If...

- If you were to name the best 'I told you so' you ever got to deliver, what was it?
Telling Hope Burnette to forget about Taylor, we stopped talking because of it and then a few weeks ago she apologized for getting mad at me and said I was totally right about him.

- If you were to pick the one thing that always makes you smile, what would it be?
British accents

- If you had two new baby sons, what would you name them?
Noah and Aiden

- If you had to name the one thing that really makes your day, what would it be?
Talking to, or texting someone throughout the entire day

Friends taking you exactly how you are

- If you had to name the one thing that cna most readily ruin your day, what would it be?
That person not texting back

- If you had to name the single most important thing in your life, what would it be?
My ipod and my teddy bear, no way I can choose

- If you had to name the single most important duty of a parent, what would you say it is?
Teaching their kids to be respectful

- If you were to identify the most important quality in a friend, what would you say it is?
Taking you exactly the way you are

- If you could have had more time together with someone you know, who would you want it to be?
My uncle

- If you had to name the most difficult thing about being a teenager today, what woulf you say?
Society you feel like you have to be, act or look a certain way

- If you could change one thing about your love life, what would it be?
Having one?

- If you could go back to one place in your life, where would you go?
Orlando, Florida

- If you had to be addicted to one thing, what would it be?
Working out

 

Twelve/Two

Two lines of my twelve most listened to songs on my phone:

5 Seconds of Summer

- Let's dance a style, let's dance for a while. Heaven can wait we're only watching the skies. - Forever Youg, One Direction

- From the moment I met you everything changed. I knew I had to get you whatever the pain. - Stand Up, One Direction

- You call me up, it's like a broken record. Saying that your heart hurts, that you'll never get over him
getting over you. - Heartbreak Girl, 5 Seconds of Summer

- So tell me girl if everytime we touch. You get this kinda rush. - Kiss You, One Direction

- We're waiting so long, I'm suffocating. Oh why are, we're waiting so long, I'm suffocating. - What About Us, The Saturdays

- And it's dark in the cold december but i've got you to keep me warm. If you're broken heart wont mend, yeah and keep you sheltered from the storm that's raging on now. - Lego House, Ed Sheeran

- Remember all the things that you and I did first? And now you're doing them with her. - Want U Back, Cher Lloyd

One Direction

- There's nothing left, I used to cry. My conversation has run dry. - Torn, One Direction

- You're just a little bit out of my limit. It's been two years now you haven't even seen the best of me. - Out of My Limit, 5 Seconds of Summer
- Everyone's telling me, I'm just to blind to see. How you messed me up I'm better off now. - Heart Attack, One Direction

- Lying on the beach as the sun blew out. Playing this guitar by the fire too loud. - Rock Me, One Direction

- Even when the sky is falling down. Even when the earth is crumbling around my feet. - Gotta Get Out, 5 Seconds of Summer


Twelve events that happened the year that I was two years old, 1997.

- January 9 – Yachtsman Tony Bullimore is found alive, 5 days after his boat capsized in the Southern Ocean.

- February 4 - On their way to Lebanon, 2 Israeli troop-transport helicopters collide, killing 73.

- March 26 - In San Diego, California, 39 Heaven's Gate cultists commit mass suicide at their compound.

- April 23 – 42 villagers are killed in the Omaria massacre in Algeria.

- May 27 – The second-deadliest tornado of the 1990s hits in Jarrell, Texas, killing 27 people.

- June 2 – In Denver, Colorado, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

- July 15 – Spree killer Andrew Cunanan shoots fashion designer Gianni Versace to death outside Versace's Miami, Florida residence.

- August 20 – Over 60 are killed, 15 kidnapped in the Souhane massacre in Algeria; .

- September 19 – 53 are killed in the Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria.

-  October 1 – Luke Woodham walks into Pearl High School in Pearl, Mississippi, and opens fire, killing 2 girls, after killing his mother earlier that morning.

- November 12 – Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the World Trade Center 1993 bombings.

- December 1 – In the Indian state of Bihar, Ranvir Sena attacked the CPI(ML) Party Unity stronghold Lakshmanpur-Bathe, killing 63 lower caste people.

Food-inspired Writing

My family doesn't really have any traditions when it comes down to food. I guess that is not really our culture, to have the same dishes with every event. Plus, we don't have Thankgiving either.

As far as I am aware, there's only a few 'typical' foods that make me think of something:
- Cake, my mom used to make cake and then my dad and I would eat most of the batter before the cake went in the oven. Now, I am the one that makes the cake with the help of my little sister and we make double the doses. That way we have the batter and an actual cake.



Toko

- Macaroni, something my uncle used to make. Me and my siblings loved it. Everyone did. When he would come over to babysit us or come over to eat with the family, he would make macaroni a lot. I miss it, now when my mom makes it it doesn't taste the same and it makes me sad to think of him.

- Toko, we eat this all the time. It's my favorite. For my siblings birthdays we always have catering from the same place and the entire family plus our friends comes over to eat and celebrate.

Movie Preferences And Survey

Tell us about your favorite movie and why you like it.

My favorite movie is LOL because Miley Cyrus is in it (before she went all crazy) and it is in Chicago. It is about being a teenager in high school and that is something I have obviously always wanted. I have always wanted to visit there and I just did and it was amazing, I am going to go back for New Years.

Tell us about the kinds of movies you don't care for usually.

