’t feeling well, but I honestly go into “fight or flight” mode and I just need to leave the premises if someone says they may get sick. College dorms were a challenging time..

C- Current Time: 8:24pm on Monday. I’m switching between the Bachelor and So You Think You Can Dance in my hotel 🙂

D- Date Night: I love, love, love going out to long dinner at a new restaurant with Nate that has sexy lighting and fun cocktails. Like the time we went to Haywood’s!

E- Easiest Person to Talk To: Definitely my mom! We ramble on the phone for hours.

G- Grossest Memory: Probably when I studied abroad in Panama in high school and I just got annihilated by mosquitoes while I wa there. I counted 41 just on my butt alone one morning. It was truly a massacre.

H- Hometown: Santa Monica, CA. Both my parents grew up in Southern California, so I’ve got strong sunny roots!

I- In love with: Living with my boyfriend, Nate, in San Francisco! It’s SO fun, and I’m so happy we dove into it when he got back from his year abroad.

J- Jealous Of: People with dogs. I reallllly want a pup. I wish I didn’t travel every week for work or else we’d totally get one.

K- Kindest Person You Know: Nate, for sure. He has the biggest heart, and the most loyal person I’ve ever met.

L- Longest Relationship: I’ve been best friends with Adam since we were like 3 years old. He’s like a brother to me!

M- Middle Name: Paulina! I feel like it doesn’t suit me all that well but it has some family history behind it.

N- Number of Siblings: My little brother, Isaac, is 20. He’s awesome and I’ve just grown so impressed with how SMART he is!! We’ve got some distinct opposite traits - he’s quantitative/I’m qualitative, he sings/I cook, he’s a late nighter/I’m an early riser, I’m more of a planner/he’s happy to go with the flow. We’re definitely similar though too - both ambitious, confident, and have about a 30 minute time limit when it comes to museums.

P- Person You Spoke on the Phone Last: My dad. We were both clocking steps on our Fitbits in our respective locations today!

Q- Question You’re Always Asked: People are very curious how I ended up going to college in Baltimore after growing up in Southern California. I’m embarrassed to admit that I didn’t even apply to UCLA because it was “too close to home”!

R- Reason to Smile: Gosh, so many! Yesterday’s post I rambled on about how much I am enjoying our new life in SF these days. Other things that made me smile today are when I got upgraded on my early morning flight this morning…the fact that the sun stays out so late here in the Pacific Northwest…looking forward to shopping for dresses for Nate’s cousin’s wedding in October!

S- Song You Last Sang: I am loving “Back + Forth” by B.O.B and find myself humming it all the time. I can’t wait to play it in my spin classes.

T- Time You Woke Up: 6:50am. I snooze for 5 mins, and then give myself 15 minutes to get ready and call an Uber to take me to the airport! I can get ready in an amazingly short amount of time, but then you’ll see me doing my makeup in the cab.

U- Underwear Color: .Well I’m wearing pajamas so no undies…is that weird?

V- Vacation Destination: Got some good upcoming vacations! Nate and I are going to LA for Labor Day, and then later in October I’m going to NYC for one of my best girlfriend’s going away parties (she’s moving to London!!), and in October we’ll be in Atlanta for that wedding I mentioned above! Good stuff.

W- Worst Habit: Taking my shoes off at work. Everyone is always like “PUT YOUR SHOES ON DANI”.

X-Rays You’ve Had: I think just for the dentist! That’s always my “never have I ever” - I’ve never broken a bone. *knock on wood*.

Y- You’re Favorite Food: Well. I need a whole A-Z survey for that. I would say the top of my list includes: eggs, salmon, wine, chocolate, dried fruit, tuna salad, cheese, sweet potatoes…I know I forgot a bunch but those are the first that came to mind!

Z-Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius. I used to read to Nate our horoscopes from the free newspaper they give you in the DC metro as we commuted to work every morning. I thought I was being all charming but I think Nate wished he had had coffee first!