Amanda Hoskins-Araujo profile picture

Amanda Hoskins-Araujo

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I'm just waking up every day thankful for waking up! LOL! I'm so grateful. I'm a dork still - laugh every chance I get - ended up having beautiful children and a loving and gorgeous husband. I'd say things turned out nicely. Quite nicely. Myspace Graphics
Myspace Layouts Myspace Layouts

My Interests

Reading when I can - writing when I can (do a restaurant review column for a magazine) playing outside when it's cool and inside when it's hot. ;)

I'd like to meet:

Friends from the past - remember when we'd promise to keep in touch and didn't? That bothers me the older I get. Other than that (In no particular order) I'd like an honest interview with - Dave Matthews, Jesus, Edgar Allan Poe, Angelina Jolie, Satan, Michael Jackson, the mother of Michael Jacksons 'children', the Queen and my ancestors.

Music:

Everything from Mozart to Metallica

Movies:

Anything by Hayao Miyazaki,Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Spinal Tap, Grease, Lost Boys, Less than Zero, Amadeus, Bridget Jones, Shawshank Redemption, Pretty in Pink (*sigh* Duckie), The Color Purple, Man on Fire, Napoleon Dynamite, Scarface, Goodfellas, Beloved, Harry Potter series, any GORY horror and so many more - love a good movie, even love bad ones!

Television:

Top Chef, English comedy shows, Wife Swap, Super Nannie, Nannie 911, Big world, little people, SNL, American Idol, Survivor - gimme a reality show, I'll watch it, OH! And Gene Simmons 'Family Jewels'. :)

Books:

The goddess - Nora Roberts. And Poe. Can't forget Edgar.

Heroes:

I'm my hero. Dammit! And, ok, wonder woman has really nice bracelets and at least once a year I have to say, "Wonder Twins - Form of (fill in the blank) Shape of (fill in the blank)(never works - but at least I embarrass my kids).

My Blog

first time

my son heard the 'intimate sounds of marriage'.  Jeez.  Of course I fielded the 'talk' and we went from 'I was 19 when I felt mature enough' to 'you know, there ARE private ways to make your...
Posted by Amanda Hoskins-Araujo on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:37:00 PST

Harry Potter stole my zzzz's

YAWN!  The only thing keeping me from sliding off of this chair into my cup of coffee is the memorie of my son's face as we approached the book store for our 3 hour wait at the release party. LOL...
Posted by Amanda Hoskins-Araujo on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 08:17:00 PST

You can never go home again ---- whatever

yes you can.  I met up with a friend I haven't seen in over a decade and let me tell you - I went to work the next day sleep deprived and rejuvinated all at the same time!  Thank you and you...
Posted by Amanda Hoskins-Araujo on Sat, 26 May 2007 09:12:00 PST

Birthday Wish List

Ok - so apparently 108 people have read my blog - and I have only 14 friends - just doesn't add up ... if a millionaire is reading my blog -  here is my wish list LOL! In no particular order ... ...
Posted by Amanda Hoskins-Araujo on Fri, 18 May 2007 06:30:00 PST

Mothers Day & French Manicures

Mothers day was a blast - my mum and I had a great brunch with champagne - sushi - lobster - escargot (ok, i didn't delve there) little tiny yummy deserts and so much more.  Took river taxi to Ha...
Posted by Amanda Hoskins-Araujo on Fri, 18 May 2007 06:08:00 PST

Concert

what a show!  Gwen rocked. Lady sovereign is my new guilty pleasure and Akon was awesome with his mohawked DJ.  Photography was allowed - check out my pics to see!
Posted by Amanda Hoskins-Araujo on Wed, 02 May 2007 05:03:00 PST

Have I mentioned?

I've had a cast on my right hand since Presidents day - TIRED of it!  Sucks putting the plastic bag on everytime I shower - not to mention it's really starting to hurt some 6 weeks + later. ...
Posted by Amanda Hoskins-Araujo on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 05:01:00 PST