Movies with things like Spiderman or Ironman or anything of that sort. Like really? It is so fake and most of the time I fall asleep.

Tell us about how often and where you usually watch movies.

Since last month I have Netflix and that might have just been one big mistake that I made getting that. I have watched so many movies. Normally I just watch tv series and watch a movie only when I really want to see it but now it is just so easy to put something on...

Tell us about what you need for movie viewing (environment, food, company, etc.)

I don't really need anything to watch a movie. When I go to the theater I prefer to have something to drink, just like I do when I am at home watching something on my laptop but in that case I also like to be warm and wrapped up in blankets with a pillow.

Tell us about what this survey says about you.

YOUR PERSONALITY

Take a look at how you scored on the Big Five personality dimensions below.
Your scores, compared with the responses of other people, suggest that you may be described as follows:

YOU ARE 92% EXTRAVERTED.

You are extraverted, outgoing, active and high-spirited. You prefer to be around people most of the time.

YOU ARE 42% AGREEABLE.

You are hard-headed, sceptical, proud and competitive. You tend to express your anger directly.

YOU ARE 58% CONSCIENTIOUS.

You are dependable and moderately well-organised. You generally have clear goals and are able to set goals aside.

YOU ARE 17% EMOTIONALLY STABLE.

You are sensitive, emotional and prone to experience feelings that are upsetting.

YOU ARE 92% OPEN TO NEW EXPERIENCES.

You are open to new experiences. You have broad interests and are very imaginative.

If my life story was made into a movie...

Then that would be really depressing if you'd include my thoughts at the moment...

Dan In Real Life Questions

Marie wants books that “pull her in.” Which would you suggest for her?

50 Shades of Grey, this might be frowned upon here but everyone that says these books do not pull you in, is lying.

Dan’s family is very involved in his relationship. How involved do you think family should be in you relationships?

I think my parents should not be involved in my relationships at all, I tried that once and they ended up liking the guy more than I did… Yeah…

Dan and Marie aren’t supposed to fall in love. Is illicit love more appealing to us?

Probably, you always want what you can’t have.

Dan is widowed and then falls for Marie. Do you think there is only one true soul mate or lots of options?

I think that if you have kids together and one of you dies then the other one should find happiness in being with someone else but that person can never ever be as good as your spouse and the parent of your children.

Have you ever been grilled by someone’s family the way Dan's questions Marie?

Yes, I always get a bunch of questions when people find out I am foreign. Of course, that is not the same kind of questions as in the movie but it is like being interrogated. Some people ask questions right after they find out, some start asking questions four months later.

This is... Photo Poem

This is
Me and my favorite horse in the entire world
There's the rest of the hallway and more stables next to hers
My hair is straight instead of the usual and natural curls
She will always be my favorite, with me trusting her more than anything else
This is
Is when it was summer, and when just a shirt was enough
Maestro is in the stable next to Grande Dame, neighing and looking at us
This is
Me having the time of my life
With the love of my life
Although she is not here anymore
She always will be on my mind
Forever in my heart

Childhood Prompts

21. Describe your personality as a child. In what ways has it changed as you’ve gotten older? In what ways has it stayed the same?

As a kid I was probably the most honest child people had ever met. I would go up to people and just tell them my opinion, wanted or unwanted, and if someone wanted to know something I was sure to tell them the truth. Once, my mom and I were shopping in a village called Voorburg and we saw a couple who just got married coming out of the church. I, being the young girl that I was, thought it was so fairytale like and her dress was gorgeous. So what did I do? I just went up there and told the bride that her dress was beautiful. I have always been really upfront about my opinion and I still am. I am not afraid to say what I think and even though some people might not appreciate that, I don’t care. People tell me I am harsh and yes I am but at least people get my honest opinion and with everyone else just telling them what they want to hear nowadays.

23. Describe your most interesting relative.

My most interesting relative is also the youngest. It is my little sister (now nine!) and she is probably the smartest out of everyone. Compared to everyone else, obviously doesn’t have as much knowledge but goodness that kid is smart. She definitely will be the smartest out of everyone considering what she already knows.

27. Describe one of your first away-from-home experiences.

My first holiday was when I was three months old to Cannobio just across the border in Italy. I was brought up going on holiday a lot and I was really lucky to be able to travel so much. This has taught me to be away from home and it just feels natural to not be in the same place for a long time. I have been in Springfield now for four months and I am slightly freaking out because I am not used to being in one place for so long! In the time that I have been here, my parents and siblings have been to London three times already!
 
31. At what age did you learn to ride a bicycle?

I probably learned how to ride my bike without the training wheels at the age of three or four. Riding your bike is big in The Netherlands because we use it for everything and sometimes it is faster than it is going by car. We learn it at a young age because then we can go places with our parents and we can play outside and race each other. We are not allowed to drive until we’re eighteen and we don’t really need to drive any time before that. We use our bikes on a daily basis. Actually there are more bikes than people in the country and besides that we have a lot of public transport.

35. What frightening dream do you remember from your childhood?

When I was younger, around the ages eight to ten, I used to dream that I had to go to my parents funeral. One of them would die and I would wake up crying. I always got out of bed to go downstairs where both of my parents were together healthy and very much alive. I would always sit on the lap of the parent that had ‘died’ in my dream and they would just let me cry until I was done. To me it seemed like it happened all the time.